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Accenture PLC (NYSE:ACN)

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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Accenture PLC, liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Current ratio 1.10 1.16 1.26 1.33 1.30 1.37 1.29 1.26 1.23 1.27 1.23 1.22 1.25 1.42 1.39 1.45 1.40 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.34 1.35 1.33
Quick ratio 0.98 1.03 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.14 1.10 1.10 1.14 1.31 1.27 1.34 1.29 1.25 1.25 1.28 1.29 1.22 1.23 1.22
Cash ratio 0.26 0.30 0.32 0.41 0.50 0.50 0.38 0.36 0.45 0.41 0.35 0.37 0.52 0.67 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.54 0.49 0.52 0.55 0.45 0.44 0.43

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Current Ratio

Accenture PLC, current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Current assets 20,857,781 21,075,418 20,328,821 23,055,576 23,381,931 23,380,073 21,060,958 20,672,460 21,610,871 21,007,740 19,185,130 18,621,652 19,666,511 21,144,858 19,560,720 18,626,094 17,749,756 16,146,236 15,405,293 15,606,104 15,450,601 14,141,660 13,833,300 13,540,408
Current liabilities 18,976,127 18,207,753 16,136,014 17,280,238 18,009,038 17,092,528 16,349,522 16,460,246 17,523,496 16,562,592 15,540,122 15,232,007 15,708,867 14,929,559 14,090,668 12,819,099 12,662,590 11,828,281 11,177,575 11,199,408 11,061,896 10,551,987 10,219,049 10,176,335
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 1.10 1.16 1.26 1.33 1.30 1.37 1.29 1.26 1.23 1.27 1.23 1.22 1.25 1.42 1.39 1.45 1.40 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.34 1.35 1.33
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 1.11 1.16 1.05 1.34 1.25 1.16 1.12 1.11 1.14 1.07 1.04 1.25 1.39 1.31 1.27 1.48 1.44 1.29 1.23 0.79 0.74 0.70 0.97
Autodesk Inc. 0.82 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.84 0.73 0.64 0.62 0.69 0.81 0.50 0.48 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.79 0.83 0.60 0.56 0.64 0.70 0.80 0.83 0.92
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 2.45 1.43 1.32 1.24 1.44 1.37 1.44 1.27 1.33 1.59 1.81 1.77 1.70 1.57 1.70 1.86 1.55 1.42 1.38 1.74 1.70 1.60 1.45
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.76 1.74 1.82 1.78 1.73 1.76 1.80 1.83 1.83 1.90 1.98 2.07 2.65 1.91 2.18 2.25 2.38 2.53 2.94 1.03
International Business Machines Corp. 1.06 1.12 1.13 0.96 0.91 1.06 1.16 0.92 0.95 0.88 0.92 0.88 0.84 0.84 0.93 0.98 1.05 1.04 0.96 1.02 1.09 1.83 1.36
Intuit Inc. 1.29 1.50 1.17 1.25 1.47 1.51 1.23 1.37 1.39 1.63 1.18 2.10 1.94 1.96 1.53 3.09 2.26 1.79 1.67 1.80 1.83 1.85 1.32 1.41
Microsoft Corp. 1.27 1.24 1.22 1.66 1.77 1.91 1.93 1.84 1.78 1.99 2.25 2.16 2.08 2.29 2.58 2.53 2.52 2.90 2.80 2.85 2.53 2.97 3.12 2.92
Oracle Corp. 0.72 0.85 0.79 0.87 0.91 0.82 0.65 0.60 1.62 1.52 1.65 2.04 2.30 2.16 2.17 2.66 3.03 2.12 2.37 2.25 2.49 2.65 2.80 3.43
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.89 0.84 0.83 0.86 0.78 0.74 0.64 0.70 0.77 0.74 0.66 0.68 0.91 1.38 0.98 1.63 1.91 1.29 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.86 1.87 2.10
Salesforce Inc. 1.09 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.05 1.06 1.03 1.05 1.06 0.93 1.33 1.23 1.22 1.15 1.15 1.08 1.05 0.97 0.96 0.95 0.86 0.80 1.29
ServiceNow Inc. 1.13 1.12 1.05 1.06 1.08 1.14 1.17 1.11 1.24 1.12 1.12 1.05 1.13 1.08 1.23 1.21 1.40 1.17 1.03 1.03 1.05 1.10 1.13
Synopsys Inc. 2.02 1.86 1.29 1.15 1.20 1.15 1.11 1.09 1.14 1.25 1.19 1.16 1.18 1.19 1.10 1.19 1.06 0.95 0.95 0.99 0.99 0.95 0.89

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 20,857,781 ÷ 18,976,127 = 1.10

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Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Quick Ratio

