2025: The Top 10 Professional Services Firms (Revenue + Margins)
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As of 2025, these professional services firms are leading global revenue generation. Combined, the top 10 firms brought in $315.04 billion USD in 2024, up from $310.97 billion USD in 2023. With an inflation rate of 2.7% for 2024, this 1.31% year-on-year growth has not been able to surpass inflation. In addition to this, half of the companies on this list made less revenue in 2024 than 2023.
This limited growth can be attributed to global economic pressures, which have led companies to tighten spending on consulting services. Additionally, many organizations are opting for smaller, boutique firms that offer targeted expertise.
For 2025, U.S. inflation is expected to stay around 2.0%, so firms will likely need to adjust their prices to keep up. At the same time, with unemployment predicted to rise to 4.4%, companies may cut back on hiring and lean on consultants to help manage their workloads.
This could make 2025 a promising year for professional services, as businesses look for outside expertise.
1. Accenture
Industry: IT
Yearly revenue: $66.36B ↑ (All $ in USD)
Previous year: $64.58B
Location: 🇮🇪 Ireland
Operating margin: 15.23%
2. Schneider Electric
Industry: Digital Automation & Energy Management
Yearly revenue: $39.68B ↑
Previous year: $36.60B
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Operating margin: 15.05%
3. NTT Data
Industry: IT
Yearly revenue: $29.77B ↓
Previous year: $30.16B
Location: 🇯🇵 Japan
Operating margin: 7.70%
4. Tata Consultancy Services
Industry: IT
Yearly revenue: $29.47B ↑
Previous year: $28.90B
Location: 🇮🇳 India
Operating margin: 25.96%
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5. Randstad
Industry: HR
Yearly revenue: $26.48B ↓
Previous year: $28.25B
Location: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Operating margin: 2.44%
6. Fujitsu
Industry: IT
Yearly revenue: 25.58B ↓
Previous year: $26.31B
Location: 🇯🇵 Japan
Operating margin: 5.00%
7. Adecco Group
Industry: Finance
Yearly revenue: 25.56B ↓
Previous year: $25.89B
Location: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
Operating margin: Unknown (previously 3.1%)
Learn more: How to calculate your margin
8. Capgemini
Industry: IT
Yearly revenue: $24.89B ↑
Previous year: $23.55B
Location: 🇫🇷 France
Operating margin: 10.23%
9. Marsh & McLennan Companies
Industry: Insurance Brokering & Risk Management
Yearly revenue: $23.94B ↑
Previous year: $22.2B
Location: 🇺🇸 USA
Operating margin: 23.04%
10. Recruit
Industry: HR
Yearly revenue: $23.31B ↓
Previous year: $24.53B
Location: 🇯🇵 Japan
Operating margin: 12.47%
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