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Guides conservatively — has come in above its own forecast in 6 of 12 quarters.
n = 12 resolved forecasts · Q2 FY2022 to Q3 FY2026 · 12 still outstanding
Pattern
conservatively
12 resolved
Avg. signed deviation
+0.5%
outside its own range
Avg. vs midpoint
+1.5%
where in the range it lands
Avg. range width
3.5%
room it leaves itself
Above guidance6In line6
Next report expected 17 Sept 2026 (Q4 FY2026) — Estimated one quarter on from the FY2026Q3 release of 2026-06-18. source
The record — 40 forecasts, 24 scoredevery figure sourced
| Period | Measure | Guided | Issued | Reported | Landed | Deviation | Verdict | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026 | Revenue | $17.75–$18.40bn | 2026-06-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Revenues $17.75B – $18.4B” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2026 | Revenue | $18.35–$19.00bn | 2026-03-19 | $18.7bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Revenues $18.35B – $19.0B” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2026 | Revenue | $17.35–$18.00bn | 2025-12-18 | $18.0bn | +0.2% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Revenues $17.35B – $18.0B” | ||||||||
| FY 2026revised | EPS (adj.) | $13.78–$13.90 | 2026-06-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.38 to $13.50, a 10% to 11% increase; now expects full-year adjusted1 earnings per share to be in the range of $13.78 to $13.90, a 7% to 8% increase” | ||||||||
| FY 2026revised | EPS | $13.38–$13.50 | 2026-06-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.38 to $13.50, a 10% to 11% increase; now expects full-year adjusted1 earnings per share to be in the range of $13.78 to $13.90, a 7% to 8% increase” | ||||||||
| FY 2026revised | EPS (adj.) | $13.65–$13.90 | 2026-03-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “now expects full-year adjusted1 earnings per share to be in the range of $13.65 to $13.90, a 6% to 8% increase” | ||||||||
| FY 2026revised | EPS | $13.25–$13.50 | 2026-03-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects full-year GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.25 to $13.50, a 9% to 11% increase” | ||||||||
| FY 2026 | EPS (adj.) | $13.52–$13.90 | 2025-12-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.12 to $13.50, an 8% to 11% increase; continues to expect adjusted EPS to be in the range of $13.52 to $13.90, a 5% to 8% increase” | ||||||||
| FY 2026 | EPS | $13.12–$13.50 | 2025-12-18 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects GAAP diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $13.12 to $13.50, an 8% to 11% increase; continues to expect adjusted EPS to be in the range of $13.52 to $13.90, a 5% to 8% increase” | ||||||||
| Q4 FY2025 | Revenue | $17.00–$17.60bn | 2025-06-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Revenues $17.0B – $17.6B” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2025 | Revenue | $16.90–$17.50bn | 2025-03-20 | $17.7bn | +1.3% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Revenues $16.9B – $17.5B” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2025 | Revenue | $16.20–$16.80bn | 2024-12-19 | $16.7bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 to be in the range of $16.2 billion to $16.8 billion, or 5% to 9% growth in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately negative 2.5% foreign-exchange impact compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2024.” | ||||||||
| Q1 FY2025 | Revenue | $16.85–$17.45bn | 2024-09-26 | $17.7bn | +1.4% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 to be in the range of $16.85 billion to $17.45 billion, or an increase of 2% to 6% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately positive 1.5% foreign-exchange impact compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2024.” | ||||||||
| FY 2025revised | EPS | $12.77–$12.89 | 2025-06-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $12.77 to $12.89” | ||||||||
| FY 2025revised | EPS | $12.55–$12.79 | 2025-03-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Now expects diluted earnings per share to be in the range of $12.55 to $12.79” | ||||||||
| FY 2025revised | EPS | $12.43–$12.79 | 2024-12-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Reflecting its increased revenue outlook and revised foreign-exchange assumption, the company now expects GAAP diluted EPS for fiscal 2025 to be in the range of $12.43 to $12.79, compared to $12.55 to $12.91 previously, an increase of 9% to 12% over fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $11.44, and an increase of 4% to 7% over adjusted EPS of $11.95, which excludes $0.51 for business optimization costs.” | ||||||||
| FY 2025 | EPS | $12.55–$12.91 | 2024-09-26 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $12.55 to $12.91, an increase of 10% to 13% over fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $11.44, and an increase of 5% to 8% over fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS of $11.95, which excludes $0.51 for business optimization costs.” | ||||||||
| Q4 FY2024 | Revenue | $16.05–$16.65bn | 2024-06-20 | $16.4bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $16.05 billion to $16.65 billion, or 2% to 6% growth in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately negative 2% foreign-exchange impact compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2024 | Revenue | $16.25–$16.85bn | 2024-03-21 | $16.5bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $16.25 billion to $16.85 billion, or negative 1% to positive 3% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately negative 1% foreign-exchange impact compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2024 | Revenue | $15.40–$16.00bn | 2023-12-19 | $15.8bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in the range of $15.40 billion to $16.00 billion, or negative 2% to 2% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of a negative 0.5% foreign-exchange impact compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS (adj.) | $11.85–$12.00 | 2024-06-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.29 to $11.44, compared to $11.41 to $11.64 previously, an increase of 5% to 6% over fiscal 2023; and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.85 to $12.00, compared to $11.97 to $12.20 previously, an increase of 2% to 3% over fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS | $11.29–$11.44 | 2024-06-20 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.29 to $11.44, compared to $11.41 to $11.64 previously, an increase of 5% to 6% over fiscal 2023; and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.85 to $12.00, compared to $11.97 to $12.20 previously, an increase of 2% to 3% over fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS (adj.) | $11.97–$12.20 | 2024-03-21 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.97 to $12.20, compared to $11.97 to $12.32 previously, an increase of 3% to 5% over fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| FY 2024revised | EPS | $11.41–$11.64 | 2024-03-21 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.41 to $11.64, compared to $11.41 to $11.76 previously, an increase of 6% to 8% over fiscal 2023;” | ||||||||
