What is Accenture's deferred contract costs?

Accenture (ACN) reported deferred contract costs of $1.10B in Q1 2026.

How has Accenture's deferred contract costs changed year-over-year?

Accenture's deferred contract costs increased by 18.1% year-over-year, from $929.14M to $1.10B.

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

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's deferred contract costs has grown at a 8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $751.94M to $1.05B.

What does deferred contract costs mean?

Capitalized costs related to long-term service contracts that will be recognized as expenses in future periods.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred contract costs

Accenture Deferred contract costs increased by 4.9% to $1.10B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 18.1%, from $929.14M to $1.10B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred contract costs shows an upward trend with a 8.6% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryGrowth

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ3 2015

Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests high investment in new long-term client engagements, while a decrease may indicate lower new business activity or accelerated amortization.

Detailed definition

These represent costs incurred to fulfill a contract that are expected to be recovered over a period exceeding one year....

Peer comparison

Common in IT services and consulting firms; peers often report this as 'Contract Acquisition Costs' or 'Deferred Implementation Costs'.

Metric ID: non_current_assets_deferred_costs

Historical Data

19 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
Value	$731.45M	$751.94M	$793.80M	$826.04M	$807.94M	$832.65M	$850.52M	$852.19M	$851.97M	$827.61M	$815.72M	$834.05M	$862.14M	$893.90M	$929.14M	$984.83M	$1.03B	$1.05B	$1.10B
QoQ Change	—	+2.8%	+5.6%	+4.1%	-2.2%	+3.1%	+2.1%	+0.2%	-0.0%	-2.9%	-1.4%	+2.2%	+3.4%	+3.7%	+3.9%	+6.0%	+4.1%	+2.0%	+4.9%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+10.5%	+10.7%	+7.1%	+3.2%	+5.4%	-0.6%	-4.1%	-2.1%	+1.2%	+8.0%	+13.9%	+18.1%	+18.9%	+17.0%	+18.1%

Range$731.45M – $1.10B

CAGR+9.4%

Avg YoY Growth+8.4%

Median YoY Growth+8.0%

Current Streak8 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Accenture's deferred contract costs?: Accenture (ACN) reported deferred contract costs of $1.10B in Q1 2026.
How has Accenture's deferred contract costs changed year-over-year?: Accenture's deferred contract costs increased by 18.1% year-over-year, from $929.14M to $1.10B.
What is the long-term trend for Accenture's deferred contract costs?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's deferred contract costs has grown at a 8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $751.94M to $1.05B.
What does deferred contract costs mean?: Capitalized costs related to long-term service contracts that will be recognized as expenses in future periods.