By Nicholas G. Miller
Accenture reported higher second-quarter revenue as companies' AI adoption continues to drive demand for its services.
The technology consulting company posted net income of $2.93 a share, up 4% from the year prior. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected $2.84 a share.
Revenue rose 8% to $18 billion in U.S. dollars. Wall Street had expected $17.84 billion. New bookings increased 6% to $22.1 billion.
The company raised the lower end of its fiscal-year guidance. It now sees local-currency revenue growth of 3% to 5% and adjusted earnings of $13.65 to $13.90 a share. It had previously expected fiscal-year revenue growth in local currency of 2% to 5% and adjusted earnings of $13.52 to $13.90 a share. Analysts see fiscal-year adjusted earnings of $13.86 a share.
"We're accelerating our critical work with clients to scale advanced AI across their enterprise, and we're seeing strong AI-driven growth," said Chief Executive Julie Sweet.
Write to Nicholas G. Miller at nicholas.miller@wsj.com.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 19, 2026 06:57 ET (10:57 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

