What is Accenture's R&D?

Accenture (ACN) reported R&D of $204.33M in Q2 2025.

How has Accenture's R&D changed year-over-year?

Accenture's R&D decreased by 29.0% year-over-year, from $287.61M to $204.33M.

What is the long-term trend for Accenture's R&D?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's R&D has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.12B to $817.3M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Accenture ACN R&D

R&D at other companies

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$160.98M+19.3%

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$76.99B-56.7%

Enterprise value$75.22B-57.3%

P/E9.9×-12.5×

P/S1.1×-1.5×

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:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Accenture’s 10-K, filed October 10, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Accenture's R&D?: Accenture (ACN) reported R&D of $204.33M in Q2 2025.
How has Accenture's R&D changed year-over-year?: Accenture's R&D decreased by 29.0% year-over-year, from $287.61M to $204.33M.
What is the long-term trend for Accenture's R&D?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's R&D has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.12B to $817.3M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.