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Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)

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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Accenture PLC, profitability ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 32.58% 32.50% 32.34% 32.25% 32.12% 32.02% 31.99% 32.26% 32.30% 32.35% 32.38% 31.99% 31.66% 31.81% 31.53% 31.36% 31.28% 31.08% 30.81% 30.61% 30.31% 30.10% 29.91%
Operating profit margin 13.76% 13.60% 13.74% 14.42% 14.90% 15.27% 15.21% 15.20% 15.12% 15.19% 15.08% 15.03% 14.89% 14.84% 14.69% 14.68% 14.66% 14.65% 14.59% 14.45% 14.31% 14.20% 14.04%
Net profit margin 10.89% 10.65% 10.72% 11.27% 10.99% 11.30% 11.17% 11.12% 11.27% 11.53% 11.69% 12.05% 11.95% 11.74% 11.52% 11.11% 11.13% 11.06% 11.06% 10.93% 10.51% 9.99% 9.76%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 25.92% 25.79% 26.75% 28.28% 29.20% 30.69% 31.11% 30.99% 31.09% 30.45% 30.25% 29.87% 29.81% 29.33% 30.05% 30.91% 32.13% 32.05% 33.17% 34.05% 33.53% 33.21% 39.17%
Return on assets (ROA) 13.70% 13.35% 13.41% 14.29% 14.54% 14.97% 14.55% 14.38% 14.42% 14.19% 13.68% 13.72% 13.65% 13.72% 13.78% 14.12% 14.84% 14.66% 16.04% 16.62% 16.33% 15.77% 16.61%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

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 gross profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Accenture PLC operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Accenture PLC net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Accenture PLC ROE deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Accenture PLC ROA deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.

Gross Profit Margin

Accenture PLC, gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Gross profit 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 3,434,616 3,528,298 3,054,349 3,297,425 3,223,131 3,319,128 2,848,394 3,052,260
Revenues 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 11,055,650 11,099,688 10,454,129 10,605,546 10,642,249 10,838,854 10,067,832 10,054,493
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 32.58% 32.50% 32.34% 32.25% 32.12% 32.02% 31.99% 32.26% 32.30% 32.35% 32.38% 31.99% 31.66% 31.81% 31.53% 31.36% 31.28% 31.08% 30.81% 30.61% 30.31% 30.10% 29.91%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 88.08% 87.87% 87.89% 87.77% 87.66% 87.70% 87.76% 87.87% 88.04% 88.18% 88.17% 87.87% 87.45% 86.62% 85.96% 85.60% 85.19% 85.03% 85.16% 85.55% 86.04% 86.77%
International Business Machines Corp. 55.45% 55.04% 54.64% 54.24% 54.00% 53.78% 54.01% 54.48% 54.90% 53.27% 51.79% 50.09% 48.32% 48.18% 47.76% 47.52% 47.30%
Intuit Inc. 78.08% 78.12% 78.13% 78.46% 79.00% 79.99% 81.09% 82.36% 82.11% 82.13% 82.53% 82.67% 82.23% 82.85% 82.05% 80.50% 82.25% 82.55% 82.80% 83.52% 83.41% 83.13% 83.62%
Microsoft Corp. 69.75% 69.44% 68.92% 68.45% 68.16% 68.26% 68.40% 68.73% 68.83% 68.86% 68.93% 68.38% 68.35% 68.27% 67.78% 68.17% 67.71% 66.56% 65.90% 65.44% 65.10% 65.21% 65.25%
Oracle Corp. 71.88% 72.26% 72.85% 74.50% 76.10% 77.78% 79.08% 79.44% 79.96% 80.22% 80.59% 80.59% 80.33% 79.96% 79.68% 79.80% 79.67% 79.77% 79.76% 79.53% 79.54% 79.66% 79.71%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 74.05% 73.35% 72.29% 70.80% 69.77% 69.06% 68.76% 69.34% 69.63% 69.77% 70.05% 69.74% 70.02% 70.42% 70.68% 71.61% 72.02% 72.06% 72.12% 71.81% 71.81% 71.64% 71.61%