| FY 2024 | EPS (adj.) | $11.97–$12.32 | 2023-12-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company continues to expect GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.41 to $11.76, an increase of 6% to 9% over fiscal 2023, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.97 to $12.32, an increase of 3% to 6% over fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| FY 2024 | EPS | $11.41–$11.76 | 2023-12-19 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company continues to expect GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.41 to $11.76, an increase of 6% to 9% over fiscal 2023, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.97 to $12.32, an increase of 3% to 6% over fiscal 2023.” | ||||||||
| Q4 FY2023 | Revenue | $15.75–$16.35bn | 2023-06-22 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 to be in the range of $15.75 billion to $16.35 billion, an increase of 2% to 6% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of a flat foreign-exchange impact compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2023 | Revenue | $16.10–$16.70bn | 2023-03-23 | $16.6bn | 0.0% | IN LINE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 to be in the range of $16.1 billion to $16.7 billion, an increase of 3% to 7% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately negative 3.5% foreign-exchange impact compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2022.” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2023 | Revenue | $15.20–$15.75bn | 2022-12-16 | $15.8bn | +0.4% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2023 to be in the range of $15.20 billion to $15.75 billion, an increase of 6% to 10% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of an approximately negative 5% foreign-exchange impact compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2022.” | ||||||||
| FY 2023revised | EPS (adj.) | $11.52–$11.63 | 2023-06-22 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.94 to $11.05, compared to $10.84 to $11.06 previously, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.52 to $11.63, an increase of 8% to 9% over fiscal 2022 diluted EPS of $10.71.” | ||||||||
| FY 2023revised | EPS | $10.94–$11.05 | 2023-06-22 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.94 to $11.05, compared to $10.84 to $11.06 previously, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.52 to $11.63, an increase of 8% to 9% over fiscal 2022 diluted EPS of $10.71.” | ||||||||
| FY 2023 | EPS (adj.) | $11.41–$11.63 | 2023-03-23 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.84 to $11.06, compared to $11.20 to $11.52 previously, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.41 to $11.63, an increase of 7% to 9% over fiscal 2022 diluted EPS of $10.71.” | ||||||||
| FY 2023revised | EPS | $10.84–$11.06 | 2023-03-23 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.84 to $11.06, compared to $11.20 to $11.52 previously, and adjusted EPS to be in the range of $11.41 to $11.63, an increase of 7% to 9% over fiscal 2022 diluted EPS of $10.71.” | ||||||||
| FY 2023 | EPS | $11.20–$11.52 | 2022-12-16 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects diluted EPS to be in the range of $11.20 to $11.52, an increase of 5% to 8% over FY22 diluted EPS.” | ||||||||
| Q4 FY2022 | Revenue | $15.00–$15.50bn | 2022-06-23 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022 to be in the range of $15.0 billion to $15.5 billion, 20% to 24% growth in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of a negative 8% foreign-exchange impact compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.” | ||||||||
| Q3 FY2022 | Revenue | $15.70–$16.15bn | 2022-03-17 | $16.2bn | +0.1% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 to be in the range of $15.70 billion to $16.15 billion, an increase of 22% to 26% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of a negative 4% foreign-exchange impact compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2021.” | ||||||||
| Q2 FY2022 | Revenue | $14.30–$14.75bn | 2021-12-16 | $15.1bn | +2.1% | ABOVE | guidance · result | |
| “Accenture expects revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 to be in the range of $14.30 billion to $14.75 billion, an increase of 22% to 26% in local currency, reflecting the company’s assumption of a negative 4% foreign-exchange impact compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2021.” | ||||||||
| FY 2022revised | EPS | $10.61–$10.70 | 2022-06-23 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.61 to $10.70, an increase of 21% to 22% over adjusted FY21 diluted EPS of $8.80—which exclude gains on an investment of $0.36 from FY21 GAAP diluted EPS of $9.16.” | ||||||||
| FY 2022revised | EPS | $10.61–$10.81 | 2022-03-17 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.61 to $10.81, an increase of 21% to 23% over adjusted FY21 diluted EPS of $8.80 — which exclude gains on an investment of $0.36 from FY21 GAAP diluted EPS of $9.16.” | ||||||||
| FY 2022 | EPS | $10.32–$10.60 | 2021-12-16 | — | — | — | PENDING | guidance |
| “The company now expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $10.32 to $10.60, compared with $9.90 to $10.18 previously, an increase of 17% to 20% over adjusted FY21 diluted EPS of $8.80 — which exclude gains on an investment of $0.36 from FY21 GAAP diluted EPS of $9.16.” | ||||||||
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