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| Accenture plc (ACN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call December 18, 2025 8:00 AM EST Company Participants Alexia Quadrani - Executive Director of Investor Relations Julie T. Sweet - CEO & Chairman Angie Park - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tien-Tsin Huang - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Jason Kupferberg - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division James Faucette - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Bryan Keane - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Bryan Bergin - TD Cowen, Research Division Darrin Peller - Wolfe Research, LLC Kevin McVeigh - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division David Koning - Robert W. Baird & Co. | # μ‘μΌμΈμ΄ (ACN) 2026λ
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| Incorporated, Research Division Presentation Operator Good morning. Thank you for standing by. Welcome to Accenture's First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I'd now like to turn the conference over to Alexia Quadrani, Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Alexia Quadrani Executive Director of Investor Relations Thank you, operator, and thanks, everyone, for joining us today on our first quarter 2026 earnings announcement. As the operator mentioned, I'm Alexia Quadrani, Executive Director, Head of Investor Relations. | μ’μ μμΉ¨μ
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| On today's call, you will hear from Julie Sweet, our Chair and Chief Executive Officer; and Angie Park, our Chief Financial Officer. We hope you've had an opportunity to review the news release we issued a short time ago. Let me quickly outline the agenda for today's call. Julie will begin with an overview of our results. Angie will take you through the financial details, including the income statement and balance sheet, along with some key operational metrics for the first quarter. Julie will then provide a brief update on our market positioning before Angie provides our business outlook for the second quarter and full year fiscal 2026. | μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μλ Julie Sweet νμ₯ κ²Έ μ΅κ³ κ²½μμμ Angie Park μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄μ± μμκ° μ°Έμν©λλ€. μ¬λ¬λΆκ»μ μ‘°κΈ μ μ ν¬κ° λ°νν 보λμλ£λ₯Ό κ²ν νμ€ κΈ°νκ° μμΌμ ¨κΈ°λ₯Ό λ°λλλ€. μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ건μ κ°λ΅ν λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Julieκ° λ¨Όμ μ€μ κ°μλ₯Ό μ€λͺ ν κ²μ λλ€. Angieλ 1λΆκΈ° μμ΅κ³μ°μμ λμ°¨λμ‘°ν, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ£Όμ μ΄μ μ§νλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν μ¬λ¬΄ μΈλΆμ¬νμ μ€λͺ νκ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄ν Julieκ° μμ₯ ν¬μ§μ λμ λν΄ κ°λ΅ν μ λ°μ΄νΈλ₯Ό μ 곡νκ³ , Angieκ° 2026 νκ³μ°λ 2λΆκΈ° λ° μ°κ° μ¬μ μ λ§μ μ μν μμ μ λλ€. |
| We will then take your questions before Julie provides a wrap-up at the end of the call. Some of the matters we'll discuss on this call, including our business outlook, are forward-looking and as such, are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those factors set forth in today's news release and discussed in our annual report and Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed on the call. During our call today, we will reference certain non-GAAP financial measures, which we believe provide useful information for investors. | μ΄ν μ§μμλ΅ μκ°μ κ°κ³ , ν΅ν λ§μ§λ§μ Julieκ° λ§λ¬΄λ¦¬ λ§μμ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ€λ ν΅νμμ λ Όμν μΌλΆ μ¬νλ€μ μ¬μ μ λ§μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬ λ―ΈλμμΈ‘μ λ΄μ©μ΄λ©°, λ°λΌμ μ€λ 보λμλ£μ λͺ μλκ³ λΉμ¬μ μ°λ‘λ³΄κ³ μ Form 10-K, λΆκΈ°λ³΄κ³ μ Form 10-Q λ° κΈ°ν SEC μ μΆ μλ₯μμ λ Όμλ μμΈλ€μ ν¬ν¨νλ μ΄μ κ΅νλμ§ μλ μλ €μ§ κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μλ €μ§μ§ μμ μνκ³Ό λΆνμ€μ±μ μν₯μ λ°μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μνκ³Ό λΆνμ€μ±μΌλ‘ μΈν΄ μ€μ κ²°κ³Όλ λ³Έ ν΅νμμ μΈκΈλ λ΄μ©κ³Ό ν¬κ² λ€λ₯Ό μ μμ΅λλ€. μ€λ ν΅νμμ μ ν¬λ ν¬μμλ€μκ² μ μ©ν μ 보λ₯Ό μ 곡νλ€κ³ νλ¨λλ νΉμ λΉ-GAAP μ¬λ¬΄μ§νλ€μ μΈκΈν κ²μ λλ€. |
| We will include reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures where appropriate to GAAP in our news release or in the Investor Relations section of our website at accenture.com. As always, Accenture assumes no obligation to update the information presented on this call. Now let me turn the call over to Julie. Julie T. Sweet CEO & Chairman Thank you, Alexia, and everyone for joining this morning. Apologies in advance for my voice. I am getting over a seasonal cold, and my voice is not quite cooperating. | κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Alexia. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ€λ μμΉ¨ μ°Έμν΄ μ£Όμ λͺ¨λ λΆλ€κ» κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. μ λͺ©μ리μ λν΄ λ―Έλ¦¬ μν΄ λ§μλ립λλ€. κ³μ μ± κ°κΈ°μμ ν볡 μ€μ΄λΌ λͺ©μλ¦¬κ° μμ ν λμμ€μ§ μμμ΅λλ€. |
| And really wanted to start today by thanking our nearly 784,000 people around the world for your extraordinary work and your commitment to our clients, which enabled us to deliver another strong quarter. Let me begin by sharing that we are very proud to have earned the #4 spot on the Great Place to Work list of the World's Best Workplaces, our highest ever ranking on this prestigious list. This recognition reflects our strategy to be the most client-focused AI-enabled great place to work for reinventors. It is especially meaningful because it is based on feedback from our people worldwide. Our ability to attract and retain great talent is one of our most important competitive advantages. | μ€λ λ¨Όμ μ μΈκ³ μ½ 784,000λͺ μ μμ§μ μ¬λ¬λΆκ» κ°μ¬μ λ§μμ λλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ¬λ¬λΆμ νμν μ 무 μνκ³Ό κ³ κ°μ λν νμ λλΆμ λ ν λ² κ°λ ₯ν λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λ¬μ±ν μ μμμ΅λλ€. λ¨Όμ λ§μλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ κ²μ, Great Place to Workκ° μ μ ν μΈκ³ μ΅κ³ μ μΌν°(World's Best Workplaces) λͺ©λ‘μμ 4μλ₯Ό μ°¨μ§νκ² λμ΄ λ§€μ° μλμ€λ½λ€λ κ²μ λλ€. μ΄λ μ΄ κΆμ μλ 리μ€νΈμμ μ°λ¦¬κ° λ¬μ±ν μλ μ΅κ³ μμμ λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μΈμ μ νμ κ°λ€μ μν κ°μ₯ κ³ κ° μ€μ¬μ μ΄κ³ AI κΈ°λ°μ νλ₯ν μΌν°κ° λκ³ μ νλ μ°λ¦¬μ μ λ΅μ λ°μνλ κ²μ λλ€. νΉν μλ―Έ μλ κ²μ μ΄κ²μ΄ μ μΈκ³ μ°λ¦¬ μμ§μλ€μ νΌλλ°±μ λ°νμΌλ‘ ν κ²μ΄κΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. νλ₯ν μΈμ¬λ₯Ό μ μΉνκ³ μ μ§νλ μ°λ¦¬μ μλμ κ°μ₯ μ€μν κ²½μ μ°μ μ€ νλμ λλ€. |
| Before handing over to Angie, I will briefly highlight the value we delivered this quarter, the importance of our partnership strategy and this quarter's strategic acquisitions. We are very pleased with our results as we continue executing our strategy to help our clients reinvent every part of their enterprise reflected in our bookings of $20.9 billion, including 33 clients with quarterly bookings greater than $100 million. We delivered revenue of $18.7 billion, growing 5% in local currency at the top of our guided range with broad-based growth across markets and both types of work. | μ€μ§μκ² λκΈ°κΈ° μ μ, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ λ¬ν κ°μΉ, ννΈλμ μ λ΅μ μ€μμ±, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ λ΅μ μΈμμ λν΄ κ°λ΅ν λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ κΈ°μ μ λͺ¨λ λΆλ¬Έμ μ¬μ°½μ‘°ν μ μλλ‘ λλ μ λ΅μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ€ννλ©΄μ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±μ€λ¬μ΄ μ€μ μ κ±°λμμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ 209μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ μμ£Όμκ³ μ λ°μλμ΄ μμΌλ©°, λΆκΈ° μμ£Όμ‘μ΄ 1μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό μ΄κ³Όν κ³ κ°μ΄ 33κ°μ¬μ λ¬ν©λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ 187μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ λ§€μΆμ λ¬μ±νμΌλ©°, νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ 5% μ±μ₯νμ¬ κ°μ΄λμ€ λ²μμ μλ¨μ μμΉνμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ μμ₯ μ λ°κ³Ό μμͺ½ μ 무 μ ν λͺ¨λμμ κ΄λ²μν μ±μ₯μ λ³΄μΈ κ²°κ³Όμ λλ€. |
| And we continue to strengthen our competitive position by taking significant market share on a rolling 4-quarter basis against our basket of our closest global publicly traded competitors, which is how we calculate market share. Adjusted operating margin expanded by 30 basis points year-over-year, and we delivered adjusted EPS growth of 10% compared to Q1 last year. We continue to invest significantly to execute our talent strategy to rotate our workforce. We have nearly reached our goal of 80,000 AI and data professionals and our people participated in approximately 8 million training hours this quarter with a significant focus on building advanced AI technology and industry skills. | κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ°λ¦¬λ κ°μ₯ κ°κΉμ΄ κΈλ‘λ² μμ₯ κ²½μμ¬ λ°μ€μΌ λλΉ μ°μ 4λΆκΈ° κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ μλΉν μμ₯μ μ μ¨μ ν보νλ©° κ²½μλ ₯ μλ μ μ§λ₯Ό μ§μμ μΌλ‘ κ°ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ μ°λ¦¬κ° μμ₯μ μ μ¨μ μ°μ νλ λ°©μμ λλ€. μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 30bp νλλμμΌλ©°, μλ 1λΆκΈ° λλΉ μ‘°μ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅μ 10% μ±μ₯νμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μΈλ ₯ μ νμ μν μΈμ¬ μ λ΅ μ€νμ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μλΉν ν¬μλ₯Ό νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. AI λ° λ°μ΄ν° μ λ¬Έκ° 8λ§ λͺ μ΄λΌλ λͺ©νμ κ±°μ λλ¬νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬ μ§μλ€μ μ½ 800λ§ μκ°μ κ΅μ‘μ μ°Έμ¬νκ³ , μ΄ μ€ μλΉ λΆλΆμ΄ μ²¨λ¨ AI κΈ°μ λ° μ°μ μ λ¬Έμ± κ΅¬μΆμ μ§μ€λμμ΅λλ€. |
| Advanced AI is increasingly embedded in our large transformation programs, either enabling future enterprise use or being implemented directly as part of our solutions. Our strong leadership in advanced AI is a clear competitive advantage as clients select us to help them capture the value of this technology now and over time and to build the readiness required to adopt it effectively across the enterprise. Momentum in the adoption of enterprise AI continues. Our advanced AI bookings this quarter were $2.2 billion, nearly doubling from Q1 last year and also up from Q4. Revenue reached another milestone this quarter at approximately $1.1 billion. | κ³ λνλ AIλ μ°λ¦¬μ λκ·λͺ¨ μ ν νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ μ μ λ κΉμ΄ λ΄μ¬λκ³ μμΌλ©°, ν₯ν κΈ°μ νμ©μ κ°λ₯νκ² νκ±°λ μ°λ¦¬ μ루μ μ μΌλΆλ‘ μ§μ ꡬνλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ³ λνλ AI λΆμΌμμμ μ°λ¦¬μ κ°λ ₯ν 리λμμ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ νμ¬μ ν₯ν μ΄ κΈ°μ μ κ°μΉλ₯Ό ν¬μ°©νκ³ , μ μ¬μ μΌλ‘ ν¨κ³Όμ μΌλ‘ λμ νλ λ° νμν μ€λΉ νμΈλ₯Ό ꡬμΆνλ λ° μμ΄ μ°λ¦¬λ₯Ό μ ννλ λͺ νν κ²½μ μ°μμ λλ€. μν°νλΌμ΄μ¦ AI λμ μ λͺ¨λ©ν μ κ³μλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° κ³ λνλ AI μμ£Όμ‘μ 22μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘, μλ 1λΆκΈ° λλΉ κ±°μ λ λ°° μ¦κ°νμΌλ©° 4λΆκΈ° λλΉλ‘λ μ¦κ°νμ΅λλ€. λ§€μΆμ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ½ 11μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ λ λ€λ₯Έ μ΄μ νμ λλ¬νμ΅λλ€. |
| As we think about the advanced AI opportunity ahead, as you know, we were the first in our industry to share our bookings and revenue from advanced AI, which we define as GenAI, Agentic AI and Physical AI and does not include data, classical AI or RPA. We introduced the metrics in Q3 FY '23, just months after GenAI burst onto the scene initially to size the reality of the opportunity and to demonstrate our early leadership. At that time, bookings were about $100 million across roughly 100 projects and revenue was immaterial. We have measured it consistently since that time. | κ³ κΈ AI κΈ°νμ λν΄ μκ°ν΄λ³΄λ©΄, μμλ€μνΌ μ ν¬λ μ κ³ μ΅μ΄λ‘ κ³ κΈ AI μμ£Όμ λ§€μΆμ 곡κ°νμ΅λλ€. μ¬κΈ°μ κ³ κΈ AIλ μμ±ν AI, μμ΄μ ν± AI, νΌμ§μ»¬ AIλ₯Ό μλ―Ένλ©° λ°μ΄ν°, κΈ°μ‘΄ AI λλ RPAλ ν¬ν¨νμ§ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬λ μμ±ν AIκ° μ²μ λ±μ₯ν μ§ λΆκ³Ό λͺ κ°μ νμΈ 2023 νκ³μ°λ 3λΆκΈ°μ μ΄ μ§νλ₯Ό λμ νλλ°, μ΄λ κΈ°νμ μ€μ§μ κ·λͺ¨λ₯Ό μΈ‘μ νκ³ μ ν¬μ μ΄κΈ° 리λμμ μ μ¦νκΈ° μν¨μ΄μμ΅λλ€. λΉμ μμ£Όμ‘μ μ½ 100κ° νλ‘μ νΈμ κ±Έμ³ μ½ 1μ΅ λ¬λ¬μμΌλ©° λ§€μΆμ λ―Έλ―Έν μμ€μ΄μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ μ΄νλ‘ μ ν¬λ μ΄λ₯Ό μΌκ΄λκ² μΈ‘μ ν΄μμ΅λλ€. |
