EY delivers UK revenue growth while accelerating investments in people and technology

• EY achieved 2% revenue growth for the financial year ending 3 July 2026.
• Significant investments in talent and technology continue to support the firm’s growth with 2,300 people recruited in FY26, 1.2m hours dedicated to learning and development, and Microsoft 365 Copilot made available to all EY people in the UK.
• EY recognised the contribution of its people with over a 25% increase in the total value of employee bonuses – its largest variable pay pool to date.
• Sales growth for AI and data projects in the UK increased 46%.

EY has today announced UK fee income of £3.86bn for the financial year ending 3 July 2026, achieving 2% revenue growth in a challenging market while accelerating investments in talent and technology.

This performance has enabled EY to recognise the contribution of its people by increasing the total value of employee bonuses by over 25%. In addition, EY made over 3,700 internal promotions and progressions and delivered over 1.2m hours of training for its people in the UK.

EY saw continued revenue growth of 6% for EY-Parthenon, 3% for Tax and 3% for Assurance, offsetting a marginal decrease in Consulting revenues of 3%. Consumer & Health and Technology, Media and Telecommunications were EY’s top performing industry sectors, which grew strongly by 8% and 5% respectively.

Distributable profits before tax were £702m in FY26 (£679m in FY25) and the average distributable profit per Partner increased over 10% from £787,000 to £870,000. Average pay for EY employees increased by 5.2%, alongside an increase in the total value of employee bonuses of over 25%.

The firm’s total UK tax contribution for FY26 was more than £1.3bn.

Anna Anthony, EY UK & Ireland Regional Managing Partner comments: “These are a solid set of results in a challenging market. We’ve continued to grow the business, while making significant investments in talent and technology to support our future growth and deliver high quality and innovative services to our clients.

“In FY26 alone, we hired 2,300 people across all parts of the UK, made over 3,700 internal promotions and progressions and announced a significant evolution of our global Alliance with Microsoft.

“We also recognised the contribution and performance of our people with our largest variable pay pool to date, whilst continuing to invest in training and development, with over 1.2m learning hours completed.

“With economic uncertainty, technological transformation and shifting expectations of business reshaping every sector, I’m proud of the steps we’ve taken to position our firm for the future while continuing to deliver for our clients, people and the communities we operate in.”

Investing in Talent, Technology and Audit Quality

EY has continued to see strong levels of client demand for AI enabled transformation projects across all areas of its business, with sales of AI and data projects growing by 46% year-on-year. This reflects organisations increasingly moving beyond AI experimentation to deliver meaningful business outcomes, improve productivity and transform their operations.

Alongside supporting clients, EY has also continued to accelerate its own AI transformation through significant investments in technology, innovation and workforce capability.  EY delivered more than 1.2 million learning hours across its UK workforce in FY26 and made Microsoft 365 Copilot available to all its UK people, supporting the adoption of AI-enabled ways of working and strengthening the skills needed for the future.

Globally, EY and Microsoft announced a significant evolution of their long-standing alliance, investing US$1bn in a new initiative to help accelerate enterprise AI adoption. The initiative brings together Microsoft Forward Deployed Engineers and EY industry professionals to co-develop secure, industry-specific AI solutions, helping clients translate emerging technology into tangible business value.

EY also embedded enterprise-scale agentic AI into its global audit platform, modernising audit processes across 160,000 engagements and helping 130,000 professionals improve risk assessment and audit quality.

These investments reflect EY's commitment to combining human expertise with advanced technology to deliver greater value for clients and strengthen quality while continuing to build a future-ready organisation.

Investing in our communities

In FY26, the EY Foundation – EY’s independent charity – supported 3,780 young people eligible for free school meals, worked with around 300 employers, and created almost 3,300 volunteering opportunities. Through the delivery of employability skills programmes in nine regions across the country, the Foundation helped young people from low-income backgrounds to thrive in the workplace. As an example, the Foundation also piloted a new work experience programme with four schools in Bradford, which led to career optimism almost doubling amongst the 100 year-8 pupils on Free School Meals who took part.

EY Ripples – the firm’s corporate responsibility programme – has contributed to a range of projects that positively impacted over 3.4m lives through the support of 5,600 EY volunteers.

EY UK has also celebrated 15 years as a founding partner of Social Business Trust, which supports social enterprises to accelerate their growth. Since Social Business Trust was created in 2010, 40 social enterprises have received investment, governance and practical support through its wider corporate network. In the last five years alone, EY people have contributed over 3,000 days to Social Business Trust projects focussed on education, employment, health and environmental initiatives.

Outlook

Anna Anthony concluded: "The professional services sector is an engine for UK growth and I’m proud of the contribution we continue to make. At a time when skills, innovation and productivity are central to long-term economic success, we create training and employment opportunities across the UK, developing the talent that drives growth, supports business and contributes to the UK’s future prosperity.

"As a sector that works with organisations across all parts of the economy, professional services play an important role in helping businesses to navigate change, unlock investment, and embrace new technologies.

“In an unpredictable economic environment, creating the conditions that support business confidence, investment and innovation will be critical. A stable and competitive business environment will help the UK to build on its strengths, support job creation and drive sustainable growth in the years ahead.”