Accenture plc
ACN
$266.59 -1.02%
Exchange: NYSE | Sector: Technology | Industry: Information Technology Services
Q1 2025
Published: Dec 19, 2024

Earnings Highlights

  • Revenue of $17.69B up 9% year-over-year
  • EPS of $3.59 increased by 15.9% from previous year
  • Gross margin of 32.9%
  • Net income of 2.28B
  • "GenAI continues to be a catalyst for reinvention across the enterprise and building out the data foundation necessary to capitalize on AI, as an increasing part of that growth." - Julie Sweet
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Executive Summary

Accenture delivered a robust QQ1 2025 performance, underscoring the company’s strategic shift toward large-scale reinventions and AI-enabled transformations. Revenue of $17.69 billion rose 8% in local currency, and was approximately $240 million above the top end of the guided range, driven by broad-based demand across geographic regions and industry verticals. New bookings totaled $18.7 billion, including about $1.2 billion in GenAI bookings and roughly $500 million in GenAI-related revenue, signaling meaningful traction in GenAI-driven engagements. Operating margin stood at 16.7% for the quarter, largely flat against the prior-year adjusted result, reflecting continued investments in talent and platforms as Accenture scales its AI-enabled solutions. Diluted EPS was $3.59, up ~10% year over year on an adjusted basis, and free cash flow was $870 million. The balance sheet remained robust, with cash and cash equivalents of about $8.31 billion and a net cash position of roughly $0.16 billion, enabling acquisitions (five deals totaling ~$242 million) and a strong capital return program (share repurchases of $898 million and a $926 million dividend in the quarter). Management highlighted GenAI as a core growth catalyst and reiterated a capital-return framework supported by a flexible balance sheet. Looking ahead, management maintained a full-year revenue growth target of 4% to 7% in local currency, with around 3% inorganic contribution, and an operating margin target of 15.6% to 15.8%, signaling a deliberate, disciplined growth stance anchored by AI-driven core transformations and cloud-enabled platforms.

Key Performance Indicators

Revenue
Increasing
17.69B
QoQ: 7.82% | YoY: 9.03%
Gross Profit
Increasing
5.82B
32.92% margin
QoQ: 9.09% | YoY: 6.88%
Operating Income
Increasing
2.95B
QoQ: 25.27% | YoY: 14.96%
Net Income
Increasing
2.28B
QoQ: 35.30% | YoY: 15.48%
EPS
Increasing
3.64
QoQ: 36.84% | YoY: 15.92%

Revenue Trend

Margin Analysis

Historical Earnings Comparison

PeriodRevenue ($M)EPS ($)YoY GrowthReport
Q4 2025 17,596.26 2.25 +7.3% View
Q3 2025 17,727.87 3.49 +7.7% View
Q2 2025 16,659.30 2.82 +5.4% View
Q1 2025 17,689.55 3.59 +9.0% View
Q4 2024 16,405.82 2.66 +2.6% View