Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Accenture PLC, profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Accenture PLC gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC ROE improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC ROA improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Gross Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 30, 2024 | 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 5,822,829) | 5,337,456) | 5,498,451) | 4,878,469) | 5,447,941) | 5,181,629) | 5,529,070) | 4,834,766) | 5,186,142) | 4,946,057) | 5,314,734) | 4,523,959) | 4,916,789) | 4,466,216) | 4,404,384) | 3,595,232) | 3,898,296) | 3,440,540) | 3,528,688) | 3,359,171) | 3,647,759) | 3,434,616) | 3,528,298) | 3,054,349) | 3,297,425) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 17,689,545) | 16,405,819) | 16,466,828) | 15,799,514) | 16,224,303) | 15,985,200) | 16,564,585) | 15,814,158) | 15,747,802) | 15,423,656) | 16,158,803) | 15,046,693) | 14,965,153) | 13,419,284) | 13,263,795) | 12,088,125) | 11,762,185) | 10,835,271) | 10,991,305) | 11,141,505) | 11,358,958) | 11,055,650) | 11,099,688) | 10,454,129) | 10,605,546) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 32.45% | 32.61% | 32.58% | 32.58% | 32.50% | 32.34% | 32.25% | 32.12% | 32.02% | 31.99% | 32.26% | 32.30% | 32.35% | 32.38% | 31.99% | 31.66% | 31.81% | 31.53% | 31.36% | 31.28% | 31.08% | 30.81% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 89.04% | 88.66% | 88.24% | 88.08% | 87.87% | 87.89% | 87.77% | 87.66% | 87.70% | 87.76% | 87.87% | 88.04% | 88.18% | 88.17% | 87.87% | 87.45% | 86.62% | 85.96% | 85.60% | 85.19% | 85.03% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 87.79% | 88.51% | 89.31% | 89.36% | 89.18% | 89.41% | 89.18% | 89.57% | 89.87% | 89.74% | 89.83% | 89.73% | 89.55% | 89.05% | 88.75% | 88.61% | 87.90% | 88.34% | 88.63% | 88.60% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 75.29% | 75.27% | 74.62% | 74.04% | 73.69% | 73.17% | 73.55% | 73.74% | 73.63% | 73.60% | 73.76% | 73.88% | 73.86% | 73.75% | 72.92% | 72.17% | 71.73% | 70.58% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 56.53% | 56.09% | 55.64% | 55.45% | 55.04% | 54.64% | 54.24% | 54.00% | 53.78% | 54.01% | 54.48% | 54.90% | 53.27% | 51.79% | 50.09% | 48.32% | 48.18% | 47.76% | 47.52% | 47.30% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 78.73% | 78.72% | 78.53% | 78.08% | 78.12% | 78.13% | 78.46% | 79.00% | 79.99% | 81.09% | 82.36% | 82.11% | 82.13% | 82.53% | 82.67% | 82.23% | 82.85% | 82.05% | 80.50% | 82.25% | 82.55% | 82.80% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 69.35% | 69.76% | 69.89% | 69.75% | 69.44% | 68.92% | 68.45% | 68.16% | 68.26% | 68.40% | 68.73% | 68.83% | 68.86% | 68.93% | 68.38% | 68.35% | 68.27% | 67.78% | 68.17% | 67.71% | 66.56% | 65.90% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 71.31% | 71.41% | 71.53% | 71.88% | 72.26% | 72.85% | 74.50% | 76.10% | 77.78% | 79.08% | 79.44% | 79.96% | 80.22% | 80.59% | 80.59% | 80.33% | 79.96% | 79.68% | 79.80% | 79.67% | 79.77% | 79.76% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 81.10% | 81.39% | 81.16% | 80.62% | 79.92% | 79.15% | 78.75% | 78.56% | 78.59% | 78.73% | 78.16% | 77.99% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 74.17% | 74.35% | 74.43% | 74.05% | 73.35% | 72.29% | 70.80% | 69.77% | 69.06% | 68.76% | 69.34% | 69.63% | 69.77% | 70.05% | 69.74% | 70.02% | 70.42% | 70.68% | 71.61% | 72.02% | 72.06% | 72.12% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 76.00% | 75.50% | 74.99% | 74.52% | 73.78% | 73.34% | 72.69% | 72.61% | 73.10% | 73.48% | 74.02% | 74.34% | 74.32% | 74.41% | 74.47% | 74.62% | 74.90% | 75.23% | 