Accenture crece un 5% y cierra su año fiscal con una facturación de 65.743 millones

Accenture experienced a 5% increase in revenue and closed its fiscal year with a revenue of 65.743 million dollars. The professional services firm reported a net profit attributable of 8.367 million dollars (7.413 million euros) in its fiscal year 2026, which ended on August 31st. This represented an increase of nearly 9% compared to the previous year.

Revenue for the fiscal year 2026 amounted to 74.183 million dollars (65.743 million euros), a 5% increase. Growth was also seen across all five business areas of the company. Products, encompassing industry, consumer, and distribution activities, contributed the most to the group's revenue with 22.450 million dollars (19.893 million euros), a 4% increase.

Following closely was Financial Services, generating 19.959 million dollars (17.686 million euros), a 7% increase. Health and public sector reached 15.180 million dollars (13.451 million euros), a 2% increase, while Communications, Media, and Technology saw revenue of 12.673 million dollars (11.229 million euros), growing by 10%.

Lastly, the Resources area increased its revenue by 3% to 9.929 million dollars (8.798 million euros). Regionally, Accenture also experienced growth in all three markets it operates in. The Americas generated 36.546 million dollars (32.383 million euros), a 4% increase; EMEA reached 26.958 million dollars (23.887 million euros), also with a 4% increase; and Asia Pacific contributed 10.677 million dollars (9.461 million euros), a 8% increase.

In terms of service type, Consulting revenue grew by 3% to 36.883 million dollars (32.684 million euros), while Managed Services increased by 6% to 37.300 million dollars (33.054 million euros). Accenture incurred total operating expenses of 62.777 million dollars (55.621 million euros), compared to 59.447 million dollars in the previous year (52.671 million euros).

The operating profit reached 11.406 million dollars (10.106 million euros), a 12% increase from the previous year. Accenture also returned 11.500 million dollars (10.189 million euros) to its shareholders during the fiscal year, of which 7.500 million were stock buybacks and 4.000 million were dividends. Julie Sweet, president and chief executive officer of Accenture, stated that the company beat its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter and closed another year of overall growth in its business.

Accenture expects its revenue to grow between 3% and 6% for the fiscal year 2027. For Q1, the company forecast revenue between 18.950 and 19.600 million dollars, with growth between 2% and 6% in local currency. The company also projected an operating margin of between 15.9% and 16.1% for the entire year and diluted earnings per share between 14.39 and 14.81 dollars, representing a growth of between 6% and 9% compared to fiscal year 2026.

The company anticipates generating between 11.000 and 11.800 million dollars in free cash flow and returning at least 9.500 million dollars in cash to shareholders during fiscal year 2027.