‘We see AI as a tailwind because it’s helping us win more today and take market share. It is creating new opportunities for growth over time,’ says Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO.
Accenture is leaning heavily into AI as both a client service and an internal transformation tool, with the approach already translating into revenue growth and market-share gains.
The Dublin, Ireland-based solution provider, No.1 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500, for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2026 reported $18 billion in revenue, up 8 percent in the U.S, alongside record bookings of $22.1 billion. Accenture’s stock was $202.80 per share, up about $6 the last five days.
“We delivered another strong quarter … once again taking significant market share,” Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said during the company’s earnings call Thursday.
That momentum is coming as Accenture helps companies move from experimentation to full-scale deployment, Sweet said..
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“We play a critical role in the AI ecosystem,” she said. “Our role is helping clients understand what to deploy and when, how to integrate it into their systems, reimagine their processes, modernize their data and digital core, and help build the capabilities and talent needed to scale across the enterprise.”
At least half of Accenture’s advanced AI projects are now tied to data transformation efforts, and about 100 additional clients initiated AI projects with Accenture in the latest quarter, according to the CEO.
“We see AI as a tailwind because it’s helping us win more today and take market share,” she said. “It is creating new opportunities for growth over time.”
Internally, the solution provider is embedding AI into its workforce and operations.
“After significant investment in training starting this year, we have made the use of the AI tools and contributions to helping Accenture become the most AI-enabled company in the world,” she said.
The internal push translates to more roles and certifications in AI. Accenture now employs more than 85,000 AI and data professionals. In addition, 13 million training hours have been logged in the latest quarter and about 200,000 employees have completed a specialized program on agentic AI.
The company is also investing heavily in acquisitions to expand its AI capabilities and move into higher-margin, scalable revenue streams. That’s led to some of Accenture’s traditional services changing, as advances in AI have made complex or cost-conscious projects, such as mainframe modernization, more feasible.
“AI and data are now central, sometimes as the destination and increasingly as part of the work from day one,” Sweet said.
The CEO said she believed the company’s early investment in AI, combined with partnerships across the tech ecosystem, positions it ahead of competitors.
“At this point, AI is permeating everything we do,” she said. “You have to be a leader to win at the levels we’re winning.”
