Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) posted Return on Capital Employed of 22.86% for Q2 2026, down 1.23% on a QoQ basis from 23.15% in Q1 2026, and down 171.0% year-over-year from 32.2% in Q2 2025.
Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Accenture's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.86% for Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 171.0% year-over-year to 22.86% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 22.86% (down 171.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.37%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed was 22.86% for Q2 2026 at Accenture, down from 23.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 32.13% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 22.48% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 26.64% and a median of 26.14% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 403 bps — and 2023, when it sank 525 bps.
- Accenture's Return on Capital Employed stood at 31.0% in 2022, then dropped by 17 bps to 25.75% in 2023, then declined by 5 bps to 24.51% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 22.48% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 22.86% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ACN's Return on Capital Employed at 22.86% in Q2 2026, 23.15% in Q1 2026, and 22.48% in Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Business Machines | 193.88 Bn | 178.95 Bn | 9.91 Bn | 9.40% |
| 2 | Accenture | 84.94 Bn | 75.26 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 22.86% |
| 3 | GDS Holdings | 50.55 Bn | 48.40 Bn | 164.04 Mn | - |
| 4 | Infosys | 44.05 Bn | 44.79 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 5 | Cgi | 41.25 Bn | 40.60 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 20.63 Bn | 19.87 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 6.05% |
| 7 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 20.39 Bn | 18.87 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 19.79% |
| 8 | Wipro | 18.65 Bn | 17.52 Bn | 738.00 Mn | 16.07% |
| 9 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 16.79 Bn | 16.48 Bn | 626.90 Mn | 18.42% |
| 10 | Cdw | 16.66 Bn | 16.08 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 19.55% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 22.86% |
| 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% |