How much cash does Accenture generate?

Accenture (ACN) generated $13.2B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.

What is Accenture's free cash flow?

After $600.4M of capital expenditures, Accenture's free cash flow was $12.6B over the trailing twelve months, up 22.8% year over year.

Where does Accenture's cash flow data come from?

Every line is extracted from Accenture's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.

Accenture ACN Cash Flow Statement

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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	FY'25	FY'24	FY'23	FY'22
Net income	$7.68B+5.7%	$7.26B+5.7%	$6.87B-0.1%	$6.88B+16.4%
Depreciation and amortization	——	$1.44B+2.2%	$1.41B+7.0%	$1.32B+17.0%
Stock-based compensation	$2.09B+7.8%	$1.94B+1.5%	$1.91B+13.9%	$1.68B+25.1%
Deferred income taxes	$357.35M+480%	-$93.99M-106%	$1.45B+781%	-$213.29M-116%
Impairment charges	——	$0—	$0—	$0—
Change in accounts receivable	——	——	-$87.67M-103%	$2.59B+76.3%
Change in accounts payable	——	$46.51M—	——	$374.35M-54.7%
Change in accrued liabilities	$904.32M—	——	——	$1.27B-12.0%
Change in other assets	$1.1B—	——	——	$716.91M+21.1%
Change in other liabilities	——	——	-$586.74M—	——
Other working capital changes	——	——	——	——
Change in deferred revenue	$706.59M—	——	——	$648.51M+16.9%
Change in income taxes payable/receivable	——	$114.08M+0.7%	$113.25M-76.1%	$473.31M—
Amortization of intangible assets	$745.89M+40.7%	$530.06M+20.2%	$440.96M+0.5%	$438.9M+40.4%
Non-cash operating lease expense	$729.73M+1.4%	$719.43M-17.1%	$868.08M+12.8%	$769.81M+0.6%
Pension and postretirement benefit expense	$219.93M-1.3%	$222.89M+8.0%	$206.35M+9.8%	$188M+10.9%
Amortization of deferred commissions	$337.07M-4.3%	$352.05M+3.8%	$339.14M+21.1%	$280.09M-5.8%
Net cash from operating activities	$11.47B+25.7%	$9.13B-4.1%	$9.52B-0.2%	$9.54B+6.3%
Capital expenditures	$600.04M+16.2%	$516.51M-2.2%	$528.17M-26.4%	$718M+23.8%
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$1.47B-77.6%	$6.58B+160%	$2.53B-26.6%	$3.45B-17.3%
Proceeds from sale of businesses	——	——	——	——
Other investing activities	-$14.81M-70.8%	-$8.67M+28.8%	-$12.18M+3.2%	-$12.58M+55.0%
Acquired in-process research and development	$817.3M-29.0%	$1.15B-11.4%	$1.3B+15.6%	$1.12B+0.4%
Net cash from investing activities	-$2.02B+71.4%	-$7.06B-169%	-$2.63B+38.3%	-$4.26B+1.1%
Dividends paid	$3.7B+14.2%	$3.24B+14.6%	$2.83B+15.1%	$2.46B+9.9%
Repurchases of common stock	$4.62B+2.1%	$4.52B+4.5%	$4.33B+5.2%	$4.12B+11.2%
Proceeds from issuance of debt	——	$1.6B—	——	$0—
Repayments of debt	——	$771.25M—	$0—	$0+100%
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	$1.35B-4.5%	$1.42B-5.5%	$1.5B+11.3%	$1.35B+26.6%
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	$3.49M+8.4%	$3.22M+8.8%	$2.96M—	——
Other financing activities	-$111.62M+79.5%	-$543.3M-513%	-$88.6M-2.5%	-$86.41M-91.6%
Net cash from financing activities	-$2.95B+51.4%	-$6.06B-7.4%	-$5.65B-6.3%	-$5.31B-7.8%
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	——	——	-$103.88M+58.1%	-$247.82M—
Net increase (decrease) in cash	$6.47B—	——	$1.16B—	——
Interest paid	$155.43M—	——	$46.51M+1.2%	$45.97M+27.2%
Income taxes paid	$2.47B+3.6%	$2.39B+3.1%	$2.32B+30.2%	$1.78B+13.5%
Stock-based compensation	$2.09B+7.8%	$1.94B+1.5%	$1.91B+13.9%	$1.68B+25.1%
Amortization of capitalized software and acquired intangible assets	$745.89M+40.7%	$530.06M+20.2%	$440.96M+0.5%	$438.9M+40.4%
Asset write-downs	——	——	——	——
Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, net	$337.07M-4.3%	$352.05M+3.8%	$339.14M+21.1%	$280.09M-5.8%
