<![CDATA[Introduction: This study examines the effect of managerial ability, leverage, firm size, and audit quality on earnings management practices in non-cyclical consumer sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2020–2024. This research is based on the phenomenon of financial statement manipulation, which still occurs frequently and reduces the reliability of company financial information.Methods: The approach applied is quantitative, utilizing secondary data from annual financial reports. The sample selection was carried out using purposive sampling, resulting in 35 companies with 175 data observations. Data analysis used panel data regression in STATA 17 with a random-effects model.Results: The findings indicate that leverage has a significant negative effect on earnings management, meaning that a higher level of leverage reduces the likelihood of earnings management due to stricter creditor oversight. In contrast, managerial ability, company size, and audit quality do not significantly affect earnings management. Overall, this study concludes that earnings management in the non-cyclical consumer sector is more dominated by factors outside the variables studied. Keywords: Audit Quality, Earnings Management, Firm Size, Leverage Managerial Ability]]>
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