Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Accenture PLC, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

3 months ended:	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
Net income	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)
Depreciation, amortization and other	758,932)	568,452)	544,870)	569,340)	596,405)	521,305)	528,928)	521,400)	641,281)	601,099)	532,476)	506,229)	534,905)	524,186)	528,260)	500,865)	486,281)	478,986)	457,775)	468,200)	486,890)	444,660)	442,116)	399,458)
Share-based compensation expense	439,547)	497,792)	686,114)	470,425)	402,788)	473,931)	641,871)	423,000)	383,017)	472,695)	631,870)	425,469)	360,234)	407,257)	546,607)	365,691)	275,700)	331,038)	424,892)	311,321)	259,706)	290,866)	372,305)	274,929)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	75,540)	88,453)	134,133)	59,222)	(171,731)	111,883)	(9,769)	(24,371)	(132,716)	(43,942)	(37,758)	(54,537)	(185,510)	(12,114)	14,521)	(30,191)	120,643)	(64,219)	23,602)	(19,096)	42,706)	41,256)	50,398)	36,591)
Other, net	(82,403)	(45,547)	(52,620)	(19,903)	79,283)	(57,106)	(173,892)	6,795)	9,840)	(286,256)	103,274)	(45,940)	(95,996)	10,479)	(39,976)	(70,482)	(51,753)	(30,874)	(156,416)	(103,806)	(100,924)	26,343)	(48,359)	(120,927)
Receivables and contract assets, current and non-current	208,134)	(307,226)	303,007)	(1,225,106)	(14,720)	60,120)	188,896)	(836,231)	497,883)	(51,695)	250,914)	(609,433)	182,829)	(794,219)	(446,150)	(1,354,195)	(159,629)	(625,060)	(92,449)	(594,475)	817,865)	224,342)	116,165)	(436,872)
Other current and non-current assets	30,791)	(211,068)	(445,907)	(441,514)	40,706)	(266,345)	31,084)	(658,647)	62,730)	(53,685)	(227,313)	(307,960)	(3,278)	(102,939)	(390,171)	(220,522)	(221,948)	(30,508)	(321,251)	(18,129)	(19,657)	(45,369)	(337,360)	(101,096)
Accounts payable	(6,936)	(23,244)	44,025)	(124,399)	394,655)	(34,202)	(362,669)	48,728)	71,416)	(90,895)	50,444)	(202,182)	232,063)	187,761)	13,086)	(58,561)	303,385)	157,581)	216,011)	148,495)	(113,964)	(124,721)	(59,068)	(61,929)
Deferred revenues, current and non-current	7,130)	253,660)	759,192)	(313,397)	(284,481)	(119,967)	943,240)	(510,391)	(221,302)	(38,192)	690,301)	(270,988)	63,009)	14,939)	721,243)	(150,685)	77,714)	30,812)	597,660)	(151,356)	(27,067)	(159,782)	608,369)	(185,313)
Accrued payroll and related benefits	1,042,409)	646,609)	(477,339)	(307,357)	496,119)	429,909)	(1,267,036)	(273,763)	802,664)	648,891)	(941,725)	(771,743)	782,256)	1,031,217)	(264,509)	(276,965)	529,603)	564,848)	302,174)	48,385)	467,338)	356,428)	(570,019)	(261,592)
Income taxes payable, current and non-current	(80,679)	74,743)	(345,206)	50,891)	205,547)	217,732)	(394,345)	85,142)	55,506)	168,573)	(226,015)	115,187)	113,051)	104,865)	66,425)	188,972)	(80,567)	212,340)	(54,733)	34,755)	(19,140)	111,604)	(122,106)	84,840)
Other current and non-current liabilities	71,876)	(102,221)	(119,310)	(11,906)	(73,806)	(176,606)	265,533)	(293,092)	(169,143)	(85,557)	(47,040)	(285,004)	114,162)	(126,093)	(251,372)	(182,786)	(280,420)	(193,366)	(324,037)	(43,506)	56,957)	323,200)	(173,882)	(216,346)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	1,272,725)	331,253)	(281,538)	(2,372,788)	764,020)	110,641)	(595,297)	(2,438,254)	1,099,754)	497,440)	(450,434)	(2,332,123)	1,484,092)	315,531)	(551,448)	(2,054,742)	168,138)	116,647)	323,375)	(575,831)	1,162,332)	685,702)	(537,901)	(1,178,308)
Adjustments to reconcile Net income to Net cash provided by operating activities	2,464,341)	1,440,403)	1,030,959)	(1,293,704)	1,670,765)	1,160,654)	391,841)	(1,511,430)	2,001,176)	1,241,036)	779,428)	(1,500,902)	2,097,725)	1,245,339)	497,964)	(1,288,859)	999,009)	831,578)	1,073,228)	80,788)	1,850,710)	1,488,827)	278,559)	(588,257)
Net cash provided by operating activities	3,914,147)	3,684,366)	2,853,400)	1,022,486)	3,389,431)	3,142,002)	2,101,043)	498,551)	3,409,388)	3,289,371)	2,330,111)	495,398)	3,790,110)	3,064,655)	2,155,493)	530,871)	2,436,432)	2,401,150)	2,534,721)	1,602,845)	3,156,134)	2,741,466)	1,530,641)	786,911)
