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CLAIM #3767 · Accenture plc (ACN) · 2025Q2 earnings call · Mar 20, 2025 · due Aug 31, 2025

Finally, we continue to expect to return at least $8.3 billion through dividends and share repurchases as we remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash to shareholders.

Angie Park · CFO

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graded after results covering Aug 31, 2025 are reported

In context

xpect fiscal year '25 to be 15.6% to 15.7%, a 10 basis point to 20 basis point expansion over adjusted fiscal '24 results. We continue to expect our annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 22.5% to 24.5%. This compares to an adjusted effective tax rate of 23.6% in fiscal '24. We now expect our full year diluted earnings per share for fiscal '25 to be in the range of $12.55 to $12.79 or 5% to 7% growth over adjusted fiscal '24 results. For the full fiscal '25, we continue to expect operating cash flow in the range of $9.4 billion to $10.1 billion, property and equipment additions to be approximately $600 million, and free cash flow to be in the range of $8.8 billion to $9.5 billion. Our free cash flow guidance continues to reflect a free cash flow to net income ratio of 1.1 to 1.2. Finally, we continue to expect to return at least $8.3 billion through dividends and share repurchases as we remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash to shareholders. As we move into the second half of the year, we remain laser focused on managing our business with rigor and discipline. With that, let's open it up, so we can take your questions. Katie O'Conor: Thanks, Angie. I would ask that you each keep to one question and a follow-up to allow as many participants as possible to ask a question. Operator, would you provide instructions for those on the call? Operator: Absolutely. [Operator Instructions] Our first question today comes from Jason Kupferberg with Bank of America. Please go ahead. Jason Kupferberg: Good morning, guys. Thanks for all of this. So I just wanted to start outside of U.S. Federal, so the other 92% of the business. Can you just clarify to what extent you are or not seeing clients hit the pause button at all on new initiatives, a

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SEC filings for ACN · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q2 earnings call.