Key facts
- Ownership: Accenture plc is incorporated in Ireland and its Class A shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker ACN.
- Timeline: The business was formed as Andersen Consulting in 1989 and took the Accenture name on 1 January 2001. Julie Sweet became chief executive in September 2019 and chair in September 2021.
- Offices: Principal executive offices at 1 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland, with offices and operations in more than 200 cities in 52 countries.
- Scale: Accenture reported fiscal 2026 revenue of US$74.2bn and new bookings of US$84.5bn, with about 814,000 people at 31 August 2026 and more than 9,000 clients, including about three quarters of the Fortune Global 500.
- Industry: The Financial Services industry group generated US$14.0bn in fiscal 2026, 19% of revenue, split roughly 71% banking and capital markets and 29% insurance.
- Investment: In fiscal 2026 Accenture spent US$4.9bn on 17 strategic acquisitions, about US$1.0bn on research and development and about US$1.0bn on learning, and it plans to invest at least US$1.0bn over five years in AI safety.
Focus areas
About
Accenture is a Dublin-headquartered professional services company that helps large organisations plan, build and operate technology and business change, including AI programmes. It works with more than 9,000 clients, including about three quarters of the Fortune Global 500, and employs about 814,000 people. Financial services is its largest industry group, bringing in US$14.0bn of fiscal 2026 revenue across banking, capital markets and insurance. The firm combines consulting with industry-specific AI platforms built with partners such as NVIDIA, AWS and Salesforce, and with managed services that run clients' operations. Formed as Andersen Consulting in 1989 and renamed in 2001, Accenture is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and reported fiscal 2026 revenue of US$74.2bn.
How they use AI
Accenture builds and deploys AI agents for clients on its own platforms. AI Refinery, built on NVIDIA technology, lets teams assemble agents with a no-code builder and draw on a library of industry agents; in October 2026 Accenture added AI Foundation and AI Factory with NVIDIA, covering secure agent execution, agentic operations monitoring and industry blueprints. On AWS, its Intelligent Digital Brain launches with a Banking Digital Brain whose agents handle KYC, compliance and customer engagement on Amazon Bedrock. Trusted Wealth Ops, launched in September 2026, combines Salesforce Agentforce Financial Services with Anthropic's Claude to prepare wealth advisers for client conversations. Insurer Meiji Yasuda Life uses the MY Palette sales agent built with Accenture across about 36,000 salespeople, and UOB uses AI Refinery under a three-year programme to improve customer experience.
Products and services
- AI Refinery — NVIDIA-based platform with a no-code agent builder and industry agent library
- AI Foundation and AI Factory — Secure agent execution, agentic operations and industry blueprints, built with NVIDIA
- Intelligent Digital Brain — AWS-based agent platform; first release is a Banking Digital Brain for KYC, compliance and engagement
- Trusted Wealth Ops — Adviser-preparation agents on Salesforce Agentforce Financial Services with Claude
- LearnVantage — Technology and AI skills training for client workforces
- Accenture Edge — Packaged transformation services for mid-market companies
- Managed services — Ongoing operation of client technology, data and business processes
Notable customers / partners
- UOB
- Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
- Combe
Key people
- Julie Sweet — Chair and Chief Executive Officer
- Angie Park — Chief Financial Officer
- Kate Hogan — Chief Operating Officer
- Joel Unruch — General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Risk Officer
- Manish Sharma — Chief Strategy and Reinvention Services Officer
