Total Asset Turnover
since 2005
Calculation
Accenture PLC, total asset turnover, long-term trends, calculation
| Total asset turnover | = | Revenues1 | ÷ | Total assets1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.01 | = | 74,183,445) | ÷ | 73,597,792) |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.07 | = | 69,672,977) | ÷ | 65,394,897) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.16 | = | 64,896,464) | ÷ | 55,932,363) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.25 | = | 64,111,745) | ÷ | 51,245,305) |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.30 | = | 61,594,305) | ÷ | 47,263,390) |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.17 | = | 50,533,389) | ÷ | 43,175,843) |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 1.20 | = | 44,327,039) | ÷ | 37,078,593) |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 1.45 | = | 43,215,013) | ÷ | 29,789,880) |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 1.70 | = | 41,603,428) | ÷ | 24,449,083) |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 1.62 | = | 36,765,478) | ÷ | 22,689,890) |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 1.69 | = | 34,797,661) | ÷ | 20,609,004) |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 1.80 | = | 32,914,424) | ÷ | 18,266,058) |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 1.78 | = | 31,874,678) | ÷ | 17,930,452) |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1.80 | = | 30,394,285) | ÷ | 16,867,049) |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 1.79 | = | 29,777,985) | ÷ | 16,665,415) |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 1.74 | = | 27,352,914) | ÷ | 15,731,510) |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1.80 | = | 23,094,078) | ÷ | 12,835,253) |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 1.89 | = | 23,170,968) | ÷ | 12,255,734) |
| Aug 31, 2008 | 2.04 | = | 25,313,826) | ÷ | 12,398,525) |
| Aug 31, 2007 | 2.00 | = | 21,452,747) | ÷ | 10,747,162) |
| Aug 31, 2006 | 1.94 | = | 18,228,366) | ÷ | 9,418,080) |
| Aug 31, 2005 | 1.91 | = | 17,094,420) | ÷ | 8,957,352) |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-08-31).
1 US$ in thousands
The financial data indicates a consistent expansion in both revenues and total assets from 2005 through 2026. While the absolute growth in revenues is substantial, the total asset turnover ratio reveals a long-term decline in the efficiency of asset utilization to generate sales.
- Revenue and Asset Growth Patterns
- Revenues increased from approximately 17.1 billion USD in 2005 to a projected 74.2 billion USD by 2026. Parallel to this, total assets grew from 8.96 billion USD to 73.6 billion USD over the same period. The acceleration of asset growth became particularly pronounced after 2018, where the asset base expanded from 24.4 billion USD in 2017 to over 73 billion USD by 2026.
- Total Asset Turnover Trajectory
- The total asset turnover ratio experienced three distinct phases. From 2005 to 2008, the ratio improved from 1.91 to a peak of 2.04, indicating a period of increasing operational efficiency. Between 2009 and 2016, the ratio entered a phase of moderate volatility, generally trending downward but remaining within a range of 1.69 to 1.89. Since 2017, a sustained and significant decline has been observed, with the ratio falling from 1.62 to a projected 1.01 by 2026.
- Asset Utilization Efficiency
- The downward trend in the turnover ratio suggests that the growth in the asset base has outpaced the growth in revenue generation. A sharp deterioration is evident between 2018 and 2020, where the ratio dropped from 1.70 to 1.20. This indicates that in the latter part of the observed period, the company required significantly more assets to generate a single unit of revenue compared to the 2005-2010 period.
