Accenture plc reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings of $3.29 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.19 by 3.1% and rising 8.6% from adjusted earnings of $3.03 a year earlier. Revenues of $18.7 billion topped the consensus mark of $18 billion by 3.7% and increased 6.2% year over year in U.S. dollars, with bookings reaching $22.17 billion, up 4% in U.S. dollars, for a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2. Within the total, Managed Services revenues were $9.40 billion, up 7% year over year in both U.S. dollars and local currency and about half of total revenues, while Consulting revenues totaled $9.28 billion, up 6% in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency. GAAP operating income rose 40% to $2.86 billion and GAAP net income climbed to $2.03 billion from $1.45 billion, with free cash flow of $2.85 billion, down from $3.81 billion a year earlier. For fiscal 2027, Accenture projects local-currency revenue growth of 3-6%, an operating margin of 15.9-16.1%, earnings of $14.39-$14.81 per share, free cash flow of $11-$11.8 billion, and at least $9.5 billion returned to shareholders, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.71 per share, up 5% from the fiscal 2026 quarterly rate.
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