| To date, we have now delivered approximately $11.5 billion in bookings across 11,000 projects with revenue of $4.8 billion. This will be the last quarter in which we share these specific metrics. The demand for AI is both real and rapidly maturing. We've now reached a point where advanced AI is being embedded in some way across nearly everything we do, and many of our clients are focusing on moving beyond stand-alone proof of concept or initiatives. | νμ¬κΉμ§ μ°λ¦¬λ 11,000κ° νλ‘μ νΈμ κ±Έμ³ μ½ 115μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ μμ£Όμκ³ (bookings)λ₯Ό ν보νμΌλ©°, λ§€μΆμ 48μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°κ° μ΄λ¬ν ꡬ체μ μΈ μ§νλ€μ 곡μ νλ λ§μ§λ§ λΆκΈ°κ° λ κ²μ λλ€. AIμ λν μμλ μ€μ¬νλ©° λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ±μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ μ°λ¦¬λ κ³ λνλ AIκ° μ°λ¦¬κ° νλ κ±°μ λͺ¨λ μ 무μ μ΄λ€ μμΌλ‘λ λ΄μ¬νλλ μμ μ λλ¬νμΌλ©°, λ§μ κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ΄ λ 립μ μΈ κ°λ μ¦λͺ (proof of concept) λλ λ¨λ°μ± μ΄λμ ν°λΈλ₯Ό λμ΄μλ λ¨κ³λ‘ λμκ°λ λ° μ§μ€νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We're shifting to more scaled end-to-end solutions that integrate multiple forms of AI, and it has become less meaningful to isolate the data specifically for advanced AI as it does not reflect how the demand is evolving on the ground, the scope -- the full scope of our AI work for the value we're creating. Now turning to our partnership strategy. Our partnership strategy is grounded in client demand. Demand for reinvention remains strong with our clients continuing to prioritize larger transformational programs focused on building their digital core and driving both efficiency and growth. | μ°λ¦¬λ μ¬λ¬ ννμ AIλ₯Ό ν΅ν©νλ λ³΄λ€ νμ₯λ μλν¬μλ μ루μ μΌλ‘ μ ννκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ²¨λ¨ AIμ λν λ°μ΄ν°λ₯Ό λ³λλ‘ λΆλ¦¬νλ κ²μ νμ₯μμ μμκ° μ΄λ»κ² μ§ννκ³ μλμ§, μ°λ¦¬κ° μ°½μΆνλ κ°μΉμ λν AI μ 무μ μ 체 λ²μλ₯Ό λ°μνμ§ λͺ»νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ μλ―Έκ° μ€μ΄λ€κ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ ννΈλμ μ λ΅μΌλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬μ ννΈλμ μ λ΅μ κ³ κ° μμμ κΈ°λ°νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ¬μ°½μ‘°(reinvention)μ λν μμλ μ¬μ ν κ°λ ₯νλ©°, κ³ κ°λ€μ λμ§νΈ ν΅μ¬ ꡬμΆκ³Ό ν¨μ¨μ± λ° μ±μ₯ μ΄μ§μ μ΄μ μ λ§μΆ λκ·λͺ¨ νμ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ κ³μν΄μ μ°μ μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Technology is front and center for every client, and the 60% of our revenue in Q1 from work we do with our top 10 ecosystem partners continue to outpace our overall growth. Given the importance of the broader technology ecosystem to our clients, we plan to continue providing insight into the role our top partners play in our growth by maintaining the metric we introduced at the end of FY '25, the percentage of our revenue tied to work with our top 10 ecosystem partners and its growth relative to our overall growth as it provides a clear view into our largest, most important partnerships. | κΈ°μ μ λͺ¨λ κ³ κ°μκ² κ°μ₯ μ€μν μμμ΄λ©°, 1λΆκΈ°μ μμ 10λ μνκ³ ννΈλμ ν¨κ» μνν μ 무μμ λ°μν λ§€μΆμ΄ μ 체 λ§€μΆμ 60%λ₯Ό μ°¨μ§νλ©° μ 체 μ±μ₯λ₯ μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ³ κ°λ€μκ² κ΄λ²μν κΈ°μ μνκ³κ° κ°λ μ€μμ±μ κ³ λ €νμ¬, λΉμ¬λ FY '25 λ§μ λμ ν μ§ν, μ¦ μμ 10λ μνκ³ ννΈλμμ μ 무μμ λ°μνλ λ§€μΆ λΉμ€κ³Ό μ 체 μ±μ₯ λλΉ ν΄λΉ λ§€μΆμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ κ³μ μ 곡ν κ³νμ λλ€. μ΄λ λΉμ¬μ κ°μ₯ ν¬κ³ μ€μν ννΈλμμ λν λͺ νν μκ°μ μ 곡νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. |
| We also plan to continue to share our partnership strategy and how we're growing new businesses with an expanded group of partners. Most of our clients operate with a network of ecosystem partners to meet their enterprise needs. They rely on us to help integrate those partners and expect us to be the leader with the most relevant players across their enterprises, including new and emerging players. As a result, it is important that in addition to our top 10, we work with a broad set of partners that play important roles across enterprises. | λν μ°λ¦¬λ νλλ ννΈλ κ·Έλ£Ήκ³Ό ν¨κ» ννΈλμ μ λ΅κ³Ό μ κ· μ¬μ μ±μ₯ λ°©μμ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ 곡μ ν κ³νμ λλ€. λλΆλΆμ κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ κΈ°μ λμ¦λ₯Ό μΆ©μ‘±νκΈ° μν΄ μνκ³ ννΈλ λ€νΈμν¬λ₯Ό νμ©νμ¬ μ΄μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ μ΄λ¬ν ννΈλλ€μ ν΅ν©νλ λ° μμ΄ μ°λ¦¬μ μ§μμ νμλ‘ νλ©°, μ κ· λ° μ ν₯ κΈ°μ μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬ κΈ°μ μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ κ°μ₯ κ΄λ ¨μ± λμ μ£Όμ μ 체λ€κ³Ό ν¨κ» 리λ μν μ ν΄μ£ΌκΈ°λ₯Ό κΈ°λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μμ 10λ ννΈλ μΈμλ κΈ°μ μ λ°μμ μ€μν μν μ μννλ κ΄λ²μν ννΈλλ€κ³Ό νλ ₯νλ κ²μ΄ μ€μν©λλ€. |
| Many of these support specific functions such as digital manufacturing, product engineering, core banking and insurance, supply chain and finance, while others are helping clients advance their AI and data capabilities. Our partnerships are critical to our clients reinventing all parts of their enterprises. Together, they represent meaningful opportunities for growth and further strengthen our ability to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions. Over the past year in response to client demand, we've been expanding and, in some cases, forming new partnerships with emerging AI and data companies. | μ΄λ¬ν ννΈλμ μ€ μλΉμλ λμ§νΈ μ μ‘°, μ ν μμ§λμ΄λ§, ν΅μ¬ λ± νΉ λ° λ³΄ν, 곡κΈλ§, μ¬λ¬΄μ κ°μ νΉμ κΈ°λ₯μ μ§μνλ©°, λ€λ₯Έ ννΈλμλ€μ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ AI λ° λ°μ΄ν° μλμ ν₯μμν€λ λ° λμμ μ£Όκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬μ ννΈλμμ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ κΈ°μ μ λͺ¨λ λΆλ¬Έμ νμ νλ λ° μμ΄ λ§€μ° μ€μν©λλ€. μ΄λ€ ννΈλμμ ν¨κ» μ±μ₯μ μν μλ―Έ μλ κΈ°νλ₯Ό λνλ΄λ©°, ν¬κ΄μ μΈ μλν¬μλ μ루μ μ μ 곡νλ μ°λ¦¬μ μλμ λμ± κ°νμν΅λλ€. μ§λ ν ν΄ λμ κ³ κ° μμμ λμνμ¬, μ°λ¦¬λ μ ν₯ AI λ° λ°μ΄ν° κΈ°μ λ€κ³Όμ ννΈλμμ νλν΄μμΌλ©°, μΌλΆ κ²½μ°μλ μλ‘μ΄ ννΈλμμ νμ±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| And these -- and we will play a key role in helping our clients use these technologies, including creating new solutions and integrating and leveraging the synergies with their existing ecosystems. These evolving partnerships, which are laid out in our earnings presentation are a significant competitive advantage for us. Turning now to our strategic acquisitions. Earlier this week, we announced an agreement to acquire a 65% majority stake in DLB Associates, a U.S.-based leader in AI, data center engineering and consulting in the rapidly growing data center professional services market, an estimated $12 billion addressable market expected to double by 2030. | κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ°λ¦¬λ μλ‘μ΄ μ루μ μ κ°λ°νκ³ κΈ°μ‘΄ μνκ³μμ ν΅ν© λ° μλμ§λ₯Ό νμ©νλ κ²μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬, κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ μ΄λ¬ν κΈ°μ λ€μ νμ©ν μ μλλ‘ λλ λ° ν΅μ¬μ μΈ μν μ ν κ²μ λλ€. μ€μ λ°ν μλ£μ λͺ μλ μ΄λ¬ν μ§ννλ ννΈλμλ€μ μ°λ¦¬μκ² μλΉν κ²½μ μ°μλ₯Ό μ 곡ν©λλ€. μ΄μ μ λ΅μ μΈμν©λ³μΌλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² μ£Ό μ΄, μ°λ¦¬λ DLB Associatesμ μ§λΆ 65% μΈμ κ³μ½μ λ°ννμ΅λλ€. DLB Associatesλ λ―Έκ΅ κΈ°λ°μ AI, λ°μ΄ν°μΌν° μμ§λμ΄λ§ λ° μ»¨μ€ν λΆμΌ μ λκΈ°μ μΌλ‘, λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ±μ₯νλ λ°μ΄ν°μΌν° μ λ¬Έ μλΉμ€ μμ₯μμ νλνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄ μμ₯μ μ½ 120μ΅ λ¬λ¬ κ·λͺ¨μ μμ₯μΌλ‘ μΆμ λλ©°, 2030λ κΉμ§ λ λ°°λ‘ μ±μ₯ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. |
| Along with our FY '25 acquisition of U.K.-based Soben, this meaningfully expands our capital projects, capabilities and presence in the high-growth data center consulting market. It also positions us to capture growth not only through the work we do with our -- helping our clients use AI, our primary business, but also in the opportunity created by the companies building the infrastructure to power AI. And this quarter, we also invested $374 million primarily in 6 strategic acquisitions. | μκ΅ κΈ°λ°μ Sobenμ μΈμν 2025 νκ³μ°λμ ν¨κ», μ΄λ κ³ μ±μ₯ λ°μ΄ν°μΌν° 컨μ€ν μμ₯μμ λΉμ¬μ μλ³Έ νλ‘μ νΈ, μλ λ° μ μ§λ₯Ό μλ―Έ μκ² νλν©λλ€. λν μ΄λ λΉμ¬μ μ£Όμ μ¬μ μΈ κ³ κ°μ AI νμ©μ μ§μνλ μ 무λ₯Ό ν΅ν μ±μ₯λΏλ§ μλλΌ, AIλ₯Ό ꡬλνλ μΈνλΌλ₯Ό ꡬμΆνλ κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ μ°½μΆνλ κΈ°νμμλ μ±μ₯μ ν¬μ°©ν μ μλ μμΉλ₯Ό ν보νκ² ν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬λ μ£Όλ‘ 6건μ μ λ΅μ μΈμμ 3μ΅ 7,400λ§ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό ν¬μνμ΅λλ€. |
| We're scaling our capabilities with SIPAL, integrated product support business in Italy, which brings deep defense and aerospace engineering experience -- expertise for mission-critical programs and Total eBiz Solutions in Southeast Asia, which adds AI, cloud and digital workplace innovation that strengthens Avanade's position in the region. And we're scaling new growth areas with NeuraFlash in the U.S., a Salesforce and advanced AI leader whose Agentic solutions expand our reach into the mid-market. Aidemy in Japan which enhances LearnVantage with AI learning and reskilling capabilities to help clients build AI-ready workforces, and Decho in the U.K. and RANGR Data in the U.S. | μ΄ν리μμ SIPAL ν΅ν© μ ν μ§μ μ¬μ μ ν΅ν΄ μλμ νλνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. SIPALμ μ무 μνμ μ€μν νλ‘κ·Έλ¨λ€μ λν μ¬λ μλ λ°©μ λ° ν곡μ°μ£Ό μμ§λμ΄λ§ κ²½νκ³Ό μ λ¬Έμ±μ 보μ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λν λλ¨μμμμ Total eBiz Solutionsλ AI, ν΄λΌμ°λ λ° λμ§νΈ μν¬νλ μ΄μ€ νμ μ μ 곡νμ¬ ν΄λΉ μ§μμμ Avanadeμ μ μ§λ₯Ό κ°νμμΌ μ€λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μλ‘μ΄ μ±μ₯ μμμ νλνκ³ μλλ°, λ―Έκ΅μ NeuraFlashλ Salesforce λ° κ³ κΈ AI μ λκΈ°μ μΌλ‘ μμ΄μ ν±(Agentic) μ루μ μ ν΅ν΄ μ€κ²¬κΈ°μ μμ₯μΌλ‘μ μ§μΆμ νλνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μΌλ³Έμ Aidemyλ AI νμ΅ λ° μ¬κ΅μ‘ μλμΌλ‘ LearnVantageλ₯Ό κ°ννμ¬ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ AI μ€λΉλ μΈλ ₯μ ꡬμΆν μ μλλ‘ μ§μν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μκ΅μ Dechoμ λ―Έκ΅μ RANGR Dataκ° μμ΅λλ€. |
| which strengthen our Palantir and advanced AI capabilities. In summary, we are pleased with how we delivered the quarter and continue to strengthen our foundation for long-term growth. Over to you, Angie. Angie Park Chief Financial Officer Thank you, Julie, and thanks to all of you for joining us on today's call. We are very pleased with our first quarter result with revenue at the top of our guided range as well as strong adjusted margin expansion, adjusted EPS growth and free cash flow. These results reflect the execution of our strategy to be the reinvention partner for our clients. | μ΄λ μ°λ¦¬μ Palantir λ° κ³ κΈ AI μλμ κ°νν©λλ€. μμ½νμλ©΄, μ°λ¦¬λ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ€μ λ¬μ±μ λ§μ‘±νλ©° μ₯κΈ° μ±μ₯μ μν κΈ°λ°μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ κ°ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. Angieμκ² λκΈ°κ² μ΅λλ€. Angie Park μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄μ± μμ(CFO) Julie, κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ°Έμ¬ν΄ μ£Όμ λͺ¨λ λΆλ€κ» κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ 1λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ§€μΆμ κ°μ΄λμ€ λ²μ μλ¨μ κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ‘°μ λ§μ§μ κ°λ ₯ν νλ, μ‘°μ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅(EPS) μ±μ₯, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ¬νκΈνλ¦λ 견쑰νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μ€μ μ κ³ κ°μ νμ ννΈλκ° λκ³ μ νλ μ°λ¦¬μ μ λ΅ μ€νμ λ°μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We continue to invest for long-term market leadership while delivering significant value for our shareholders. Now let me summarize a few highlights for the quarter. Revenues grew 5% in local currency, reflecting nearly 4% organic growth and were broad-based across geographic markets and types of work. Excluding the 1% impact from our federal business, our revenues grew approximately 6% in local currency in Q1. Adjusted operating margin was 17%, an increase of 30 basis points compared to Q1 results last year and continues to include significant investments in our business and our people. | μ ν¬λ μ£Όμ£Ό μ¬λ¬λΆκ» μλΉν κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ 곡νλ λμμ μ₯κΈ°μ μΈ μμ₯ 리λμμ μν ν¬μλ₯Ό μ§μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ£Όμ μ€μ μ μμ½ν΄ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. λ§€μΆμ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 5% μ±μ₯νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ½ 4%μ μ κΈ°μ μ±μ₯μ λ°μν κ²μΌλ‘ μ§μ μμ₯κ³Ό μ 무 μ ν μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ κ΄λ²μνκ² λνλ¬μ΅λλ€. μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ¬μ μ 1% μν₯μ μ μΈνλ©΄, 1λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ μ½ 6% μ±μ₯νμ΅λλ€. μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ 17%λ‘ μ λ λ 1λΆκΈ° λλΉ 30bp μ¦κ°νμΌλ©°, μ¬κΈ°μλ μ¬μ κ³Ό μΈλ ₯μ λν μλΉν ν¬μκ° κ³μ ν¬ν¨λμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We delivered adjusted EPS in the quarter of $3.94, which represents 10% growth compared to EPS last year. And finally, we delivered free cash flow of $1.5 billion and returned $3.3 billion to shareholders through accelerated repurchases and dividends this quarter. We also invested $374 million, primarily attributed to the 6 acquisitions in the quarter. With those high-level comments, let me turn to some of the details, starting with new bookings. New bookings were $20.9 billion for the quarter, representing 12% growth in U.S. dollars and 10% growth in local currency with an overall book-to-bill of 1.1. Consulting bookings were $9.9 billion with a book-to-bill of 1.0. | μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ‘°μ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅(EPS)μ 3.94λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ λ λλΉ 10% μ±μ₯ν μμΉμ λλ€. λ§μ§λ§μΌλ‘, μμ¬νκΈνλ¦(FCF)μ 15μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό λ¬μ±νκ³ , μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μμ¬μ£Ό κ°μ λ§€μ κ³Ό λ°°λΉμ ν΅ν΄ μ£Όμ£Όλ€μκ² 33μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό νμνμ΅λλ€. λν 3μ΅ 7,400λ§ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό ν¬μνμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ£Όλ‘ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° 6건μ μΈμν©λ³μ κΈ°μΈν©λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μ λ°μ μΈ λ΄μ©κ³Ό ν¨κ», μ κ· μμ£ΌλΆν° μμνμ¬ μΈλΆ μ¬νμ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ κ· μμ£Όλ 209μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ λ―Έ λ¬λ¬ κΈ°μ€ 12% μ±μ₯, νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 10% μ±μ₯μ κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ 체 μμ£Όμκ³ λΉμ¨(book-to-bill)μ 1.1λ°°μ λλ€. 컨μ€ν λΆλ¬Έ μμ£Όλ 99μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ μμ£Όμκ³ λΉμ¨ 1.0λ°°λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. |
