Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Accenture (ACN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 23.15% for Q1 2026, down 66.0% on a YoY basis from 68.09% in Q1 2025, and up 2.97% quarter-over-quarter from 22.48% in Q4 2025.

Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accenture has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 23.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 66.0% year-over-year to 23.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 23.15% (down 66.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.37%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 23.15%, up from 22.48% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 32.13% in Q3 2022, with the low at 22.48% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 26.87% across 5 years, with a median of 26.52% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 403 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 525 bps.
  • Accenture's Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.0% in 2022, then decreased by 17 bps to 25.75% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 24.51% in 2024, then retreated by 8 bps to 22.48% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 23.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 23.15% (Q1 2026), 22.48% (Q4 2025), and 23.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (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 9.96%
3 Wipro 138.60 Bn 137.44 Bn 751.00 Mn 15.16%
4 Accenture 109.98 Bn 101.66 Bn 16.30 Bn 23.15%
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn 19.79%
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn 6.05%
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn 18.42%
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn 19.55%
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn 18.49%
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn 9.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 23.15%
Nov 30, 2025 22.48%
Aug 31, 2025 23.23%
May 31, 2025 24.57%
Feb 28, 2025 23.81%
Nov 30, 2024 24.51%
Aug 31, 2024 26.61%
May 31, 2024 26.52%
Feb 29, 2024 25.18%
Nov 30, 2023 25.75%
Aug 31, 2023 26.96%
May 31, 2023 28.79%
Feb 28, 2023 30.28%
Nov 30, 2022 31.00%
Aug 31, 2022 32.13%
May 31, 2022 31.62%
Feb 28, 2022 30.13%
Nov 30, 2021 28.96%
Aug 31, 2021 28.29%
May 31, 2021 27.59%