Accenture (ACN) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) reported Cost of Revenue of $12.69 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 5.9% from $11.99 billion a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
Accenture (ACN) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Accenture posted Cost of Revenue of $50.41 billion, up 6.3% from FY2025.
- Cost of Revenue has increased for 16 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Cost of Revenue came in at $47.44 billion in FY2025 (+8.5%), $43.73 billion in FY2024 (+0.8%), $43.38 billion in FY2023 (+3.6%) and $41.89 billion in FY2022 (+22.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Cost of Revenue has now increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cost of Revenue in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 27.8%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 0.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at $12.58 billion (Q3 2026), $12.58 billion (Q2 2026) and $12.55 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 159.50 Bn | 117.43 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 12.69 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.97 Bn | 88.05 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 31.77 Bn | 30.97 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 926.65 Mn |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.19 Bn | 17.73 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 506.77 Mn |
| 5 | APi | 17.61 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 15.91 Bn | 13.91 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 400.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 13.83 Bn | 11.78 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.63 Bn |
| 8 | Gartner | 12.12 Bn | 5.61 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 433.14 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 11.93 Bn | 5.45 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.41 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 200.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 12.69 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 12.58 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.58 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.55 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 11.99 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.90 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 11.68 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.87 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.07 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 10.97 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 10.92 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 10.78 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.80 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 11.04 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 10.98 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.56 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.48 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 10.84 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 10.52 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 10.05 Bn |
Accenture Cost of Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "ACN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();