Accenture plc (ACN) Earnings Call Transcripts
Accenture plc's Latest Earnings Call - Q3 FY2026
Accenture reported its third quarter fiscal 2026 results with revenue reaching $18.7 billion, a 6% increase in USD and 3% in local currency. The company achieved an EPS of $3.80, marking a 9% growth YoY. Management highlighted broad-based revenue growth and strong margin expansion, despite a $100 million revenue impact from the Middle East conflict. Accenture's guidance for Q4 2026 projects revenues between $17.75 billion and $18.4 billion, with a 1% to 5% local currency growth, reflecting ongoing macroeconomic uncertainties.
Reported metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18.7B (beat) |
| EPS | $3.80 (beat) |
| Operating Margin | 17% (beat) |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.6B (positive) |
| New Bookings | $19.3B (negative) |
Guidance from management
Accenture expects Q4 2026 revenues between $17.75 billion and $18.4 billion, with 1% to 5% local currency growth. Full-year revenue growth is projected at 3% to 4% in local currency, with a 15.8% operating margin.
What management said
Thanks, Angie. I would ask that each of you keep 1 question and a follow-up to allow as many participants as possible to ask a question. Operator, will you provide instructions for those on the call, please?
Sure. No. So what we saw was a couple of deals pushing out FY '27 with that and not into Q4. So we did see some slippage overall in EMEA, right, that we're to try to make up for in Q4. But the bigger deals. And remember, managed services, like when you're doing a deal, let's say, $300 million, $400 million, $500 million, it can have a big swing, right? And so we're seeing -- we've seen a couple of the big lumpy bigge...
What analysts pressed on
Analysts expressed concerns about the impact of the Middle East conflict on future quarters and the delay of large managed services deals to FY '27. Questions also focused on the integration risks of recent OT security acquisitions and their strategic importance.
Main topics on the call
- Revenue Growth — Accenture reported $18.7 billion in revenue, a 6% increase in USD and 3% in local currency. Management noted, 'We delivered strong results with broad-based revenue growth across geographic markets.'
- Middle East Impact — The conflict in the Middle East impacted revenue by approximately $100 million, particularly affecting consulting work. Julie Sweet stated, 'We saw this indirect impact globally in products and to a lesser degree, in res...
- AI and Digital Transformation — Accenture is capitalizing on AI demand, with significant AI-focused wins and partnerships. Sweet mentioned, 'We are moving clients from using AI to running on AI.'
- OT Security Acquisitions — Accenture announced acquisitions in OT cybersecurity, including Dragos, aiming to create a first-of-its-kind OT security platform. Sweet emphasized, 'Cyber is a key enabler for AI.'
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Accenture plc (ACN) is a publicly listed company in the IT Services industry, within the Information Technology sector. It trades on NYSE and is based in US. EarningsCalls.dev maintains a free, full-text archive of its earnings call transcripts — 31 calls on record spanning March 19, 2020 to June 18, 2026. Every transcript is split into speaker-by-speaker segments with headline metrics, free to read or available through our REST API.
Earnings Call History
EarningsCalls.dev has 31 Accenture plc earnings call transcripts on record, spanning March 19, 2020 to June 18, 2026. Based on this history, Accenture plc reports quarterly. The most recent call on file is dated June 18, 2026. The full list is below — each row opens the complete, free-to-read transcript.
- Ticker
- ACN
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Country
- US
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry
- IT Services
- Calls on record
- 31
- First call
- March 19, 2020
- Most recent
- June 18, 2026
- Reporting cadence
- quarterly