Accenture PLC, quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 5,004,469 5,537,217 5,121,107 7,140,841 9,045,032 8,535,446 6,238,787 5,899,703 7,889,833 6,703,568 5,466,116 5,637,117 8,168,174 10,009,380 9,166,578 8,594,003 8,415,330 6,442,261 5,436,456 5,810,537 6,126,853 4,769,158 4,464,889 4,363,790
Short-term investments 5,396 4,878 4,540 4,597 4,575 4,482 4,189 4,095 3,973 4,322 6,031 6,968 4,294 4,433 3,518 83,148 94,309 3,676 3,643 3,303 3,313 3,338 3,111 3,116
Receivables and contract assets 13,664,847 13,199,388 13,080,504 13,241,359 12,227,186 12,582,660 12,499,168 12,610,353 11,776,775 12,219,074 11,590,876 11,120,401 9,728,212 9,473,441 8,725,392 8,547,711 7,846,892 8,345,601 8,517,949 8,577,386 8,095,071 8,134,147 8,151,411 8,023,057
Total quick assets 18,674,712 18,741,483 18,206,151 20,386,797 21,276,793 21,122,588 18,742,144 18,514,151 19,670,581 18,926,964 17,063,023 16,764,486 17,900,680 19,487,254 17,895,488 17,224,862 16,356,531 14,791,538 13,958,048 14,391,226 14,225,237 12,906,643 12,619,411 12,389,963
 
Current liabilities 18,976,127 18,207,753 16,136,014 17,280,238 18,009,038 17,092,528 16,349,522 16,460,246 17,523,496 16,562,592 15,540,122 15,232,007 15,708,867 14,929,559 14,090,668 12,819,099 12,662,590 11,828,281 11,177,575 11,199,408 11,061,896 10,551,987 10,219,049 10,176,335
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.98 1.03 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.24 1.15 1.12 1.12 1.14 1.10 1.10 1.14 1.31 1.27 1.34 1.29 1.25 1.25 1.28 1.29 1.22 1.23 1.22
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 0.97 1.02 0.93 1.22 1.12 1.03 1.00 1.00 1.01 0.93 0.89 1.11 1.25 1.18 1.12 1.34 1.28 1.11 1.06 0.70 0.64 0.62 0.86
Autodesk Inc. 0.72 0.65 0.64 0.63 0.76 0.64 0.54 0.52 0.62 0.72 0.42 0.40 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.71 0.78 0.54 0.49 0.56 0.62 0.70 0.73 0.81
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 2.00 1.06 0.96 0.94 1.10 1.10 1.19 1.02 1.13 1.36 1.56 1.47 1.48 1.33 1.43 1.59 1.44 1.30 1.22 1.50 1.50 1.43 1.27
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.60 1.59 1.66 1.63 1.58 1.62 1.66 1.68 1.68 1.76 1.81 1.93 2.50 1.76 2.01 2.07 2.18 2.36 2.76 0.87
International Business Machines Corp. 0.88 0.93 0.96 0.80 0.73 0.87 0.97 0.73 0.74 0.66 0.72 0.67 0.64 0.66 0.75 0.83 0.88 0.88 0.80 0.87 0.91 1.68 1.19
Intuit Inc. 0.71 1.00 0.55 0.66 1.25 1.29 1.02 1.10 1.17 1.29 0.78 1.71 1.60 1.72 1.20 2.74 2.04 1.54 1.30 1.34 1.44 1.57 0.94 0.89
Microsoft Corp. 1.06 1.05 1.02 1.45 1.54 1.66 1.66 1.59 1.57 1.77 2.05 1.96 1.90 2.10 2.36 2.30 2.33 2.73 2.65 2.68 2.35 2.80 2.93 2.72
Oracle Corp. 0.59 0.69 0.63 0.73 0.74 0.65 0.50 0.49 1.43 1.34 1.45 1.90 2.15 2.00 2.02 2.50 2.83 1.91 2.16 2.09 2.31 2.45 2.63 3.26
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.82 0.78 0.78 0.81 0.72 0.66 0.58 0.65 0.73 0.70 0.62 0.64 0.86 1.23 0.88 1.48 1.78 1.16 1.64 1.64 1.65 1.73 1.74 1.98
Salesforce Inc. 0.96 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.90 0.89 0.91 0.88 0.93 0.89 0.79 1.19 1.11 1.05 0.98 1.00 0.95 0.87 0.82 0.81 0.82 0.68 0.64 1.13
ServiceNow Inc. 1.05 1.03 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.08 1.11 1.06 1.17 1.06 1.06 1.01 1.07 1.03 1.19 1.16 1.33 1.11 0.98 0.98 0.99 1.04 1.06
Synopsys Inc. 1.10 0.99 0.88 0.85 0.92 0.90 0.86 0.85 0.87 0.99 0.93 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.83 0.94 0.82 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.70 0.67 0.67

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 18,674,712 ÷ 18,976,127 = 0.98

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.