75.01% | 74.77% | 74.32% | 74.02% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 79.24% | 79.07% | 78.87% | 78.59% | 78.52% | 78.50% | 78.45% | 78.29% | 77.85% | 77.53% | 77.26% | 77.05% | 77.27% | 77.59% | 78.01% | 78.16% | 78.22% | 78.04% | 77.57% | 76.98% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 79.68% | 79.89% | 79.49% | 79.33% | 79.08% | 78.79% | 78.51% | 78.91% | 79.07% | 79.48% | 80.05% | 79.78% | 79.50% | 79.11% | 78.93% | 78.81% | 78.44% | 78.56% | 78.04% | 77.69% | 77.60% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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 Q1 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profitQ1 2025
+ Gross profitQ4 2024
+ Gross profitQ3 2024
+ Gross profitQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (5,822,829 + 5,337,456 + 5,498,451 + 4,878,469)
÷ (17,689,545 + 16,405,819 + 16,466,828 + 15,799,514)
= 32.45%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Accenture PLC gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Operating Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 30, 2024 | 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 2,948,477) | 2,353,668) | 2,630,865) | 2,046,427) | 2,564,887) | 1,912,920) | 2,359,288) | 1,944,581) | 2,593,100) | 2,268,189) | 2,603,118) | 2,061,580) | 2,434,294) | 1,958,689) | 2,118,656) | 1,653,515) | 1,890,669) | 1,544,703) | 1,712,733) | 1,488,945) | 1,767,263) | 1,571,493) | 1,717,943) | 1,386,626) | 1,629,012) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 17,689,545) | 16,405,819) | 16,466,828) | 15,799,514) | 16,224,303) | 15,985,200) | 16,564,585) | 15,814,158) | 15,747,802) | 15,423,656) | 16,158,803) | 15,046,693) | 14,965,153) | 13,419,284) | 13,263,795) | 12,088,125) | 11,762,185) | 10,835,271) | 10,991,305) | 11,141,505) | 11,358,958) | 11,055,650) | 11,099,688) | 10,454,129) | 10,605,546) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 15.04% | 14.79% | 14.20% | 13.76% | 13.60% | 13.74% | 14.42% | 14.90% | 15.27% | 15.21% | 15.20% | 15.12% | 15.19% | 15.08% | 15.03% | 14.89% | 14.84% | 14.69% | 14.68% | 14.66% | 14.65% | 14.59% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 31.35% | 31.16% | 30.51% | 29.95% | 34.26% | 33.95% | 33.64% | 33.91% | 34.64% | 35.45% | 36.25% | 36.72% | 36.76% | 36.53% | 35.75% | 34.75% | 32.93% | 32.10% | 31.36% | 30.10% | 29.25% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 28.26% | 28.19% | 28.91% | 30.59% | 28.71% | 28.78% | 29.26% | 30.15% | 30.81% | 30.20% | 28.35% | 26.07% | 25.83% | 25.72% | 25.35% | 24.06% | 22.58% | 21.39% | 21.15% | 21.05% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 0.74% | -0.07% | -3.27% | -5.78% | -7.59% | -8.48% | -7.48% | -7.41% | -8.25% | -9.82% | -10.49% | -10.43% | -10.14% | -10.58% | -14.16% | -18.68% | -25.36% | -30.34% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 15.09% | 15.46% | 15.13% | 15.17% | 14.58% | 13.88% | 13.49% | 13.50% | 12.92% | 12.77% | 12.30% | 11.97% | 9.12% | 10.13% | 10.39% | 9.22% | 12.21% | 11.50% | 11.73% | 13.67% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 21.66% | 22.29% | 24.02% | 23.00% | 22.86% | 21.86% | 21.67% | 19.48% | 18.41% | 20.20% | 23.68% | 22.49% | 24.10% | 25.95% | 29.04% | 26.95% | 30.30% | 28.34% | 22.46% | 26.81% | 27.03% | 27.