Accenture (ACN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Accenture's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 20.89% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 1.61 percentage points from 22.50% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Accenture (ACN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Accenture came in at 23.08%, down 2.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -7.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 25.85% in FY2024 (-1.48 pp), 27.33% in FY2023 (-5.81 pp), 33.14% in FY2022 (+1.95 pp) and 31.19% in FY2021 (+0.42 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between 20.57% (fiscal Q1 2026) and 31.77% (fiscal Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for 14 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 3.29 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 6.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 20.82% (Q2 2026), 20.57% (Q1 2026) and 21.05% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 20.89% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 27.72% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.58% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 6.73% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 6.84% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 26.74% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 22.87% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 28.65% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 8.48 Bn | 7.59 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 16.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 20.89% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.82% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 20.57% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 21.05% |
| May 31, 2025 | 22.50% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 22.09% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 23.47% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 24.27% |
| May 31, 2024 | 23.88% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 24.57% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 24.82% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 25.61% |
| May 31, 2023 | 27.99% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 29.65% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 31.25% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 31.73% |
| May 31, 2022 | 31.77% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 31.10% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 30.49% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 29.32% |
API Access
Accenture Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();