---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001467373-26-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACN"
cik: "0001467373"
company_name: "Accenture plc"
filed_at: "2026-10-01T10:42:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:13:45.512697+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Accenture Q4 revenue $18.7B up 6%, GAAP EPS $3.29 up 46%; FY27 EPS guided to $14.39-$14.81

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $18.7B, up 6% in USD and 7% local currency, above the guided range; FY2026 revenue $74.2B, up $4.5B or 6% USD.
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $3.29, up 46% and 9% above prior-year adjusted EPS; FY GAAP EPS $13.56 (+12%), adjusted EPS $13.97 (+8%).
- Q4 new bookings $22.2B, up 4% USD/5% local; FY bookings $84.5B. New high of 141 quarterly client bookings of $100M or more.
- Q4 GAAP operating margin 15.3%, up 370 bps; FY adjusted operating margin 15.8%, up 20 bps. Free cash flow $2.8B in Q4, $11.6B for the year.
- FY2026 returned a record $11.5B to shareholders, up 38%, including $7.5B of repurchases/redemptions with $2B added in Q4; FY27 plans at least $9.5B returned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001467373-26-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACN
- cik: 0001467373
- company_name: Accenture plc
- filed_at: 2026-10-01T10:42:03+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000037/0001467373-26-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000037/acn-20261001.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-26-000037
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-26-000037.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-26-000037.txt

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