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 44.49% | 44.64% | 44.70% | 44.17% | 43.01% | 41.77% | 40.85% | 40.58% | 41.69% | 42.06% | 42.56% | 42.52% | 42.14% | 41.59% | 40.15% | 39.24% | 38.17% | 37.03% | 37.46% | 36.74% | 35.20% | 34.14% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 29.82% | 28.99% | 28.20% | 27.73% | 27.01% | 26.21% | 28.06% | 30.42% | 22.92% | 25.74% | 26.22% | 26.62% | 37.78% | 37.58% | 37.74% | 37.13% | 36.29% | 35.57% | 34.82% | 34.65% | 34.49% | 34.26% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 13.80% | 11.78% | 8.43% | 5.39% | 1.71% | -3.22% | -5.93% | -8.46% | -11.05% | -13.30% | -20.43% | -26.66% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 9.11% | 8.52% | 8.97% | 7.98% | 8.15% | 5.62% | 2.30% | 0.37% | -1.56% | -3.43% | -5.12% | -6.74% | -7.51% | -7.15% | -6.56% | -5.49% | -4.79% | -5.25% | -5.24% | -4.27% | -2.45% | -1.87% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 17.65% | 14.38% | 11.03% | 8.18% | 4.42% | 3.29% | 1.64% | 0.26% | 0.77% | 2.07% | 3.67% | 4.69% | 4.25% | 2.14% | 1.11% | 0.35% | -0.29% | 1.74% | 2.97% | 3.37% | 3.95% | 4.03% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 12.04% | 10.78% | 10.02% | 8.49% | 7.64% | 6.32% | 5.41% | 4.90% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.95% | 4.36% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 5.10% | 4.40% | 4.96% | 4.97% | 2.88% | 1.22% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 22.13% | 23.80% | 22.90% | 22.40% | 21.72% | 19.11% | 18.81% | 20.70% | 22.87% | 22.93% | 23.18% | 20.72% | 17.48% | 18.17% | 18.81% | 17.82% | 16.83% | 15.77% | 13.85% | 13.64% | 15.48% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ1 2025
+ Operating incomeQ4 2024
+ Operating incomeQ3 2024
+ Operating incomeQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (2,948,477 + 2,353,668 + 2,630,865 + 2,046,427)
÷ (17,689,545 + 16,405,819 + 16,466,828 + 15,799,514)
= 15.04%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Net Profit Margin
Accenture PLC, net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 30, 2024 | 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 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | 2,278,894) | 1,684,301) | 1,932,183) | 1,674,859) | 1,973,444) | 1,372,963) | 2,009,996) | 1,523,648) | 1,964,950) | 1,665,128) | 1,786,075) | 1,634,942) | 1,791,024) | 1,416,248) | 1,549,426) | 1,440,859) | 1,500,276) | 1,287,929) | 1,228,202) | 1,234,740) | 1,356,968) | 1,130,427) | 1,249,516) | 1,124,449) | 1,274,720) | ||||||||
| Revenues | 17,689,545) | 16,405,819) | 16,466,828) | 15,799,514) | 16,224,303) | 15,985,200) | 16,564,585) | 15,814,158) | 15,747,802) | 15,423,656) | 16,158,803) | 15,046,693) | 14,965,153) | 13,419,284) | 13,263,795) | 12,088,125) | 11,762,185) | 10,835,271) | 10,991,305) | 11,141,505) | 11,358,958) | 11,055,650) | 11,099,688) | 10,454,129) | 10,605,546) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 11.41% | 11.19% | 10.78% | 10.89% | 10.65% | 10.72% | 11.27% | 10.99% | 11.30% | 11.17% | 11.12% | 11.27% | 11.53% | 11.69% | 12.05% | 11.95% | 11.74% | 11.52% | 11.11% | 11.13% | 11.06% | 11.06% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 25.85% | 25.59% | 24.86% | 24.08% | 27.97% | 27.12% | 26.34% | 26.32% | 27.01% | 28.00% | 29.29% | 29.90% | 30.55% | 38.67% | 38.79% | 40.68% | 40.88% | 31.05% | 30.71% | 27.72% | 26.42% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 23.87% | 25.36% | 25.68% | 25.46% | 24.42% | 23.41% | 23.23% | 23.84% | 22.86% | 23.61% | 23.59% | 23.29% | 23.30% | 23.47% | 23.34% | 22.02% | 42.68% | 41.73% | 41.74% | 42.33% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 4.01% | 2.92% | -0.42% | -3.54% | -6.18% | -8.18% | -8.73% | -9.45% | -11.08% | -16.18% | -16.48% | -16.34% | -15.86% | -10.59% | -13.40% | -17.27% | -23.97% | -29.