Topic: Spotlight on Q2 2026 US stock earnings. Accenture's fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue both rose, with demand improving across every geographic market it operates in and every client industry it serves.

The consulting firm's results beat Wall Street expectations, and it issued guidance for continued profit and revenue growth in the new fiscal year. In premarket trading on Thursday, the stock climbed 10% to $202.45, after falling 32% year to date through Wednesday's close.

Accenture PLC (ACN) reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $1.99 billion, or $3.29 per share, compared with $1.41 billion, or $2.25 per share, a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected earnings of $3.18 per share.

Revenue rose about 6% for the quarter to $18.68 billion, above the $18.03 billion analysts had expected. Revenue grew in all of Accenture's geographic markets and across every industry segment it serves, with particularly strong growth in communications, media and technology.

New bookings rose 4% to $22.17 billion. For the full fiscal year ahead, Accenture guided for revenue growth of 3%-6% in local currency and earnings per share of $14.39-$14.81. Analysts generally expect full-year revenue of $76.4 billion and earnings per share of $14.64.

The company expects current first-quarter revenue of $18.95 billion-$19.6 billion, compared with analysts' estimate of $19.35 billion.