In 2023, the combined global revenue of accounting firm EY reached almost 50 billion U.S. dollars. More than one-third of this came from its assurance services. The firm’s consulting service line had the biggest year-on-year growth, increasing by 21.6 percent between 2022 and 2023.
Advisory services help to strengthen EY
EY reported growth across all four of its service lines in 2023, which led to the overall global revenue of the firm increasing by around five billion U.S dollars on the previous year. The firm’s assurance services package – providing clients with support in the areas of auditing and financial accounting – remains a key focus and has generated the most income for a number of years. EY’s advisory line, however, continues to attract strong demand from clients and revenue from the service has more than doubled since 2012. One reason for this could be that developments in digital technology are prompting more and more clients to seek advice on topics such as data analytics and cybersecurity, helping them to build their company for the future.
The titans of the accounting world
EY is among the Big Four accounting firms worldwide – third after PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Deloitte in terms of revenue. EY’s record income contributed to the increase in combined revenue of the Big Four. Proposals and recommendations have been discussed in order to break up the market dominance of the four accounting firms and create competition within the sector, but for the time being the Big Four will continue to audit the financial records of the largest public companies worldwide.
Combined revenue of EY worldwide from 2009 to 2023, by service line
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Ernst & Young is not a global corporate structure where ownership, legal control, or profits are consolidated at a central parent entity. The financial information presented here represents combined, not consolidated, revenues, eliminates inter-firm billings and includes expenses billed to clients.
Values for previous years were taken from previous annual reports.
Figures have been rounded.
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