NYSE Shariah screener · October 2026

Is Accenture PLC (ACN) Halal?

PASS

Accenture PLC · NYSE: ACN · Technology

The short answer

Yes - Accenture PLC (ACN) passes this Shariah stock screen at all three gates. Accenture, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global professional services firm (Chair and CEO Julie Sweet; about 814,000 people; roughly 9,000 clients) selling consulting (~50% of FY2025 revenue) and managed services (~50%) - none involve alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, adult entertainment, pork, or conventional finance. The financial ratios pass comfortably: total debt of $5,142M is about 3.96% of its ~$129.92B market cap ($212.30/share, October 1, 2026), below the ~33% ceiling, and interest income of $260M is about 0.47% of nine-month revenue ($55,504M), below the 5% ceiling. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling - consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

Gate 1 — Business activity: PASS

Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland (Chair and CEO Julie Sweet; about 814,000 people; roughly 9,000 clients), is a global professional services company per its FY2025 10-K. It reports two types of work: Consulting ($35,107M of $69,673M FY2025 revenue, ~50.4% - strategy, technology, and AI-driven transformation consulting) and Managed Services ($34,566M, ~49.6% - operating business processes and technology on behalf of clients). Revenue splits across five industry groups: Products (~30.4%), Health and Public Service (~21.2%), Financial Services (~18.4%), Communications, Media and Technology (~16.5%), and Resources (~13.6%). FY2026 full-year revenue of $74.18B was reported October 1, 2026. Business-screen implication (factual): every segment sells consulting, technology, and managed services - none involve alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, adult entertainment, pork, or conventional finance (the Financial Services group means banks and insurers are clients, not that Accenture offers financial products). Gate 1 passes. Facts only.

Gate 2 — Debt and cash: PASS

Per Accenture's Q3 FY2026 Form 10-Q (period ended May 31, 2026; SEC CIK 1467373), total debt was $5,142M - current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings $113M + long-term debt $5,029M. Against a market cap of about $129.92B (611,942,109 Class A shares outstanding x $212.30, October 1, 2026, per Finnhub), debt / market cap is about 3.96% - below the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $10,165M plus short-term investments of $6.3M is about 7.83% of market cap. Gate 2 passes. Facts only.

Gate 3 — Non-compliant income: PASS

Accenture's Q3 FY2026 Form 10-Q (SEC EDGAR; CIK 1467373) reports interest income of $260M against nine-month revenue of $55,504M (nine months ended May 31, 2026) - about 0.47% of revenue, below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Line used: the Consolidated Income Statements 'Interest income' line. Zoya's public ACN page independently cites FY2025 10-K figures of $336.324M interest income on $69,673M revenue (~0.48%), consistent with this level. The FY2026 10-K had not been filed as of October 1, 2026; the most recent filing is the Q3 FY2026 10-Q. Gate 3 passes. Facts only.

Key figures used

Business: two types of work - Consulting ($35,107M, ~50.4% of FY2025 revenue) and Managed Services ($34,566M, ~49.6%); five industry groups: Products 30.4%, Health and Public Service 21.2%, Financial Services 18.4%, Communications, Media and Technology 16.5%, Resources 13.6%
No haram segments: strategy, technology, and AI consulting plus managed services for roughly 9,000 clients - no alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, adult entertainment, pork, or conventional finance; the Financial Services group means banks and insurers are clients, not that Accenture offers financial products
Debt: $5,142M (current portion of LT debt and bank borrowings $113M + LT debt $5,029M, Q3 FY2026 10-Q) - debt / market cap approx 3.96% of ~$129.92B (611,942,109 Class A shares x $212.30, Oct 1, 2026), under the ~33% ceiling
Cash: $10,165M cash and cash equivalents + $6.3M short-term investments approx 7.83% of market cap
Interest income: $260M ('Interest income' line, nine months ended May 31, 2026, 10-Q) vs revenue $55,504M - approx 0.47% of revenue, under the 5% ceiling; Zoya cites FY2025 figures of $336.324M on $69,673M revenue (approx 0.48%), consistent
ShariaPortfolio lists ACN as Shariah compliant (passes 4 of 5 standards); Zoya covers ACN but its public page renders contradictory auto-generated text, so its rating is inconclusive; Musaffa: no ACN page surfaced
FY2026 full-year results reported Oct 1, 2026: revenue $74.18B (+6%), Q4 revenue $18.68B; 10-K not yet filed - screen uses the most recent filing, the Q3 FY2026 10-Q