Cash Ratio

Accenture PLC, cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Aug 31, 2024 May 31, 2024 Feb 29, 2024 Nov 30, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 May 31, 2023 Feb 28, 2023 Nov 30, 2022 Aug 31, 2022 May 31, 2022 Feb 28, 2022 Nov 30, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Nov 30, 2020 Aug 31, 2020 May 31, 2020 Feb 29, 2020 Nov 30, 2019 Aug 31, 2019 May 31, 2019 Feb 28, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents 5,004,469 5,537,217 5,121,107 7,140,841 9,045,032 8,535,446 6,238,787 5,899,703 7,889,833 6,703,568 5,466,116 5,637,117 8,168,174 10,009,380 9,166,578 8,594,003 8,415,330 6,442,261 5,436,456 5,810,537 6,126,853 4,769,158 4,464,889 4,363,790
Short-term investments 5,396 4,878 4,540 4,597 4,575 4,482 4,189 4,095 3,973 4,322 6,031 6,968 4,294 4,433 3,518 83,148 94,309 3,676 3,643 3,303 3,313 3,338 3,111 3,116
Total cash assets 5,009,865 5,542,095 5,125,647 7,145,438 9,049,607 8,539,928 6,242,976 5,903,798 7,893,806 6,707,890 5,472,147 5,644,085 8,172,468 10,013,813 9,170,096 8,677,151 8,509,639 6,445,937 5,440,099 5,813,840 6,130,166 4,772,496 4,468,000 4,366,906
 
Current liabilities 18,976,127 18,207,753 16,136,014 17,280,238 18,009,038 17,092,528 16,349,522 16,460,246 17,523,496 16,562,592 15,540,122 15,232,007 15,708,867 14,929,559 14,090,668 12,819,099 12,662,590 11,828,281 11,177,575 11,199,408 11,061,896 10,551,987 10,219,049 10,176,335
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.26 0.30 0.32 0.41 0.50 0.50 0.38 0.36 0.45 0.41 0.35 0.37 0.52 0.67 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.54 0.49 0.52 0.55 0.45 0.44 0.43
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Adobe Inc. 0.78 0.85 0.72 0.95 0.90 0.82 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.72 0.65 0.84 1.00 0.94 0.85 1.09 1.03 0.84 0.80 0.51 0.47 0.45 0.61
Autodesk Inc. 0.52 0.50 0.53 0.54 0.52 0.47 0.42 0.42 0.44 0.55 0.30 0.29 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.36 0.37 0.44 0.41 0.54 0.61 0.70
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 1.66 0.69 0.69 0.63 0.76 0.73 0.78 0.65 0.82 0.99 1.18 1.12 1.12 0.91 0.94 1.17 1.17 1.03 0.93 1.05 1.06 1.04 0.85
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.29 1.35 1.42 1.41 1.28 1.36 1.41 1.44 1.42 1.54 1.57 1.71 2.22 1.51 1.76 1.81 1.85 2.01 2.42 0.58
International Business Machines Corp. 0.48 0.54 0.60 0.39 0.36 0.50 0.57 0.28 0.32 0.24 0.32 0.22 0.23 0.22 0.31 0.36 0.41 0.37 0.30 0.24 0.31 1.10 0.47
Intuit Inc. 0.54 0.76 0.24 0.45 0.97 0.97 0.54 0.82 0.90 1.09 0.48 1.52 1.46 1.52 1.02 2.69 2.00 1.46 1.03 1.28 1.39 1.46 0.67 0.84
Microsoft Corp. 0.60 0.68 0.67 1.15 1.07 1.22 1.22 1.23 1.10 1.35 1.62 1.62 1.47 1.74 1.96 1.97 1.89 2.34 2.25 2.35 1.93 2.44 2.54 2.41
Oracle Corp. 0.34 0.40 0.36 0.48 0.44 0.38 0.27 0.32 1.12 1.12 1.21 1.70 1.93 1.77 1.81 2.26 2.50 1.64 1.88 1.89 2.03 2.23 2.43 3.07
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.34 0.41 0.43 0.52 0.31 0.46 0.39 0.46 0.44 0.50 0.45 0.48 0.57 0.98 0.72 1.22 1.39 0.87 1.40 1.39 1.37 1.52 1.51 1.76
Salesforce Inc. 0.53 0.61 0.60 0.65 0.48 0.65 0.67 0.68 0.48 0.62 0.55 0.98 0.67 0.78 0.72 0.76 0.54 0.62 0.59 0.61 0.39 0.43 0.40 0.91
ServiceNow Inc. 0.78 0.75 0.73 0.66 0.73 0.82 0.85 0.71 0.89 0.81 0.83 0.67 0.80 0.76 0.94 0.83 1.04 0.82 0.68 0.61 0.67 0.74 0.79
Synopsys Inc. 0.79 0.66 0.48 0.53 0.67 0.62 0.48 0.56 0.60 0.70 0.51 0.65 0.66 0.65 0.47 0.58 0.51 0.42 0.34 0.42 0.42 0.36 0.29

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-08-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,009,865 ÷ 18,976,127 = 0.26

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Accenture PLC cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.