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Accenture said it will allow employees to carry unused leave into the next fiscal year, removing its usual use-it-or-lose-it deadline tied to the fiscal year ending 31 August. According to a Bloomberg-reported memo from CEO Julie Sweet, the change coincides with a push for staff to generate client revenue and sales in the quarter. Accenture’s new bookings were down 2% and Q4 guidance was $17.75B to $18.4B.

A Q2 earnings recap for IT services and consulting stocks highlights Gartner’s biggest analyst estimate beat, with its shares up 21.4% to about $183.96. Accenture reported $18.72B revenue, up 5.6% y/y, in line, but issued next-quarter guidance below expectations; shares rose 6.1% to $177.78. Everforth, Kyndryl also reported beats and guidance moves.

Accenture (ACN) reported Q3 2026 results, topping earnings expectations for the fourth straight quarter with a 2.48% EPS beat. The company cited AI transformation demand and 104 large-scale $100M+ client bookings year-to-date. Accenture raised full-year EPS guidance and increased its quarterly dividend by 10%, while revenue growth guidance narrowed to 3-4%.

Reuters reports Disney and TikTok launched a US pilot letting TikTok creators use Disney content in short videos, with clips streamed on both platforms. Accenture agreed to acquire Whalar, adding it to Accenture Song. Snap introduced AR glasses SPECS for pre-order. YouTube published a 2025 US creator impact report citing $60B GDP impact and $100B paid to creators. LinkedIn rolled out an invite-only Creator Marketplace. Mastercard announced a Manifest Debit Mastercard for creators.

Accenture (ACN) trades about $175.72, roughly 54% below its two-year high. The article cites Accenture’s free cash flow yield of 11.7% and ~15.6% three-year operating margin, alongside 6.7% LTM revenue growth and 104 client bookings over $100 million in the first nine months. It also notes about $100 million revenue impact from the Middle East conflict and managed services opportunities moving into FY2027, with Q4 revenue guided at $17.75B to $18.4B.

Accenture, according to a Bloomberg report, said CEO Julie Sweet urged employees to generate new revenue and originate sales before the Aug. 31 fiscal year end. The company is also allowing one-time carryover of unused vacation days into the next year. The article cites new bookings down 2% and a revenue forecast of $17.75B to $18.4B for the quarter.

Meta reduced IT outsourcing work with Wipro by at least 25%, cutting Wipro’s expected annual revenue from the account to about $75 million from roughly $100 million in fiscal 2026, according to Investing.com citing two sources. The change follows Meta’s AI-driven closure of its digital marketing division, ending related vendor work. Concentrix, Teleperformance, and Accenture were also affected, per Mint.

The article says Australian firms are expanding tech and back-office outsourcing to India. Coles will outsource up to about 1,000 corporate roles to Accenture, and Qantas is in advanced talks with Accenture for up to about 2,000 combined jobs. Telstra plans to cut about 840 roles, with 442 to Infosys and 209 from a Telstra-Accenture Data & AI JV. It also notes Vodafone and Suncorp-Metway using Infosys.

Radisson Hotel Group said it partnered with Accenture to launch an AI-powered “RadissonHotels” app inside ChatGPT. The app lets users search and compare Radisson properties in 100+ countries and 1,000+ hotels via natural conversation, with live inventory and rates, then directs users to book on RadissonHotels.com. Accenture research cited 87% openness to AI travel agents and 71% AI-influenced spend.

Accenture (ACN) shares rose about 5.9% after UniCredit said it will expand a long-term banking technology collaboration with Accenture and IBM across 13 European markets. Accenture is set to acquire IBM’s majority stake in their infrastructure JV, subject to approvals. The article cites Accenture forecasts of $85.6B revenue and $10.5B earnings by 2029.