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 10.22% | 13.52% | 13.18% | 12.13% | 11.32% | 3.34% | 3.03% | 2.71% | 2.08% | 9.36% | 9.46% | 10.01% | 7.81% | 8.16% | 7.76% | 7.59% | 10.53% | 10.43% | 11.78% | 12.22% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 17.59% | 18.19% | 19.43% | 18.35% | 17.53% | 16.59% | 15.91% | 14.22% | 14.10% | 16.23% | 19.44% | 19.03% | 20.28% | 21.41% | 23.93% | 22.64% | 25.10% | 23.78% | 19.50% | 22.88% | 22.79% | 22.95% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 35.61% | 35.96% | 36.43% | 36.27% | 35.31% | 34.15% | 33.25% | 33.05% | 34.37% | 36.69% | 37.63% | 38.50% | 38.51% | 36.45% | 35.02% | 33.47% | 32.29% | 30.96% | 33.36% | 33.02% | 31.66% | 31.18% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 20.40% | 19.76% | 20.27% | 19.63% | 18.40% | 17.02% | 17.46% | 19.09% | 13.15% | 15.83% | 18.08% | 24.79% | 34.16% | 33.96% | 32.32% | 26.34% | 26.13% | 25.94% | 27.06% | 27.62% | 27.71% | 28.05% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 18.01% | 16.32% | 12.79% | 9.43% | 6.93% | -2.35% | -12.87% | -19.61% | -30.64% | -30.90% | -30.25% | -33.75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 32.99% | 32.11% | 31.41% | 30.24% | 8.52% | 6.38% | 3.32% | 0.56% | -2.46% | -4.85% | -7.54% | -9.50% | -11.20% | -11.72% | -11.00% | -9.73% | -8.36% | -7.83% | -7.01% | -5.58% | -3.42% | -2.82% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 15.30% | 11.87% | 7.63% | 4.77% | 1.18% | 0.66% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 3.59% | 5.45% | 6.96% | 9.99% | 19.87% | 19.16% | 17.53% | 12.21% | -0.92% | 0.74% | 4.64% | 6.45% | 8.26% | 8.36% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 12.77% | 11.51% | 20.34% | 19.30% | 18.72% | 17.76% | 5.25% | 4.49% | 2.90% | 2.79% | 3.56% | 3.90% | 3.99% | 3.30% | 3.15% | 2.62% | 16.60% | 18.42% | 18.20% | 18.11% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 36.94% | 24.06% | 23.05% | 22.96% | 21.05% | 18.71% | 17.41% | 18.22% | 19.38% | 20.86% | 21.19% | 20.18% | 18.02% | 18.48% | 20.27% | 18.91% | 18.03% | 17.88% | 13.96% | 14.31% | 15.84% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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 Q1 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024)
÷ (RevenuesQ1 2025
+ RevenuesQ4 2024
+ RevenuesQ3 2024
+ RevenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (2,278,894 + 1,684,301 + 1,932,183 + 1,674,859)
÷ (17,689,545 + 16,405,819 + 16,466,828 + 15,799,514)
= 11.41%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Accenture PLC net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Accenture PLC, ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 30, 2024 | 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | 2,278,894) | 1,684,301) | 1,932,183) | 1,674,859) | 1,973,444) | 1,372,963) | 2,009,996) | 1,523,648) | 1,964,950) | 1,665,128) | 1,786,075) | 1,634,942) | 1,791,024) | 1,416,248) | 1,549,426) | 1,440,859) | 1,500,276) | 1,287,929) | 1,228,202) | 1,234,740) | 1,356,968) | 1,130,427) | 1,249,516) | 1,124,449) | 1,274,720) | ||||||||
| Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity | 29,190,495) | 28,288,646) | 27,744,489) | 27,122,853) | 26,676,751) | 25,692,839) | 25,332,431) | 23,762,619) | 22,974,611) | 22,106,097) | 21,389,094) | 20,560,023) | 20,353,199) | 19,529,454) | 19,342,845) | 18,308,027) | 17,906,501) | 17,000,536) | 16,014,606) | 15,474,589) | 15,167,138) | 14,409,008) | 13,737,324) | 13,337,033) | 12,678,856) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 25.93% | 25.68% | 25.06% | 25.92% | 25.79% | 26.75% | 28.28% | 29.20% | 30.69% | 31.11% | 30.99% | 31.09% | 30.45% | 30.25% | 29.87% | 29.81% | 29.33% | 30.05% | 30.91% | 32.13% | 32.05% | 33.17% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 39.42% | 36.85% | 34.22% | 31.05% | 32.86% | 32.46% | 32.71% | 33.35% | 33.85% | 33.49% | 34.96% | 35.04% | 32.59% | 40.51% | 40.30% | 41.09% | 39.66% | 32.97% | 