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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Feb. 28, 2026
Aug. 31, 2025
CURRENT ASSETS:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,399,183 $ 11,478,729
Short-term investments 6,413 5,945
Receivables and contract assets 15,737,519 14,985,073
Other current assets 2,864,223 2,430,942
Total current assets 28,007,338 28,900,689
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:    
Contract assets 271,701 180,362
Investments 852,156 721,260
Property and equipment, net 1,600,823 1,566,374
Lease assets 2,910,831 2,740,321
Goodwill 24,581,153 22,536,416
Deferred contract costs 1,097,567 1,025,391
Deferred tax assets 3,570,872 3,791,215
Intangibles 2,548,534 2,410,755
Other non-current assets 1,623,241 1,522,114
Total non-current assets 39,056,878 36,494,208
TOTAL ASSETS 67,064,216 65,394,897
CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings 114,063 114,484
Accounts payable 3,116,735 2,695,589
Deferred revenues 6,620,100 6,073,170
Accrued payroll and related benefits 7,813,959 8,084,214
Income taxes payable 529,543 701,219
Lease liabilities 754,699 729,003
Other accrued liabilities 2,008,341 1,954,418
Total current liabilities 20,957,440 20,352,097
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:    
Long-term debt 5,030,322 5,034,169
Deferred revenues 827,849 642,361
Retirement obligation 1,917,262 1,858,499
Deferred tax liabilities 497,623 471,931
Income taxes payable 1,368,702 1,291,921
Lease liabilities 2,448,283 2,305,210
Other non-current liabilities 1,241,720 1,197,742
Total non-current liabilities 13,331,761 12,801,833
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 475,823 0
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Restricted share units 2,098,413 2,790,652
Additional paid-in capital 18,683,496 16,603,344
Treasury shares, at cost: Ordinary, 40,000 shares as of February 28, 2026 and August 31, 2025; Class A ordinary, 50,254,062 and 36,108,842 shares as of February 28, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively (10,974,844) (7,751,973)
Retained earnings 22,804,025 21,018,731
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,400,486) (1,465,379)
Total Accenture plc shareholders’ equity 31,210,676 31,195,446
Noncontrolling interests 1,088,516 1,045,521
Total shareholders’ equity 32,299,192 32,240,967
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 67,064,216 65,394,897
Ordinary Shares    
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Ordinary shares, value $ 57 $ 57
Ordinary shares, shares issued (in shares) 40,000 40,000
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares) 40,000 40,000
Class A Ordinary Shares    
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Ordinary shares, value $ 15 $ 14
Ordinary shares, shares issued (in shares) 665,095,184 657,964,764
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares) 20,000,000,000 20,000,000,000
Class X Ordinary Shares    
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:    
Ordinary shares, value $ 0 $ 0
Ordinary shares, shares issued (in shares) 300,673 302,358
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares) 1,000,000,000 1,000,000,000