Depreciation	$622.49M+13.6%	$547.94M-11.7%	$620.66M+4.9%	$591.75M+15.6%
Depreciation, Amortization And Other	$2.44B+12.6%	$2.17B-5.0%	$2.28B+9.2%	$2.09B+10.4%
Deferred revenue	$706.59M—	——	——	$648.51M+16.9%
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	$904.32M—	——	——	$1.27B-12.0%
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets	$1.1B—	——	——	$716.91M+21.1%
Depreciation and amortization	——	$18.56M+51.6%	$12.25M+59.6%	$7.67M+90.0%
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	$200.47M—	——	$228.92M+10.9%	$206.45M-39.8%
Restructuring Settlement And Impairment Provisions	$615.32M+40.3%	$438.44M-58.8%	$1.06B—	——
Severance Costs	——	——	——	——
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity	-$14.81M-70.8%	-$8.67M+28.8%	-$12.18M+3.2%	-$12.58M+55.0%
Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates	$1.47B-77.6%	$6.58B+160%	$2.53B-26.6%	$3.45B-17.3%
Proceeds From Divestiture Of Businesses And Interests In Affiliates	——	——	——	——
Payments of Ordinary Dividends	$3.7B+14.2%	$3.24B+14.6%	$2.83B—	——
Proceeds from issuances of debt	——	$1.6B—	——	$0—
Proceeds from issuance of shares	$1.35B-4.5%	$1.42B-5.5%	$1.5B+11.3%	$1.35B+26.6%
Other, net	-$111.62M+79.5%	-$543.3M-513%	-$88.6M-2.5%	-$86.41M-91.6%
Repayments of Debt	——	$771.25M—	——	$0—
Common Stock Dividends Per Share Cash Paid	$5.92+14.7%	$5.16+15.2%	$4.48+15.5%	$3.88+10.2%
Contract With Customer Liability Revenue Recognized	$8.4B—	——	$7.9B+5.3%	$7.5B+17.2%
Cost of services	$47.44B+8.5%	$43.73B+0.8%	$43.38B+3.6%	$41.89B+22.6%
Costs and Expenses	$59.45B+7.5%	$55.3B0.0%	$55.3B+5.9%	$52.23B+21.7%
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$2.08B-12.4%	$2.37B-1.3%	$2.4B-0.7%	$2.42B+41.6%
Non-U.S.	$1.75B-2.2%	$1.79B+1.7%	$1.76B-10.5%	$1.97B+41.1%
U.S. state and local	$88.61M-48.8%	$173.02M-21.4%	$220.04M+43.9%	$152.86M+59.8%
Non-U.S.	$271.14M+134%	$115.71M-10.4%	$129.09M+243%	$37.62M-35.8%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$949.21M+3.8%	$914.09M-6.4%	$976.23M+18.5%	$823.72M+27.4%
Gain (loss) recognized in income on derivatives	-$147.22M—	——	$8.6M+105%	-$168.63M-1,197%
Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$12.28+6.2%	$11.56+6.1%	$10.90+0.4%	$10.86+16.5%
Earnings per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$12.15+6.3%	$11.43+6.1%	$10.77+0.6%	$10.71+17.0%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	89.7%-0.8%	90.5%+1.2%	89.3%-5.4%	94.7%+6.4%
Excess tax benefits from share based payments	——	——	——	——
Non-U.S. operations taxed at other rates	——	——	——	——
Final determinations	——	——	——	——
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Percent	——	——	——	——
Tax benefit	$581.52M+1.5%	$572.9M-2.2%	$585.77M-13.9%	$680.34M+39.7%
Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits	——	——	——	——
General and administrative costs	$4.35B+1.6%	$4.28B+0.1%	$4.28B+1.2%	$4.23B+22.3%
Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss	$304.3M+54.0%	$197.58M-36.1%	$309.04M+142%	-$735.55M—
Non-U.S. sources	$9.2B+14.0%	$8.07B+6.5%	$7.58B+0.3%	$7.55B+22.5%
U.S. sources	$1.07B-34.2%	$1.63B+4.3%	$1.56B-5.0%	$1.64B+2.9%
Income before provision for income taxes	$10.27B+5.9%	$9.7B+6.1%	$9.14B-0.6%	$9.2B+18.5%
Class A ordinary shares issuable upon redemption/exchange of noncontrolling interests (in shares)	2.4M-6.0%	2.5M-5.4%	2.7M-2.0%	2.7M-4.1%
Interest expense	$228.56M+288%	$58.97M+24.1%	$47.53M+0.4%	$47.32M-20.5%
Investment Income Interest	$336.32M+23.5%	$272.26M-2.9%	$280.41M+521%	$45.13M+35.3%
Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted	$7.69B+5.7%	$7.27B+5.7%	$6.88B-0.1%	$6.88B+16.4%