Frequently asked questions

What does Accenture do?

Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN), headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is a global professional services company (Chair and CEO Julie Sweet; about 814,000 people; roughly 9,000 clients). Per its FY2025 10-K it reports two types of work: Consulting (~50% of revenue - strategy, technology, and AI-driven transformation consulting) and Managed Services (~50% - operating business processes and technology for clients). Its five industry groups are Products (~30.4%), Health and Public Service (~21.2%), Financial Services (~18.4%), Communications, Media and Technology (~16.5%), and Resources (~13.6%). FY2026 full-year revenue was $74.18B, reported October 1, 2026.

Why does Accenture pass this Shariah stock screen?

Accenture passes this Shariah stock screen at all three gates. Gate 1 (business activity): consulting, technology, and managed services - none involve alcohol, tobacco, gambling, weapons, adult entertainment, pork, or conventional finance. Gate 2 (debt): $5,142M total debt is about 3.96% of its ~$129.92B market cap, below the ~33% ceiling. Gate 3 (non-compliant income): interest income of $260M is about 0.47% of nine-month revenue ($55,504M), below the 5% ceiling. Result: PASS. This is a factual screen, not a religious ruling - consult a qualified scholar for personal rulings.

What is Accenture's interest-bearing debt ratio?

Per Accenture's Q3 FY2026 Form 10-Q (period ended May 31, 2026; SEC CIK 1467373), total debt was $5,142M - current portion of long-term debt and bank borrowings $113M + long-term debt $5,029M. Against a market cap of about $129.92B (611,942,109 Class A shares outstanding x $212.30, October 1, 2026, per Finnhub), debt / market cap is about 3.96% - below the ~33% ceiling. Cash and cash equivalents of $10,165M plus short-term investments of $6.3M is about 7.83% of market cap. Facts only.

What is Accenture's non-compliant income ratio?

Accenture's Q3 FY2026 Form 10-Q (SEC EDGAR; CIK 1467373) reports interest income of $260M against nine-month revenue of $55,504M (nine months ended May 31, 2026) - about 0.47% of revenue, below the 5% non-compliant income ceiling. Line used: the Consolidated Income Statements 'Interest income' line. Zoya's public ACN page cites FY2025 10-K-derived figures of $336.324M interest income on $69,673M revenue (about 0.48%), consistent with this level. The FY2026 10-K had not been filed as of October 1, 2026. Facts only.

Do Zoya, Musaffa, or ShariaPortfolio cover Accenture?

ShariaPortfolio covers Accenture at spscreener.mxcorporate.com/ticker/acn-accenture-plc/ and states ACN is Shariah compliant, passing 4 of 5 standards it screens against. Zoya covers ACN at zoya.finance/stocks/acn, but its public page renders contradictory auto-generated template text (simultaneously calling ACN 'considered halal' and 'not considered halal'), so no clean Zoya rating is retrievable without the app - honestly reported as inconclusive. Musaffa: no ACN page surfaced in search. All honestly reported as found, not invented. This page applies the screen directly from Accenture's own SEC filings.

Sources

Screened 2026-10-01 from published company figures and market data. Figures change; this page is educational, not financial advice and not a religious ruling.

Screened with our two-gate Shariah screening methodology (business-activity gate, then AAOIFI-style financial ratios).