Accenture (ACN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Accenture (ACN) posted Share-based Compensation of $462.1 million for Q2 2026, down 35.22% on a QoQ basis from $713.4 million in Q1 2026, and down 7.16% year-over-year from $497.8 million in Q2 2025.

Accenture (ACN) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Accenture's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $462.1 million for Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 7.16% year-over-year to $462.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $2.1 billion (up 1.31% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.1 billion, up 7.84% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $462.1 million for Q2 2026 at Accenture, down from $713.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $713.4 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $360.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $494.8 million and a median of $469.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 30.66% — and 2026, when it fell 7.16%.
  • Accenture's Share-based Compensation stood at $425.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 0.58% to $423.0 million in 2023, then increased by 11.21% to $470.4 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.3% to $469.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 1.46% to $462.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACN's Share-based Compensation at $462.1 million in Q2 2026, $713.4 million in Q1 2026, and $469.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn 498.00 Mn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn 462.14 Mn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn 12.15 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn -
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn - 8.73 Mn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn 44.00 Mn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn 46.00 Mn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn 6.35 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn 24.30 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn 10.40 Mn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 462.14 Mn
May 31, 2026 462.14 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 713.39 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 713.39 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 468.99 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 468.99 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 439.55 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 439.55 Mn
May 31, 2025 497.79 Mn
May 31, 2025 497.79 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 686.11 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 686.11 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 470.43 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 470.43 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 402.79 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 402.79 Mn
May 31, 2024 473.93 Mn
May 31, 2024 473.93 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 641.87 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 641.87 Mn