| Managed services' bookings were $11.1 billion with a book-to-bill of 1.2. Turning now to revenues. Revenues for the quarter were $18.7 billion at the top of our guided range, reflecting a 6% increase in U.S. dollars and 5% in local currency and a foreign exchange impact of 1.4%. Consulting revenues for the quarter were $9.4 billion, up 4% in U.S. dollars and 3% in local currency. Managed services' revenues were $9.3 billion, up 8% in U.S. dollars and 7% in local currency, driven by high single-digit growth in technology managed services which include application managed services and infrastructure managed services and mid-single-digit growth in operations. Turning to our geographic markets. | κ΄λ¦¬ν μλΉμ€μ μμ£Όμ‘μ 111μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ μμ£Όμκ³ λΉμ¨(book-to-bill)μ 1.2λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ λ§€μΆλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. λΉ λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμ κ°μ΄λμ€ λ²μ μλ¨μΈ 187μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ λ―Έκ΅ λ¬λ¬ κΈ°μ€ 6% μ¦κ°, νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 5% μ¦κ°λ₯Ό λ°μν κ²μΌλ‘ μΈν μν₯μ 1.4%μμ΅λλ€. λΉ λΆκΈ° 컨μ€ν λ§€μΆμ 94μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ λ―Έκ΅ λ¬λ¬ κΈ°μ€ 4%, νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 3% μ¦κ°νμ΅λλ€. κ΄λ¦¬ν μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆμ 93μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ λ―Έκ΅ λ¬λ¬ κΈ°μ€ 8%, νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 7% μ¦κ°νμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ ν리μΌμ΄μ κ΄λ¦¬ν μλΉμ€μ μΈνλΌ κ΄λ¦¬ν μλΉμ€λ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν κΈ°μ κ΄λ¦¬ν μλΉμ€μ λμ ν μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯λ₯ κ³Ό μ΄μ λΆλ¬Έμ μ€κ° ν μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ νμ μ κ²μ λλ€. μ΄μ μ§μλ³ μμ₯μΌλ‘ λμ΄κ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| In the Americas, revenue grew 4% in local currency. Excluding the 2% impact from our federal business, Americas grew 6% in local currency in the quarter. Growth was led by banking and capital markets, industrial and software platforms, partially offset by a decline in public service. Revenue growth was driven by the United States. In EMEA, we delivered 4% growth in local currency, led by growth in banking and capital markets, insurance and life sciences. Revenue growth was driven by the United Kingdom and Italy. In Asia Pacific, revenue grew 9% in local currency, led by growth in banking and capital markets, communications and media and public service. | λ―Έμ£Ό μ§μμμλ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ λ§€μΆμ΄ 4% μ±μ₯νμ΅λλ€. μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ¬μ
μ 2% μν₯μ μ μΈνλ©΄, λ―Έμ£Ό μ§μμ λΉ λΆκΈ°μ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 6% μ±μ₯νμ΅λλ€. μ±μ₯μ μν λ° μλ³Έμμ₯, μ°μ
μ¬, μννΈμ¨μ΄ νλ«νΌ λΆλ¬Έμ΄ μ£ΌλνμΌλ©°, 곡곡μλΉμ€ λΆλ¬Έμ κ°μλ‘ μΌλΆ μμλμμ΅λλ€. λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ λ―Έκ΅μ΄ 견μΈνμ΅λλ€. EMEA μ§μμμλ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 4% μ±μ₯μ λ¬μ±νμΌλ©°, μν λ° μλ³Έμμ₯, 보ν, μλͺ κ³Όν λΆλ¬Έμ μ±μ₯μ΄ μ£Όλνμ΅λλ€. λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ μκ΅κ³Ό μ΄ν리μκ° κ²¬μΈνμ΅λλ€. μμμννμ μ§μμμλ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ λ§€μΆμ΄ 9% μ±μ₯νμΌλ©°, μν λ° μλ³Έμμ₯, ν΅μ λ° λ―Έλμ΄, 곡곡μλΉμ€ λΆλ¬Έμ μ±μ₯μ΄ μ£Όλνμ΅λλ€. |
| Revenue growth was led by Japan and Australia. Before I move on, I want to briefly update you on the business optimization actions we initiated last quarter and completed in Q1 as part of executing our talent strategy. This year, we -- this quarter, we recorded $308 million in costs primarily related to employee severance, bringing the total for these actions over the past 6 months to $923 million. Our business optimization cost impacted operating margin, tax rate and EPS. The following comparisons exclude these impacts and reflect adjusted results. Now moving down the income statement. Gross margin for the quarter was 33.1% compared with 32.9% for the same period last year. | λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ μΌλ³Έκ³Ό νΈμ£Όκ° μ£Όλνμ΅λλ€. λ€μ λ΄μ©μΌλ‘ λμ΄κ°κΈ° μ μ, μΈμ¬ μ λ΅ μ€νμ μΌνμΌλ‘ μ§λ λΆκΈ°μ μ°©μνμ¬ 1λΆκΈ°μ μλ£ν μ¬μ μ΅μ ν μ‘°μΉμ λν΄ κ°λ΅ν λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ£Όλ‘ μ§μ ν΄μ§κΈκ³Ό κ΄λ ¨νμ¬ 3μ΅ 800λ§ λ¬λ¬μ λΉμ©μ κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©°, μ§λ 6κ°μκ° μ΄λ¬ν μ‘°μΉλ€λ‘ μΈν μ΄ λΉμ©μ 9μ΅ 2,300λ§ λ¬λ¬μ λ¬ν©λλ€. μ¬μ μ΅μ ν λΉμ©μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ , μΈμ¨, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅(EPS)μ μν₯μ λ―Έμ³€μ΅λλ€. λ€μ λΉκ΅ μμΉλ€μ μ΄λ¬ν μν₯μ μ μΈν μ‘°μ μ€μ μ λ°μν κ²μ λλ€. μ΄μ μμ΅κ³μ°μ νλͺ©λ€μ μ΄ν΄λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° λ§€μΆμ΄μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ 33.1%λ‘ μ λ λκΈ° 32.9% λλΉ μμΉνμ΅λλ€. |
| Sales and marketing expense for the quarter was 10% compared with 10.2% for the first quarter last year. General and administrative expense was 6.1% compared to 6% for the same quarter last year. Adjusted operating income was $3.2 billion in the first quarter, reflecting a 17% adjusted operating margin at 30 basis points compared with results in Q1 last year. Our effective -- our adjusted effective tax rate for the quarter was 23.9% compared with an effective tax rate of 21.6% for the first quarter last year. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $3.94 compared with diluted EPS of $3.59 in the first quarter last year, reflecting 10% growth. | μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° νλ§€κ΄λ¦¬λΉλ λ§€μΆ λλΉ 10%λ‘, μ λ λκΈ° 10.2%μ λΉκ΅λ©λλ€. μΌλ°κ΄λ¦¬λΉλ 6.1%λ‘ μ λ λκΈ° 6%μ λΉκ΅λ©λλ€. 1λΆκΈ° μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅μ 32μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘, μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ 17%λ₯Ό κΈ°λ‘νμΌλ©° μ΄λ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 30bp μ¦κ°ν μμΉμ λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ‘°μ μ€ν¨μΈμ¨μ 23.9%λ‘ μ λ 1λΆκΈ° μ€ν¨μΈμ¨ 21.6%μ λΉκ΅λ©λλ€. μ‘°μ ν¬μμ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅μ 3.94λ¬λ¬λ‘ μ λ 1λΆκΈ° ν¬μμ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅ 3.59λ¬λ¬ λλΉ 10% μ±μ₯μ λνλμ΅λλ€. |
| Days services outstanding were 51 days compared to 47 days last quarter and 50 days in the first quarter of last year. Free cash flow for the quarter was $1.5 billion, resulting from cash generated by operating activities of $1.7 billion, net of property and equipment additions of $157 million. Our cash balance at November 30 was $9.6 billion compared with $11.5 billion at August 31. With regard to our ongoing objective to return cash to shareholders, in the first quarter, we accelerated our share buybacks and repurchased or redeemed 9.5 million shares for $2.3 billion at an average price of $245.32 per share. | λ―ΈμκΈ νμ μΌμ(DSO)λ 51μΌλ‘ μ λΆκΈ° 47μΌ, μ λ λκΈ° 1λΆκΈ° 50μΌκ³Ό λΉκ΅λ©λλ€. λΉλΆκΈ° μμ¬νκΈνλ¦μ 15μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘, μμ νλμΌλ‘ μΈν νκΈμ°½μΆ 17μ΅ λ¬λ¬μμ μ νμμ° ν¬μ 1μ΅ 5,700λ§ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό μ°¨κ°ν κΈμ‘μ λλ€. 11μ 30μΌ κΈ°μ€ νκΈμμ‘μ 96μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ‘ 8μ 31μΌμ 115μ΅ λ¬λ¬μ λΉκ΅λ©λλ€. μ£Όμ£Όνμμ΄λΌλ μ§μμ μΈ λͺ©νμ κ΄λ ¨νμ¬, 1λΆκΈ°μ μμ¬μ£Ό λ§€μ μ κ°μννμ¬ 950λ§ μ£Όλ₯Ό μ£ΌλΉ νκ· 245.32λ¬λ¬μ 23μ΅ λ¬λ¬ κ·λͺ¨λ‘ λ§€μ λλ μννμ΅λλ€. |
| Also in November, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share, a 10% increase over last year for a total of $1 billion. So in summary, we are very pleased with our Q1 results, and we are focused on delivering Q2 and the year. Before I turn it back to Julie, let me provide an update on our commercial models. Our large base of fixed price work continues to grow and is a strong foundation for how we believe our commercial models will continue to evolve. In FY '25, about 60% of our work was fixed price, which is up about 10 points over the last 3 years. | λν 11μμλ μ£ΌλΉ 1.63λ¬λ¬μ λΆκΈ° λ°°λΉκΈμ μ§κΈνμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ λ λλΉ 10% μ¦κ°ν κ²μΌλ‘ μ΄ 10μ΅ λ¬λ¬ κ·λͺ¨μ λλ€. μμ½νμλ©΄, μ°λ¦¬λ 1λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμΌλ©°, 2λΆκΈ°μ μ°κ° λͺ©ν λ¬μ±μ μ§μ€νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. Julieμκ² λ€μ λκΈ°κΈ° μ μ, μ°λ¦¬μ μμ λͺ¨λΈμ λν μ λ°μ΄νΈλ₯Ό μ 곡νκ² μ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬μ λκ·λͺ¨ κ³ μ κ°κ²© κ³μ½ κΈ°λ°μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ°λ¦¬μ μμ λͺ¨λΈμ΄ μμΌλ‘λ κ³μ λ°μ ν κ²μ΄λΌκ³ λ―Ώλ κ°λ ₯ν κΈ°λ°μ λλ€. 2025 νκ³μ°λμλ μ°λ¦¬ μ 무μ μ½ 60%κ° κ³ μ κ°κ²© κ³μ½μ΄μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ§λ 3λ κ° μ½ 10%ν¬μΈνΈ μ¦κ°ν μμΉμ λλ€. |
| This reflects the increasing role of our proprietary platforms over a long period of time and clients wanting greater certainty in cost and delivery. This is where our scale, experience and strong financials matter. And now back to you, Julie. Julie T. Sweet CEO & Chairman Thank you, Angie. Starting with the demand environment, clients continue to prioritize their most strategic and large-scale transformational programs, which convert to revenue more slowly but position us at the center of the reinvention agendas. The pace of overall spending and discretionary spend in our market is at the same levels we have seen over the last year. | μ΄λ μ₯κΈ°κ°μ κ±Έμ³ μ°λ¦¬μ λ
μμ νλ«νΌμ μν μ΄ μ¦κ°νκ³ μμμ λ°μνλ©°, κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ λΉμ©κ³Ό λ©κΈ°μ λν λ ν° νμ€μ±μ μνκ³ μμμ 보μ¬μ€λλ€. μ΄κ²μ΄ λ°λ‘ μ°λ¦¬μ κ·λͺ¨, κ²½ν, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ννν μ¬λ¬΄κ΅¬μ‘°κ° μ€μν μ΄μ μ
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| We are delivering strong results and taking market share in this environment because reinvention is critical to our clients and our clients know we deliver real reinvention with real outcomes. Let me turn to 4 strategic growth areas that are essential for enterprises to use technology, AI and data to achieve these outcomes. First, the digital core. Cloud, data and platform modernization remains foundational to every reinvention. When companies tell us they want to use AI, they quickly realize that AI is only as powerful as the data underneath it. Most organizations have mountains of data spread across systems, stored in different formats, often unreliable or incomplete. | μ°λ¦¬λ μ΄λ¬ν νκ²½μμ κ°λ ₯ν μ€μ μ λ¬μ±νκ³ μμ₯ μ μ μ¨μ νλνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μλνλ©΄ μ¬μ°½μ‘°(reinvention)κ° κ³ κ°λ€μκ² λ§€μ° μ€μνλ©°, κ³ κ°λ€μ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ€μ§μ μΈ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό λλ°ν μ§μ ν μ¬μ°½μ‘°λ₯Ό μ 곡νλ€λ κ²μ μκ³ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ κΈ°μ , AI, λ°μ΄ν°λ₯Ό νμ©νμ¬ μ΄λ¬ν μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό λ¬μ±νλ λ° νμμ μΈ 4κ°μ§ μ λ΅μ μ±μ₯ μμμ λν΄ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. 첫째, λμ§νΈ μ½μ΄μ λλ€. ν΄λΌμ°λ, λ°μ΄ν° λ° νλ«νΌ νλνλ λͺ¨λ μ¬μ°½μ‘°μ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘ λ¨μ μμ΅λλ€. κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ AIλ₯Ό νμ©νκ³ μΆλ€κ³ λ§ν λ, κ·Έλ€μ AIκ° κ·Έ κΈ°λ°μ΄ λλ λ°μ΄ν°λ§νΌλ§ κ°λ ₯νλ€λ κ²μ λΉ λ₯΄κ² κΉ¨λ«κ² λ©λλ€. λλΆλΆμ μ‘°μ§λ€μ μ¬λ¬ μμ€ν μ λΆμ°λμ΄ μκ³ , μλ‘ λ€λ₯Έ νμμΌλ‘ μ μ₯λμ΄ μμΌλ©°, μ’ μ’ μ λ’°ν μ μκ±°λ λΆμμ ν λ°©λν μμ λ°μ΄ν°λ₯Ό 보μ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Before AI can create value, underlying data and the processes connected to it need to be simplified, cleaned, connected and properly governed. We help clients manage all their data wherever it may be and turn it into something they can access and use to make decisions, train models and uncover insights. We modernize their data platforms and make sure the data flows securely and consistently across the business so people can trust it and use it with confidence. We also use AI to improve data quality at scale. In the age of AI, data isn't just an input, it's the advantage. | AIκ° κ°μΉλ₯Ό μ°½μΆνκΈ° μ μ, κΈ°μ μ λ°μ΄ν°μ κ·Έμ μ°κ²°λ νλ‘μΈμ€λ€μ΄ λ¨μνλκ³ , μ μ λκ³ , μ°κ²°λλ©°, μ μ ν κ΄λ¦¬λμ΄μΌ ν©λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ λ°μ΄ν°κ° μ΄λμ μλ λͺ¨λ λ°μ΄ν°λ₯Ό κ΄λ¦¬νκ³ , μ΄λ₯Ό μμ¬κ²°μ μ λ΄λ¦¬κ³ , λͺ¨λΈμ νμ΅μν€κ³ , μΈμ¬μ΄νΈλ₯Ό λ°κ΅΄νλ λ° μ κ·Όνκ³ νμ©ν μ μλ κ²μΌλ‘ μ ννλλ‘ μ§μν©λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κ³ κ°λ€μ λ°μ΄ν° νλ«νΌμ νλννκ³ , λ°μ΄ν°κ° λΉμ¦λμ€ μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ μμ νκ³ μΌκ΄λκ² νλ₯΄λλ‘ νμ¬ μ¬λλ€μ΄ μ΄λ₯Ό μ λ’°νκ³ νμ μ κ°μ§κ³ μ¬μ©ν μ μλλ‘ ν©λλ€. λν μ°λ¦¬λ AIλ₯Ό νμ©νμ¬ λκ·λͺ¨λ‘ λ°μ΄ν° νμ§μ κ°μ ν©λλ€. AI μλμ λ°μ΄ν°λ λ¨μν ν¬μ μμκ° μλλΌ, λ°λ‘ κ²½μ μ°μμ λλ€. |