34.00% | 30.89% | 28.03% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 22.77% | 24.77% | 29.35% | 30.58% | 30.75% | 30.59% | 29.09% | 30.93% | 28.99% | 29.53% | 26.96% | 25.39% | 26.34% | 26.96% | 25.72% | 23.69% | 44.94% | 45.04% | 45.99% | 47.03% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 5.19% | 3.88% | -0.58% | -5.09% | -9.42% | -12.52% | -13.52% | -14.14% | -16.44% | -22.89% | -22.34% | -20.56% | -18.66% | -10.64% | -12.54% | -14.29% | -17.95% | -19.10% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 26.17% | 35.09% | 35.17% | 33.29% | 30.00% | 9.12% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 6.29% | 28.79% | 28.98% | 30.38% | 21.44% | 24.31% | 25.11% | 27.14% | 37.27% | 38.33% | 45.08% | 45.25% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 16.10% | 16.07% | 16.38% | 16.38% | 15.21% | 13.81% | 12.73% | 12.28% | 11.69% | 12.57% | 14.75% | 13.93% | 21.49% | 20.89% | 21.37% | 19.70% | 37.50% | 35.76% | 28.21% | 43.76% | 43.49% | 41.53% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 31.46% | 32.83% | 34.04% | 34.64% | 34.93% | 35.09% | 35.45% | 36.83% | 40.21% | 43.68% | 44.47% | 44.49% | 44.67% | 43.15% | 41.65% | 39.40% | 38.49% | 37.43% | 40.41% | 40.25% | 38.75% | 38.35% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 101.48% | 120.26% | 189.26% | 262.21% | 395.57% | 792.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262.43% | 144.16% | 131.11% | 107.99% | 83.94% | 75.58% | 70.25% | 59.43% | 50.87% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 10.59% | 9.99% | 7.91% | 6.04% | 4.62% | -1.63% | -9.38% | -14.57% | -23.50% | -22.95% | -21.07% | -22.71% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 46.25% | 49.86% | 54.78% | 52.25% | 28.28% | 25.15% | 17.47% | 4.71% | -28.23% | -127.14% | -115.40% | -391.77% | -98.34% | -78.63% | -43.97% | -35.50% | -40.11% | -24.23% | -30.74% | -10.84% | -6.81% | -5.16% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 9.17% | 6.93% | 4.46% | 2.72% | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.89% | 1.70% | 2.48% | 3.05% | 4.24% | 10.44% | 9.81% | 8.82% | 6.16% | -0.48% | 0.37% | 2.21% | 5.53% | 7.04% | 7.11% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 14.38% | 13.22% | 23.78% | 22.69% | 22.08% | 20.56% | 7.14% | 6.46% | 4.44% | 4.39% | 5.58% | 6.22% | 6.24% | 5.21% | 5.01% | 4.18% | 26.20% | 29.38% | 29.85% | 29.45% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 25.17% | 19.44% | 19.94% | 21.10% | 20.01% | 17.36% | 15.79% | 16.72% | 17.85% | 18.42% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 14.31% | 14.63% | 15.88% | 14.80% | 13.54% | 13.66% | 11.10% | 11.64% | 13.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024)
÷ Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity
= 100 × (2,278,894 + 1,684,301 + 1,932,183 + 1,674,859)
÷ 29,190,495 = 25.93%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Accenture PLC ROE improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Accenture PLC, ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Nov 30, 2024 | 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | 2,278,894) | 1,684,301) | 1,932,183) | 1,674,859) | 1,973,444) | 1,372,963) | 2,009,996) | 1,523,648) | 1,964,950) | 1,665,128) | 1,786,075) | 1,634,942) | 1,791,024) | 1,416,248) | 1,549,426) | 1,440,859) | 1,500,276) | 1,287,929) | 1,228,202) | 1,234,740) | 1,356,968) | 1,130,427) | 1,249,516) | 1,124,449) | 1,274,720) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 59,868,070) | 55,932,363) | 54,141,319) | 51,307,471) | 51,531,354) | 51,245,305) | 50,128,275) | 47,727,289) | 47,115,774) | 47,263,390) | 46,095,198) | 44,317,837) | 43,674,743) | 43,175,843) | 42,124,884) | 