Accenture (ACN) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Accenture's (ACN) Payout Ratio stood at 0.48 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.1% from 0.48 a year earlier and down 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Accenture (ACN) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2009, Accenture's Payout Ratio history includes 69 quarters.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.48 in FY2025 (+8.0%), 0.45 in FY2024 (+8.4%), 0.41 in FY2023 (+15.2%) and 0.36 in FY2022 (-5.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 18.3% in fiscal Q3 2024, against a decline of 7.0% in fiscal Q1 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.51 (Q3 2026), 0.51 (Q2 2026) and 0.50 (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 153.56 Bn | 111.49 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.59 Bn | 87.67 Bn | 1.55 Bn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.27 Bn | 32.47 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | APi | 18.49 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 770.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 18.05 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 582.90 Mn |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.33 Bn | 14.33 Bn | 423.00 Mn |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.48 Bn | 12.43 Bn | 430.34 Mn |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.94 Bn | 6.46 Bn | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.90 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.45 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 243.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.48 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.51 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.51 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.50 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.48 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.37 |
API Access
Accenture Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();