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Accenture

Accenture's marketing, creative and customer-experience business

Overview

Accenture reported revenues of US$74.18 billion for the fiscal year ended 31 August 2026, of which US$37.30 billion came from its managed services business and US$36.88 billion from consulting.[1] It is one of the few providers in this list that reports managed services as a separate revenue line. According to its annual report, managed services revenue grew 8% in U.S. dollars in fiscal 2026, and the work covered includes application development and maintenance and infrastructure management, including cloud and security.[2] The company states that its managed services contracts typically span several years and that most of them require a longer termination notice period than consulting work.[2] Accenture had approximately 814,000 people at the end of fiscal 2026 and serves clients in more than 120 countries; its principal executive offices are in Dublin, Ireland, where it is incorporated.[2]

Accenture strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • Discloses managed services revenue separately, so the size of the business is verifiable
  • Breadth across applications, infrastructure, security and operations
  • Very large delivery capacity across 52 countries
  • Dedicated AI safety advisory and investment programme
  • Discloses consulting and managed services revenue separately
  • Can both deliver and operate large programmes

Limitations

  • Multi-year contracts and early-termination charges make exit costly
  • Scale and pricing are aimed at large enterprises rather than mid-market buyers
  • Scale and pricing are geared to large enterprises and governments
  • Revenue figure covers all consulting and outsourcing, not AI alone
  • About half of revenue is managed services rather than transformation consulting
  • Scale and standardised delivery models can suit smaller projects poorly

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