39,985,401) | 38,268,311) | 37,078,593) | 35,057,319) | 33,503,430) | 33,170,712) | 29,789,880) | 28,156,360) | 27,390,208) | 26,706,412) | ||||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 12.64% | 12.99% | 12.84% | 13.70% | 13.35% | 13.41% | 14.29% | 14.54% | 14.97% | 14.55% | 14.38% | 14.42% | 14.19% | 13.68% | 13.72% | 13.65% | 13.72% | 13.78% | 14.12% | 14.84% | 14.66% | 16.04% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 18.39% | 17.97% | 16.93% | 16.70% | 18.23% | 17.60% | 17.44% | 17.76% | 17.51% | 18.00% | 18.57% | 18.58% | 17.70% | 22.33% | 21.82% | 22.28% | 21.66% | 17.23% | 17.13% | 15.24% | 14.22% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | — | 11.34% | 14.61% | 18.30% | 18.36% | 17.63% | 17.26% | 16.54% | 16.53% | 15.80% | 17.77% | 16.93% | 15.87% | 16.45% | 16.46% | 16.35% | 14.95% | 26.00% | 25.41% | 26.34% | 29.46% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.92% | 1.34% | -0.20% | -1.69% | -2.94% | -3.65% | -3.98% | -4.17% | -4.73% | -6.49% | -6.42% | -5.93% | -5.50% | -3.39% | -5.83% | -6.99% | -8.89% | -10.09% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | 4.76% | 6.30% | 5.96% | 5.55% | 5.35% | 1.53% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.00% | 4.38% | 4.14% | 4.35% | 3.30% | 3.63% | 3.61% | 3.58% | 5.13% | 5.11% | 5.88% | 6.20% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 8.79% | 9.22% | 9.73% | 9.33% | 9.07% | 8.58% | 7.74% | 7.15% | 6.93% | 7.45% | 8.77% | 8.26% | 14.07% | 13.29% | 13.50% | 11.97% | 20.26% | 16.70% | 17.22% | 24.34% | 25.55% | 24.78% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 17.31% | 17.21% | 17.80% | 17.54% | 17.29% | 17.56% | 18.16% | 18.50% | 19.40% | 19.94% | 21.03% | 20.91% | 20.24% | 18.36% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 15.78% | 14.70% | 16.21% | 15.67% | 14.73% | 13.69% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.61% | 7.42% | 7.76% | 7.55% | 6.86% | 6.33% | 6.36% | 6.85% | 4.46% | 6.15% | 6.96% | 9.60% | 11.35% | 10.48% | 10.86% | 9.44% | 9.03% | 8.78% | 11.13% | 11.11% | 10.31% | 10.20% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | — | 8.26% | 7.79% | 6.21% | 4.64% | 3.51% | -1.21% | -6.94% | -10.80% | -16.90% | -16.42% | -15.01% | -16.02% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 13.42% | 12.89% | 13.65% | 12.45% | 4.15% | 3.03% | 1.52% | 0.26% | -1.14% | -2.18% | -3.51% | -4.44% | -4.89% | -4.87% | -4.59% | -3.88% | -3.43% | -2.95% | -3.52% | -2.43% | -1.51% | -1.24% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 5.69% | 4.14% | 2.85% | 1.71% | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.57% | 1.08% | 1.52% | 1.99% | 2.65% | 6.85% | 6.14% | 6.01% | 4.10% | -0.31% | 0.23% | 1.47% | 2.85% | 3.49% | 3.61% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | 7.25% | 6.29% | 10.99% | 9.96% | 10.51% | 9.54% | 2.94% | 2.44% | 1.81% | 1.66% | 2.03% | 2.13% | 2.33% | 1.86% | 1.73% | 1.36% | 9.09% | 11.17% | 10.92% | 10.41% | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | 17.31% | 12.86% | 12.96% | 13.33% | 11.90% | 10.42% | 9.40% | 9.85% | 10.45% | 11.07% | 10.95% | 10.21% | 8.66% | 8.88% | 9.69% | 9.02% | 8.27% | 8.19% | 6.48% | 6.70% | 8.31% | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-30), 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 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ1 2025
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to Accenture plcQ2 2024)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (2,278,894 + 1,684,301 + 1,932,183 + 1,674,859)
÷ 59,868,070 = 12.64%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Accenture PLC ROA improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025. |