What is Accenture's deferred revenue?

Accenture (ACN) reported deferred revenue of $1.04B in Q1 2026.

How has Accenture's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?

Accenture's deferred revenue increased by 60.4% year-over-year, from $647.35M to $1.04B.

What is the long-term trend for Accenture's deferred revenue?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's deferred revenue has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $700.08M to $642.36M.

What does deferred revenue mean?

Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.

Accenture ACN Deferred Revenue

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$18.7B+5.6%

Gross profit$6.1B+5.3%

Operating income$3.2B+6.5%

Net income$2.3B+6.4%

EPS (diluted)$3.80+8.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.2B+5.5%

Total debt$8.4B+2.7%

Total equity$31.9B+4.4%

Total assets$68.8B+8.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8B+2.8%

CapEx$186.2M+10.1%

Free cash flow$3.6B+2.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$100.76B-37.9%

Enterprise value$98.99B-38.4%

P/E12.9×-7.5×

P/S1.4×-1.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin32%-0.1pp

Operating margin14.5%-0.9pp

Net margin10.7%-1.0pp

FCF margin17.2%+2.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity24.9%-2.3pp

Debt / equity0.3×0.0×

Current ratio1.3×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Accenture in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredRevenueNoncurrent.

The official record: Accenture’s 10-Q, filed June 18, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Accenture's deferred revenue?: Accenture (ACN) reported deferred revenue of $1.04B in Q1 2026.
How has Accenture's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?: Accenture's deferred revenue increased by 60.4% year-over-year, from $647.35M to $1.04B.
What is the long-term trend for Accenture's deferred revenue?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's deferred revenue has grown at a -2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $700.08M to $642.36M.
What does deferred revenue mean?: Payments received from customers for goods or services to be delivered within one year — recognized as revenue as performance obligations are satisfied.