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Accenture stock buybacks
ACN$7.5Bbought back in the 12 months to Aug 31, 2026
Accenture bought back $7.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $5.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.8% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $768.9M |
| Q1 '21 | $1.2B |
| Q2 '21 | $835M |
| Q3 '21 | $914.6M |
| Q4 '21 | $845.4M |
| Q1 '22 | $1.7B |
| Q2 '22 | $972.2M |
| Q3 '22 | $605.5M |
| Q4 '22 | $1.4B |
| Q1 '23 | $1.1B |
| Q2 '23 | $788.9M |
| Q3 '23 | $1B |
| Q4 '23 | $1.2B |
| Q1 '24 | $1.3B |
| Q2 '24 | $1.4B |
| Q3 '24 | $628.4M |
| Q4 '24 | $898.3M |
| Q1 '25 | $1.4B |
| Q2 '25 | $1.8B |
| Q3 '25 | $473.9M |
| Q4 '25 | $2.3B |
| Q1 '26 | $1.7B |
| Q2 '26 | $1.2B |
| Q3 '26 | $2.3B |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 646.9M |
| Q1 '21 | 646.3M |
| Q2 '21 | 645.5M |
| Q3 '21 | 645.3M |
| Q4 '21 | 644.9M |
| Q1 '22 | 644.1M |
| Q2 '22 | 641.0M |
| Q3 '22 | 640.9M |
| Q4 '22 | 638.8M |
| Q1 '23 | 637.7M |
| Q2 '23 | 638.7M |
| Q3 '23 | 639.2M |
| Q4 '23 | 637.4M |
| Q1 '24 | 636.8M |
| Q2 '24 | 635.6M |
| Q3 '24 | 633.9M |
| Q4 '24 | 634.7M |
| Q1 '25 | 634.2M |
| Q2 '25 | 630.5M |
| Q3 '25 | 629.4M |
| Q4 '25 | 626.0M |
| Q1 '26 | 622.6M |
| Q2 '26 | 615.6M |
| Q3 '26 | 605.3M |
$2.3Blast quarter (Q3 2026)
$5.4Bnet of stock compensation ($2.1B)
−3.8%diluted shares, 1 year
−4.4%diluted shares, 5 years
$4.0Bdividends, 12 months
65%of free cash flow ($11.6B) spent on buybacks
$1.3Braised by issuing stock, 12 months
605.3Mshares outstanding (Aug 31, 2026)
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Questions
- Does Accenture buy back its stock?
- Accenture bought back $7.5B of its stock in the last twelve months, $5.4B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 3.8% from a year earlier.
- How much did Accenture spend on buybacks in fiscal 2026?
- $7.5B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Aug 31, 2026.
- Is Accenture's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −4.4% over five fiscal years and −3.8% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-K for the period ending Aug 31, 2026, filed Oct 16, 2026 · open on SEC.gov