Accenture reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings per share of $3.29 and revenues of $18.68 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $3.19 and $18.02 billion. Chief executive officer and Chair Julie Sweet said fourth-quarter revenues grew 7% in local currency across every geographic market and both consulting and managed services. Chief financial officer Angie Park guided fiscal 2027 revenues to grow 3% to 6% in local currency, including a 2% to 2.5% inorganic contribution, with operating margin forecast at 15.9% to 16.1%, up 10 to 30 basis points from adjusted fiscal 2026. Sweet said nearly 100 additional clients began their first advanced AI work with Accenture in the quarter, taking the fiscal 2026 total above 400, and the company ended the year with nearly 110,000 AI and data professionals. Accenture deployed $4.9 billion across 17 acquisitions in fiscal 2026, and Park said about $3 billion tied to Cyber OT acquisitions shifted into the first quarter of fiscal 2027 because of regulatory timing, with roughly $5 billion of additional acquisition spending expected during fiscal 2027. Management also said it expects at least $9.5 billion of capital returns in fiscal 2027.
Accenture plcAccenture beat Q4 EPS and revenue estimates and guided FY27 revenue growth of 3%-6% with margin expansion.
