Free cash flow
Accenture Free cash flow increased by 143.3% to $3.67B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 36.7%, from $2.68B to $3.67B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 6.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.20B | $349.20M | $1.99B | $2.87B | $3.61B | $396.57M | $2.22B | $3.15B | $3.23B | $429.62M | $1.99B | $3.02B | $3.18B | $870.28M | $2.68B | $3.52B | $3.81B | $1.51B | $3.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | -84.1% | +470.1% | +44.2% | +25.9% | -89.0% | +460.4% | +41.6% | +2.6% | -86.7% | +363.5% | +51.6% | +5.2% | -72.6% | +208.2% | +31.0% | +8.3% | -60.4% | +143.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +64.2% | +13.6% | +11.6% | +9.7% | -10.6% | +8.3% | -10.4% | -4.1% | -1.7% | +102.6% | +34.7% | +16.5% | +19.9% | +73.2% | +36.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's free cash flow?
- Accenture (ACN) reported free cash flow of $3.67B in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's free cash flow increased by 36.7% year-over-year, from $2.68B to $3.67B.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's free cash flow has grown at a 6.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.40B to $10.87B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.