| That's why we continue to see at least 1 out of every 2 advanced AI projects lead to a data project, and we're the partner that helps our clients unlock it. For example, Essity, a global leader in hygiene and health, is making advanced AI, including Agentic AI, core to how they run their business, starting with procurement and finance, setting the foundation for company-wide reinvention. We are helping Essity build a cloud-based data and AI platform that combines Accenture's deep industry and functional expertise with our ability to scale advanced AI. | μ΄κ²μ΄ λ°λ‘ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ΅μ 2κ°μ κ³ κΈ AI νλ‘μ νΈ μ€ 1κ°κ° λ°μ΄ν° νλ‘μ νΈλ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λ κ²μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ λͺ©κ²©νλ μ΄μ μ΄λ©°, μ°λ¦¬λ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ μ΄λ₯Ό μ€νν μ μλλ‘ λλ ννΈλμ λλ€. μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄, μμ λ° κ±΄κ° λΆμΌμ κΈλ‘λ² λ¦¬λμΈ Essityλ Agentic AIλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν κ³ κΈ AIλ₯Ό λΉμ¦λμ€ μ΄μμ ν΅μ¬μΌλ‘ μΌκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ‘°λ¬ λ° μ¬λ¬΄λΆν° μμνμ¬ μ μ¬μ νμ μ κΈ°λ°μ λ§λ ¨νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ Essityκ° Accentureμ κΉμ΄ μλ μ°μ λ° κΈ°λ₯ μ λ¬Έμ±κ³Ό κ³ κΈ AI νμ₯ μλμ κ²°ν©ν ν΄λΌμ°λ κΈ°λ° λ°μ΄ν° λ° AI νλ«νΌμ ꡬμΆνλλ‘ μ§μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We're starting in high-volume parts of the business, processing hundreds of thousands of purchase orders a year, the opportunity for double-digit productivity gains is strong. This foundation positions Essity to move decisively beyond pilots and reinvent end-to-end processes. unlocking new pathways to value and long-term growth. Security remains one of our fastest-growing businesses, growing very strong double digits this quarter. As cloud, data and AI connect more of the enterprise, the threat landscape expands quickly. We are using AI to detect threats earlier, respond faster and simplify complex environments. | μ°λ¦¬λ μ°κ° μμλ§ κ±΄μ ꡬ맀 μ£Όλ¬Έμ μ²λ¦¬νλ λλ μ 무 μμλΆν° μμνκ³ μμΌλ©°, λ μλ¦Ώμ μμ°μ± ν₯μμ κΈ°νκ° λ§€μ° ν½λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν κΈ°λ°μ Essityκ° νμΌλΏ λ¨κ³λ₯Ό λμ΄ κ³Όκ°νκ² λμκ° μλν¬μλ νλ‘μΈμ€λ₯Ό μ¬μ°½μ‘°ν μ μλ μμΉμ μκ² ν©λλ€. μ΄λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ κ°μΉ μ°½μΆκ³Ό μ₯κΈ° μ±μ₯μ μν μλ‘μ΄ κ²½λ‘λ₯Ό μ΄μ΄κ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. 보μ μ¬μ μ λΉμ¬μ κ°μ₯ λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ±μ₯νλ μ¬μ μ€ νλλ‘, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μλ λ§€μ° κ°λ ₯ν λ μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯μ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. ν΄λΌμ°λ, λ°μ΄ν°, AIκ° κΈ°μ μ λ λ§μ λΆλΆμ μ°κ²°ν¨μ λ°λΌ μν νκ²½λ λΉ λ₯΄κ² νλλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ AIλ₯Ό νμ©νμ¬ μνμ μ‘°κΈ°μ νμ§νκ³ , λ λΉ λ₯΄κ² λμνλ©°, 볡μ‘ν νκ²½μ λ¨μννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Companies cannot scale AI unless they can do so safely, and this continues to be an important growth engine. Building on our long-standing relationship, we are partnering with one of Saudi Arabia's leading financial institutions to build a robust internal cyber defense capability that is designed to protect the bank, meet rising regulatory expectations and enable the launch of modern, sustainable digital services. We helped the bank move from limited visibility to a far more advanced security position, expanding threat detection, reducing incident response times and are helping to improve their national cyber maturity scores. | κΈ°μ λ€μ μμ νκ² AIλ₯Ό νμ₯ν μ μλ€λ©΄ κ·λͺ¨λ₯Ό ν€μΈ μ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ κ³μν΄μ μ€μν μ±μ₯ λλ ₯μ΄ λκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ€λ νλ ₯ κ΄κ³λ₯Ό λ°νμΌλ‘, μ°λ¦¬λ μ¬μ°λμλΌλΉμμ μ£Όμ κΈμ΅κΈ°κ΄ μ€ ν κ³³κ³Ό ννΈλμμ λ§Ίκ³ κ°λ ₯ν λ΄λΆ μ¬μ΄λ² λ°©μ΄ μλμ ꡬμΆνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ μνμ 보νΈνκ³ , λμμ§λ κ·μ μꡬμ¬νμ μΆ©μ‘±νλ©°, νλμ μ΄κ³ μ§μκ°λ₯ν λμ§νΈ μλΉμ€ μΆμλ₯Ό κ°λ₯νκ² νλλ‘ μ€κ³λμμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ ν΄λΉ μνμ΄ μ νμ μΈ κ°μμ±μμ ν¨μ¬ λ μ§λ³΄λ 보μ μμ€μΌλ‘ μ΄λν μ μλλ‘ μ§μνμΌλ©°, μν νμ§λ₯Ό νλνκ³ , μ¬κ³ λμ μκ°μ λ¨μΆνμΌλ©°, κ΅κ° μ¬μ΄λ² μ±μλ μ μλ₯Ό κ°μ νλ λ° λμμ μ£Όκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We are also helping the bank achieve the full audit -- regulatory audit readiness, a critical requirement for trust and future growth. Now with Accenture's deep cybersecurity expertise, we will bring in specialized talent, strengthen governance and help with upskilling to accelerate their progress. With a stronger foundation and the internal capability to maintain it, the bank can now introduce new services with far greater confidence and is well positioned for its next phase of innovation. Accenture Song grew mid-single digits this quarter. | μ ν¬λ λν ν΄λΉ μνμ΄ μμ ν κ°μ¬ -- κ·μ κ°μ¬ μ€λΉ νμΈλ₯Ό κ°μΆλλ‘ μ§μνκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ λ’°μ ν₯ν μ±μ₯μ μν ν΅μ¬ μ건μ λλ€. μ΄μ μ‘μΌμΈμ΄μ κΉμ΄ μλ μ¬μ΄λ²λ³΄μ μ λ¬Έμ±μ λ°νμΌλ‘, μ ν¬λ μ λ¬Έ μΈλ ₯μ ν¬μ νκ³ κ±°λ²λμ€λ₯Ό κ°ννλ©° μλ ν₯μμ μ§μνμ¬ μ§μ μ κ°μνν κ²μ λλ€. λμ± κ²¬κ³ ν κΈ°λ°κ³Ό μ΄λ₯Ό μ μ§ν μ μλ λ΄λΆ μλμ κ°μΆκ² λ¨μ λ°λΌ, μ΄μ ν΄λΉ μνμ ν¨μ¬ λ ν° νμ μ κ°μ§κ³ μλ‘μ΄ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό λμ ν μ μμΌλ©°, μ°¨μΈλ νμ λ¨κ³λ₯Ό μν μ’μ μμΉλ₯Ό ν보νκ² λμμ΅λλ€. μ‘μΌμΈμ΄ μ‘(Accenture Song)μ μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ€κ° ν μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. |
| Song continues to help B2B and B2C clients drive growth by improving how they connect with and shape the customers' experience, the marketing that first reaches them, the website or store where they buy, the service when they need help and the digital products they use every day by bringing together design, creative, data, technology and industry expertise to reinvent marketing, commerce, service and digital products. One example is our partnership with Virgin Media O2, one of the U.K.'s leading telecom providers, where we didn't just modernize technology, we worked together to transform the entire customer experience and how work gets done. | Songμ B2B λ° B2C κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ μ±μ₯μ 견μΈν μ μλλ‘ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ§μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ³ κ° κ²½νμ νμ±νκ³ μ°κ²°νλ λ°©μμ κ°μ ν¨μΌλ‘μ¨ - κ³ κ°μκ² μ²μ λλ¬νλ λ§μΌν , κ΅¬λ§€κ° μ΄λ£¨μ΄μ§λ μΉμ¬μ΄νΈλ λ§€μ₯, λμμ΄ νμν λμ μλΉμ€, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ§€μΌ μ¬μ©νλ λμ§νΈ μ νμ μ΄λ₯΄κΈ°κΉμ§ - λμμΈ, ν¬λ¦¬μμ΄ν°λΈ, λ°μ΄ν°, κΈ°μ λ° μ°μ μ λ¬Έμ±μ κ²°ν©νμ¬ λ§μΌν , 컀머μ€, μλΉμ€ λ° λμ§νΈ μ νμ μ¬μ°½μ‘°νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. ν κ°μ§ μ¬λ‘λ‘ μκ΅μ μ£Όμ ν΅μ μ¬μ μ μ€ νλμΈ Virgin Media O2μμ ννΈλμμ λ€ μ μλλ°, μ¬κΈ°μ μ°λ¦¬λ λ¨μν κΈ°μ μ νλννλ κ²μ κ·ΈμΉμ§ μκ³ μ 체 κ³ κ° κ²½νκ³Ό μ 무 μν λ°©μμ ν¨κ» νμ νμ΅λλ€. |
| By rebuilding their digital core and embedding advanced AI, nearly 10,500 service agents now work on a unified cloud platform with connected data and workflows. More than 300 customer journeys have been redesigned, simplifying processes and bringing the full customer context into a single view. These changes are helping agents resolve issues faster and more accurately, contributing to a 35% increase in Net Promoter Scores in some areas and same-day resolution, improving from approximately 65% 2 years ago to nearly 90% today. | λμ§νΈ ν΅μ¬μ μ¬κ΅¬μΆνκ³ κ³ λνλ AIλ₯Ό λ΄μ¬νν¨μΌλ‘μ¨, νμ¬ μ½ 10,500λͺ μ μλΉμ€ μλ΄μ¬κ° μ°κ²°λ λ°μ΄ν°μ μν¬νλ‘μ°λ₯Ό κ°μΆ ν΅ν© ν΄λΌμ°λ νλ«νΌμμ μ 무λ₯Ό μννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 300κ° μ΄μμ κ³ κ° μ¬μ μ΄ μ¬μ€κ³λμ΄ νλ‘μΈμ€λ₯Ό κ°μννκ³ μ 체 κ³ κ° λ§₯λ½μ λ¨μΌ νλ©΄μΌλ‘ ν΅ν©νμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν λ³νλ μλ΄μ¬λ€μ΄ λ¬Έμ λ₯Ό λ λΉ λ₯΄κ³ μ ννκ² ν΄κ²°νλ λ° κΈ°μ¬νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μΌλΆ μμμμ μμΆμ²κ³ κ°μ§μ(Net Promoter Score)κ° 35% μ¦κ°νκ³ , λΉμΌ ν΄κ²°λ₯ μ΄ 2λ μ μ½ 65%μμ νμ¬ κ±°μ 90%λ‘ κ°μ λμμ΅λλ€. |
| A cultural shift is also underway, upskilling teams to enhance their customer-first mindset, turning service calls into opportunities to improve customer loyalty and trust. This kind of change takes strategy, process and talent working in sync with Accenture Song bringing it all together to design experiences that resonate at scale so that Virgin Media O2 can drive innovation and set a new benchmark for customer service excellence. We also continue to grow in the core value chain of many industries through our Industry X offerings, growing mid-single digits this quarter. Manufacturing and engineering remain early in their digital transformation journeys. | λ¬Ένμ λ³νλ μ§ν μ€μ λλ€. νμ μλμ κ°ννμ¬ κ³ κ° μ°μ λ§μΈλμ μ ν₯μμν€κ³ , μλΉμ€ μ½μ κ³ κ° μΆ©μ±λμ μ λ’°λ₯Ό κ°μ ν μ μλ κΈ°νλ‘ μ ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν λ³νλ μ λ΅, νλ‘μΈμ€, μΈμ¬κ° μ‘°νλ‘κ² μλν΄μΌ νλ©°, Accenture Songμ΄ μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ²μ ν΅ν©νμ¬ λκ·λͺ¨λ‘ 곡κ°μ μ»λ κ²½νμ μ€κ³ν¨μΌλ‘μ¨ Virgin Media O2κ° νμ μ μ£Όλνκ³ κ³ κ° μλΉμ€ μ°μμ±μ μλ‘μ΄ κΈ°μ€μ μ€μ ν μ μλλ‘ μ§μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λν μ°λ¦¬λ Industry X μ€νΌλ§μ ν΅ν΄ μ¬λ¬ μ°μ μ ν΅μ¬ κ°μΉ μ¬μ¬μμ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ€κ° ν μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. μ μ‘° λ° μμ§λμ΄λ§ λΆμΌλ μ¬μ ν λμ§νΈ μ ν μ¬μ μ μ΄κΈ° λ¨κ³μ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Digital twins, predictive analytics, robotics and other AI-enabled technologies are creating new levels of efficiency and resilience. Those same strengths are now propelling our capital projects work where clients need us to design, build and commission critical infrastructure and extend Accenture deeper into their core value chains. Take North America's transit sector, agencies are facing mounting pressure to modernize aging infrastructure and meet growing ridership needs, efforts that require delivering multiyear, multibillion-dollar capital programs. | λμ§νΈ νΈμ, μμΈ‘ λΆμ, λ‘보ν±μ€ λ° κΈ°ν AI κΈ°λ° κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ μλ‘μ΄ μμ€μ ν¨μ¨μ±κ³Ό ν볡νλ ₯μ±μ μ°½μΆνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν κ°μ λ€μ νμ¬ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ μ€μ μΈνλΌλ₯Ό μ€κ³, κ΅¬μΆ λ° μμ΄μ νκ³ Accentureλ₯Ό κ·Έλ€μ ν΅μ¬ κ°μΉμ¬μ¬ κΉμμ΄ νμ₯ν΄μΌ νλ μλ³Έ νλ‘μ νΈ μ 무λ₯Ό μΆμ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λΆλ―Έμ λμ€κ΅ν΅ λΆλ¬Έμ μλ‘ λ€λ©΄, κ° κΈ°κ΄λ€μ λ Έννλ μΈνλΌλ₯Ό νλννκ³ μ¦κ°νλ μΉκ° μμλ₯Ό μΆ©μ‘±ν΄μΌ νλ λ§μ€ν μλ°μ μ§λ©΄ν΄ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μλ μ κ±ΈμΉ μμμ΅ λ¬λ¬ κ·λͺ¨μ μλ³Έ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨ μ€νμ νμλ‘ νλ κ³Όμ μ λλ€. |
| Partnering with one of the largest public transit agencies, we're applying our infrastructure and capital projects expertise to help transform how these critical programs are managed, spanning a vast network of subway stations, maintenance facilities, bus garages and administrative offices. By bringing together multiple data sources across their construction portfolio, we are helping to enable more informed decision-making, supported by rigorous project controls, advanced scheduling, cost and risk management, and safety and financial oversight to improve efficiency, transparency and forecasting, just as we do in manufacturing. | μ£Όμ λμ€κ΅ν΅ κΈ°κ΄ μ€ ν κ³³κ³Ό νλ ₯νμ¬, μ°λ¦¬λ μΈνλΌ λ° μλ³Έ νλ‘μ νΈ μ λ¬Έμ±μ νμ©ν΄ μ§νμ² μ, μ λΉ μμ€, λ²μ€ μ°¨κ³ , νμ μ¬λ¬΄μλ₯Ό μμ°λ₯΄λ κ΄λ²μν λ€νΈμν¬μ κ±Έμ³ μ΄λ¬ν ν΅μ¬ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨λ€μ΄ κ΄λ¦¬λλ λ°©μμ νμ νλ λ° κΈ°μ¬νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ±΄μ€ ν¬νΈν΄λ¦¬μ€ μ λ°μ μ¬λ¬ λ°μ΄ν° μμ€λ₯Ό ν΅ν©ν¨μΌλ‘μ¨, μ°λ¦¬λ μ μ‘°μ μμμ λ§μ°¬κ°μ§λ‘ μ격ν νλ‘μ νΈ ν΅μ , κ³ λνλ μΌμ κ΄λ¦¬, λΉμ© λ° λ¦¬μ€ν¬ κ΄λ¦¬, μμ λ° μ¬λ¬΄ κ°λ μ ν΅ν΄ ν¨μ¨μ±, ν¬λͺ μ±, μμΈ‘ μ νλλ₯Ό κ°μ νκ³ , λ³΄λ€ μ 보μ κΈ°λ°ν μμ¬κ²°μ μ κ°λ₯νκ² νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| As a result, the agency is strengthening its daily transit operations and supporting safer, more reliable service for millions of riders. Now let me share how we're seeing demand evolve with the work we're doing in advanced AI. It is early innings, which means there is significant opportunity ahead. Technology is rapidly evolving. While enterprise adoption at scale is nascent, demand continues to grow, and IDC estimates that the total addressable market for advanced AI is expected to grow more than 40% through 2029 from roughly $20 billion today to over $70 billion. We are seeing a steady increase in demand. | κ·Έ κ²°κ³Ό, ν΄λΉ κΈ°κ΄μ μΌμμ μΈ λμ€κ΅ν΅ μ΄μμ κ°ννκ³ μλ°±λ§ λͺ μ μΉκ°λ€μκ² λ μμ νκ³ μ λ’°ν μ μλ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό μ 곡νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄μ μ²¨λ¨ AI λΆμΌμμ μ°λ¦¬κ° μννκ³ μλ μμ μ ν΅ν΄ μμκ° μ΄λ»κ² μ§ννκ³ μλμ§ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μμ§ μ΄κΈ° λ¨κ³μ΄λ©°, μ΄λ μμΌλ‘ μλΉν κΈ°νκ° μλ€λ κ²μ μλ―Έν©λλ€. κΈ°μ μ λΉ λ₯΄κ² μ§ννκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λκ·λͺ¨ κΈ°μ λμ μ μμ§ μ΄κΈ° λ¨κ³μ΄μ§λ§, μμλ κ³μ μ¦κ°νκ³ μμΌλ©°, IDCλ μ²¨λ¨ AIμ μ 체 μ£Όμ κ°λ₯ μμ₯(TAM)μ΄ νμ¬ μ½ 200μ΅ λ¬λ¬μμ 2029λ κΉμ§ 700μ΅ λ¬λ¬ μ΄μμΌλ‘ 40% μ΄μ μ±μ₯ν κ²μΌλ‘ μΆμ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κΎΈμ€ν μμ μ¦κ°λ₯Ό λͺ©κ²©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Over the last 9 quarters, we've seen about 100 incremental clients initiate advanced AI projects with us each quarter, but most have a lot of work to do before they will be able to scale across the enterprise, and it is still a relatively small part of our client base, over 1,300 clients to date out of 9,000. So we see lots of opportunity to help those who have initiated and to expand in our existing clients as well as attract new clients. Clients increasingly understand that advanced AI is not a quick fix. Adopting it successfully requires foundational work to deliver P&L impact and other critical outcomes. | μ§λ 9κ° λΆκΈ° λμ λ§€ λΆκΈ°λ§λ€ μ½ 100κ°μ μ κ· κ³ κ°μ¬κ° λΉμ¬μ ν¨κ» κ³ λνλ AI νλ‘μ νΈλ₯Ό μμνμ΅λλ€. νμ§λ§ λλΆλΆμ κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ μ μ¬μ μΌλ‘ νλνκΈ° μ μ ν΄μΌ ν μμ μ΄ λ§μ΄ λ¨μμμΌλ©°, μ 체 κ³ κ°μ¬ 9,000κ° μ€ νμ¬κΉμ§ 1,300κ° κ³ κ°μ¬λ‘ μ¬μ ν μλμ μΌλ‘ μμ λΉμ€μ μ°¨μ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ λΉμ¬λ μ΄λ―Έ μμν κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ μ§μνκ³ , κΈ°μ‘΄ κ³ κ°μ¬ λ΄μμ νλνλ©°, μ κ· κ³ κ°μ¬λ₯Ό μ μΉν μ μλ λ§μ κΈ°νκ° μλ€κ³ λ΄ λλ€. κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ κ³ λνλ AIκ° λΉ λ₯Έ ν΄κ²°μ± μ΄ μλλΌλ μ μ μ μ λ μ΄ν΄νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ₯Ό μ±κ³΅μ μΌλ‘ λμ νκΈ° μν΄μλ μμ΅κ³μ°μ(P&L) μν©νΈμ κΈ°ν ν΅μ¬ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό λ¬μ±νκΈ° μν κΈ°μ΄ μμ μ΄ νμν©λλ€. |
