Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 23.33% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.10 percentage points from 23.23% a year earlier and up 0.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Accenture (ACN) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Accenture's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 24.17%, down 1.20 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.04 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Accenture's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 25.37% in FY2025 (-2.36 pp), 27.72% in FY2024 (-0.47 pp), 28.20% in FY2023 (-5.63 pp) and 33.82% in FY2022 (+2.61 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.53 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with a gain of 4.03 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a drop of 5.25 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.86% (Q3 2026), 23.15% (Q2 2026) and 22.48% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 23.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 34.24% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 8.28% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 30.79% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 8.90% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 22.24% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 35.82% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.41 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 20.12% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 23.33% |
| 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% |
API Access
Accenture Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();