Salesforce Inc. 74.52% 73.78% 73.34% 72.69% 72.61% 73.10% 73.48% 74.02% 74.34% 74.32% 74.41% 74.47% 74.62% 74.90% 75.23% 75.01% 74.77% 74.32% 74.02%
ServiceNow Inc. 78.59% 78.52% 78.50% 78.45% 78.29% 77.85% 77.53% 77.26% 77.05% 77.27% 77.59% 78.01% 78.16% 78.22% 78.04% 77.57% 76.98%
Synopsys Inc. 79.33% 79.08% 78.79% 78.51% 78.91% 79.07% 79.48% 80.05% 79.78% 79.50% 79.11% 78.93% 78.81% 78.44% 78.56% 78.04% 77.69% 77.60% 76.98% 76.50% 76.43% 76.42%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ2 2024 + Gross profitQ1 2024 + Gross profitQ4 2023 + Gross profitQ3 2023) ÷ (RevenuesQ2 2024 + RevenuesQ1 2024 + RevenuesQ4 2023 + RevenuesQ3 2023)
= 100 × (4,878,469 + 5,447,941 + 5,181,629 + 5,529,070) ÷ (15,799,514 + 16,224,303 + 15,985,200 + 16,564,585) = 32.58%

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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 gross profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Operating Profit Margin

Accenture PLC, operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Operating income 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 1,571,493 1,717,943 1,386,626 1,629,012 1,452,671 1,619,726 1,282,764 1,485,880
Revenues 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 11,055,650 11,099,688 10,454,129 10,605,546 10,642,249 10,838,854 10,067,832 10,054,493
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 13.76% 13.60% 13.74% 14.42% 14.90% 15.27% 15.21% 15.20% 15.12% 15.19% 15.08% 15.03% 14.89% 14.84% 14.69% 14.68% 14.66% 14.65% 14.59% 14.45% 14.31% 14.20% 14.04%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 29.95% 34.26% 33.95% 33.64% 33.91% 34.64% 35.45% 36.25% 36.72% 36.76% 36.53% 35.75% 34.75% 32.93% 32.10% 31.36% 30.10% 29.25% 28.36% 28.55% 29.65% 31.45%
International Business Machines Corp. 15.17% 14.58% 13.88% 13.49% 13.50% 12.92% 12.77% 12.30% 11.97% 9.12% 10.13% 10.39% 9.22% 12.21% 11.50% 11.73% 13.67%
Intuit Inc. 23.00% 22.86% 21.86% 21.67% 19.48% 18.41% 20.20% 23.68% 22.49% 24.10% 25.95% 29.04% 26.95% 30.30% 28.34% 22.46% 26.81% 27.03% 27.33% 28.42% 27.32% 25.34% 25.10%
Microsoft Corp. 44.17% 43.01% 41.77% 40.85% 40.58% 41.69% 42.06% 42.56% 42.52% 42.14% 41.59% 40.15% 39.24% 38.17% 37.03% 37.46% 36.74% 35.20% 34.14% 33.49% 32.82% 32.47% 31.77%
Oracle Corp. 27.73% 27.01% 26.21% 28.06% 30.42% 22.92% 25.74% 26.22% 26.62% 37.78% 37.58% 37.74% 37.13% 36.29% 35.57% 34.82% 34.65% 34.49% 34.26% 34.47% 34.36% 34.23% 34.34%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 7.98% 8.15% 5.62% 2.30% 0.37% -1.56% -3.43% -5.12% -6.74% -7.51% -7.15% -6.56% -5.49% -4.79% -5.25% -5.24% -4.27% -2.45% -1.87% -1.29% -2.64% -4.41% -5.68%
Salesforce Inc. 8.18% 4.42% 3.29% 1.64% 0.26% 0.77% 2.07% 3.67% 4.69% 4.25% 2.14% 1.11% 0.35% -0.29% 1.74% 2.97% 3.37% 3.95% 4.03%
ServiceNow Inc. 8.49% 7.64% 6.32% 5.41% 4.90% 3.40% 3.30% 3.95% 4.36% 4.34% 4.55% 5.10% 4.40% 4.96% 4.97% 2.88% 1.22%
Synopsys Inc. 22.40% 21.72% 19.11% 18.81% 20.70% 22.87% 22.93% 23.18% 20.72% 17.48% 18.17% 18.81% 17.82% 16.83% 15.77% 13.85% 13.64% 15.48% 13.68% 12.02% 12.61% 11.54%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ2 2024 + Operating incomeQ1 2024 + Operating incomeQ4 2023 + Operating incomeQ3 2023) ÷ (RevenuesQ2 2024 + RevenuesQ1 2024 + RevenuesQ4 2023 + RevenuesQ3 2023)
= 100 × (2,046,427 + 2,564,887 + 1,912,920 + 2,359,288) ÷ (15,799,514 + 16,224,303 + 15,985,200 + 16,564,585) = 13.76%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Accenture PLC operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.

