secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Accenture plc (ACN)
CIK:        0001467373
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001467373-25-000221
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Accenture Q1 FY2026: bookings $20.9B (+10% CC), revenue $18.7B (+5% CC), adj EPS $3.94 (+10%)
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- New bookings of $20.9B, up 12% USD / 10% local currency; 33 clients with quarterly bookings >$100M and $2.2B in advanced AI bookings.
- Revenue $18.7B, up 6% USD / 5% local currency (top of guided range); GAAP op margin 15.3% (-140bps), adjusted op margin 17.0% (+30bps).
- GAAP diluted EPS $3.54 (-1%); adjusted diluted EPS $3.94 (+10%); free cash flow $1.5B.
- Returned $3.3B to shareholders: $2.3B in buybacks (9.5M shares) and $1.0B in dividends ($1.63/sh, +10% YoY).
- FY2026 outlook reaffirms revenue growth 2-5% CC; GAAP EPS guidance revised to $13.12-$13.50; adjusted EPS unchanged at $13.52-$13.90.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737325000221/0001467373-25-000221-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737325000221/acn-20251218.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-25-000221

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