Accenture ACN
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Accenture (ACN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Accenture's (ACN) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 16.96% in Q2 2026, up 14.0% YoY from 14.88% in Q2 2025, and up 22.75% on a QoQ basis from 13.82% in Q1 2026.

Accenture (ACN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accenture (ACN) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 16.96% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 14.0% year-over-year to 16.96% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 14.49% (down 89.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.68%, down 11.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin climbed to 16.96% in Q2 2026, from 13.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.96% in Q2 2026 to a low of 11.65% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 14.63% and a median of 14.53% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin tumbled 274 bps — and 2024, when it surged 238 bps.
  • Tracing ACN's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 16.47% in 2022, then dropped by 4 bps to 15.81% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 16.67% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 15.33% in 2025, then grew by 11 bps to 16.96% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.96% (Q2 2026), 13.82% (Q1 2026), and 15.33% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 219.38 Bn 208.02 Bn 9.91 Bn 15.24%
2 Accenture 111.06 Bn 100.89 Bn 6.13 Bn 16.96%
3 Infosys 47.96 Bn 47.96 Bn 1.60 Bn 21.09%
4 Cgi 32.80 Bn 32.34 Bn - -
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 28.32 Bn 27.27 Bn 1.83 Bn 15.95%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.92 Bn 20.17 Bn 1.17 Bn 15.01%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 20.67 Bn 20.27 Bn 853.00 Mn 24.61%
8 Wipro 19.82 Bn 18.75 Bn 738.00 Mn 16.01%
9 Leidos Holdings 17.78 Bn 17.03 Bn 817.00 Mn 11.28%
10 Cdw 16.95 Bn 16.59 Bn 1.32 Bn 6.52%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 16.96%
Feb 28, 2026 13.82%
Nov 30, 2025 15.33%
Aug 31, 2025 11.65%
May 31, 2025 16.83%
Feb 28, 2025 13.47%
Nov 30, 2024 16.67%
Aug 31, 2024 14.35%
May 31, 2024 15.98%
Feb 29, 2024 12.95%
Nov 30, 2023 15.81%
Aug 31, 2023 11.97%
May 31, 2023 14.24%
Feb 28, 2023 12.30%
Nov 30, 2022 16.47%
Aug 31, 2022 14.71%
May 31, 2022 16.11%
Feb 28, 2022 13.70%
Nov 30, 2021 16.27%
Aug 31, 2021 14.60%