Accenture (ACN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) reported Share-based Compensation of $462.14 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 7.2% from $497.79 million a year earlier and down 35.2% from the prior quarter.
Accenture (ACN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 31, 2026, Accenture's Share-based Compensation came in at $2.08 billion, up 1.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at $2.09 billion, up 7.8% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has increased for 15 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Share-based Compensation came in at $1.94 billion in FY2024 (+1.5%), $1.91 billion in FY2023 (+13.9%), $1.68 billion in FY2022 (+25.1%) and $1.34 billion in FY2021 (+12.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Share-based Compensation spans a low of $275.7 million in fiscal Q4 2021 and a high of $713.39 million in fiscal Q2 2026.
- Year over year, Share-based Compensation gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Share-based Compensation in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 30.7%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 7.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $713.39 million (Q2 2026), $468.99 million (Q1 2026) and $439.55 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 122.50 Bn | 82.91 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 462.14 Mn |
| 2 | Cintas | 78.05 Bn | 77.24 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 31.13 Mn |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.02 Bn | 32.53 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 56.79 Mn |
| 4 | APi | 16.68 Bn | 13.72 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 12.00 Mn |
| 5 | Rollins | 14.49 Bn | 14.04 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 10.67 Mn |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.11 Bn | 12.13 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 19.32 Mn |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.27 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 23.00 Mn |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.78 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 40.99 Mn |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 9.98 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 8.44 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 9.77 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 462.14 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 713.39 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 468.99 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 439.55 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 497.79 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 686.11 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 470.43 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 402.79 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 473.93 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 641.87 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 423.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 383.02 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 472.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 631.87 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 425.47 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 360.23 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 407.26 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 546.61 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 365.69 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 275.70 Mn |
Accenture Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();