secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Accenture plc (ACN)
CIK:        0001467373
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T10:42:03+00:00
Accession:  0001467373-26-000037
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.72
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000037/0001467373-26-000037-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467373/000146737326000037/acn-20261001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001467373-26-000037

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