The Hour-Seller Is Buying Its Way Out

Podcast: YPO Technology Network AI Brief · Stephen Forte

Opublikowano: 2026-10-02

Accenture reported fiscal 2026 on 1 October: $74.2 billion in revenue, up 5 percent in local currency, $84.5 billion in new bookings, and about 814,000 people. The shares jumped by double digits. On the call, CEO Julie Sweet said clients "remain at very different stages of readiness" and "many are just starting their AI journey," with more than 400 clients starting their first advanced AI work this year. She said "in Q4, we saw lower pricing in many areas of our business." The CFO said fixed price work, including work paid on results, is now over 65 percent of bookings. And next year Accenture will hire "at...