Accenture beats FY26 guidance and sets FY27-FY29 targets at Investor Day
At its October 14, 2026 Investor Day, Accenture furnished a presentation reporting fiscal 2026 results against its original guidance and setting multi-year ambitions for fiscal 2027 through 2029. Adjusted EPS of $13.97 and free cash flow of $11.6 billion came in above the original guidance ranges, and the company returned $11.5 billion to shareholders. The new ambitions call for mid-single-digit revenue growth in fiscal 2027 and 2028, mid to high-single-digit growth in 2029, and 10 to 30 basis points of margin expansion each year.
Key points
- FY26 adjusted EPS was $13.97, above the original guidance range of $13.52 to $13.90.
- FY26 free cash flow was $11.6 billion, versus original guidance of $9.8 billion to $10.5 billion.
- FY26 revenue grew 5% in local currency, at the top of the original 2% to 5% guidance range.
- Targets for FY27 to FY29 include 10 to 30 basis points of operating margin expansion each year and free cash flow of at least 1.1 times net income.
The filing
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