Accenture (ACN) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 4.88% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 4.88%.
Accenture
ACN
TTM buyback yield
4.88%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.88%
5Y share count change
-2.4%
TTM buyback spend
$6.28B
SBC coverage (TTM)
2.96x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 2.96x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.62B | $2.09B | $2.53B | 0.63B | -0.6% | 2.85% |
| 2024 | $4.52B | $1.94B | $2.58B | 0.64B | -0.4% | 2.09% |
| 2023 | $4.33B | $1.91B | $2.42B | 0.64B | -0.7% | 2.12% |
| 2022 | $4.12B | $1.68B | $2.44B | 0.64B | -0.5% | 2.26% |
| 2021 | $3.70B | $1.34B | $2.36B | 0.65B | -0.3% | 1.74% |
| 2020 | $2.92B | $1.20B | $1.72B | 0.65B | -0.4% | 1.91% |
| 2019 | $2.69B | $1.09B | $1.60B | 0.65B | -0.8% | 2.13% |
| 2018 | $2.64B | $976.91M | $1.66B | 0.66B | -0.8% | 2.44% |
| 2017 | $2.65B | $795.24M | $1.85B | 0.66B | -1.1% | 3.28% |
| 2016 | $2.60B | $758.18M | $1.85B | 0.67B | -1.6% | 3.64% |
| 2015 | $2.45B | $680.33M | $1.77B | 0.68B | -2.0% | 4.17% |
| 2014 | $2.56B | $671.30M | $1.89B | 0.69B | -2.9% | 5.00% |
| 2013 | $2.54B | $615.88M | $1.93B | 0.71B | -1.9% | 5.48% |
| 2012 | $2.10B | $538.09M | $1.56B | 0.73B | -2.1% | 5.36% |
| 2011 | $2.17B | $450.14M | $1.72B | 0.74B | -3.1% | 6.29% |
| 2010 | $2.07B | $425.82M | $1.65B | 0.77B | -2.5% | 8.88% |
| 2009 | $1.86B | $452.82M | $1.40B | 0.79B | -4.6% | 8.90% |
| 2008 | $2.26B | $0.00 | $2.26B | 0.82B | -4.5% | 8.66% |
| 2007 | $2.31B | $0.00 | $2.31B | 0.86B | -3.6% | 9.15% |
| 2006 | $2.09B | $0.00 | $2.09B | 0.89B | -6.9% | 11.75% |
| 2005 | $1.63B | $0.00 | $1.63B | 0.96B | -4.2% | 11.36% |
| 2004 | $3.46B | $60.49M | $3.40B | 1.00B | 0.6% | 22.47% |
| 2003 | $560.41M | $0.00 | $560.41M | 1.00B | -2.6% | 4.83% |
| 2002 | $560.72M | $54.73M | $505.99M | 1.02B | 9.6% | 7.28% |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.93B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)73% of headroom
Headroom $8.64B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Accenture buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Accenture (ACN) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Accenture spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $6.28B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Accenture's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 4.88% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Accenture's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 4.88% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Accenture diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Accenture's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.4% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).