The income statement presents information on the financial results of a company business activities over a period of time. The income statement communicates how much revenue the company generated during a period and what cost it incurred in connection with generating that revenue.
Accenture PLC, consolidated income statement (quarterly data)
US$ in thousands
3 months ended:
May 31, 2026
Feb 28, 2026
Nov 30, 2025
Aug 31, 2025
May 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025
Nov 30, 2024
Aug 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
Nov 30, 2023
Aug 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Feb 28, 2023
Nov 30, 2022
Aug 31, 2022
May 31, 2022
Feb 28, 2022
Nov 30, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
May 31, 2021
Feb 28, 2021
Nov 30, 2020
Aug 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
Feb 29, 2020
Nov 30, 2019
Revenues
18,718,144)
18,044,066)
18,742,125)
17,596,260)
17,727,871)
16,659,301)
17,689,545)
16,405,819)
16,466,828)
15,799,514)
16,224,303)
15,985,200)
16,564,585)
15,814,158)
15,747,802)
15,423,656)
16,158,803)
15,046,693)
14,965,153)
13,419,284)
13,263,795)
12,088,125)
11,762,185)
10,835,271)
10,991,305)
11,141,505)
11,358,958)
Cost of services
(12,583,809)
(12,584,705)
(12,545,007)
(11,985,326)
(11,901,221)
(11,684,313)
(11,866,716)
(11,068,363)
(10,968,377)
(10,921,045)
(10,776,362)
(10,803,571)
(11,035,515)
(10,979,392)
(10,561,660)
(10,477,599)
(10,844,069)
(10,522,734)
(10,048,364)
(8,953,068)
(8,859,411)
(8,492,893)
(7,863,889)
(7,394,731)
(7,462,617)
(7,782,334)
(7,711,199)
Gross profit
6,134,335)
5,459,361)
6,197,118)
5,610,934)
5,826,650)
4,974,988)
5,822,829)
5,337,456)
5,498,451)
4,878,469)
5,447,941)
5,181,629)
5,529,070)
4,834,766)
5,186,142)
4,946,057)
5,314,734)
4,523,959)
4,916,789)
4,466,216)
4,404,384)
3,595,232)
3,898,296)
3,440,540)
3,528,688)
3,359,171)
3,647,759)
Sales and marketing
(1,811,028)
(1,748,902)
(1,874,932)
(1,793,056)
(1,762,499)
(1,676,781)
(1,811,109)
(1,755,272)
(1,750,366)
(1,631,185)
(1,709,891)
(1,730,422)
(1,738,621)
(1,563,567)
(1,550,019)
(1,578,243)
(1,660,919)
(1,414,814)
(1,454,425)
(1,514,969)
(1,406,606)
(1,139,486)
(1,227,176)
(1,153,949)
(1,118,204)
(1,162,653)
(1,191,123)
General and administrative costs
(1,148,009)
(1,216,912)
(1,140,947)
(1,152,863)
(1,081,369)
(1,053,493)
(1,063,243)
(1,122,569)
(1,039,800)
(1,085,448)
(1,033,499)
(1,066,404)
(1,084,288)
(1,082,228)
(1,043,023)
(1,099,625)
(1,050,697)
(1,047,565)
(1,028,070)
(992,558)
(879,122)
(802,231)
(780,451)
(741,888)
(697,751)
(707,573)
(689,373)
Business optimization costs
—)
—)
(307,541)
(615,324)
—)
—)
—)
(105,947)
(77,420)
(115,409)
(139,664)
(471,883)
(346,873)
(244,390)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
Operating income
3,175,298)
2,493,547)
2,873,698)
2,049,691)
2,982,782)
2,244,714)
2,948,477)
2,353,668)
2,630,865)
2,046,427)
2,564,887)
1,912,920)
2,359,288)
1,944,581)
2,593,100)
2,268,189)
2,603,118)
2,061,580)
2,434,294)
1,958,689)
2,118,656)
1,653,515)
1,890,669)
1,544,703)
1,712,733)
1,488,945)
1,767,263)
Interest income
75,069)
78,536)
106,223)
105,197)
78,987)
76,113)
76,027)
51,317)
53,690)
65,269)
101,980)
103,627)
81,818)
50,259)
44,705)
23,087)
8,727)
7,269)
6,050)
9,722)
4,551)
8,407)
10,685)
7,855)
12,671)
21,386)
27,419)
Interest expense
(70,645)
(63,566)
(65,365)
(66,243)
(67,601)
(64,669)
(30,042)
(22,835)
(11,334)
(10,305)
(14,495)
(17,403)
(11,208)
(11,634)
(7,280)
(12,871)
(12,050)
(11,216)
(11,183)
(12,977)
(28,739)
(8,922)
(8,854)
(14,069)
(4,961)
(8,567)
(5,474)
Other income (expense), net
(29,894)
(51,863)
53,114)
(13,410)
(43,029)
32,616)
(39,217)
(49,589)
(18,851)
(5,652)
(35,719)
(40,017)
201,783)
(36,300)
(28,907)
(33,444)
(8,877)
(7,183)
(23,029)
(37,629)
(467)