Purchases of property and equipment	(107,915)	(169,107)	(170,812)	(152,205)	(213,636)	(124,117)	(109,823)	(68,933)	(180,294)	(141,500)	(107,548)	(98,830)	(177,051)	(194,616)	(164,660)	(181,671)	(236,295)	(158,212)	(92,510)	(93,115)	(188,718)	(149,981)	(165,370)	(95,063)
Purchases of businesses and investments, net of cash acquired	(681,760)	(297,140)	(250,795)	(241,560)	(1,343,522)	(2,329,700)	(2,121,455)	(788,025)	(1,196,856)	(257,020)	(390,527)	(686,460)	(1,235,164)	(363,614)	(113,746)	(1,735,028)	(2,626,711)	(429,237)	(611,332)	(503,843)	(205,233)	(742,062)	(474,456)	(109,848)
Proceeds from the sale of businesses and investments, net of cash transferred	14,086)	7,315)	10,163)	5,270)	7,816)	—)	20,905)	—)	6,274)	400,238)	17,279)	596)	440)	(111,660)	3,474)	87)	3,725)	(314)	261,140)	149,002)	145,507)	5,686)	40,000)	39,200)
Other investing, net	4,299)	3,380)	4,160)	2,971)	2,168)	2,851)	2,125)	1,528)	3,786)	3,273)	2,499)	2,620)	3,183)	2,936)	2,430)	4,031)	7,965)	15,075)	3,347)	1,549)	2,102)	1,362)	2,537)	(182)
Net cash used in investing activities	(771,290)	(455,552)	(407,284)	(385,524)	(1,547,174)	(2,450,966)	(2,208,248)	(855,430)	(1,367,090)	4,991)	(478,297)	(782,074)	(1,408,592)	(666,954)	(272,502)	(1,912,581)	(2,851,316)	(572,688)	(439,355)	(446,407)	(246,342)	(884,995)	(597,289)	(165,893)
Proceeds from issuance of shares	156,110)	509,989)	210,287)	477,367)	150,808)	504,516)	285,373)	477,434)	156,432)	537,016)	341,914)	465,707)	149,213)	497,974)	292,747)	409,130)	126,211)	392,478)	208,195)	338,891)	105,743)	349,165)	200,000)	300,400)
Purchases of shares	(473,888)	(1,799,527)	(1,447,818)	(898,264)	(628,430)	(1,383,242)	(1,321,846)	(1,191,128)	(1,004,553)	(788,937)	(1,118,211)	(1,418,702)	(605,487)	(972,171)	(1,693,354)	(845,366)	(914,648)	(834,995)	(1,184,586)	(768,895)	(589,892)	(626,688)	(970,056)	(729,211)
Proceeds from debt	—)	—)	—)	5,061,085)	—)	1,599,033)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Repayments of debt	—)	—)	—)	(931,885)	(671,246)	(100,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Proceeds from (repayments of) debt, net (legacy)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	93,622)	44)	1,203)	(1,611)	(4,923)	(2,653)	(5,429)	(3,448)	(6,512)	(562)	(642)	(82)	(6,512)	159)	204)	(570)
Cash dividends paid	(921,725)	(923,894)	(928,992)	(925,558)	(807,869)	(810,976)	(812,578)	(810,056)	(706,063)	(707,742)	(708,022)	(705,567)	(613,730)	(613,785)	(616,583)	(613,208)	(557,930)	(559,070)	(561,042)	(558,052)	(509,201)	(508,913)	(511,238)	(508,381)
Other financing, net	(35,571)	(6,548)	(38,505)	(30,997)	(472,213)	(26,235)	(16,690)	(28,163)	(19,739)	(13,205)	(32,225)	(16,687)	(26,485)	(12,804)	(14,096)	(16,568)	(14,906)	(10,219)	(8,658)	(11,313)	(13,680)	(11,773)	(8,186)	(10,462)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,275,074)	(2,219,980)	(2,205,028)	2,751,748)	(2,428,950)	(216,904)	(1,865,741)	(1,551,913)	(1,480,301)	(972,824)	(1,515,341)	(1,676,860)	(1,101,412)	(1,103,439)	(2,036,715)	(1,069,460)	(1,367,785)	(1,012,368)	(1,546,733)	(999,451)	(1,013,542)	(798,050)	(1,289,276)	(948,224)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(20,661)	132,335)	(56,705)	(87,124)	53,945)	(58,022)	(46,788)	4,601)	(52,411)	(24,879)	2,611)	(26,594)	(93,841)	(56,810)	(17,277)	(79,887)	(58,537)	26,708)	23,942)	21,686)	76,819)	(52,616)	(18,157)	10,890)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1,847,122)	1,141,169)	184,383)	3,301,586)	(532,748)	416,110)	(2,019,734)	(1,904,191)	509,586)	2,296,659)	339,084)	(1,990,130)	1,186,265)	1,237,452)	(171,001)	(2,531,057)	(1,841,206)	842,802)	572,575)	178,673)	1,973,069)	1,005,805)	(374,081)	(316,316)

Net Income Trends: Net income demonstrated variability over the periods, peaking notably in several quarters, such as November 2024 with values exceeding 2.3 billion USD, followed by some downturns. The fluctuations indicate periods of strong profitability interspersed with reduced earnings, showing sensitivity to operational factors or market conditions.
