Accenture (ACN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.33% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 3.68 percentage points from 11.65% a year earlier but down 1.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Accenture (ACN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Accenture's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 15.38%, up 0.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.29 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Accenture's Return on Sales [ROS] was 14.68% in FY2025 (-0.11 pp), 14.79% in FY2024 (+1.04 pp), 13.74% in FY2023 (-1.47 pp) and 15.21% in FY2022 (+0.13 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 11.65% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 16.96% in fiscal Q3 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with a gain of 3.68 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a drop of 2.74 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 16.96% (Q3 2026), 13.82% (Q2 2026) and 15.33% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 172.92 Bn | 132.01 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 15.33% |
| 2 | Cintas | 90.00 Bn | 89.09 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 23.62% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 32.99 Bn | 32.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 20.63% |
| 4 | Rollins | 18.37 Bn | 17.91 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 20.45% |
| 5 | APi | 18.18 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 7.91% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.47 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 19.68% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.29 Bn | 12.30 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 4.26% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.99 Bn | 5.51 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 18.68% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.41 Bn | 9.52 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 12.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 15.33% |
| May 31, 2026 | 16.96% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.82% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 15.33% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 11.65% |
| May 31, 2025 | 16.83% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 13.47% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 16.67% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14.35% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.98% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 12.95% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 15.81% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 11.97% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.24% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 16.47% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 14.71% |
| May 31, 2022 | 16.11% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 13.70% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 16.27% |
API Access
Accenture Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();