What is Accenture's severance costs?

Accenture (ACN) reported severance costs of $628M in Q3 2025.

What does severance costs mean?

Expenses incurred for employee severance and workforce reduction programs.

How do you interpret severance costs?

Higher costs indicate aggressive workforce downsizing or restructuring, while lower costs suggest a stable or growing headcount.

How does severance costs compare across companies?

Standard line item for professional services firms managing labor-intensive cost structures.

Accenture ACN Severance Costs

Severance Costs at other companies

PPG IndustriesPPG

$10M—

RBC BearingsRBC

$1.03M—

Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS

$46M+15.0%

Fidelity National Information ServicesFIS

$27M-54.2%

IDEXIEX

$384.25K—

TTM TechnologiesTTMI

$685.75K—

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$95.78B-41.8%

Enterprise value$94B-42.3%

P/E12.3×-8.4×

P/S1.3×-1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin32%-0.1pp

Operating margin14.5%-0.9pp

Net margin10.7%-1.0pp

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:SeveranceCosts1.

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 severance costs?: Accenture (ACN) reported severance costs of $628M in Q3 2025.
What does severance costs mean?: Expenses incurred for employee severance and workforce reduction programs.
How do you interpret severance costs?: Higher costs indicate aggressive workforce downsizing or restructuring, while lower costs suggest a stable or growing headcount.
How does severance costs compare across companies?: Standard line item for professional services firms managing labor-intensive cost structures.