| This is why our clients, and the broader ecosystem are turning to us to help bridge the gap between powerful technology and achieving real, measurable results. The real opportunity is not proving AI works, it is making it work everywhere. Scaling AI means working with all forms of AI and means embedding it across critical processes, so it transforms outcomes. For example, we are partnering with Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical leader, to transform how therapies move from discovery to market by embedding AI at scale across the organization. Drawing on its deep life sciences experience, BMS is using AI to accelerate innovation and expand its impact for patients. | μ΄κ²μ΄ λ°λ‘ μ°λ¦¬ κ³ κ°λ€κ³Ό λ λμ μνκ³κ° κ°λ ₯ν κΈ°μ κ³Ό μ€μ§μ μ΄κ³ μΈ‘μ κ°λ₯ν μ±κ³Ό λ¬μ± μ¬μ΄μ κ°κ·Ήμ λ©μ°κΈ° μν΄ μ°λ¦¬μκ² μμ§νλ μ΄μ μ λλ€. μ§μ ν κΈ°νλ AIκ° μλνλ€λ κ²μ μ¦λͺ νλ κ²μ΄ μλλΌ, AIλ₯Ό λͺ¨λ κ³³μμ μλνκ² λ§λλ κ²μ λλ€. AI νμ₯μ λͺ¨λ ννμ AIμ ν¨κ» μμ νλ κ²μ μλ―Ένλ©°, ν΅μ¬ νλ‘μΈμ€ μ λ°μ AIλ₯Ό λ΄μ¬ννμ¬ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό νμ νλ κ²μ μλ―Έν©λλ€. μλ₯Ό λ€μ΄, μ°λ¦¬λ κΈλ‘λ² λ°μ΄μ€μ μ½ μ λκΈ°μ μΈ Bristol-Myers Squibbμ ννΈλμμ λ§Ίκ³ , μ‘°μ§ μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ AIλ₯Ό λκ·λͺ¨λ‘ λ΄μ¬νν¨μΌλ‘μ¨ μΉλ£μ κ° λ°κ²¬μμ μμ₯ μΆμκΉμ§ μ΄λνλ λ°©μμ νμ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. BMSλ μλͺ κ³Όν λΆμΌμ κΉμ κ²½νμ λ°νμΌλ‘ AIλ₯Ό νμ©νμ¬ νμ μ κ°μννκ³ νμλ€μ μν μν₯λ ₯μ νλνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We are also establishing early leadership in Agentic AI with the scale of our deployments working across the ecosystem. We have built an extensive library of over 3,000 reusable agents reflecting our deep industry and functional expertise. These agents have been used in real client environments, giving us a unique foundation of proven solutions to help clients move faster and with more confidence. Over to you, Angie. Angie Park Chief Financial Officer Thanks, Julie. Now let me turn to our business outlook. For the second quarter of fiscal '26, we expect revenues to be in the range of $17.35 billion to $18 billion. | λν μ°λ¦¬λ μνκ³ μ λ°μ κ±Έμ³ μμ
νλ λκ·λͺ¨ λ°°ν¬λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μμ΄μ ν± AI(Agentic AI)μμ μ΄κΈ° 리λμμ ν립νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ κΉμ΄ μλ μ°μ
λ° κΈ°λ₯ μ λ¬Έμ±μ λ°μνμ¬ 3,000κ° μ΄μμ μ¬μ¬μ© κ°λ₯ν μμ΄μ νΈλ‘ ꡬμ±λ κ΄λ²μν λΌμ΄λΈλ¬λ¦¬λ₯Ό ꡬμΆνμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¬ν μμ΄μ νΈλ€μ μ€μ κ³ κ° νκ²½μμ μ¬μ©λμ΄ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ λ λΉ λ₯΄κ³ νμ μ κ°μ§κ³ μμ§μΌ μ μλλ‘ λλ κ²μ¦λ μ루μ
μ λ
보μ μΈ κΈ°λ°μ μ 곡ν©λλ€. μ€μ§, μ΄μ΄μ λ§μν΄ μ£ΌμΈμ. μ€μ§ λ°(Angie Park) μ΅κ³ μ¬λ¬΄μ± μμ(CFO) κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, μ€λ¦¬. μ΄μ μ¬μ μ λ§μ λν΄ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. 2026 νκ³μ°λ 2λΆκΈ°μ κ²½μ°, λ§€μΆμ 173μ΅ 5μ²λ§ λ¬λ¬μμ 180μ΅ λ¬λ¬ λ²μκ° λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. |
| This assumes the impact of FX will be approximately positive 3.5% compared to the second quarter of fiscal '25. Our Q2 guidance reflects an estimated 1% to 5% growth in local currency, including about a 1% impact from our federal business. For the full fiscal '26, based upon how the rates have been trending over the last few weeks, we continue to assume that the impact of FX on our results in U.S. dollars will be approximately positive 2% compared to fiscal '25. For the full fiscal '26, we continue to expect revenue to be in the range of 2% to 5% growth in local currency over fiscal '25, including an estimated 1% impact from our Federal business. | μ΄λ 25νκ³μ°λ 2λΆκΈ° λλΉ μΈνμ μν₯μ΄ μ½ νλ¬μ€ 3.5%κ° λ κ²μΌλ‘ κ°μ ν κ²μ λλ€. λΉμ¬μ 2λΆκΈ° κ°μ΄λμ€λ μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ¬μ μ μ½ 1% μν₯μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 1%μμ 5%μ μ±μ₯μ λ°μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 26νκ³μ°λ μ 체μ λν΄μλ, μ§λ λͺ μ£Όκ°μ νμ¨ μΆμΈλ₯Ό κ°μν λ, λ―Έκ΅ λ¬λ¬ κΈ°μ€ λΉμ¬ μ€μ μ λν μΈνμ μν₯μ΄ 25νκ³μ°λ λλΉ μ½ νλ¬μ€ 2%κ° λ κ²μΌλ‘ κ³μ κ°μ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 26νκ³μ°λ μ 체μ λν΄, λΉμ¬λ μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ¬μ μ μ½ 1% μν₯μ ν¬ν¨νμ¬ 25νκ³μ°λ λλΉ νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 2%μμ 5% λ²μμ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Excluding the impact of Federal, our revenue is expected to be an estimated 3% to 6%. This year, we continue to expect an inorganic contribution of about 1.5% and we continue to expect to invest about $3 billion in acquisitions this fiscal year with the potential to do more. For adjusted operating margin, we continue to expect fiscal year '26 to be 15.7% to 15.9%, a 10 to 30 basis point expansion over adjusted fiscal '25 results. We continue to expect our annual adjusted effective tax rate to be in the range of 23.5% to 25.5%. This compares to an adjusted effective tax rate of 23.6% in fiscal '25. | μ°λ°©μ λΆ μν₯μ μ μΈνλ©΄, λ§€μΆμ μ½ 3%μμ 6% μ±μ₯ν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. μ¬ν΄λ κ³μν΄μ μ½ 1.5%μ μΈμν©λ³ κΈ°μ¬λ₯Ό μμνκ³ μμΌλ©°, κΈλ λμ μ½ 30μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό μΈμν©λ³μ ν¬μν κ³νμ΄λ©° μΆκ° ν¬μ κ°λ₯μ±λ μμ΅λλ€. μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ κ²½μ°, 2026 νκ³μ°λμ 15.7%μμ 15.9%λ₯Ό μμνκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ 2025 νκ³μ°λ μ‘°μ μ€μ λλΉ 10bpμμ 30bp νλλ μμΉμ λλ€. μ°κ° μ‘°μ μ€ν¨μΈμ¨μ κ³μν΄μ 23.5%μμ 25.5% λ²μμ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. μ΄λ 2025 νκ³μ°λ μ‘°μ μ€ν¨μΈμ¨ 23.6%μ λΉκ΅λλ μμΉμ λλ€. |
| We continue to expect our full year adjusted diluted earnings per share for fiscal '26 to be in the range of $13.52 to $13.90, or 5% to 8% growth over adjusted fiscal '25 results. Due to slightly higher business optimization costs in the quarter, which were $58 million above our original Q1 estimates, we now expect GAAP EPS of $13.12 to $13.50. For the full fiscal '26, we continue to expect operating cash flow to be in the range of $10.8 billion to $11.5 billion, property and equipment additions to be approximately $1 billion, and free cash flow to be in the range of $9.8 billion to $10.5 billion. Our free cash flow guidance reflects a very strong free cash flow to net income ratio of 1.2. | μ ν¬λ 26νκ³μ°λ μ 체 μ‘°μ ν¬μ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅μ΄ 13.52λ¬λ¬μμ 13.90λ¬λ¬ λ²μμ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ κ³μ μμνκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ‘°μ λ 25νκ³μ°λ μ€μ λλΉ 5%μμ 8% μ±μ₯μ ν΄λΉν©λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ μ¬μ μ΅μ ν λΉμ©μ΄ λΉμ΄ 1λΆκΈ° μΆμ μΉλ³΄λ€ 5,800λ§ λ¬λ¬ μν μ¦κ°ν¨μ λ°λΌ, νμ¬ GAAP κΈ°μ€ μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅μ 13.12λ¬λ¬μμ 13.50λ¬λ¬κ° λ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. 26νκ³μ°λ μ 체μ λν΄μλ μμ νκΈνλ¦μ΄ 108μ΅ λ¬λ¬μμ 115μ΅ λ¬λ¬ λ²μ, μ νμμ° ν¬μκ° μ½ 10μ΅ λ¬λ¬, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ¬νκΈνλ¦μ΄ 98μ΅ λ¬λ¬μμ 105μ΅ λ¬λ¬ λ²μμ μμ κ²μΌλ‘ κ³μ μμνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬ μμ¬νκΈνλ¦ κ°μ΄λμ€λ μμ΄μ΅ λλΉ 1.2λ°°λΌλ λ§€μ° κ°λ ₯ν μμ¬νκΈνλ¦ λΉμ¨μ λ°μνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| We continue to expect to return at least $9.3 billion through dividends and share repurchases, an increase of $1 billion or 12% from fiscal '25. Our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.63 per share to be paid on February 13, a 10% increase over last year. We remain committed to returning a substantial portion of our cash generated to our shareholders. With that, let's open it up so that we can take your questions. Alexia? Alexia Quadrani Executive Director of Investor Relations Thanks, Angie. I would ask that each speak to one question and one follow-up to allow for as many participants as possible to ask a question. | μ ν¬λ λ°°λΉκΈκ³Ό μμ¬μ£Ό λ§€μ
μ ν΅ν΄ μ΅μ 93μ΅ λ¬λ¬λ₯Ό μ£Όμ£Όμκ² νμν κ²μΌλ‘ κ³μ μμνκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ 2025 νκ³μ°λ λλΉ 10μ΅ λ¬λ¬ λλ 12% μ¦κ°ν κΈμ‘μ
λλ€. μ΄μ¬νλ 2μ 13μΌ μ§κΈ μμ μΈ μ£ΌλΉ 1.63λ¬λ¬μ λΆκΈ° νκΈ λ°°λΉμ μΉμΈνμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ λ
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νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·ΈλΌ μ΄μ μ§μμλ΅ μκ°μ κ°λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. μλ μμ? μλ μμ μΏΌλλΌλ ν¬μμ κ΄κ³ μ 무μ΄μ¬ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, μ€μ§. κ°λ₯ν ν λ§μ μ°Έμμλ€μ΄ μ§λ¬Έν μ μλλ‘ κ°μ ν κ°μ§ μ§λ¬Έκ³Ό ν κ°μ§ νμ μ§λ¬Έλ§ ν΄μ£ΌμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. |
| Operator, would you provide instructions for those on the call, please? | # νκ΅μ΄ λ²μ κ΅νμλ, ν΅ν μ°Έμ¬μλΆλ€μ μν μλ΄μ¬νμ μ κ³΅ν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? --- **μ°Έκ³ μ¬ν:** - "Operator"λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½ μ§νμ/κ΅νμμ μλ―Ένλ©°, μ€μ λ°ν 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μμ μΌλ°μ μΌλ‘ μ¬μ©λλ μ©μ΄μ λλ€. - "those on the call"μ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ μ°Έμ¬ν ν¬μμ, μ λ리μ€νΈ λ± μ°Έμ¬μ μ 체λ₯Ό μ§μΉν©λλ€. |
# Accenture Q1 2026 μ€μ λ°ν μμ½
## μ£Όμ μ¬λ¬΄ μ±κ³Ό
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- **μ‘°μ μμ
μ΄μ΅λ₯ **: 17%λ‘ μ λ
λλΉ 30bp νλ
- **μ‘°μ EPS**: $3.94λ‘ μ λ
λλΉ 10% μ±μ₯
- **μ κ· μμ£Ό**: 209μ΅ λ¬λ¬ (νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 10% μ±μ₯), Book-to-Bill 1.1λ°°
- **μμ¬νκΈνλ¦**: 15μ΅ λ¬λ¬ μ°½μΆ, μ£Όμ£Όνμ 33μ΅ λ¬λ¬ μ€ν
## κ°μ΄λμ€ λ° μ λ§
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- **FY26 μ‘°μ μμ
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- **Q2 λ§€μΆ κ°μ΄λμ€**: 173.5μ΅~180μ΅ λ¬λ¬ (νμ§ν΅ν κΈ°μ€ 1~5% μ±μ₯)
- μΈμν©λ³μ μ½ 30μ΅ λ¬λ¬ ν¬μ κ³ν, μ£Όμ£Όνμ 93μ΅ λ¬λ¬ μ΄μ μμ
## κ²½μμ§ ν€ λ° μ λ΅μ νμ΄λΌμ΄νΈ
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| Operator: [Operator Instructions] And today's first question comes from Tien-Tsin Huang with JPMorgan. | **Operator:** [μ΄μμ μλ΄] μ€λ 첫 λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬Έμ JPλͺ¨κ±΄μ ν°μ-μΉ ν© μ λ리μ€νΈκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Tien-Tsin Huang: JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Julie, I appreciate your comments on scaling AI and how it's not a quick fix. So I did want to ask or maybe comment that we've noticed a bit of a shift in how people view the consulting industry's role in AI. Do you agree with this, Julie? And if so, why now? What's driving the change? And are you seeing any impact on business activity as a result of that? | **Tien-Tsin Huang:** AI νμ₯κ³Ό λΉ λ₯Έ ν΄κ²°μ± μ΄ μλλΌλ μ μ λν λ§μ κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ³ μΆμ κ², 컨μ€ν μ κ³μ AI μν μ λν μ¬λλ€μ μκ°μ΄ μ‘°κΈ λ°λκ³ μλ€λ κ±Έ μ ν¬κ° κ°μ§νλλ°μ. Julie, μ΄ λΆλΆμ λμνμλμ? λ§μ½ κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄ μ μ§κΈμΈκ°μ? 무μμ΄ μ΄λ° λ³νλ₯Ό μ΄λκ³ μλμ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ·Έ κ²°κ³Όλ‘ λΉμ¦λμ€ νλμ μ΄λ€ μν₯μ λ³΄κ³ κ³μ κ°μ? |
| CEO & Chairman: Thanks, Tien-Tsin. Yes, we're absolutely seeing the shift. And it's really because of what we've been saying for a while, right? Enterprise AI is fundamentally different than consumer AI. Consumer AI adoption is instant, right? In the enterprise, you can't adopt it unless you have the right security. You've done the right work around processes and most companies have fragmented and siloed processes. You have to have the right data, and most companies have mountains of data with a lot of issues in the data, and we call it, they have process debt, they have data debt. And of course, they need a modern digital core. And that's why so many companies are still early in the journey. Clients -- our clients are convinced AI is going to be a very important part of their future, and it's going to allow them to unlock brand-new value. And that's why they're coming to us because now they want to actually get there. And that's the foundational work that's driving our business. And then when you look at our bigger deals over the last quarter, for example, you see that advanced AI is a bigger part of those deals, but you also see that it's both growth and cost because clients are not only fixated on the productivity side, you cannot cut your way to growth. And in this market, they need to find more growth. And this is where our strength really comes in, and that's why we're delivering strong quarters, right? We have great momentum this quarter because we can help them on the growth agenda and the cost agenda. And we're so critical with our ecosystem partners. We understand where the technology is and where it's going. And you saw that again this quarter with our growth, with our top 10 ecosystem partners outpacing overall and then, of course, some exciting new partnerships. | **CEO & Chairman:** λ€, κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. λ§μνμ λ³νλ₯Ό νμ€ν 체κ°νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ μ ν¬κ° κ³μ κ°μ‘°ν΄μ¨ λ΄μ©κ³Ό λ§₯μ κ°μ΄ νλλ°μ, κΈ°μ
