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accession: "0001467373-26-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACN"
cik: "0001467373"
company_name: "Accenture plc"
filed_at: "2026-06-23T11:05:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T11:10:16.532914+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accenture boosts FY2026 buyback by $2B to $7.5B, a 62% YoY increase

## Summary
- Total planned FY2026 share repurchases now $7.5B, up from $4.6B prior year.
- Q4 repurchases expected to reach $2.3B, including $2B incremental addition.
- Year-to-date shareholder returns total $8.2B; FY2026 expected to reach $11.5B.
- CEO cites AI-driven reinvention and undervalued share price as rationale.
- Remaining authorization of ~$1B after planned purchases; new request in Sep 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467373-26-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACN
- cik: 0001467373
- company_name: Accenture plc
- filed_at: 2026-06-23T11:05:28+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000035/0001467373-26-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000035/acn-20260623.htm

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