Net Profit Margin

Accenture PLC, net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income attributable to Accenture plc 1,674,859 1,973,444 1,372,963 2,009,996 1,523,648 1,964,950 1,665,128 1,786,075 1,634,942 1,791,024 1,416,248 1,549,426 1,440,859 1,500,276 1,287,929 1,228,202 1,234,740 1,356,968 1,130,427 1,249,516 1,124,449 1,274,720 1,029,524 1,043,020 863,703 1,123,660
Revenues 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 11,055,650 11,099,688 10,454,129 10,605,546 10,642,249 10,838,854 10,067,832 10,054,493
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 10.89% 10.65% 10.72% 11.27% 10.99% 11.30% 11.17% 11.12% 11.27% 11.53% 11.69% 12.05% 11.95% 11.74% 11.52% 11.11% 11.13% 11.06% 11.06% 10.93% 10.51% 9.99% 9.76%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 24.08% 27.97% 27.12% 26.34% 26.32% 27.01% 28.00% 29.29% 29.90% 30.55% 38.67% 38.79% 40.68% 40.88% 31.05% 30.71% 27.72% 26.42% 26.10% 26.25% 28.08% 28.69%
International Business Machines Corp. 12.13% 11.32% 3.34% 3.03% 2.71% 2.08% 9.36% 9.46% 10.01% 7.81% 8.16% 7.76% 7.59% 10.53% 10.43% 11.78% 12.22%
Intuit Inc. 18.35% 17.53% 16.59% 15.91% 14.22% 14.10% 16.23% 19.44% 19.03% 20.28% 21.41% 23.93% 22.64% 25.10% 23.78% 19.50% 22.88% 22.79% 22.95% 24.34% 22.89% 20.71% 20.31%
Microsoft Corp. 36.27% 35.31% 34.15% 33.25% 33.05% 34.37% 36.69% 37.63% 38.50% 38.51% 36.45% 35.02% 33.47% 32.29% 30.96% 33.36% 33.02% 31.66% 31.18% 28.58% 28.31% 16.38% 15.02%
Oracle Corp. 19.63% 18.40% 17.02% 17.46% 19.09% 13.15% 15.83% 18.08% 24.79% 34.16% 33.96% 32.32% 26.34% 26.13% 25.94% 27.06% 27.62% 27.71% 28.05% 27.13% 10.01% 9.74% 9.60%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 30.24% 8.52% 6.38% 3.32% 0.56% -2.46% -4.85% -7.54% -9.50% -11.20% -11.72% -11.00% -9.73% -8.36% -7.83% -7.01% -5.58% -3.42% -2.82% -2.30% -3.47% -5.04% -6.51%
Salesforce Inc. 4.77% 1.18% 0.66% 0.92% 1.83% 3.59% 5.45% 6.96% 9.99% 19.87% 19.16% 17.53% 12.21% -0.92% 0.74% 4.64% 6.45% 8.26% 8.36%
ServiceNow Inc. 19.30% 18.72% 17.76% 5.25% 4.49% 2.90% 2.79% 3.56% 3.90% 3.99% 3.30% 3.15% 2.62% 16.60% 18.42% 18.20% 18.11%
Synopsys Inc. 22.96% 21.05% 18.71% 17.41% 18.22% 19.38% 20.86% 21.19% 20.18% 18.02% 18.48% 20.27% 18.91% 18.03% 17.88% 13.96% 14.31% 15.84% 18.94% 18.74% 18.59% 13.86%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2023 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2023) ÷ (RevenuesQ2 2024 + RevenuesQ1 2024 + RevenuesQ4 2023 + RevenuesQ3 2023)
= 100 × (1,674,859 + 1,973,444 + 1,372,963 + 2,009,996) ÷ (15,799,514 + 16,224,303 + 15,985,200 + 16,564,585) = 10.89%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Accenture PLC net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Accenture PLC, ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018 Aug 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 Feb 28, 2018 Nov 30, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income attributable to Accenture plc 1,674,859 1,973,444 1,372,963 2,009,996 1,523,648 1,964,950 1,665,128 1,786,075 1,634,942 1,791,024 1,416,248 1,549,426 1,440,859 1,500,276 1,287,929 1,228,202 1,234,740 1,356,968 1,130,427 1,249,516 1,124,449 1,274,720 1,029,524 1,043,020 863,703 1,123,660
Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity 27,122,853 26,676,751 25,692,839 25,332,431 23,762,619 22,974,611 22,106,097 21,389,094 20,560,023 20,353,199 19,529,454 19,342,845 18,308,027 17,906,501 17,000,536 16,014,606 15,474,589 15,167,138 14,409,008 13,737,324 13,337,033 12,678,856 10,364,753 9,797,325 9,682,687 9,102,130
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 25.92% 25.79% 26.75% 28.28% 29.20% 30.69% 31.11% 30.99% 31.09% 30.45% 30.25% 29.87% 29.81% 29.33% 30.05% 30.91% 32.13% 32.05% 33.17% 34.05% 33.53% 33.21% 39.17%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 31.05% 32.86% 32.46% 32.71% 33.35% 33.85% 33.49% 34.96% 35.04% 32.59% 40.51% 40.30% 41.09% 39.66% 32.97% 34.00% 30.89% 28.03% 27.12% 26.70% 27.17% 27.67%
International Business Machines Corp. 33.29% 30.00% 9.12% 8.48% 7.47% 6.29% 28.79% 28.98% 30.38% 21.44% 24.31% 25.11% 27.14% 37.27% 38.33% 45.08% 45.25%
Intuit Inc. 16.38% 15.21% 13.81% 12.73% 12.28% 11.69% 12.57% 14.75% 13.93% 21.49% 20.89% 21.37% 19.70% 37.50% 35.76% 28.21% 43.76% 43.49% 41.53% 40.54% 52.65% 45.36% 51.44%
Microsoft Corp. 34.64% 34.93% 35.09% 35.45% 36.83% 40.21% 43.68% 44.47% 44.49% 44.67% 43.15% 41.65% 39.40% 38.49% 37.43% 40.41% 40.25% 38.75% 38.35% 36.82% 36.41% 21.89% 20.03%
Oracle Corp. 262.21% 395.57% 792.45% 262.43% 144.16% 131.11% 107.99% 83.94% 75.58% 70.25% 59.43% 50.87% 45.33% 13.02% 10.19% 8.37%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 52.25% 28.28% 25.15% 17.47% 4.71% -28.23% -127.14% -115.40% -391.77% -98.34% -78.63% -43.97% -35.50% -40.11% -24.23% -30.74% -10.84% -6.81% -5.16% -4.36% -8.39% -9.75% -15.30%
Salesforce Inc. 2.72% 0.66% 0.36% 0.47% 0.89% 1.70% 2.48% 3.05% 4.24% 10.44% 9.81% 8.82% 6.16% -0.48% 0.37% 2.21% 5.53% 7.04% 7.11%
ServiceNow Inc. 22.69% 22.08% 20.56% 7.14% 6.46% 4.44% 4.39% 5.58% 6.22% 6.24% 5.21% 5.01% 4.18% 26.20% 29.38% 29.85% 29.45%
Synopsys Inc. 21.10% 20.01% 17.36% 15.79% 16.72% 17.85% 18.42% 18.13% 16.87% 14.31% 14.63% 15.88% 14.80% 13.54% 13.66% 11.10% 11.64% 13.04% 15.91% 15.49% 15.61% 12.43%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2023 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2023) ÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= 100 × (1,674,859 + 1,973,444 + 1,372,963 + 2,009,996) ÷ 27,122,853 = 25.92%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Accenture PLC ROE deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then slightly improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Accenture PLC, ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income attributable to Accenture plc 1,674,859 1,973,444 1,372,963 2,009,996 1,523,648 1,964,950 1,665,128 1,786,075 1,634,942 1,791,024 1,416,248 1,549,426 1,440,859 1,500,276 1,287,929 1,228,202 1,234,740 1,356,968 1,130,427 1,249,516 1,124,449 1,274,720 1,029,524 1,043,020 863,703 1,123,660
