Current Assets
Short-Term Investments
Accenture Short-Term Investments increased by 8.6% to $6.41M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 26.7%, from $5.06M to $6.41M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -42.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 19, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase indicates the company is parking excess cash in interest-bearing securities, while a decrease suggests cash is being deployed for operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
These are liquid financial instruments that are not classified as cash equivalents but have maturities of one year or le...
Peer comparison
Common among large-cap service firms that generate consistent free cash flow and seek to optimize yield on excess reserves.
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short_term_investmentsHistorical 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 | $4.43M | $4.29M | $6.97M | $6.03M | $4.32M | $3.97M | $4.10M | $4.19M | $4.48M | $4.58M | $4.60M | $4.54M | $4.88M | $5.40M | $5.15M | $5.06M | $5.79M | $5.95M | $5.91M | $6.41M |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.1% | +62.3% | -13.4% | -28.3% | -8.1% | +3.1% | +2.3% | +7.0% | +2.1% | +0.5% | -1.2% | +7.4% | +10.6% | -4.6% | -1.7% | +14.3% | +2.7% | -0.7% | +8.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.5% | -7.5% | -41.2% | -30.5% | +3.7% | +15.2% | +12.3% | +8.4% | +8.8% | +17.9% | +12.0% | +11.5% | +18.7% | +10.2% | +14.7% | +26.7% |
Range$3.97M – $6.97M
CAGR+8.1%
Avg YoY Growth+4.9%
Median YoY Growth+10.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's short-term investments?
- Accenture (ACN) reported short-term investments of $6.41M in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's short-term investments increased by 26.7% year-over-year, from $5.06M to $6.41M.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's short-term investments?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Accenture's short-term investments has grown at a -42.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $94.31M to $5.95M.
- What does short-term investments mean?
- Financial investments that can be converted into cash within one year.