Accenture (ACN) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Accenture's (ACN) Payout Ratio stood at 0.51 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 12.0% from 0.45 a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Accenture (ACN) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Accenture's Payout Ratio came in at 0.48, up 8.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Payout Ratio has increased for three straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.45 in FY2024 (+8.4%), 0.41 in FY2023 (+15.2%), 0.36 in FY2022 (-5.6%) and 0.38 in FY2021 (-5.1%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has ranged from 0.36 in fiscal Q4 2022 to 0.51 in fiscal Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.6% over the last eight quarters.
- 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 (Q2 2026), 0.50 (Q1 2026) and 0.48 (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 | 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 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.38 |
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_KEY
import 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();