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Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Profitability ratios measure the company’s ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Accenture PLC, profitability ratios
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Accenture PLC’s gross profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC’s operating profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC’s net profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC’s ROE deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC’s ROA deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Gross Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, gross profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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| Gross profit margin1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| Fiserv Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
1 2021 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × Gross profit ÷ Revenues
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Accenture PLC’s gross profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Operating Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, operating profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Operating income | |||||||
| Revenues | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| Fiserv Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
1 2021 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × Operating income ÷ Revenues
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC’s operating profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Net Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, net profit margin calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | |||||||
| Revenues | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| Net profit margin1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| Fiserv Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
1 2021 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × Net income attributable to Accenture plc ÷ Revenues
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC’s net profit margin ratio improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Accenture PLC, ROE calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | |||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| ROE1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| Fiserv Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| ROE, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| ROE, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
1 2021 Calculation
ROE = 100 × Net income attributable to Accenture plc ÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC’s ROE deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly improved from 2020 to 2021. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Accenture PLC, ROA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Aug 31, 2021 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 31, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 31, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | |||||||
| Total assets | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||
| ROA1 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | |||||||
| Autodesk Inc. | |||||||
| Automatic Data Processing Inc. | |||||||
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc. | |||||||
| Fiserv Inc. | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | |||||||
| Mastercard Inc. | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | |||||||
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | |||||||
| salesforce.com inc. | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | |||||||
| Visa Inc. | |||||||
| ROA, Sector | |||||||
| Software & Services | |||||||
| ROA, Industry | |||||||
| Information Technology | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2021-10-15), 10-K (filing date: 2020-10-22), 10-K (filing date: 2019-10-29), 10-K (filing date: 2018-10-24), 10-K (filing date: 2017-10-26), 10-K (filing date: 2016-10-28).
1 2021 Calculation
ROA = 100 × Net income attributable to Accenture plc ÷ Total assets
= 100 × ÷ =
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC’s ROA deteriorated from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |