Accenture (ACN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) recorded Long-Term Deferred Tax of $3.57 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 9.3% from $3.93 billion a year earlier and down 0.1% from the prior quarter.
Accenture (ACN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Accenture reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $3.79 billion, down 8.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $4.15 billion in FY2024 (-0.2%), $4.15 billion in FY2023 (+3.8%), $4 billion in FY2022 (-0.1%) and $4.01 billion in FY2021 (-3.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since fiscal Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the last five years was growth of 3.8% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 10.2% in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $3.57 billion (Q2 2026), $3.69 billion (Q1 2026) and $3.79 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 8.44 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 243.21 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 3.57 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.57 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 3.69 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.93 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 3.96 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 4.11 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 4.15 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 4.07 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.10 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 4.17 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.15 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 4.11 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 4.05 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 4.03 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 4.00 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 4.01 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 4.02 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 4.04 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 4.01 Bn |
Accenture Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();