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

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DateValue
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%