Operating Cash Flow
Accenture Operating Cash Flow increased by 129.4% to $3.82B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.8%, from $2.85B to $3.82B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 6.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $2.40B | $2.44B | $530.87M | $2.16B | $3.06B | $3.79B | $495.40M | $2.33B | $3.29B | $3.41B | $498.55M | $2.10B | $3.14B | $3.39B | $1.02B | $2.85B | $3.68B | $3.91B | $1.66B | $3.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | -78.2% | +306.0% | +42.2% | +23.7% | -86.9% | +370.4% | +41.2% | +3.6% | -85.4% | +321.4% | +49.5% | +7.9% | -69.8% | +179.1% | +29.1% | +6.2% | -57.5% | +129.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +27.6% | +55.6% | -6.7% | +8.1% | +7.3% | -10.0% | +0.6% | -9.8% | -4.5% | -0.6% | +105.1% | +35.8% | +17.3% | +15.5% | +62.8% | +33.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's operating cash flow?
- Accenture (ACN) reported operating cash flow of $3.82B in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's operating cash flow increased by 33.8% year-over-year, from $2.85B to $3.82B.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's operating cash flow has grown at a 6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.98B to $11.47B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.