R&D expense · 2011–2025

Accenture R&D expense

$817M−29.0% · FY2025

Accenture (ACN) reported $817M in R&D expense for fiscal 2025, −29.0% year on year.

$482M2011$560M2012$715M2013$640M2014$626M2015$643M2016$704M2017$791M2018$800M2019$871M2020$1.1B2021$1.1B2022$1.3B2023$1.2B2024$817M2025
Accenture — R&D expense, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20252025-08-31$817M−29.0%Open →
FY20242024-08-31$1.2B−11.4%Open →
FY20232023-08-31$1.3B+15.6%Open →
FY20222022-08-31$1.1B+0.4%Open →
FY20212021-08-31$1.1B+28.5%Open →
FY20202020-08-31$871M+8.9%Open →
FY20192019-08-31$800M+1.1%Open →
FY20182018-08-31$791M+12.3%Open →
FY20172017-08-31$704M+9.5%Open →
FY20162016-08-31$643M+2.9%Open →
FY20152015-08-31$626M−2.2%Open →
FY20142014-08-31$640M−10.6%Open →
FY20132013-08-31$715M+27.8%Open →
FY20122012-08-31$560M+16.1%Open →
FY20112011-08-31$482M—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +3.8%

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  author       = {{CompaniesRanked}},
  title        = {{Accenture R\&D expense}},
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