Depreciation, Amortization, and Other Non-Cash Expenses: This category generally trended upwards, increasing from around 399 million USD in late 2019 to highs exceeding 750 million USD by mid-2025. This suggests increasing investment in long-term assets or changes in amortization policies impacting operational expenses.
Share-Based Compensation Expense: Share-based compensation expenses saw growth over the timeframe, with spikes in early 2023 and fluctuating levels subsequently. The rise signifies higher equity-based incentives which could affect net income volatility.
Deferred Tax Expense (Benefit): Deferred tax showed inconsistency, alternating between expense and benefit without a clear trend. Periods of significant benefits, such as in mid-2022, alternate with large expenses, reflecting complex tax timing differences or adjustments.
Other Income and Expenses, Net: ‘Other, net’ fluctuated widely, indicating volatile non-core business activities or unusual items affecting the financials irregularly, with values swinging between moderate negative and positive amounts.
Working Capital Components: Receivables and contract assets exhibited pronounced variability, often negative, indicating substantial changes in collections or contract billings. Accounts payable and accrued payroll liabilities varied considerably, suggesting dynamic management of supplier and payroll obligations. Deferred revenues showed marked swings, indicating variability in advance billings and customer prepayments, affecting cash flow timing.
Operating Cash Flow: Net cash provided by operating activities fluctuated but was generally strong, with periods exceeding 3 billion USD. Notably, there were declines in some quarters, likely linked to operational or working capital adjustments. The positive operating cash flow indicates robust core business cash generation.
Investing Activities: Cash outflows for purchases of property and equipment remained consistently high, reflecting ongoing capital expenditures. Business acquisitions showed large, irregular cash outflows, peaking dramatically in late 2021, implying a period of significant strategic investment. Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were generally minor, offering little offset to acquisitions. The net investing cash flows were predominantly negative, reflecting an investment phase.
Financing Activities: Financing cash flows were predominantly negative, driven by significant repurchases of shares and payment of cash dividends, each consistently substantial. Issuance of shares also contributed positively in certain periods, balancing some outflows. Debt proceeds and repayments were irregular, with large inflows in early 2024 partially offset by subsequent repayments. Overall, net financing activities indicate shareholder returns prioritized through dividends and buybacks, with active debt management.
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes: The effect of currency fluctuations on cash and equivalents was volatile, with both positive and negative impacts observed, indicating exposure to foreign exchange risks that occasionally influenced liquidity.
Net Cash Position Changes: Cash and cash equivalents saw significant swings, with sharp increases in certain quarters reaching over 3 billion USD changes, contrasted by steep declines at other times. This variability reflects the interplay of operating performance, investing outlays, financing activities, and external factors such as foreign exchange.
Summary Insights: Overall, the financial patterns indicate a company with strong operational cash flow capabilities, balanced against aggressive capital investments and shareholder return initiatives. Variability in net income and working capital items suggest exposure to operational and market dynamics. The fluctuating investing and financing cash flows reflect strategic acquisitions, capital expenditures, and an active capital return policy. Foreign exchange effects add to cash flow volatility. The data reveals a complex but active financial management approach balancing growth, investment, and shareholder value.

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