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Accenture (ACN) guidance and outlook
Accenture's 10-K filed Oct 16, 2026 makes 9 forward-looking statements, 3 of them new and 2 no longer said since the filing before.
Guidance and outlook
Forward-looking statements, 10-K filed Oct 16, 2026
- updated · Assuming that exchange rates stay within recent ranges, we estimate that our fiscal 2027 revenue growth in U.S. dollars will be approximately equal to our revenue growth in local currency.
- We hire to meet current and projected future demand.
- We proactively plan and manage the size and composition of our workforce and take actions as needed to address changes in the anticipated demand for our solutions and services, given that compensation costs are the most significant portion of our operating expenses.
- new · Our estimates are monitored over the lives of our contracts and are based on an assessment of our anticipated performance, historical experience and other information available at the time.
- new · In evaluating a tax position, we determine whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position.
- new · Consulting revenues, which include strategy, management and technology consulting and technology integration consulting, reflect a finite, distinct project or set of projects with a defined outcome and typically a defined set of specific deliverables.
- updated · We estimate that the aggregate percentage impact of foreign currency exchange rates on our operating income during fiscal 2026 was similar to that disclosed for revenue for each geographic market.
- We believe that our current and longer-term working capital, investments and other general corporate funding requirements will be satisfied for the next twelve months and thereafter through cash flows from operations and, to the extent necessary, from our borrowing facilities and future financial market activities.
- updated · We intend to continue to use a significant portion of cash generated from operations for share repurchases during fiscal 2027.
Accenture's latest quarter
Accenture, Q4 FY26: revenue $18.7B (+6% year over year), operating margin 15.3%, net earnings $2.0B, operating cash flow $3.1B. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
What does Accenture expect?
Assuming that exchange rates stay within recent ranges, we estimate that our fiscal 2027 revenue growth in U.S. dollars will be approximately equal to our revenue growth in local currency. Our estimates are monitored over the lives of our contracts and are based on an assessment of our anticipated performance, historical experience and other information available at the time. In evaluating a tax position, we determine whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technic
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.