CLAIM #3860 · Accenture plc (ACN) · 2026Q2 earnings call · Mar 19, 2026 · due Aug 31, 2026
“We continue to expect to return at least $9.3 billion through dividends and share repurchases, an increase of $1 billion or 12% from fiscal '25, as we remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash generated to our shareholders.”
Angie Park · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Total capital returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, fiscal year 2026
It came true if: >= $9.3 billion
Where: Company fiscal 2026 10-K / cash flow statement (financing activities: dividends paid + share repurchases)
In context
“sion over adjusted fiscal '25 results. We continue to expect our annual adjusted effective tax rate to be in the range of 23.5% to 25.5%. This compares to an adjusted effective tax rate of 23.6% in fiscal '25. We now expect our full year adjusted diluted earnings per share for fiscal '26 to be in the range of $13.65 to $13.90 or 6% to 8% growth over adjusted fiscal '25 results. For the full fiscal '26, we now expect operating cash flow to be in the range of $11.5 billion to $12.2 billion, property and equipment additions to now be approximately $700 million. We are raising our free cash flow guidance by $1 billion and now expect free cash flow to be in the range of $10.8 billion to $11.5 billion. Our free cash flow guidance reflects a very strong free cash flow to net income ratio of 1.3. We continue to expect to return at least $9.3 billion through dividends and share repurchases, an increase of $1 billion or 12% from fiscal '25, as we remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash generated to our shareholders. Our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share to be paid on May 15, a 10% increase over last year. As we move into the second half of the year, we remain focused on executing our strategy, investing for the future and managing our business with rigor and discipline. With that, let's open it up so that we can take your questions. Alexia? Alexia Quadrani: Thanks, Angie. [Operator Instructions] Operator, would you provide instructions for those on the call, please? Operator: [Operator Instructions] And today's first question comes from Jason Kupferberg with Wells Fargo. Jason Kupferberg: Definitely appreciate all the AI-related commentary, the client examples. What kind of quantitative evidence should investors be looking at to help substantiate the view that A”
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SEC filings for ACN ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q2 earnings call.