Return on Capital (ROC)
Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Accenture PLC, ROIC calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 7,011,593) | 7,128,082) | 6,771,649) | 6,009,567) | 4,992,768) | 4,379,754) | |
| Invested capital2 | 33,174,004) | 29,793,146) | 26,216,920) | 22,846,720) | 20,110,534) | 17,518,702) | |
| Performance Ratio | |||||||
| ROIC3 | 21.14% | 23.93% | 25.83% | 26.30% | 24.83% | 25.00% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 21.68% | 26.93% | 29.44% | 21.67% | 19.74% | 17.25% | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 7.63% | -0.68% | 3.78% | 3.44% | 7.64% | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 8.53% | 9.30% | 17.64% | 20.65% | 34.71% | 32.34% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 28.71% | 36.59% | 45.56% | 43.43% | 38.28% | 19.75% | |
| Oracle Corp. | 10.34% | 9.70% | 17.55% | 11.53% | 15.18% | 5.88% | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 28.59% | 19.73% | 11.48% | 9.91% | 13.83% | 10.72% | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 3.00% | 5.42% | 8.23% | 5.09% | 8.97% | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 22.31% | 17.69% | 18.88% | 20.49% | 19.87% | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 11.03% | 17.54% | 11.52% | 11.63% | 8.35% | 6.37% | |
Based on: 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).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × 7,011,593 ÷ 33,174,004 = 21.14%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Performance ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Accenture PLC ROIC deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Decomposition of ROIC
Accenture PLC, decomposition of ROIC
Based on: 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).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the decrease in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the decrease in efficiency measured by turnover of capital (TO) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Accenture PLC, OPM calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 7,011,593) | 7,128,082) | 6,771,649) | 6,009,567) | 4,992,768) | 4,379,754) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,379,798) | 2,446,374) | 1,743,310) | 1,440,649) | 1,488,362) | 1,490,042) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 9,391,391) | 9,574,455) | 8,514,959) | 7,450,216) | 6,481,130) | 5,869,796) | |
| Revenues | 64,111,745) | 61,594,305) | 50,533,389) | 44,327,039) | 43,215,013) | 41,603,428) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | 370,343) | 261,506) | 601,585) | 573,613) | 298,253) | 123,038) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 64,482,088) | 61,855,811) | 51,134,974) | 44,900,652) | 43,513,266) | 41,726,466) | |
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| OPM3 | 14.56% | 15.48% | 16.65% | 16.59% | 14.89% | 14.07% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 35.97% | 36.56% | 40.89% | 34.42% | 31.93% | 35.32% | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 17.57% | 2.98% | 10.91% | 9.64% | 15.99% | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 23.08% | 21.00% | 28.02% | 29.42% | 28.33% | 25.71% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 43.20% | 43.28% | 43.49% | 38.29% | 36.61% | 35.11% | |
| Oracle Corp. | 26.91% | 24.11% | 40.03% | 34.29% | 34.21% | 35.42% | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 29.22% | 23.90% | 16.95% | 17.41% | 16.22% | 16.97% | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 10.25% | 16.40% | 20.24% | 15.63% | 19.12% | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 18.76% | 14.87% | 17.20% | 17.77% | 14.93% | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 20.63% | 27.91% | 22.47% | 22.28% | 17.29% | 15.30% | |
Based on: 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).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenues
= 100 × 9,391,391 ÷ 64,482,088 = 14.56%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Accenture PLC OPM deteriorated from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Accenture PLC, TO calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Revenues | 64,111,745) | 61,594,305) | 50,533,389) | 44,327,039) | 43,215,013) | 41,603,428) | |
| Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues | 370,343) | 261,506) | 601,585) | 573,613) | 298,253) | 123,038) | |
| Adjusted revenues | 64,482,088) | 61,855,811) | 51,134,974) | 44,900,652) | 43,513,266) | 41,726,466) | |
| Invested capital1 | 33,174,004) | 29,793,146) | 26,216,920) | 22,846,720) | 20,110,534) | 17,518,702) | |
| Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
| TO2 | 1.94 | 2.08 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 2.16 | 2.38 | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.61 | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.59 | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 1.50 | 1.50 | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.88 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.41 | |
| Oracle Corp. | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.55 | 0.55 | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 1.01 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 0.67 | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.51 | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.36 | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.59 | |
Based on: 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).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2023 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenues ÷ Invested capital
= 64,482,088 ÷ 33,174,004 = 1.94
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Accenture PLC TO improved from 2021 to 2022 but then deteriorated significantly from 2022 to 2023. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Accenture PLC, CTR calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2023 | Aug 31, 2022 | Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | 7,011,593) | 7,128,082) | 6,771,649) | 6,009,567) | 4,992,768) | 4,379,754) | |
| Add: Cash operating taxes2 | 2,379,798) | 2,446,374) | 1,743,310) | 1,440,649) | 1,488,362) | 1,490,042) | |
| Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | 9,391,391) | 9,574,455) | 8,514,959) | 7,450,216) | 6,481,130) | 5,869,796) | |
| Tax Rate | |||||||
| CTR3 | 25.34% | 25.55% | 20.47% | 19.34% | 22.96% | 25.38% | |
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 24.54% | 14.22% | 10.28% | 9.63% | 7.06% | 19.97% | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 22.56% | 139.75% | 33.85% | 37.95% | 18.49% | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 39.49% | 14.74% | 20.15% | 20.99% | 18.37% | 16.40% | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 24.32% | 18.98% | 13.05% | 15.80% | 22.65% | 60.11% | |
| Oracle Corp. | 25.66% | 26.20% | 13.28% | 23.42% | 19.20% | 70.01% | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 2.83% | 3.82% | 8.83% | 7.62% | 5.72% | 6.34% | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 25.51% | 8.31% | 6.79% | 19.81% | 7.62% | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 4.32% | 4.41% | 5.03% | 5.90% | 2.51% | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 24.60% | 11.45% | 18.39% | 10.36% | 16.50% | 28.97% | |
Based on: 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).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × 2,379,798 ÷ 9,391,391 = 25.34%
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Tax rate | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Accenture PLC CTR increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023. |