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Accenture — Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation
23 slides from Accenture's earnings presentation, Dec 18, 2025
Slide 1: Earnings Presentation Q1 Fiscal 2026
Earnings Presentation Q1 Fiscal 2026 December 18, 2025
Slide 2: Q1 FY26 Performance
Q1 FY26 Performance Industry Groups Type of Work Earnings per Share* Operating Margin* Total Revenues Revenues and Growth Revenues and Growth Adjusted Adjusted in Local Currency in Local Currency $18.7B Communications, Media & Technology Consulting $3.94 17.0% 30 bps increase 5% increase in local cu
Slide 3: Q1 Fiscal 2026 Key Takeaways and Recent Highlights
Q1 Fiscal 2026 Key Takeaways and Recent Highlights $21B in new bookings, reflecting 10% Strong profitability with 30 bps Reconfirmed key elements of FY26 local currency growth, including 33 adjusted operating margin expansion guidance including revenue growth in clients with quarterly bookings over
Slide 4: Confirms Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook
Confirms Fiscal Year 2026 Outlook FY26 Outlook FY25 Results Q2FY26 Outlook (As of 12/18/25) 2% - 5% ** 1 - 5% ** Revenue Growth in Local 7% Approx. 3% - 6% excluding impact of AFS*** Approx. 2% - 6% excluding impact Currency* 4% organic / 3% inorganic About 1.5% inorganic contribution of AFS*** 15.6
Slide 5: #1 Accenture market position with Top 10 ecosystem partners
#1 Accenture market position with Top 10 ecosystem partners Top 10 >60% of revenue driven by top Ecosystem 10 ecosystem partners Partners in Q1 FY26, with growth outpacing the Accenture average
Slide 6: Continued expansion of partnerships with AI & Data technology companies
Continued expansion of partnerships with AI & Data technology companies Recent Announcements Read more OpenAI Read more Key Emerging AI & Data Anthropic Read more Ecosystem Partners Snowflake Read more Palantir Read more
Slide 7: Evolving Commercial Model
Evolving Commercial Model In FY25, roughly 60% of our work was fixed price — up about 10 points over the last three years, 60% providing a strong foundation for how our commercial models will continue to evolve. We are also seeing rising client interest in commercial structures tied directly to real
Slide 8: Reinventing Accenture for Advanced AI Opportunity
Reinventing Accenture for Advanced AI Opportunity Examples of our AI Powered Platforms and Solutions People Commenced company-wide SynOps agentic AI training during GenWizard AI-powered platform mySecurity Q1 FY26 AI-driven automation platform AI-driven cyber platform to streamlining operations for
Slide 9: Advanced AI Momentum Continues
Advanced AI Momentum Continues Q1 Advanced AI bookings Q1 Advanced AI revenues Nearing goal of $2.2B* $1.1B* 80,000 +76% YoY in USD +120% YoY in USD AI & Data professionals Over Over $70B 1,300 3,000 Total addressable market Advanced AI clients Deployed reusable agents by 2029 – 40%+ growth to date
Slide 10: A Deeper Dive on Song
A Deeper Dive on Song at a glance How we deliver Why we win Song reinvents and operates the We bring deep industry expertise and Pioneered over 15 years ago, we have customer-facing parts of a business— combine creative, consulting, the largest global footprint to bring from Design & Digital Product
Slide 11: Increasing Cash Return to Shareholders in FY26
Increasing Cash Return to Shareholders in FY26 Committed to returning a significant amount of cash to our shareholders Accelerated share Paid $1B in Continue to expect repurchases in Q1, dividends in Q1, to return at least buying back $2.3B and declared $1.63 $9.3B of cash to cash dividend per share
Slide 12: New Bookings Trend
New Bookings Trend HISTORICAL BOOK-TO-BILL HISTORICAL BOOK-TO-BILL TTMBook-to-Bill TTM Book-to-Bill Ratios Ratios 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 FY20 FY20 FY21 FY21 FY22 FY22 FY23 FY23 FY24 FY24 FY25 FY25 FY26 Q1
Slide 13: Revenue Trend
Revenue Trend Q1 FY26 Quarter Ending from November 30, 2024 to November 30, 2025 (in millions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) Note: (1) (1) May not total due to rounding
Slide 14: People Metrics
People Metrics Q1 FY26 Quarter Ending Metrics from February 29, 2024 to November 30, 2025 Represents the total number of Accenture employees at the quarter ended dates below. Total Accenture Employees YoY Growth % Sequential Growth % Memo: Utilization Quarterly Voluntary Attrition - Annualized Annua
Slide 15: Appendix
Appendix
Slide 16: Return Metrics Trend
Return Metrics Trend Q1 FY26 Quarter Ending Return Metrics from February 29, 2024 to November 30, 2025 (Unaudited) Note: Q2 FY24 through Q1 FY26 results include the impact of business optimization costs Q2 FY24 results include the gain on the sale of Duck Creek
Slide 17: Reconciliation of Return on Investment Capital (ROIC)
Reconciliation of Return on Investment Capital (ROIC)
Slide 18: Reconciliation of Return on Equity (ROE)
Reconciliation of Return on Equity (ROE)
Slide 19: Reconciliation of Return on Assets (ROA)
Reconciliation of Return on Assets (ROA)
Slide 20: Shares Outstanding and Market Capitalization
Shares Outstanding and Market Capitalization
Slide 21: GAAP (As Reported) to Non-GAAP (As Adjusted) Reconciliation
GAAP (As Reported) to Non-GAAP (As Adjusted) Reconciliation Operating Income, Operating Margin, Diluted Earnings per Share and Free Cash Flow Q1 FY26 (EPS in U.S. dollars and operating income and free cash flow ir lions of U.S. dollars) (Unaudited) Increase OPERATING INCOME FY25, FY26 (Decrease) Qt
Slide 22: Summary of Revenues
Summary of Revenues GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS Americas EMEA Asia Pacific Total Revenues INDUSTRY GROUPS Communications, Media & Technology Financial Services Health & Public Service Products Resources Total Revenues TYPE OF WORK Consulting Managed Services Total Revenues (in thousands of U.S. dollars) (Una
Slide 23: Forward-Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Financial Information, Market, Industry and Other Data
Forward-Looking Statements Except for the historical information and discussions contained herein, statements in this presentation may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may relate to our operations, res