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| Tien-Tsin Huang: JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division All right. Perfect. And sort of a related question, you mentioned the partners. I'll ask around these AI partnerships. You announced a bunch, Anthropic, OpenAI, Snowflake, et cetera. Just how might these partnerships on the AI front be different than other tech ecosystem partnerships in terms of we think about time to productivity or investments to certify personnel to scale it up, et cetera. Just your thoughts on that and how quickly might these AI partners get to the top 10 on the partner front? | **Tien-Tsin Huang:** μκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ΄λ ¨λ μ§λ¬ΈμΈλ°μ, ννΈλ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ λ§μνμ ¨λλ°, AI ννΈλμμ λν΄ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. Anthropic, OpenAI, Snowflake λ± μ¬λ¬ ννΈλμμ λ°ννμ ¨λλ°μ. AI λΆμΌμ μ΄λ¬ν ννΈλμλ€μ΄ λ€λ₯Έ κΈ°μ μνκ³ ννΈλμκ³Ό μ΄λ»κ² λ€λ₯Ό μ μμκΉμ? μμ°μ± λ¬μ± μμ μ΄λ μΈλ ₯ μΈμ¦ λ° νμ₯μ μν ν¬μ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ λ§μ΄μ£ . μ΄μ λν 견ν΄μ ν¨κ», μ΄λ¬ν AI ννΈλλ€μ΄ μΌλ§λ 빨리 μμ 10λ ννΈλμ μ§μ ν μ μμμ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: Well, first of all, the partnerships really demonstrate our talent advantage. So we've got decades of experience in being able to learn new technologies, skill people, who else could have hundreds of thousands of people, helping our biggest partnerships continue to grow incredibly well and be able to dedicate and commit 30,000 people here, et cetera. So I think that's a really important part of what you're seeing with us in our growth and our ability to grow into new areas is that we've got this foundation of great talent and the ability to upskill. And look, we're expanding in these partnerships because of what we see in client demand, but our clients have an ecosystem of partners. And the role that we play is to be -- we really try to be #1 with all of the partners so that we can help our clients integrate and use these new technologies with their existing ecosystem, which is absolutely critical to them. So lots of excitement. The market is expanding, and we're going to grow with that market. | **CEO & Chairman:** λ¨Όμ , ννΈλμμ μ°λ¦¬μ μΈμ¬ μ°μλ₯Ό μ 보μ¬μ€λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μμ λ
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| Operator: And our next question today comes from -- sorry about that. And our next question today comes from Jason Kupferberg with Wells Fargo. | **Operator:** μ€λ λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ Wells Fargoμ Jason Kupferbergλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. μ£μ‘ν©λλ€. λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ Wells Fargoμ Jason Kupferbergλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Jason Kupferberg: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division I actually wanted to pick up where Tien-Tsin just left off. I was curious as a follow-on regarding these big partnerships in the AI world, when do they start moving the needle on revenue in your view? It's obviously critical to lay the foundation right now, but is this a next 12-month dynamic where we can start to see it showing up in the P&L perhaps? Or is it longer dated? And then I have a follow-up. | **Jason Kupferberg:** λ°©κΈ Tien-Tsinμ΄ μΈκΈν λΆλΆμμ μ΄μ΄μ μ§λ¬Έλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. AI λΆμΌμ λν ννΈλμλ€μ΄ μ€μ λ‘ λ§€μΆμ μν₯μ λ―ΈμΉκΈ° μμνλ μμ μ μΈμ μ―€μΌλ‘ 보μλμ? μ§κΈ κΈ°λ°μ λ€μ§λ κ²μ΄ μ€μν 건 λΆλͺ νμ§λ§, ν₯ν 12κ°μ λ΄μ μμ΅κ³μ°μμμ κ·Έ ν¨κ³Όκ° λνλκΈ° μμν μ μμκΉμ? μλλ©΄ λ μ₯κΈ°μ μΈ κ΄μ μμ λ΄μΌ ν κΉμ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μΆκ° μ§λ¬Έμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: Jason, what I would say is these partnerships are part of an ecosystem for our clients. And so it's I think more about the market itself, right? So our enterprise adoption is dependent on clients -- these partnerships are all about enterprise adoption. So I would focus more on how the market and enterprise adoption is going as opposed to specifically -- because we can scale as fast as needed. And that is -- our expectations there are reflected in our guidance. | **CEO & Chairman:** μ μ΄μ¨, μ΄ ννΈλμλ€μ κ³ κ°μ μν μνκ³μ μΌλΆλΌκ³ λ§μλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μμ₯ μ체μ λ μ΄μ μ λ§μΆ°μΌ νλ€κ³ μκ°ν©λλ€. μ°λ¦¬μ μν°νλΌμ΄μ¦ λμ μ κ³ κ°μ λ¬λ € μκ³ , μ΄λ¬ν ννΈλμλ€μ λͺ¨λ μν°νλΌμ΄μ¦ λμ μ κ΄ν κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλμ ꡬ체μ μΈ ννΈλμ보λ€λ μμ₯κ³Ό μν°νλΌμ΄μ¦ λμ μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² μ§νλκ³ μλμ§μ λ μ§μ€νμλ κ²μ΄ μ’μ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. μλνλ©΄ μ°λ¦¬λ νμν λ§νΌ λΉ λ₯΄κ² νμ₯ν μ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ·Έμ λν μ°λ¦¬μ κΈ°λμΉλ κ°μ΄λμ€μ λ°μλμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Jason Kupferberg: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Okay. Understood. And then I wanted to pick up on your comments about the increased adoption of the fixed price work because I think it ties in with a trend we've been seeing in your numbers where revenue growth is outpacing headcount growth pretty materially and consistently. So do you feel like that trend is sustainable? And what's really driving that? Because we've all been talking about nonlinear revenue growth for a very long time, and it seems like Accenture is now actually starting to see it. | **Jason Kupferberg:** λ€, μ’μ μ§λ¬Έμ
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| Chief Financial Officer: Jason, it's Angie. Let me take that. We're really pleased with our revenue per person this quarter, which did grow 7%, which is really primarily driven by our talent rotation. We're now hiring -- as we shared with you last quarter, we're hiring for the new skill. And so we expect that revenue per person growth to moderate over the course of the year. And that'll go up and down really based upon when we bring people in. | **Chief Financial Officer:** μ μ΄μ¨, μ κ° λ΅λ³λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μΈλΉ λ§€μΆμ λν΄ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. 7% μ±μ₯νλλ°, μ΄λ μ£Όλ‘ μΈμ¬ κ΅μ²΄μ μν κ²μ λλ€. μ§λ λΆκΈ°μ λ§μλλ¦° κ²μ²λΌ, νμ¬ μλ‘μ΄ μ€ν¬μ 보μ ν μΈμ¬λ₯Ό μ±μ©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ μΈλΉ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ μ°μ€ μλ§ν΄μ§ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. μ΄λ μ κ· μΈλ ₯ μ μ μκΈ°μ λ°λΌ λ±λ½μ λ³΄μΌ κ²μ λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: And Jason, just to add on though, you're right though, the sort of revenue and headcount, that sort of breakage has been going on though for a long time. It really goes back all the way to the introduction of RPA. So we'd expect that to continue, but it's not tied exactly, as Angie said, to like what's happening quarter-to-quarter. | **CEO & Chairman:** μ μ΄μ¨, λ§λΆμ΄μλ©΄ λ§μνμ λλ‘ λ§€μΆκ³Ό μΈλ ₯ κ°μ 괴리 νμμ μ¬μ€ μ€λμ λΆν° μ§νλμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. RPA λμ μμ κΉμ§ κ±°μ¬λ¬ μ¬λΌκ°λ νμμ΄μ£ . λ°λΌμ μ΄λ¬ν μΆμΈλ μμΌλ‘λ μ§μλ κ²μΌλ‘ μμν©λλ€. λ€λ§ μ€μ§κ° λ§μλλ¦° κ²μ²λΌ λΆκΈ°λ³ λ³λκ³Ό μ νν μ°λλλ κ²μ μλλλ€. |
| Operator: And our next question today comes from James Faucette with Morgan Stanley. | **Operator:** μ€λ λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ Morgan Stanleyμ James Faucetteλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| James Faucette: Morgan Stanley, Research Division Want to follow-up on a couple of things that have been said by Tien-Tsin and Jason. First, back on AI and those bookings. I appreciate that those are -- AI is becoming integral to all of your engagements and so maybe define specific bookings, et cetera, on a go-forward basis makes sense. But how should we think about like the mix between what we could think of as proof-of-concept type engagements versus going into full production? And any color you can give on the types of projects that are moving to production, whether that be by industry or type, et cetera? | **James Faucette:** AI κ΄λ ¨ μμ£Όμ λν΄ ν°μμ κ³Ό μ μ΄μ¨μ΄ λ§μνμ λ΄μ©μ λν΄ λͺ κ°μ§ μΆκ° μ§λ¬Έμ λλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. λ¨Όμ , AIκ° λͺ¨λ νλ‘μ νΈμ νμμ μΌλ‘ ν΅ν©λκ³ μμ΄μ μμΌλ‘λ νΉμ μμ£Όλ₯Ό λ³λλ‘ μ μνλ κ²μ΄ μλ―Έκ° μμ μ μλ€λ μ μ μ΄ν΄ν©λλ€. κ·Έλ°λ° κ°λ μ¦λͺ (proof-of-concept) ννμ νλ‘μ νΈμ 본격μ μΈ νλ‘λμ λ¨κ³λ‘ μ§μ νλ νλ‘μ νΈ κ°μ λΉμ€μ μ΄λ»κ² μ΄ν΄ν΄μΌ ν κΉμ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νλ‘λμ μΌλ‘ μ νλκ³ μλ νλ‘μ νΈλ€μ λν΄ μ°μ λ³μ΄λ μ νλ³λ‘ μ΄λ€ νΉμ§μ΄ μλμ§ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? |
| CEO & Chairman: Sure. Great question. So first of all, one of the things that I think is important to understand is that people have moved ahead away from just thinking about models, right? It's about models embedded in solutions, and most of the solutions involve different kinds of AI, right? So you have -- if you have classical AI or RPA that is 100% accurate, right, depending on what you're using, you really have to understand all of that. And that's what the clients are looking to us for, is to bring them more solutions, which is why our partnerships are really important, and our understanding of the industry and the function is so important. So if you're doing something in banking, which is one of the industries where there's a lot going on at advanced AI, know your customer and compliance. The solution they're looking for, you have to understand the actual compliance, how it works across the bank. And that's really the importance -- now of you're seeing that people get that these are about solutions, it's about really understanding operations, and that's what we're bringing. If you look at sort of where things are scaling into production, customer -- so a lot of customer service, and I gave one of the examples today on the call with the Virgin Media O2, you're also seeing areas like finance and procurement. And so these are areas where you've got good technology readiness, we have a lot of depth of understanding here, and you can move relatively quickly because it's using a lot of usually pretty good data. We see a lot of value coming and being embedded in the core value chain, the grid and utilities, right, pharma and R&D. But those are the harder areas to crack. And so it's still pretty early in terms of scaling, but that kind of gives you a flavor for it. And so any of the industries that have a lot of customer service are there. Banking has been one of the lighthouses, insurance to some extent already. But one of the things I tell my clients is that in every industry, unlike prior waves of technology, there are leaders in every industry who already had strong digital cores who are leapfrogging. It's very different than cloud where you had some industries like, say, energy lagging behind for quite some time. It's quite different this time. And that really plays to our strengths because we have that diversity of industry expertise, and our clients look to us to really bring it across the board. | **CEO & Chairman:** μ’μ μ§λ¬Έμ
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| James Faucette: Morgan Stanley, Research Division That's great. And then as a follow-up, you mentioned and talked a little bit about the revenue per head and the evolution there. One of the questions that we get from investors a lot is around pricing, particularly on a like-for-like basis, and how that may be evolving and how we should think about the puts and takes there, especially as it relates to your margins and margin growth objectives. | **James Faucette:** μ λ§ μ’μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νμ μ§λ¬ΈμΌλ‘, λ§μνμ 1μΈλΉ λ§€μΆκ³Ό κ·Έ λ³νμ λν΄ μ‘°κΈ μΈκΈνμ ¨λλ°μ. ν¬μμλ€λ‘λΆν° μμ£Ό λ°λ μ§λ¬Έ μ€ νλκ° κ°κ²© μ± μ μ κ΄ν κ²μ λλ€. νΉν λμΌ μ‘°κ±΄ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ λ΄€μ λ κ°κ²©μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² λ³ννκ³ μλμ§, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² μ΄ν΄ν΄μΌ ν μ§μ λν κ²μΈλ°μ. νΉν κ·μ¬μ λ§μ§κ³Ό λ§μ§ μ±μ₯ λͺ©νμ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ μ΄λ€ κΈμ μ μμΈκ³Ό λΆμ μ μμΈλ€μ΄ μλμ§ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? |