109,443)
94,367)
244,866)
(39,670)
7,792)
11,439)
Loss on disposition of Russia business
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
(96,294)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
—)
Income before income taxes
3,149,828)
2,456,654)
2,967,670)
2,075,235)
2,951,139)
2,288,774)
2,955,245)
2,332,561)
2,654,370)
2,095,739)
2,616,653)
1,959,127)
2,631,681)
1,946,906)
2,601,618)
2,244,961)
2,494,624)
2,050,450)
2,406,132)
1,917,805)
2,094,001)
1,762,443)
1,986,867)
1,783,355)
1,680,773)
1,509,556)
1,800,647)
Income tax expense
(761,935)
(597,266)
(725,774)
(625,429)
(707,176)
(466,333)
(639,055)
(613,895)
(673,022)
(386,537)
(606,672)
(550,915)
(583,346)
(396,223)
(605,318)
(552,576)
(675,308)
(392,921)
(586,402)
(480,382)
(524,429)
(300,950)
(464,810)
(477,931)
(428,134)
(257,474)
(425,479)
Net income
2,387,893)
1,859,388)
2,241,896)
1,449,806)
2,243,963)
1,822,441)
2,316,190)
1,718,666)
1,981,348)
1,709,202)
2,009,981)
1,408,212)
2,048,335)
1,550,683)
1,996,300)
1,692,385)
1,819,316)
1,657,529)
1,819,730)
1,437,423)
1,569,572)
1,461,493)
1,522,057)
1,305,424)
1,252,639)
1,252,082)
1,375,168)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Revenue exhibits a consistent long-term upward trajectory, growing from 11.36 billion USD in November 2019 to 18.72 billion USD by May 2026. While the growth is steady, quarterly fluctuations are evident, typically characterized by peaks in the November reporting periods. This expansion in the top line is mirrored by a corresponding increase in gross profit, which rose from 3.65 billion USD to 6.13 billion USD over the same period.
Revenue and Gross Margin Trends
The growth in revenue has outpaced the growth in cost of services over the long term. For example, between November 2019 and May 2026, revenue increased by approximately 65%, while cost of services increased by approximately 63%. This indicates a gradual improvement in gross margin efficiency, allowing a larger percentage of revenue to be retained as gross profit.
Operating Expense Analysis
Sales and marketing expenses increased from 1.19 billion USD in November 2019 to 1.81 billion USD by May 2026. Similarly, general and administrative costs rose from 689 million USD to 1.15 billion USD. A notable development is the introduction of business optimization costs starting in February 2023, which appear sporadically and reach a peak of 615 million USD in August 2025, suggesting periodic strategic restructuring or efficiency drives.
Operating Income and Profitability
Operating income demonstrates a general positive trend, increasing from 1.77 billion USD in November 2019 to 3.18 billion USD in May 2026. The volatility in operating income is primarily linked to the aforementioned business optimization costs and fluctuations in quarterly service delivery costs. Despite these fluctuations, the capacity to generate operating profit has strengthened significantly.
Interest and Non-Operating Items
Interest income has seen a substantial increase, rising from 27 million USD in November 2019 to a range between 75 million and 106 million USD in later periods. Conversely, interest expense grew sharply from 5.47 million USD to 70.65 million USD by May 2026. Other income and expenses remain volatile, with a specific loss on the disposition of the Russia business recorded in August 2022.
Net Income Performance
Net income attributable to Accenture plc shows a strong growth pattern, starting at 1.36 billion USD in November 2019 and reaching 2.34 billion USD by May 2026. The growth in net income is supported by the scaling of operations and improved operating margins, although it is moderated by rising income tax expenses, which grew from 425 million USD to 762 million USD over the analyzed timeframe.
