Accenture (Accenture) Days Payable

: 20.07 (As of Feb. 2024)

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Accenture's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $2,402 Mil. Accenture's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $10,921 Mil. Hence, Accenture's Days Payable for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 20.07.

The historical rank and industry rank for Accenture's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:

ACN' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.66 Med: 18.34 Max: 21.25
Current: 20.38

During the past 13 years, Accenture's highest Days Payable was 21.25. The lowest was 16.66. And the median was 18.34.

ACN's Days Payable is ranked worse than
79.15% of 2523 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 51.48 vs ACN: 20.38

Accenture's Days Payable declined from Feb. 2023 (20.31) to Feb. 2024 (20.07). It may suggest that Accenture accelerated paying its suppliers.

Accenture Days Payable Historical Data

The historical data trend for Accenture's Days Payable can be seen below:

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Accenture Annual Data

Trend

Aug14

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Days Payable

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18.28

18.02

19.36

21.06

21.25

Accenture Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Days Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															20.31	20.09	20.61	21.45	20.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Accenture's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Accenture Days Payable Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Accenture's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Accenture's Days Payable falls into.

Accenture Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

Accenture's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Payable (A: Aug. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2022 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Aug. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Aug. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2559.485	+	2491.173)	/	2 )	/	43380.138	*	365
=	2525.329					/	43380.138	*	365
=	21.25

Accenture's Days Payable for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

	Days Payable (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Nov. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Feb. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Feb. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2574.7	+	2228.446)	/	2 )	/	10921.045	*	365 / 4
=	2401.573					/	10921.045	*	365 / 4
=	20.07

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Accenture (Accenture) Business Description

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Website

https://www.accenture.com

Accenture is a leading global IT-services firm that provides consulting, strategy, and technology and operational services. These services run the gamut from aiding enterprises with digital transformation to procurement services to software system integration. The company provides its IT offerings to a variety of sectors, including communications, media and technology, financial services, health and public services, consumer products, and resources. Accenture employs just under 500,000 people throughout 200 cities in 51 countries.

Executives

Julie Spellman Sweet	officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Manish Sharma	officer: Chief Operating Officer	161 NORTH CLARK, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jean-marc Ollagnier	officer: Group Chief Exec-Resources	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Jaime Ardila	director	300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Paula A Price	director	ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Joel Unruch	officer: General Counsel, Sec & CCO	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
John F Walsh	officer: Grp Chief Exec-Com, Med & Tech	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Ellyn Shook	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Leonardo Framil	officer: CEO-Growth Markets	500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Melissa A Burgum	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O SRA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 4300 FAIR LAKES COURT, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Alan C. Jope	director	500 W. MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James O Etheredge	officer: Group Chief Exec-North America	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Gianfranco Casati	officer: Group Chief Executive?Products	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHCIAGO IL 60601
Kathleen R Mcclure	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601
Richard P Clark	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, CHICAGO IL 60601