Accenture plc PP&E Disclosure
| Computers, related equipment and software | 3 to 7 years | ||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 5 to 10 years | ||||
| Leasehold improvements | Lesser of lease term or 15 years | ||||
| August 31, 2025 | August 31, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Computers, related equipment and software | $ | 2,260,910 | $ | 2,163,222 | |||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | 447,533 | 431,516 | |||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | 1,784,561 | 1,640,236 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, gross | 4,493,004 | 4,234,974 | |||||||||
| Total accumulated depreciation | (2,926,630) | (2,713,855) | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | 1,566,374 | $ | 1,521,119 | |||||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Oct 10, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Oct 24, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Oct 26, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 | |
| 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | |
About PP&E Disclosures
The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.
Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.