| Chief Financial Officer: Yes. I think -- so as it relates to pricing, so just overall, I think you have to look at it in totality. And so as you think about our pricing, one of the things, and we've been seeing, and it's early, but we're seeing pricing improve in several parts of our business. And as you look, one of the things that we're super pleased about is that our contract profitability, we're starting to see some of that improved pricing show up in the P&L and we saw that this quarter. So we were really pleased with that, and it's really about balancing those components. | **Chief Financial Officer:** λ€, λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. κ°κ²© μ± μ κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ μ 체μ μΈ κ΄μ μμ λ΄μΌ ν©λλ€. κ°κ²© μ± μ μ μκ°ν΄λ³΄μλ©΄, ν κ°μ§ λ§μλ릴 μ μ μ ν¬ μ¬μ μ μ¬λ¬ λΆλ¬Έμμ κ°κ²©μ΄ κ°μ λκ³ μλ€λ κ²μ λλ€. μμ§ μ΄κΈ° λ¨κ³μ΄κΈ΄ νμ§λ§ κ·Έλ° νλ¦μ λ³΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. νΉν μ ν¬κ° λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±μ€λ½κ² μκ°νλ λΆλΆμ κ³μ½ μμ΅μ±μΈλ°, κ°μ λ κ°κ²© μ± μ μ΄ μμ΅κ³μ°μ(P&L)μ λ°μλκΈ° μμνλ€λ μ μ λλ€. μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ κ·Έ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό νμΈν μ μμμ΅λλ€. μ΄ μ μ λν΄ μ λ§ λ§μ‘±μ€λ½κ² μκ°νκ³ μμΌλ©°, κ²°κ΅ μ΄λ¬ν μμλ€ κ°μ κ· νμ λ§μΆλ κ²μ΄ ν΅μ¬μ λλ€. |
| Operator: And our next question today comes from Bryan Keane at Citi. | **Operator:** μ€λ λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ μ¨ν°μ λΈλΌμ΄μΈ ν¨μΌλ‘λΆν° λ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Bryan Keane: Citigroup Inc., Research Division Wanted to ask about discretionary spend. We're all waiting around for a while here for that to come back. I'd just be curious to know how you're thinking about that heading into next year, conversations with clients and should we be hopeful that discretionary spend comes back in the turn of the calendar year? | **Bryan Keane:** μ¬λμ μ§μΆ(discretionary spend)μ λν΄ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ ν¬ λͺ¨λ μ΄κ²μ΄ ν볡λκΈ°λ₯Ό κ½€ μ€λ«λμ κΈ°λ€λ €μλλ°μ. λ΄λ μ μλκ³ μ΄ λΆλΆμ μ΄λ»κ² λ³΄κ³ κ³μ μ§, κ³ κ°μ¬λ€κ³Όλ μ΄λ€ λνλ₯Ό λλκ³ κ³μ μ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. μ°λκ° λ°λλ©΄μ μ¬λμ μ§μΆμ΄ λμμ¬ κ²μ΄λΌκ³ κΈ°λν΄λ λ κΉμ? |
| CEO & Chairman: All right, Bryan, I'm not waiting around for it to come back, okay? So just to be clear, we have not been waiting around for it to come back. So I know you guys are, but we're delivering our results despite it because we really -- at this point, we haven't seen a change in the market. And when you look around, like we're all reading the same thing. We saw what came out in the U.S. this week on jobs. If -- there isn't some catalyst out there where we're saying that's the catalyst that's going to change confidence or change industries. And look, we work across industries. Every industry right now has got a different set of challenges with a lot of these big macro trends. And so we're not having conversations today that would suggest that there's a big -- going to be a change in discretionary spending. But what the conversations we are having, though, is CEOs who are just like Accenture, they're very resolute that they have to deliver results despite the market. And that's why we're focused on pivoting the way they're spending. We're focused on doing the large transformational deals and then being at the center so that when we hopefully do get tailwinds, we're there to really benefit from them. But we're not seeing a catalyst. We'd love to hear it if you guys are in the external environment and our conversations haven't changed, but people are -- they're going to deliver despite that. | **CEO & Chairman:** μκ² μ΅λλ€, Bryan. μ ν¬λ μμ₯μ΄ λμμ€κΈ°λ₯Ό κ·Έλ₯ κΈ°λ€λ¦¬κ³ μμ§ μμ΅λλ€. λΆλͺ
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| Bryan Keane: Citigroup Inc., Research Division Got it. Got it. And then just as a follow-up, that 60% of work being fixed price is above industry norms and you guys have been working on that forever, and that's pushed up 10 points in the last 3 years. How do we think about the -- as AI becomes a bigger piece of that, does that -- can that number get up to 70% or 80%? And just a little bit of how that pricing works with productivity, how do you pass on some savings and keep it yourselves? | **Bryan Keane:** λ€, μκ² μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ νμ μ§λ¬ΈμΌλ‘, κ³ μ κ° κ³μ½μ΄ 60%λΌλ κ²μ μ κ³ νκ· μ μννλ μμΉμ΄κ³ μ€λ«λμ μ΄ λΆλΆμ μ§μ€ν΄ μ€μ ¨λλ°, μ§λ 3λ κ° 10%ν¬μΈνΈλ μμΉνμ΅λλ€. AIκ° λ ν° λΉμ€μ μ°¨μ§νκ² λλ©΄μ μ΄ μμΉκ° 70%λ 80%κΉμ§ μ¬λΌκ° μ μμκΉμ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μμ°μ±κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨λ κ°κ²© μ± μ μ΄ μ΄λ»κ² μλνλμ§, μ κ° ν¨κ³Όλ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² κ³ κ°κ³Ό λλκ³ λ μ체μ μΌλ‘ ν보νμλμ§ μ‘°κΈ μ€λͺ ν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? |
| CEO & Chairman: Yes. Well, one of the things that I think as you think about our positioning in the market is that these fixed price deals really are about our clients having confidence that we can deliver outcomes. And to do that, you've got to have our scale, our experience, our strong financials. And so we see that it is a real competitive advantage in this market where clients cannot simply experiment, they can't take a flyer. They have to know that when they're investing with a partner, they're going to deliver results. And that's why we feel the market now continue -- we're taking market share because of that. So I can't predict exactly, I mean, I think commercial models are going to continue. We believe they're going to continue to evolve, and we've got a really strong foundation for that. And we are starting to see more focus on trying to get to outcome-based. So I think more to come in the models, but it really strength -- it speaks to the underlying strength of our business. And then with respect to pricing and passing it along to our clients, remember, this has been a business model for the industry really all the way going back to the introduction of technology and RPA, right, where we're signing contracts that depend on our use of more technology over time to provide productivity. And so that's still the commercial model of the industry right now. | **CEO & Chairman:** λ€, μμ₯μμ μ°λ¦¬μ ν¬μ§μ λμ μκ°ν΄λ³΄λ©΄, κ³ μ κ° κ³μ½μ μ€μ λ‘ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό λΌ μ μλ€λ κ³ κ°μ νμ μ κ΄ν κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄λ₯Ό μν΄μλ μ°λ¦¬μ κ·λͺ¨, κ²½ν, ννν μ¬λ¬΄κ΅¬μ‘°κ° νμν©λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ°λ¦¬λ μ΄κ²μ΄ νμ¬ μμ₯μμ μ§μ ν κ²½μ μ°μλΌκ³ λ΄ λλ€. κ³ κ°λ€μ λ¨μν μ€νν μ μκ³ , λͺ¨νμ ν μ μμ΅λλ€. ννΈλμ ν¬μν λ κ²°κ³Όλ₯Ό λΌ κ²μ΄λΌλ νμ μ΄ μμ΄μΌ ν©λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ§κΈ μμ₯μμ κ³μν΄μ μμ₯ μ μ μ¨μ νλνκ³ μλ κ²μ λλ€. μ νν μμΈ‘ν μλ μμ§λ§, μμ λͺ¨λΈμ κ³μ μ§νν κ²μ΄λΌκ³ μκ°νκ³ , μ°λ¦¬λ κ·Έλ₯Ό μν μ λ§ ννν κΈ°λ°μ κ°μΆκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ°λ¦¬λ μ±κ³Ό κΈ°λ°(outcome-based) λͺ¨λΈλ‘ μ ννλ €λ μμ§μμ΄ λμ± νλ°ν΄μ§λ κ²μ λͺ©κ²©νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λΌμ λͺ¨λΈ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ μμΌλ‘ λ λ§μ λ³νκ° μμ κ²μΌλ‘ 보μ΄λ©°, μ΄λ μ€μ λ‘ μ°λ¦¬ μ¬μ μ κ·Όλ³Έμ μΈ κ°μ μ 보μ¬μ£Όλ κ²μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°κ²© μ± μ κ³Ό κ³ κ°μκ² λΉμ©μ μ κ°νλ κ²κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ, μ΄κ²μ΄ μ κ³μ λΉμ¦λμ€ λͺ¨λΈμ΄μλ€λ μ μ κΈ°μ΅νμ μΌ ν©λλ€. κΈ°μ κ³Ό RPA(λ‘λ΄ νλ‘μΈμ€ μλν)κ° λμ λ μμ λΆν° μ κ·Έλμμ΅λλ€. μ°λ¦¬λ μκ°μ΄ μ§λ¨μ λ°λΌ λ λ§μ κΈ°μ μ νμ©νμ¬ μμ°μ±μ μ 곡νλ κ²μ μ μ λ‘ κ³μ½μ μ²΄κ²°ν΄ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ΄κ²μ΄ νμ¬ μ κ³μ μμ μ λͺ¨λΈμ λλ€. |
| Operator: And our next question today comes from Bryan Bergin at TD Cowen. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ TD Cowenμ Bryan Berginλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Bryan Bergin: TD Cowen, Research Division Wanted to ask on the growth side, so just really the moving parts as you consider the fiscal '26 growth outlook from here. So you -- from the 2% to 5% after a solid 1Q at the top end, 2Q looks largely as expected, yet the Federal headwind is actually a bit less than the lower -- than the prior range. So it sounds like demand is broadly consistent. So the question is, what may have precluded a low-end raise just considering that low end raise had deterioration assumed before? Just curious, is there anything incremental there or just ongoing uncertainty and just prudent approach just given this early in the fiscal year? | **Bryan Bergin:** 26νκ³μ°λ μ±μ₯ μ λ§μ λν΄ μ§λ¬Έλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ¬λ¬ λ³μλ€μ κ³ λ €ν λ λ§μ΄μ£ . 1λΆκΈ°μ κ°μ΄λμ€ μλ¨μ κ·Όμ ν 견쑰ν μ€μ μ κΈ°λ‘νκ³ , 2λΆκΈ°λ λμ²΄λ‘ μμλλ‘ μ§νλκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ°λ°©μ λΆ λΆλ¬Έμ μνλ μ΄μ λ²μμ νλ¨λ³΄λ€λ λ€μ μνλμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ 2%μμ 5% μ±μ₯λ₯ μ μ μ§νκ³ κ³μ λ°μ. μ λ°μ μΈ μμλ μΌκ΄λκ² μ μ§λκ³ μλ κ²μΌλ‘ λ€λ¦½λλ€. κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄ μ§λ¬Έμ, κ°μ΄λμ€ νλ¨μ μν₯ μ‘°μ νμ§ μμ μ΄μ κ° λ¬΄μμΈμ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. μ΄μ μ νλ¨μλ μ ν μν©μ΄ λ°μλμ΄ μμλ κ²μΌλ‘ μλλ°μ. μΆκ°μ μΈ λ³μκ° μλ 건μ§, μλλ©΄ νκ³μ°λ μ΄λ°μ΄λΌλ μ μ κ°μν΄ μ§μλλ λΆνμ€μ±μ λν μ μ€ν μ κ·Ό λ°©μμΈμ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. |
| Chief Financial Officer: Bryan, so look, as we think about -- we just had a really strong print in Q1. We had strong bookings 2 quarters in a row. We can see the backlog from our large deals. We've got a solid pipe. And so our 2% to 5% really reflects what we see going for the remainder of the fiscal year. We got 3 quarters left, and it's our best view. And we were really pleased that Federal came in a bit better than what we had anticipated which is the strength of the work that they do. | **Chief Financial Officer:** λΈλΌμ΄μΈ, λ§μλ리μλ©΄ 1λΆκΈ°μ μ λ§ κ°λ ₯ν μ€μ μ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. 2κ° λΆκΈ° μ°μμΌλ‘ 견쑰ν μμ£Όλ₯Ό λ¬μ±νκ³ μ. λν κ³μ½λ€μ λ°±λ‘κ·Έ(backlog)λ νμΈν μ μκ³ , ννν νμ΄νλΌμΈλ ν보νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ 2%μμ 5%λΌλ κ°μ΄λμ€λ νκ³μ°λ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ μ°λ¦¬κ° λ³΄κ³ μλ μ λ§μ λ°μν κ²μ λλ€. μμ§ 3κ° λΆκΈ°κ° λ¨μμκ³ , μ΄κ²μ΄ νμ¬ μ°λ¦¬μ μ΅μ μ μ λ§μ λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ μ°λ°©μ λΆ λΆλ¬Έμ΄ μμλ³΄λ€ μ‘°κΈ λ μ’μ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό 보μ¬μ€ κ²μ λν΄ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±μ€λ½κ² μκ°νλλ°, μ΄λ κ·Έλ€μ΄ μννλ μ 무μ κ°μ μ 보μ¬μ£Όλ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Bryan Bergin: TD Cowen, Research Division Okay. Understood. And my follow-up is on Song. So I heard the mid-single-digit growth that sounds consistent here, which is good. I wanted to dig in, and I appreciate the detail you gave in the slides. Can you just talk about the implications for Song growth? Just looking ahead, just you consider recent advances in models like SOAR and there's a perception that enterprises can do more of this themselves or just the cost of such services will see material deflation. So how do you navigate that type of a backdrop going forward? | **Bryan Bergin:** λ€, μκ² μ΅λλ€. νμ μ§λ¬Έμ Songμ κ΄ν κ²μ λλ€. μ€κ° ν μλ¦Ώμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ μΈκΈνμ κ²μΌλ‘ λ€μλλ°, μΌκ΄μ± μκ² λ€λ €μ μ’μ΅λλ€. μ¬λΌμ΄λμμ μ 곡ν΄μ£Όμ μΈλΆ λ΄μ©μ κ°μ¬λ리며, μ’ λ κΉμ΄ λ€μ΄κ°κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. Songμ μ±μ₯ μ λ§μ λν΄ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? μμΌλ‘λ₯Ό λ΄λ€λ³Ό λ, SOAR κ°μ λͺ¨λΈμ μ΅κ·Ό λ°μ μ κ³ λ €νλ©΄, κΈ°μ λ€μ΄ μ΄λ° κ²λ€μ μ체μ μΌλ‘ λ λ§μ΄ ν μ μλ€κ±°λ μ΄λ¬ν μλΉμ€ λΉμ©μ΄ μλΉν νλ½ν κ²μ΄λΌλ μΈμμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄ μμΌλ‘ μ΄λ° νκ²½μ μ΄λ»κ² ν€μ³ λκ°μ€ κ³νμ΄μ κ°μ? |
| CEO & Chairman: SOAR is a great example of something we embrace and are helping our clients embrace because what SOAR does is help them accelerate production. And so it's like a really good tool, but it's just a tool, right? So what Accenture does is say, how do you use these tools to actually get productivity differently to, more importantly, create the right new products and the new experience. And that's why one of the things I was mentioning earlier was that if you look kind of at our largest deals this quarter, a big proportion of them have customer and customer service in it because clients need growth. And the tools are just a productivity piece. They're not what you can do to -- how do you actually respond to social media sentiment in an hour, right, which is what we can do in our operations around marketing, for example. So we see Song as critical because again, can't cut your way to growth. The market's not getting better overall for our clients, and they're really turning to us to find the new ways and to help them use these tools in the meantime to get more productivity. | **CEO & Chairman:** SOARλ μ°λ¦¬κ° μ κ·Ή νμ©νκ³ μκ³ κ³ κ°λ€λ νμ©ν μ μλλ‘ μ§μνλ νλ₯ν μ¬λ‘μ λλ€. SOARκ° νλ μΌμ κ³ κ°λ€μ μμ° μλλ₯Ό κ°μννλ κ²μ΄κ±°λ μ. μ λ§ μ’μ λꡬμ΄κΈ΄ νμ§λ§, κ²°κ΅μ λκ΅¬μΌ λΏμ λλ€. μ‘μΌμΈμ΄κ° νλ μΌμ μ΄λ° λꡬλ€μ μ΄λ»κ² νμ©ν΄μ μ€μ λ‘ μμ°μ±μ λ€λ₯΄κ² λμ΄μ¬λ¦΄ κ²μΈκ°, λ μ€μνκ²λ μ¬λ°λ₯Έ μ μ νκ³Ό μλ‘μ΄ κ²½νμ μ΄λ»κ² μ°½μΆν κ²μΈκ°λ₯Ό μ μνλ κ²λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ κ° μμ λ§μλλ¦° κ² μ€ νλκ°, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° μ΅λ κ·λͺ¨ λλ€μ 보μλ©΄ μλΉ λΆλΆμ΄ κ³ κ° λ° κ³ κ° μλΉμ€μ κ΄λ ¨λμ΄ μλ€λ μ μ λλ€. κ³ κ°μ¬λ€μ μ±μ₯μ΄ νμνκ±°λ μ. λꡬλ κ·Έμ μμ°μ± ν₯μμ ν λΆλΆμΌ λΏμ λλ€. μμ λ―Έλμ΄ κ°μ± λΆμμ 1μκ° λ΄μ λμνλ κ², λ°λ‘ μ°λ¦¬κ° λ§μΌν μ΄μμμ μ€μ λ‘ ν μ μλ μΌμ λλ€. κ·Έλμ Songμ΄ λ§€μ° μ€μνλ€κ³ 보λ κ²μ λλ€. λ€μ λ§μλ리μ§λ§, λΉμ© μ κ°λ§μΌλ‘λ μ±μ₯ν μ μμ΅λλ€. κ³ κ°λ€μ΄ μ§λ©΄ν μ λ°μ μΈ μμ₯ μν©μ΄ λμμ§κ³ μμ§ μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ, κ³ κ°λ€μ μλ‘μ΄ λ°©λ²μ μ°Ύκ³ μ΄λ¬ν λꡬλ€μ νμ©ν΄ μμ°μ±μ λμ΄λ λ° μμ΄ μ°λ¦¬μκ² μμ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| Operator: And our next question today comes from Darrin Peller at Wolfe Research. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ Wolfe Researchμ Darrin Pellerλ‘λΆν° λ°μμ΅λλ€. |
