Accenture (ACN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Accenture (ACN) reported Tax Rate of 27.32% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 2.82 percentage points from 30.14% a year earlier but up 3.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Accenture (ACN) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Accenture posted Tax Rate of 25.06%, up 1.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +2.24 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 23.74% in FY2025 (+0.23 pp), 23.51% in FY2024 (+0.14 pp), 23.37% in FY2023 (-0.63 pp) and 24.00% in FY2022 (+1.19 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 18.44% in fiscal Q2 2024 and a high of 30.14% in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.87 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q2 2026 (a gain of 3.94 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 4.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 24.19% (Q3 2026), 24.31% (Q2 2026) and 24.46% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 153.56 Bn | 111.49 Bn | 5.98 Bn | 27.32% |
| 2 | Cintas | 88.59 Bn | 87.67 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 20.02% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.27 Bn | 32.47 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 30.57% |
| 4 | APi | 18.49 Bn | 15.70 Bn | 770.00 Mn | 26.45% |
| 5 | Rollins | 18.05 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 582.90 Mn | 25.73% |
| 6 | UL Solutions | 16.33 Bn | 14.33 Bn | 423.00 Mn | 26.88% |
| 7 | Aramark | 14.48 Bn | 12.43 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 27.92% |
| 8 | Rentokil Initial | 11.94 Bn | 6.46 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Gartner | 11.90 Bn | 5.39 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 16.15% |
| 10 | Tetra Tech | 10.45 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 243.21 Mn | 27.17% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 27.32% |
| May 31, 2026 | 24.19% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 24.31% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 24.46% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 30.14% |
| May 31, 2025 | 23.96% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 20.37% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 21.62% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 26.32% |
| May 31, 2024 | 25.36% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 18.44% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.19% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 28.12% |
| May 31, 2023 | 22.17% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 20.35% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 23.27% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 24.61% |
| May 31, 2022 | 27.07% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 19.16% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 24.37% |
Accenture Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=ACN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();