Accenture Delivers Strong Q3 Results with Broad-Based Revenue Growth Across Markets and Industry Groups
Accenture, one of the world's leading professional services companies, has reported strong third-quarter (Q3) fiscal 2026 earnings, driven by broad-based revenue growth across geographic markets, industry groups, and types of work. The company's Q3 performance was highlighted by significant market share gains, underscoring the relevance of its services and strong competitive position.
According to Julie Sweet, Accenture's Chair and Chief Executive Officer, the company delivered "strong results" in Q3, with revenue growth across all geographic markets, industry groups, and types of work. This growth was accompanied by significant market share gains, as Accenture added approximately $1 billion in revenue over FY 2025 and $3.4 billion year-to-date over the same period last year.
Accenture's Q3 performance was also marked by strong margin expansion, earnings per share (EPS) growth, and free cash flow, despite continued investment in its business and people. The company reported 30 clients with quarterly bookings exceeding $100 million, up from 104 such bookings year-to-date, a 13% increase over the same period last year.
This is one of the best indicators of the depth of client relationships and the scale of reinvention programs Accenture is helping deliver. However, the company's Q3 results were impacted by two factors: the conflict in the Middle East, which resulted in a revenue impact of approximately $100 million compared to expectations, and several large managed services opportunities moving into FY 2027 due to company-specific reasons.
Accenture also announced several strategic acquisitions, including OT cybersecurity companies that will enable it to deploy approximately $9 billion of capital this year. The company is adding important capabilities in other strategic areas of growth, such as digital health and social media marketing through its recent acquisitions of Alfahealth and Whalar.
In her opening remarks, Julie Sweet thanked Accenture's more than 798,000 people for their extraordinary work in delivering strong Q3 results. The company will host its Investor Day on October 14th to discuss these results and other matters in more detail.
