Accenture (ACN) Tops Q4 EPS by 1c, Beats on Revenue; Offers Guidance
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) reported Q4 EPS of $2.79, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $2.78. Revenue for the quarter came in at $16.4 billion versus the consensus estimate of $16.35 billion.
Fiscal Year 2025
Accenture’s business outlook for the full 2025 fiscal year assumes that the foreign-exchange impact on its results in U.S. dollars will be approximately positive 1.5% compared with fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company expects revenue growth to be in the range of 3% to 6% in local currency.
Accenture expects GAAP operating margin for fiscal 2025 to be in the range of 15.6% to 15.8%, an expansion of 80 to 100 basis points from fiscal 2024 GAAP operating margin, and an expansion of 10 to 30 basis points from fiscal 2024 adjusted operating margin, which excluded $438 million for business optimization costs.
The company expects its GAAP annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 22.5% to 24.5%.
The company expects GAAP diluted EPS to be in the range of $12.55 to $12.91, an increase of 10% to 13% over fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $11.44, and an increase of 5% to 8% over fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS of $11.95, which excluded $0.51 for business optimization costs.
For fiscal 2025, the company expects operating cash flow to be in the range of $9.4 billion to $10.1 billion; property and equipment additions to be $600 million; and free cash flow to be in the range of $8.8 billion to $9.5 billion.
The company expects to return at least $8.3 billion in cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
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