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Comparison to Competitors
Accenture PLC, total asset turnover, long-term trends, comparison to competitors
| Accenture PLC | Adobe Inc. | AppLovin Corp. | Cadence Design Systems Inc. | Datadog Inc. | International Business Machines Corp. | Intuit Inc. | Microsoft Corp. | Oracle Corp. | Palantir Technologies Inc. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. | Salesforce Inc. | ServiceNow Inc. | Synopsys Inc. | Workday Inc. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.01 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.58 | 0.44 | 0.26 | — | 0.24 | 0.37 | — | — | 0.53 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.07 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 0.15 | 0.47 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.16 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.44 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.25 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.30 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.49 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.17 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.31 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.50 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 1.20 | 0.53 | — | 0.68 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.31 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.53 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 1.45 | 0.54 | — | 0.70 | 0.35 | 0.51 | 1.08 | 0.44 | 0.36 | — | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.51 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 1.70 | 0.48 | — | 0.87 | — | 0.65 | 1.15 | 0.43 | 0.29 | — | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.51 | 0.43 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 1.62 | 0.50 | — | 0.80 | — | 0.63 | 1.27 | 0.37 | 0.28 | — | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 1.69 | 0.46 | — | 0.87 | — | 0.68 | 1.10 | 0.44 | 0.33 | — | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.68 | 0.46 | 0.43 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 1.80 | 0.41 | — | 0.72 | — | 0.74 | 0.84 | 0.53 | 0.34 | — | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.44 | 0.33 |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 1.78 | 0.38 | — | 0.49 | — | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.50 | 0.42 | — | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.22 |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1.80 | 0.39 | — | 0.60 | — | 0.79 | 0.76 | 0.55 | 0.45 | — | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.29 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 1.79 | 0.44 | — | 0.58 | — | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.61 | 0.47 | — | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.42 | — |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 1.74 | 0.47 | — | 0.65 | — | 0.92 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.48 | — | — | 0.54 | — | 0.46 | — |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1.80 | 0.47 | — | 0.54 | — | 0.88 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.44 | — | — | 0.53 | — | 0.42 | — |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 1.89 | 0.40 | — | 0.60 | — | 0.88 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.49 | — | — | 0.73 | — | 0.46 | — |
| Aug 31, 2008 | 2.04 | 0.61 | — | 0.62 | — | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.83 | 0.47 | — | — | 0.69 | — | 0.49 | — |
| Aug 31, 2007 | 2.00 | 0.55 | — | 0.42 | — | 0.82 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.52 | — | — | 0.75 | — | 0.46 | — |
| Aug 31, 2006 | 1.94 | 0.43 | — | 0.43 | — | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.64 | 0.50 | — | — | 0.71 | — | 0.51 | — |
| Aug 31, 2005 | 1.91 | 0.81 | — | 0.39 | — | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.56 | 0.57 | — | — | 0.63 | — | 0.46 | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-08-31).
Comparison to Sector (Software & Services)
Accenture PLC, total asset turnover, long-term trends, comparison to sector (software & services)
| Accenture PLC | Software & Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.01 | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.07 | 0.46 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.16 | 0.49 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.25 | 0.51 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.30 | 0.53 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.17 | 0.49 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 1.20 | 0.48 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 1.45 | 0.50 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 1.70 | 0.51 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 1.62 | 0.47 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 1.69 | 0.54 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 1.80 | 0.59 |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 1.78 | 0.61 |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1.80 | 0.66 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 1.79 | 0.72 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 1.74 | 0.75 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1.80 | 0.76 |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 1.89 | 0.79 |
| Aug 31, 2008 | 2.04 | 0.86 |
| Aug 31, 2007 | 2.00 | 0.81 |
| Aug 31, 2006 | 1.94 | 0.78 |
| Aug 31, 2005 | 1.91 | 0.77 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-08-31).
Comparison to Industry (Information Technology)
Accenture PLC, total asset turnover, long-term trends, comparison to industry (information technology)
| Accenture PLC | Information Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.01 | — |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.07 | 0.60 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.16 | 0.58 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.25 | 0.61 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.30 | 0.64 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 1.17 | 0.62 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 1.20 | 0.58 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 1.45 | 0.59 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 1.70 | 0.59 |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 1.62 | 0.51 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 1.69 | 0.55 |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 1.80 | 0.63 |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 1.78 | 0.64 |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 1.80 | 0.66 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 1.79 | 0.70 |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 1.74 | 0.73 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 1.80 | 0.72 |
| Aug 31, 2009 | 1.89 | 0.69 |
| Aug 31, 2008 | 2.04 | 0.79 |
| Aug 31, 2007 | 2.00 | 0.76 |
| Aug 31, 2006 | 1.94 | 0.75 |
| Aug 31, 2005 | 1.91 | 0.76 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2015-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2014-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2013-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2012-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2011-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2010-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2009-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2008-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2007-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2006-08-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2005-08-31).