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$ACN | ACCENTURE PLC Q4 2026 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS
◆ EPS: $3.29 vs. $3.18 est. ✅
◆ Revenue: $18.68B vs. $18.02B est. ✅
◆ Net Income: $2.03B (+40.3% YoY)
◆ Operating Income: $2.86B (+39.7% YoY)
◆ Operating Expenses: $15.82B (+1.7% YoY)
◆ Operating Cash Flow: $3.10B (-20.9% YoY)
Segment Performance:
◆ Americas: $9.43B (+7% YoY)
◆ EMEA: $6.58B (+6% YoY)
◆ Asia Pacific: $2.67B (+3% YoY)
◆ Consulting: $9.28B (+6% YoY)
Key Metrics:
◆ Q4 FY26 free cash flow was $2.85B, down from $3.81B in Q4 FY25, driven by higher capex and lower operating cash flow.
◆ New bookings of $22.17B in Q4 FY26, up 4% YoY, with a record 141 client bookings of $100M or more.
◆ Q4 share repurchases totaled $2.3B (17.6M shares); Board approved $6.0B in additional buyback authority in September 2026.
Forward Guidance:
◆ Q1 FY27 revenue guidance: $18.95B to $19.60B, implying 2% to 6% local currency growth with approx. negative 1% FX impact.
◆ FY27 full-year revenue growth: 3% to 6% in local currency; FX impact expected to be flat.
◆ FY27 GAAP diluted EPS: $14.39 to $14.81, a 6% to 9% increase over FY26 GAAP EPS.
◆ FY27 operating margin: 15.9% to 16.1%, representing 50-70 bps expansion over FY26 GAAP operating margin.
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