Current Liabilities
Deferred Revenue
Accenture Deferred Revenue increased by 13.8% to $827.85M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.7%, from $638.45M to $827.85M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows relatively stable performance with a -1.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryGrowth
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 19, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong future demand and successful contract billing, while a decrease may indicate slower sales or faster project completion.
Detailed definition
This represents the current portion of payments received from clients for services or software implementations that have...
Peer comparison
Common in IT services and SaaS firms; peers typically show growth in this metric as they scale managed services.
Metric ID:
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $698.74M | $700.08M | $701.63M | $746.60M | $733.98M | $712.72M | $710.02M | $726.09M | $687.10M | $653.95M | $634.98M | $647.02M | $621.25M | $641.09M | $623.75M | $638.45M | $647.35M | $642.36M | $727.39M | $827.85M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.2% | +0.2% | +6.4% | -1.7% | -2.9% | -0.4% | +2.3% | -5.4% | -4.8% | -2.9% | +1.9% | -4.0% | +3.2% | -2.7% | +2.4% | +1.4% | -0.8% | +13.2% | +13.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.0% | +1.8% | +1.2% | -2.7% | -6.4% | -8.2% | -10.6% | -10.9% | -9.6% | -2.0% | -1.8% | -1.3% | +4.2% | +0.2% | +16.6% | +29.7% |
Range$621.25M – $827.85M
CAGR+3.6%
Avg YoY Growth+0.3%
Median YoY Growth-1.5%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's deferred revenue?
- Accenture (ACN) reported deferred revenue of $827.85M in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's deferred revenue increased by 29.7% year-over-year, from $638.45M to $827.85M.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's deferred revenue?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Accenture's deferred revenue has grown at a -1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $690.93M to $642.36M.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money received from customers for services that have not yet been performed.