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Borrowings and Indebtedness
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings and Indebtedness
9. Borrowings and Indebtedness
On October 4, 2024, Accenture Capital Inc. (“Accenture Capital”), a wholly owned finance subsidiary of Accenture plc, issued $5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. Net proceeds from the offering are being used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding commercial paper borrowings. Interest on the senior unsecured notes is payable semi-annually in arrears. Accenture Capital may redeem the senior unsecured notes at any time in whole, or from time to time, in part at specified redemption prices. Accenture plc and Accenture Capital are not subject to any financial covenants under the senior unsecured notes.
The following is a summary of total outstanding debt as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively:
May 31, 2026August 31, 2025
Current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings
Commercial paper (1)$99,412 $99,963 
Other (2)13,404 14,521 
Total current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings$112,816 $114,484 
Long-term debt
Senior notes – 3.90% due 2027
$1,100,000 $1,100,000 
Senior notes – 4.05% due 2029
1,200,000 1,200,000 
Senior notes – 4.25% due 2031
1,200,000 1,200,000 
Senior notes – 4.50% due 2034
1,500,000 1,500,000 
Total principal amount (3)$5,000,000 $5,000,000 
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs(27,513)(32,774)
Total carrying amount$4,972,487 $4,967,226 
Other (2)56,962 66,943 
Total long-term debt$5,029,449 $5,034,169 
(1)The carrying amounts of the commercial paper as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025 include the remaining principal outstanding of $100,000 and $100,000, respectively, net of total unamortized discounts of $588 and $37, respectively. The weighted-average effective interest rate for the commercial paper was 3.8% and 4.5% as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively.
(2)Amounts primarily include finance lease liabilities.
(3)The total estimated fair value of our senior notes was $4.9 billion as of May 31, 2026. The fair value was determined based on quoted prices as of the last trading day of the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
As of May 31, 2026, future principal payments for total outstanding debt, excluding finance leases, are summarized as follows:
Fiscal YearAmount
Remainder of 2026$100,000 
2027— 
20281,100,000 
2029— 
20301,200,000 
Thereafter2,700,000 
Total$5,100,000 
As of May 31, 2026, we had the following borrowing facilities:
Credit Facilities
Syndicated loan facilities (1)$8,100,000 
Separate, uncommitted, unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facilities (2)2,165,593 
Local guaranteed and non-guaranteed lines of credit (3)309,476 
Total$10,575,069 
(1)On April 22, 2026, we replaced our $5.5 billion syndicated 5-year credit facility with a new $5.925 billion syndicated 5-year credit facility and a new $2.175 billion syndicated 364-day credit facility, maturing on April 22, 2031 and April 21, 2027, respectively, aggregating to $8.1 billion. These facilities provide unsecured, revolving borrowing capacity for general corporate purposes, including the issuance of short-term commercial paper. The 5-year credit facility also provides for the issuance of letters of credit. Borrowings under these facilities will accrue interest at the applicable risk-free rate plus a spread. We are in compliance with relevant covenant terms. The facilities are subject to quarterly facility fees.
(2)We maintain separate, uncommitted and unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facilities. These facilities provide local currency financing for the majority of our operations. Interest rate terms on the revolving facilities are at market rates prevailing in the relevant local markets. As of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, we had no borrowings under these facilities.
(3)We also maintain local guaranteed and non-guaranteed lines of credit for those locations that cannot access our global facilities. As of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, we had no borrowings under these various facilities.
We had an aggregate of $1,382,396 and $1,373,620 of letters of credit outstanding and $100,000 and $100,000 (excluding unamortized discounts) of commercial paper outstanding as of May 31, 2026 and August 31, 2025, respectively. The amount of letters of credit and commercial paper outstanding reduces the available borrowing capacity under the facilities described above.