- Accenture reported 8% revenue growth in Q2 FY2026, reaching $18 billion
- Record Q2 bookings rose 6% to $22.1 billion, including 41 clients over $100 million
- Diluted EPS increased 4% to $2.93, with operating margin up 30 basis points to 13.8%
Accenture Plc. reported a nearly 8% year-on-year growth in revenue in the second quarter of the financial year 2026, driven by record bookings. The top line rose to $18 billion, compared to Bloomberg consensus estimate of $17.86 billion.
The Dublin-based company also posted record second-quarter bookings, up 6% to $22.1 billion. Diluted earnings per share grew 4% to $2.93, as per a press release by the company.
"We delivered record second quarter bookings of $22.1 billion, including a record 41 clients with quarterly bookings greater than $100 million, with revenues at the top of our guided range, while continuing to take significant share in a competitive market," said Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet.
She added that the company's new strategic acquisitions will further strengthen their capabilities and expand their scale to help clients create value and achieve AI-based transformation. Accenture's operating margin expanded by 30 basis points to 13.8%, and free cash flow stood at $3.7 billion.
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Growth Outlook
The company said that it now expects full-year revenue growth to be 3% to 5% in local currency, excluding an estimated 1% impact from its US federal business, company now expects revenue growth to be 4% to 6% in local currency Full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.25 to $13.50, a 9% to 11% increase, the company said.
It sees full-year adjusted earnings to rise by 6% to 8% in the range of $13.65 to $13.90. Accenture has raised its full-year free cash flow expectation. It now expects free cash flow to be in the range of $10.8 billion to $11.5 billion.
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