Accenture beats Q4 revenue guidance, raises margin outlook

Reports coming in for today mention that Accenture noted a fourth-quarter topline of $18.68 billion, up 6 percent in US dollar terms and above the firm’s guidance range of $17.75 billion-$18.40 billion.

The results, which beat market observer expectations on both topline and earnings, sent Accenture shares around 7 percent elevated in premarket trading.

The consulting and IT services major, which follows September-August financial year, additionally boosted its margin outlook for the fiscal, projecting a noperating margin of 15.9 percent to 16.1 percent, compared with 15.4 percent in FY26. The firm anticipates the margin to expand by 50 to 70 basis points over the previous year.

For the quarter ended August 31, Accenture's new bookings rose 4 percent in US dollar terms to $22.17 billion. Managed services bookings stood at $12.77 billion, while consulting bookings were $9.40 billion. The overall book-to-bill ratio was 1.2.

The firm saw expansion across both of its major service lines. Consulting topline rose 6 percent in US dollar terms to $9.28 billion, while managed services topline increased 7 percent to $9.40 billion.

Across markets, topline grew 7 percent in the Americas and 6 percent in EMEA, while Asia Pacific topline increased 3 percent in US dollar terms.

Profitability additionally improved sharply. Accenture's GAAP operating margin rose to 15.3 percent from 11.6 percent a year earlier, while operating income increased 40 percent to $2.86 billion. Net income rose to $2.03 billion from $1.45 billion in the year-ago quarter.

The firm additionally announced a quarterly dividend of $1.71 a share, a 5 percent gain over the FY26 quarterly rate.

FY26 closes with 6% topline expansion

For the full fiscal year, Accenture's topline rose 6 percent in US dollar terms to $74.18 billion, exceeding its earlier guidance of 3 percent. New bookings for the year touched $84.54 billion, up 5 percent.

Managed services was the faster-growing business during the year, with topline up 8 percent, compared with 5 percent expansion for consulting. Asia Pacific topline increased 7 percent in US dollar terms, while EMEA topline grew 9 percent.

Full-year operating income increased 12 percent to $11.41 billion, with operating margin expanding to 15.4 percent from 14.7 percent.