For the quarter ended February 2025, Accenture (ACN) reported revenue of $16.66 billion, up 5.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.82, compared to $2.77 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $16.58 billion, representing a surprise of +0.50%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.70%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.84.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Accenture performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• New Bookings - Total: $20.91 billion versus $21.30 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• New Bookings - Managed Services: $10.44 billion versus $11.36 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• New Bookings - Consulting: $10.47 billion versus $9.94 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Geographic Revenue- Americas: $8.55 billion compared to the $8.23 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16% year over year.
• Geographic Revenue- Asia Pacific: $2.30 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.46 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -18.5%.
• Geographic Revenue- EMEA: $5.80 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $5.88 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.7%.
• Revenue- Type of Work- Consulting: $8.28 billion versus $8.31 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +3.3% change.
• Revenue- Type of Work- Managed Services: $8.38 billion compared to the $8.22 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.7% year over year.
• Revenue- Industry Groups- Product: $5.05 billion versus $5.01 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.1% change.
• Revenue- Industry Groups- Health & Public Service: $3.61 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $3.67 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.2%.
• Revenue- Industry Groups- Financial services: $3.01 billion compared to the $2.86 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Industry Groups- Communications, Media & Technology: $2.73 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.69 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.9%.

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Shares of Accenture have returned -16.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -7.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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