Accenture cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Accenture's operations generated $12.36bn of cash; it spent $743m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $11.62bn. It returned $3.99bn in dividends and $7.52bn through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Accenture: cash flow statement, annual
Fiscal year	2010Aug 2010	2011Aug 2011	2012Aug 2012	2013Aug 2013	2014Aug 2014	2015Aug 2015	2016Aug 2016	2017Aug 2017	2018Aug 2018	2019Aug 2019	2020Aug 2020	2021Aug 2021	2022Aug 2022	2023Aug 2023	2024Aug 2024	2025Aug 2025	2026Aug 2026
Cash from operations	3.1	3.4	4.3	3.3	3.5	4.2	4.7	5.0	6.0	6.6	8.2	9.0	9.5	9.5	9.1	11.5	12.4
Depreciation and amortisation	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.4	0.6	0.6
Stock-based pay	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1
Capital spending	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7
Free cash flow	2.9	3.0	3.9	2.9	3.2	3.8	4.2	4.5	5.4	6.0	7.6	8.4	8.8	9.0	8.6	10.9	11.6
Free cash flow after stock pay	2.4	2.6	3.3	2.3	2.5	3.1	3.4	3.7	4.4	4.9	6.4	7.1	7.1	7.1	6.7	8.8	9.5
Dividends paid	0.8	0.6	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.8	3.2	3.7	4.0
Share buybacks	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.9	3.7	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.6	7.5
Shares issued	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.3

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal quarters.

Accenture: cash flow statement, quarterly
Quarter	2025 Q1Nov 2024	2025 Q2Feb 2025	2025 Q3May 2025	2025 Q4Aug 2025	2026 Q1Nov 2025	2026 Q2Feb 2026	2026 Q3May 2026	2026 Q4Aug 2026
Cash from operations	1,022	2,853	3,684	3,914	1,664	3,818	3,786	3,095
Depreciation and amortisation	133	134	139	217	144	143	144	151
Stock-based pay	470	686	498	440	469	713	462	456
Capital spending	152	171	169	108	157	150	186	250
Free cash flow	870	2,683	3,515	3,806	1,508	3,668	3,600	2,845
Free cash flow after stock pay	400	1,996	3,017	3,367	1,039	2,955	3,138	2,389
Shares issued	477	210	510	156	466	289	452	133

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Accenture's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Accenture.