Total assets 51,307,471 51,531,354 51,245,305 50,128,275 47,727,289 47,115,774 47,263,390 46,095,198 44,317,837 43,674,743 43,175,843 42,124,884 39,985,401 38,268,311 37,078,593 35,057,319 33,503,430 33,170,712 29,789,880 28,156,360 27,390,208 26,706,412 24,449,083 23,250,793 23,132,979 22,974,153
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 13.70% 13.35% 13.41% 14.29% 14.54% 14.97% 14.55% 14.38% 14.42% 14.19% 13.68% 13.72% 13.65% 13.72% 13.78% 14.12% 14.84% 14.66% 16.04% 16.62% 16.33% 15.77% 16.61%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 16.70% 18.23% 17.60% 17.44% 17.76% 17.51% 18.00% 18.57% 18.58% 17.70% 22.33% 21.82% 22.28% 21.66% 17.23% 17.13% 15.24% 14.22% 13.85% 13.48% 13.75% 13.80%
International Business Machines Corp. 5.55% 5.35% 1.53% 1.37% 1.29% 1.00% 4.38% 4.14% 4.35% 3.30% 3.63% 3.61% 3.58% 5.13% 5.11% 5.88% 6.20%
Intuit Inc. 9.33% 9.07% 8.58% 7.74% 7.15% 6.93% 7.45% 8.77% 8.26% 14.07% 13.29% 13.50% 11.97% 20.26% 16.70% 17.22% 24.34% 25.55% 24.78% 23.85% 27.59% 25.61% 23.39%
Microsoft Corp. 17.54% 17.29% 17.56% 18.16% 18.50% 19.40% 19.94% 21.03% 20.91% 20.24% 18.36% 18.13% 16.87% 15.78% 14.70% 16.21% 15.67% 14.73% 13.69% 13.27% 12.96% 7.30% 6.40%
Oracle Corp. 7.55% 6.86% 6.33% 6.36% 6.85% 4.46% 6.15% 6.96% 9.60% 11.35% 10.48% 10.86% 9.44% 9.03% 8.78% 11.13% 11.11% 10.31% 10.20% 9.82% 3.36% 3.02% 2.79%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 12.45% 4.15% 3.03% 1.52% 0.26% -1.14% -2.18% -3.51% -4.44% -4.89% -4.87% -4.59% -3.88% -3.43% -2.95% -3.52% -2.43% -1.51% -1.24% -1.01% -1.58% -2.11% -2.54%
Salesforce Inc. 1.71% 0.41% 0.21% 0.30% 0.57% 1.08% 1.52% 1.99% 2.65% 6.85% 6.14% 6.01% 4.10% -0.31% 0.23% 1.47% 2.85% 3.49% 3.61%
ServiceNow Inc. 9.96% 10.51% 9.54% 2.94% 2.44% 1.81% 1.66% 2.03% 2.13% 2.33% 1.86% 1.73% 1.36% 9.09% 11.17% 10.92% 10.41%
Synopsys Inc. 13.33% 11.90% 10.42% 9.40% 9.85% 10.45% 11.07% 10.95% 10.21% 8.66% 8.88% 9.69% 9.02% 8.27% 8.19% 6.48% 6.70% 8.31% 10.17% 9.77% 9.30% 7.04%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-30).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2024 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2023 + Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2023) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,674,859 + 1,973,444 + 1,372,963 + 2,009,996) ÷ 51,307,471 = 13.70%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Accenture PLC ROA deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then improved from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 exceeding Q4 2023 level.