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.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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