How Accenture (ACN) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Accenture (ACN) generated $70.73B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $7.61B in net profit (10.8% margin). Its largest revenue source is Consulting Revenue (50.1% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Accenture (ACN) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Accenture (ACN) make money?
- Accenture (ACN) primarily makes money through Consulting Revenue, which accounts for 50.1% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Accenture generated $70.73B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 10.8%.
What is Accenture (ACN) gross profit margin?
- Accenture (ACN) reported a gross profit margin of 31.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $22.58B in gross profit. This means Accenture retains 31.9% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Accenture (ACN) operating profit margin?
- Accenture (ACN) reported an operating profit margin of 14.7% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $10.43B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Accenture (ACN) net profit margin?
- Accenture (ACN) reported a net profit margin of 10.8% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $7.61B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Accenture (ACN) invest in R&D?
- Accenture (ACN) invested $817.30M in research and development in TTM through Q4 2025 (1.2% of total revenue). R&D spending reflects investment in future products, services, and technologies.
How much does Accenture (ACN) spend on capital expenditures?
- Accenture (ACN) spent $604.42M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (0.9% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Accenture (ACN) free cash flow?
- Accenture (ACN) generated $11.51B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (16.3% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Accenture (ACN) effective tax rate?
- Accenture (ACN) had an effective tax rate of 24.6% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.