Accenture, an IT services and consulting company with a significant workforce in India, on Thursday reported a 6 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to $18.7 billion in the September-November quarter of FY26, landing at the top of the company’s guided range.
Accenture follows a September-August financial year.
Revenues from the Americas increased 4 per cent to $9.08 billion, EMEA rose 8 per cent to stand at $6.94 billion, while Asia Pacific contributed $2.73 billion, growing by 7 per cent.
Gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of revenues) for the quarter was 33.1 per cent, compared to 32.9 per cent in the corresponding quarter of FY25.
Accenture recorded advanced AI bookings of $2.2 billion in Q1 (up 76 per cent y-o-y) with over 1,300 advanced AI clients to date, and revenues of $1.1 billion (up 120 per cent y-o-y). The company noted that it is nearing its goal of 80,000 AI & data professionals.
The firm recorded new bookings totalling $20.9 billion, representing a significant 12 per cent increase year-on-year. These bookings included 33 large clients with quarterly bookings exceeding $100 million.
Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet said the results reflect the company’s strategy to become the “reinvention partner of choice” for clients.
“I am very pleased with our $21 billion in new bookings… We delivered revenue growth of 5 per cent in local currency, at the top of our guided range, while continuing to gain market share. We also strengthened our leadership in advanced AI and deepened our ecosystem partnerships to help clients realize value,” Sweet said.
During the quarter, Accenture returned $3.3 billion to shareholders and declared a cash dividend of $1.63 per share for Q2 FY26 — December to February — a 10 per cent increase over the year-ago period.
Published on December 18, 2025
