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Accenture acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Accenture bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
46 strategic acquisitionsWord for word“In fiscal 2024, we invested $6.6 billion across 46 strategic acquisitions, $1.2 billion in R&D, and $1.1 billion in learning and professional development, including 44 million training hours.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | fiscal 2024 | $6.6 billion |
individually immaterial acquisitionsWord for word“We completed a number of individually immaterial acquisitions during fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022 | — |
23 strategic acquisitionsWord for word“In fiscal 2025, we invested $1.5 billion across 23 strategic acquisitions, $0.8 billion in R&D, and approximately $1.0 billion in learning and professional development, including approximately 47 million training hours.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | — | $1.5 billion |
two acquisitionsWord for word“During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, we initiated business optimization actions and recorded $615 million in related costs, which includes $344 million associated with a refreshed talent strategy, as well as asset impairments of approximately $271 million primarily related to the divestiture of two acquisitions that are no longer aligned with our strategic priorities.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | — | — |
17 strategic acquisitionsWord for word“In fiscal 2026, we invested $4.9 billion across 17 strategic acquisitions, $1.0 billion in R&D, and approximately $1.0 billion in learning and professional development, including approximately 46 million training hours.” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | fiscal 2026 | $4.9 billion |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-31 | $932.5 million | — |
| 2017-08-31 | $1.7 billion | — |
| 2018-08-31 | $657.5 million | $442.3 million |
| 2019-08-31 | $1.19 billion | $924.7 million |
| 2020-08-31 | $1.53 billion | $1.34 billion |
| 2021-08-31 | — | $3.4 billion |
| 2022-08-31 | — | $2.74 billion |
| 2023-08-31 | — | $2.13 billion |
| 2024-08-31 | — | $5.35 billion |
| 2025-08-31 | — | $1.11 billion |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-04-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-05-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Accenture’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-10-16. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.