Noncontrolling Interest in Net Income (Loss) Other Noncontrolling Interests, Nonredeemable	$146.73M-0.3%	$147.21M+18.0%	$124.77M+19.5%	$104.44M+35.3%
Noncontrolling Interest in Net Income (Loss) Other Noncontrolling Interests, Redeemable	$7.24M+0.6%	$7.2M-0.1%	$7.2M-2.0%	$7.35M+12.4%
Number of divestitures	——	——	——	——
Number of geographic markets	30.0%	3—	——	——
Operating Income Loss	$10.23B+6.6%	$9.6B+8.9%	$8.81B-5.9%	$9.37B+22.9%
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Defined Benefit Plan, Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax	$0-100%	$307K+103%	-$11.89M-1,030%	-$1.05M+96.2%
Portion attributable to noncontrolling interests	-$55K-312%	$26K+121%	-$125K+44.2%	-$224K-273%
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax, Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$6.37M+197%	$2.14M-74.4%	$8.38M+141%	-$20.3M—
Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss Arising During Period Tax	$750K—	——	-$918K+86.8%	-$6.98M—
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification, Tax	-$50.25M-580%	-$7.39M+62.6%	-$19.73M—	——
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Noncontrolling Interest	-$192K—	——	——	-$111K-298%
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax	$242.8M+12.6%	$215.66M-38.2%	$349.15M+139%	-$904.53M—
Other comprehensive income (loss) applicable to noncontrolling interests	$6.23M+194%	$2.12M-75.1%	$8.49M+142%	-$20.19M—
Net actuarial and prior service gains (losses) arising during the period, Before tax	$74.49M+210%	-$67.86M-146%	$147.5M-38.3%	$238.87M+576%
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax	-$32.74M-266%	$19.67M+132%	-$62.15M+21.9%	-$79.57M-626%
Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment From AOCI Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Before Tax	$16.98M—	——	——	$51.06M+2.4%
Purchases Redemptions Of Noncontrolling Interests And Shares During Period, Value	$4.53M-70.3%	$15.25M+93.7%	$7.87M+54.0%	$5.11M—
Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. Exchangeable Shares (in shares)	——	——	——	——
Revenues	$69.67B+7.4%	$64.9B+1.2%	$64.11B+4.1%	$61.59B+21.9%
Sales and marketing	$7.04B+2.9%	$6.85B+4.0%	$6.58B+7.8%	$6.11B+15.5%
Vested, grant-date fair value	$1.9B+10.0%	$1.73B+0.6%	$1.72B+27.8%	$1.34B+16.2%
Share-based compensation expense	$2.09B—	——	$1.91B—	——
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decrease Resulting from Prior Period Tax Positions	$314.74M+65.9%	$189.69M+24.1%	$152.8M+121%	$69.02M-48.2%
Increases based on tax positions related to the current period	$430.31M+23.6%	$348.15M-22.1%	$446.93M+25.5%	$356.09M+89.7%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reduction Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations	$99M+16.0%	$85.36M+18.5%	$72.04M+15.5%	$62.39M-0.4%
Diluted (in shares)	2.5B-0.6%	2.5B-0.4%	2.6B-0.6%	2.6B-0.5%
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	2.5B-0.5%	2.5B-0.4%	2.5B-0.3%	2.5B-0.3%
Free cash flow	$10.87B+26.2%	$8.61B-4.2%	$9B+2.0%	$8.82B+5.1%
Free cash flow	$10.87B+26.2%	$8.61B-4.2%	$9B+2.0%	$8.82B+5.1%

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How much cash does Accenture generate?: Accenture (ACN) generated $13.2B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.
What is Accenture's free cash flow?: After $600.4M of capital expenditures, Accenture's free cash flow was $12.6B over the trailing twelve months, up 22.8% year over year.
Where does Accenture's cash flow data come from?: Every line is extracted from Accenture's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.