Accenture (ACN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Accenture (ACN) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.27 for Q1 2026, down 20.67% on a YoY basis from 0.35 in Q1 2025, and down 58.99% quarter-over-quarter from 0.67 in Q4 2025.

Accenture (ACN) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accenture has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.27 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.67% year-over-year to 0.27; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.31 (down 13.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.34, down 9.57% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.27, down from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.89 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.17 in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.52 across 5 years, with a median of 0.27 in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 34.82% — and 2024, when it plunged 43.6%.
  • Accenture's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.78 in 2022, then gained by 5.98% to 1.89 in 2023, then slumped by 43.6% to 1.06 in 2024, then slumped by 37.02% to 0.67 in 2025, then slumped by 58.99% to 0.27 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 Bn -
2 International Business Machines 267.32 Bn 252.39 Bn 8.95 Bn 0.32
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn -1.98
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 0.27
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 0.80
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 0.46
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 0.44
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 0.33
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 0.20
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 0.27
Nov 30, 2025 0.67
Aug 31, 2025 0.24
May 31, 2025 0.26
Feb 28, 2025 0.35
Nov 30, 2024 1.06
Aug 31, 2024 0.25
May 31, 2024 0.27
Feb 29, 2024 0.41
Nov 30, 2023 1.89
Aug 31, 2023 0.22
May 31, 2023 0.22
Feb 28, 2023 0.32
Nov 30, 2022 1.78
Aug 31, 2022 0.17
May 31, 2022 0.21
Feb 28, 2022 0.31
Nov 30, 2021 1.76
Aug 31, 2021 0.25
May 31, 2021 0.25