Accenture delivers solid revenues, strong profitability and EPS growth, and robust free cash flow; Company now expects full-year fiscal 2026 revenue growth to be 3% to 4% in local currency, or 4% to 5% excluding an estimated 1% impact from U.S. federal business

Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet

“Accenture delivered a strong third-quarter, with broad-based revenue growth, a 9% increase in EPS, and $8.2 billion returned to shareholders year-to-date. Demand for large-scale reinvention remains strong — 104 quarterly client bookings of $100 million or more year-to-date, up 13% — and we are seeing more large-scale AI transformation programs, while executing our strategy to capture new areas of growth. Our agreement to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and all of runZero and NetRise, leaders in OT Security, is the type of move that defines our strategy: it is expanding our addressable market, creating a new platform-led growth opportunity, and is positioning Accenture at the center of one of the most critical cybersecurity challenges our clients face.”

•New bookings of $19.3 billion, compared to $19.7 billion in Q3 FY25

•Revenues of $18.7 billion, an increase of $1.0 billion, 6% in U.S. dollars and 3% in local currency

•Operating margin expansion of 20 basis points to 17.0%

•Diluted earnings per share increase of 9% to $3.80

•Free cash flow of $3.6 billion

•Total cash returned to shareholders of $2.2 billion, reflecting $1.2 billion in repurchases or redemptions of 6.0 million shares, and cash dividend payments of $1.0 billion, or $1.63 per share, a 10% increase

•Company now expects full-year revenue growth to be 3% to 4% in local currency. Excluding an estimated 1% impact from its U.S. federal business, company now expects revenue growth to be 4% to 5% in local currency

•Now expects full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.38 to $13.50, a 10% to 11% increase; now expects full-year adjusted1 earnings per share to be in the range of $13.78 to $13.90, a 7% to 8% increase

•Continues to expect free cash flow to be in the range of $10.8 billion to $11.5 billion

New bookings for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 were $19.32 billion, a decrease of 2% in U.S. dollars and 3% in local currency compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Consulting new bookings were $10.26 billion.

•Managed Services new bookings were $9.06 billion.

Revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 were $18.72 billion, an increase of 6% in U.S. dollars and 3% in local currency, and were slightly above the midpoint of the company’s guided range of approximately $18.35 billion to $19.0 billion. The foreign-exchange impact for the quarter was approximately positive 2.5%, consistent with the assumption provided in the company’s second-quarter earnings release.

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•Operating margin (operating income as a percentage of revenues) for the quarter expanded 20 basis points to 17.0%, compared to operating margin of 16.8% for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Operating income for the quarter increased 6% to $3.18 billion compared with operating income of $2.98 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2025.

•Diluted EPS for the quarter were $3.80, a 9% increase from $3.49 for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.

Higher revenue and operating results

$0.23

Lower share count

$0.09

Higher effective tax rate

$(0.01)

$3.79

$3.68

$0.19

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$3.52

•On May 15, 2026, a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share was paid to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2026.

◦These cash dividend payments totaled $1.0 billion.

•Accenture plc has declared another quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share for shareholders of record at the close of business on July 9, 2026.

◦This dividend, which is payable on August 14, 2026, represents a 10% increase over the quarterly dividend rate of $1.48 per share in fiscal 2025.

•During the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Accenture repurchased or redeemed 6.0 million shares for a total of $1.2 billion, including 5.8 million shares repurchased in the open market.

•Accenture’s total remaining share repurchase authority at May 31, 2026 was approximately $3.2 billion.

•At May 31, 2026, Accenture had approximately 612 million total shares outstanding.

$17.75B – $18.4B

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3% – 5%

approx. 4% – 6% excluding an estimated 1% impact from its U.S. federal business

Foreign-Exchange Impact on Results

approx. +2%

approx. +2%

GAAP Operating Margin *

15.3%

60 bps expansion over FY25

15.2% – 15.4%

50 bps – 70 bps expansion over FY25

Adjusted Operating Margin *

15.8%

20 bps expansion over FY25, excluding $308 million and $615 million for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

15.7% – 15.9%

10 bps – 30 bps expansion over FY25, excluding $308 million and $615 million for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

Annual Effective Tax Rate (GAAP and Adjusted) *

24.0% – 25.0%

23.5% – 25.5%

GAAP Diluted EPS *

$13.38 – $13.50

10% – 11% increase over FY25

$13.25 – $13.50

9% – 11% increase over FY25

Adjusted EPS *

$13.78 – $13.90

7% – 8% increase over FY25, excluding $0.40 and $0.78 for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

$13.65 – $13.90

6% – 8% increase over FY25, excluding $0.40 and $0.78 for business optimization costs in Q1 FY26 and Q4 FY25, respectively

Operating Cash Flow

$11.5B – $12.2B

$11.5B – $12.2B

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$0.7B

$10.8B – $11.5B

$10.8B – $11.5B

at least $9.5B

at least $9.3B

Conference Call and Webcast Details

Accenture will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. EDT today to discuss its third quarter fiscal 2026 financial results. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +1 (877) 883-0383 [+1 (412) 317-6061 outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada] and enter access code 7609661 approximately 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call. The conference call will also be accessible live via webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Accenture website at accenture.com. A replay will be available on this website following the call.

About Accenture

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

This news release includes certain non-GAAP financial information as defined by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G. Pursuant to the requirements of this regulation, reconciliations of this non-GAAP financial information to Accenture’s financial statements as prepared under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are included in this press release. Financial results “in local currency” are calculated by restating current-period activity into U.S. dollars using the comparable prior-year period’s foreign-currency exchange rates. Accenture’s management believes providing investors with this information gives additional insights into Accenture’s results of operations. While Accenture’s management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures herein are useful in evaluating Accenture’s operations, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accenture provides full-year revenue guidance on a local-currency basis and not in U.S. dollars because the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations could vary significantly from the company’s stated assumptions.

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