| Wolfe Research, LLC: Julie, what does the revenue opportunity look like at a client that has done all of the digital core work required to be effectively leveraging AI as much as you'd like to see? And then maybe just a quick follow-on would be just around managed service opportunity and what that looks like, really trying to get a sense if you have any customers that are really at that stage that you can give us examples of whether it's a net increase to revenue and the opportunities you have and different services that could help a client out that has the digital core ready. | **Wolfe Research, LLC:** λμ§νΈ μ½μ΄ μμ μ λͺ¨λ μλ£νμ¬ AIλ₯Ό ν¨κ³Όμ μΌλ‘ νμ©ν μ μλ μ€λΉκ° λ κ³ κ°μ κ²½μ°, λ§€μΆ κΈ°νκ° μ΄λ»κ² 보μ΄λμ§ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λκΉ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°λ¨ν νμ μ§λ¬ΈμΌλ‘ λ§€λμ§λ μλΉμ€(managed service) κΈ°νμ κ·Έ μ λ§μ λν΄μλ μ¬μκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ€μ λ‘ κ·Έ λ¨κ³μ λλ¬ν κ³ κ° μ¬λ‘κ° μμΌμ μ§, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ·Έκ²μ΄ μ€μ λ‘ λ§€μΆ μ¦κ°λ‘ μ΄μ΄μ§λμ§, λμ§νΈ μ½μ΄κ° μ€λΉλ κ³ κ°μ μ§μν μ μλ λ€μν μλΉμ€ κΈ°νλ€μ΄ μ΄λ€ κ²λ€μ΄ μλμ§ κ΅¬μ²΄μ μΌλ‘ νμ νκ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: Darrin, it's a great question and what we're seeing is it's really expanding our work. So think about you've built a digital core. Now of course, just keep in mind, there's still a lot to do in the digital core because there's so much new opportunities and new ways of thinking about data, for example, than if you built your data foundation a few years ago. So there's still a fair amount of work to do even if you've got a pretty modernized digital core. But the real work, and this is why I think it's so important to understand how you adopt AI, is that you have to then change the processes, you have to upskill your talent, right? One of the things I talk to CEOs a lot about is that if someone comes to you and says, here's how we do something today, now we're going to use AI and there isn't a big change, then they're not going to get value. And most of the work today has been around sort of isolated areas. It hasn't been across the enterprise. And so what you're seeing is we talked a little bit also about this last quarter, this inflection point where you've got now clients saying to us, okay, we have to do this across the enterprise. How do we think differently? Like how do we put marketing and sales and service together and they used to be in different functions. What does that mean then for the use of AI? So the actual rewiring is a huge amount of work. And remember, the technology today, like it's great in some parts of the enterprise. But like if you think about manufacturing or engineering where we've had been investing for decades, it's still early in the digitization journey even for those who have a core. So we have lots of great examples, and that's why I talk about to our clients. Look, where people have already invested a lot, they're investing with us now to try to leapfrog. And that's where we are so different because we're tech, but we have the industry and the functional and the process and the change management, which is what unlocks the enterprise AI. So we really see a big opportunity over the next decade. | **CEO & Chairman:** μ λ§ μ’μ μ§λ¬Έμ
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| Wolfe Research, LLC: That's great. That's really helpful. Just very quickly, following the business optimization, what is your headcount? What should we expect from headcount or your headcount strategy for the remainder of the year now? Happy Holidays. | **Wolfe Research, LLC:** μ λ§ μ’μ΅λλ€. λ§€μ° λμμ΄ λλ€μ. μμ£Ό κ°λ¨νκ²λ§ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. μ¬μ μ΅μ ν μ΄ν νμ¬ μ§μ μλ μ΄λ»κ² λλμ? μ¬ν΄ λ¨μ κΈ°κ° λμ μ§μ μλ μΈλ ₯ μ΄μ μ λ΅μ μ΄λ»κ² μμνλ©΄ λ κΉμ? μ¦κ±°μ΄ μ°ν΄ 보λ΄μΈμ. |
| CEO & Chairman: Thanks, Darrin. | **CEO & Chairman:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Darrin. |
| Chief Financial Officer: Thanks, Darrin. I'll take that. So as it relates to our headcount, look, we expect to -- we're doing our talent rotation, and we expect to increase our headcount throughout the year in the U.S. and in Europe. So you should see that come through for the remainder of the year. | **Chief Financial Officer:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€, Darrin. μ κ° λ΅λ³λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. μΈλ ₯ κ·λͺ¨μ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ λ§μλ리면, νμ¬ μΈμ¬ μν νλ‘κ·Έλ¨μ μ§ννκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ¬ν΄ λ΄λ΄ λ―Έκ΅κ³Ό μ λ½ μ§μμμ μΈλ ₯μ μ¦μν κ³νμ λλ€. λ°λΌμ μ°λ΄ λλ¨Έμ§ κΈ°κ° λμ μ΄λ¬ν λ³νλ₯Ό νμΈνμ€ μ μμ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Operator: And our next question today comes from Kevin McVeigh at UBS. | **Operator:** λ€μ μ§λ¬Έμ UBSμ Kevin McVeighλκ»μ μ£Όμκ² μ΅λλ€. |
| Kevin McVeigh: UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Congratulations on the results. I think you had mentioned that advanced AI is 1,300 of your 9,000 clients and that implies about 14% versus the 6% revenue and 9% bookings. Should we use that in terms of a leading indicator or goalpost of what the revenue and bookings should scale? And if that's the case, any sense of that 14%, how that scales over time, just as we're thinking about the adoption rate? | **Kevin McVeigh:** μ’μ μ€μ μΆνλ립λλ€. λ§μνμ κ²μ²λΌ κ³ κΈ AI(advanced AI)λ₯Ό μ¬μ©νλ κ³ κ°μ΄ μ 체 9,000κ° κ³ κ° μ€ 1,300κ°λΌκ³ νμ ¨λλ°, μ΄λ μ½ 14%μ ν΄λΉν©λλ€. λ°λ©΄ λ§€μΆμ 6%, μ κ· κ³μ½μ 9%μΈλ°μ. μ΄ 14%λΌλ κ³ κ° λΉμ€μ λ§€μΆκ³Ό μ κ· κ³μ½μ΄ ν₯ν λλ¬ν΄μΌ ν μ ν μ§νλ λͺ©νμΉλ‘ λ΄μΌ ν κΉμ? λ§μ½ κ·Έλ λ€λ©΄, μ΄ 14%κ° μκ°μ΄ μ§λλ©΄μ μ΄λ»κ² νλλ κ²μΌλ‘ 보μλμ§, λμ λ₯ μΈ‘λ©΄μμ μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νλ©΄ μ’μμ§ κΆκΈν©λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: Yes. The way I would really just think about it, so it's not meant to be some new metric in that way. What it's really showing you is just how rapidly it's moving, 100 clients initiating a quarter and that it's at the same time, really, really early, right, when you think of our whole client base. But I wouldn't start now creating like kind of a new metric and that, it's just too early to start drawing those correlations. But I'm trying to give some insight into like kind of where is the market right now. | **CEO & Chairman:** λ€, μ κ° λ§μλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ κ²μ μ΄κ²μ΄ μ΄λ€ μλ‘μ΄ μ§νκ° λλ €λ μλλ μλλΌλ μ μ λλ€. μ΄κ²μ΄ μ€μ λ‘ λ³΄μ¬μ£Όλ κ²μ μΌλ§λ λΉ λ₯΄κ² μμ§μ΄κ³ μλμ§, λΆκΈ°λΉ 100κ° κ³ κ°μ¬κ° μμνκ³ μλ€λ κ²μ΄κ³ , λμμ μ°λ¦¬ μ 체 κ³ κ° κΈ°λ°μ μκ°ν΄λ³΄λ©΄ μ λ§ μ΄κΈ° λ¨κ³λΌλ κ²μ λλ€. νμ§λ§ μ§κΈ μλ‘μ΄ μ§νλ₯Ό λ§λ€μ΄μ κ·Έλ° μκ΄κ΄κ³λ₯Ό λμΆνκΈ° μμνκΈ°μλ λ무 μ΄λ¦ λλ€. λ€λ§ νμ¬ μμ₯μ΄ μ΄λμ μλμ§μ λν μΈμ¬μ΄νΈλ₯Ό λλ¦¬κ³ μ νλ κ²μ λλ€. |
| Kevin McVeigh: UBS Investment Bank, Research Division It's super helpful. And then just real quick, the 17.3% margin, I mean, I went back, I think that's the highest Q1 you've ever had. Is that a function of the efficiencies and again, the fixed pricing? And how should we think about the margin trajectory of the business maybe a little bit longer term to the extent you can comment on that? | **Kevin McVeigh:** μ λ§ λμμ΄ λ©λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°λ¨ν νλλ§ λ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ² μ΅λλ€. 17.3% λ§μ§μΈλ°μ, μ κ° νμΈν΄λ³΄λ 1λΆκΈ° κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘λ μλ μ΅κ³ μμ€μΈ κ² κ°μ΅λλ€. μ΄κ² ν¨μ¨μ± κ°μ κ³Ό λ§μνμ κ³ μ κ°κ²©μ μ κ²°κ³ΌμΈκ°μ? κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ κ°λ₯νμλ€λ©΄ μ’ λ μ₯κΈ°μ μΈ κ΄μ μμ μ¬μ μ λ§μ§ μΆμ΄λ₯Ό μ΄λ»κ² μ λ§ν΄μΌ ν μ§ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμ€ μ μμκΉμ? |
| Chief Financial Officer: Yes. Kevin, we're really pleased with the 30 basis points of op margin expansion that we posted this quarter, which was in line with our expectations. And certainly, our operating margin is affected by the level of investments that we do throughout the year. So we're really pleased that we're reconfirming the 10 to 30 basis points for the full year. As it relates to EPS, I do want to make one point, really pleased with the 10% growth that we posted this quarter, strong operational results, op margin expansion as well as gains on investments. But there's one thing that I do -- there's 2 things that I want to call out as it relates to Q2 specifically for your awareness and how we're thinking about it. First is that we expect our tax rate in Q2 to be above our full year guided range due to the tax impact of equity compensation. And then second is that we had higher gains on investments in Q2 of last year, and we don't expect the same for this year. But importantly, there's no change to our overall adjusted -- our full year guidance for adjusted op margin, tax or EPS. This is really timing. | **Chief Financial Officer:** λ€, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ°μ 30bpμ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ νλλ₯Ό λ¬μ±ν κ²μ λν΄ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±νκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ΄λ μ°λ¦¬ μμκ³Όλ μΌμΉνλ μμ€μ λλ€. λ¬Όλ‘ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ μ μ°μ€ ν¬μ μμ€μ μν₯μ λ°μ΅λλ€. κ·Έλμ μ°κ° κ°μ΄λμ€μΈ 10~30bpλ₯Ό μ¬νμΈν μ μκ² λμ΄ μ λ§ κΈ°μ©λλ€. μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅(EPS)κ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ ν κ°μ§ λ§μλλ¦¬κ³ μΆμλ°μ, μ΄λ² λΆκΈ° 10% μ±μ₯μ λ¬μ±ν κ²μ λν΄ λ§€μ° λ§μ‘±μ€λ½μ΅λλ€. 견쑰ν μμ μ€μ , μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ νλ, κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ ν¬μ μμ΅κΉμ§ λͺ¨λ μ’μμ΅λλ€. λ€λ§ 2λΆκΈ°μ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ μ¬λ¬λΆκ» μλ €λλ¦¬κ³ μΆμ λ κ°μ§ μ¬νμ΄ μκ³ , μ ν¬κ° μ΄λ»κ² μκ°νκ³ μλμ§ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. λ¨Όμ 2λΆκΈ° μΈμ¨μ μ£Όμ 보μμ μΈκΈ μν₯μΌλ‘ μΈν΄ μ°κ° κ°μ΄λμ€ λ²μλ₯Ό μνν κ²μΌλ‘ μμλ©λλ€. λ λ²μ§Έλ‘ μλ 2λΆκΈ°μ ν¬μ κ΄λ ¨ μ΄μ΅μ΄ λ λμλλ°, μ¬ν΄λ λμΌν μμ€μ κΈ°λνμ§ μμ΅λλ€. νμ§λ§ μ€μν μ μ μ‘°μ μμ μ΄μ΅λ₯ (adjusted operating margin), μΈμ¨, μ£ΌλΉμμ΄μ΅(EPS)μ λν μ°κ° κ°μ΄λμ€ μ 체μλ λ³λμ΄ μλ€λ κ²μ λλ€. μ΄λ μ€μ λ‘ νμ΄λ°μ λ¬Έμ μ λλ€. |
| Operator: And our final question comes from Dave Koning at Baird. | **Operator:** λ§μ§λ§ μ§λ¬Έμ Bairdμ Dave KoningμΌλ‘λΆν° λ°κ² μ΅λλ€. |
| David Koning: Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division The health and public services growth was sequentially, I think, up 7%, the strongest, or I think the second strongest in 12 years, so very, very good. Is a lot of that just the federal spending headwind dissipating from Q4 into Q1? Was that a lot of it? Or is it just underlying health and federal spending just getting better than normal? | **David Koning:** λ‘λ²νΈ W. λ² μ΄λ μ€ μ»΄νΌλ μΈμ½νΌλ μ΄ν°λ, 리μμΉ λΆλ¬Έ ν¬μ€ λ° κ³΅κ³΅ μλΉμ€ λΆλ¬Έμ μ±μ₯λ₯ μ΄ μ λΆκΈ° λλΉ 7% μ¦κ°νλλ°, μ΄λ 12λ λ§μ κ°μ₯ κ°λ ₯νκ±°λ λ λ²μ§Έλ‘ κ°λ ₯ν μμ€μΈ κ²μΌλ‘ μκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μ λ§ λ§€μ° μ’μ μ±κ³Όμ λλ€. μ΄κ²μ΄ μ£Όλ‘ 4λΆκΈ°μμ 1λΆκΈ°λ‘ λμ΄μ€λ©΄μ μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ§μΆ μνμ΄ μ¬λΌμ§ μν₯μΈκ°μ? μλλ©΄ λ¨μν ν¬μ€ λΆλ¬Έκ³Ό μ°λ°©μ λΆ μ§μΆμ κΈ°μ μ±μ₯μΈκ° μ μ μμ€λ³΄λ€ λ μ’μμ§ κ±΄κ°μ? |
| Chief Financial Officer: David, so as it relates to our health and public service, really, we saw strength in -- we told you about federal, and we know that and that came in better than we expected. And then the second component is the strength that we're seeing in EMEA and Asia Pacific, really strong, well positioned in terms of that business for us. | **Chief Financial Officer:** λ°μ΄λΉλ, ν¬μ€ λ° κ³΅κ³΅ μλΉμ€ λΆλ¬Έκ³Ό κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ λ§μλ리면, μ€μ λ‘ μ°λ°©μ λΆ λΆλ¬Έμμ κ°μΈλ₯Ό 보μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ―Έ λ§μλλ¦° λ° μλλ°, μμλ³΄λ€ μ’μ μ€μ μ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ λ λ²μ§Έ μμΈμ EMEAμ μμμννμ μ§μμμ 보μ΄κ³ μλ κ°μΈμ λλ€. μ΄ μ¬μ λΆλ¬Έμμ μ λ§ κ°λ ₯ν μ μ§λ₯Ό ν보νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. |
| CEO & Chairman: And keep in mind, that's where we've been investing over the last few years, including in acquisitions, and you're seeing that -- those investments pay off. So thank you, everyone. In closing, I want to thank our shareholders for your continued trust and support. I want to thank all of the people who do this work every day, all of our reinventors around the world. I hope everyone has a very safe and happy holiday season. Thank you for joining today. | **CEO & Chairman:** μ§λ λͺ λ
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| Operator: Thank you. That concludes today's conference call. We thank you all for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect your lines and have a wonderful day. | **Operator:** κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. μ€λ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ λ§μΉκ² μ΅λλ€. μ€λ λ°νμ μ°Έμν΄ μ£Όμ λͺ¨λ λΆλ€κ» κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. μ΄μ μ°κ²°μ μ’ λ£νμ λ λλ©°, μ’μ ν루 보λ΄μκΈ° λ°λλλ€. |
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