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NYSE: ACCO NYSE Office Services & Supplies Next results ~January 28, 2027

C+ Fundamentals grade

Acco Brands Corp is a US-listed company in the office services & supplies industry. Its financial year ends in December.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

Under review: after-tax interest is 41% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy.

Price vs value

Under review: after-tax interest is 41% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy. We'll show the comparison once resolved.

Acco Brands Corp valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 1 selling0 purchases and 1 sale by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds110 adding, 74 cuttingOf 31 active managers that changed their stake, 17 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Acco Brands files

10-Q filed October 30: Acco Brands

Revenue for the twelve months to September 2026 was $1.57bn, up 1.5% on a year earlier, against a decline of 0.6% a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 7.0% from 4.1% a year earlier. The diluted share count is up 3.0% on a year earlier, which dilutes existing holders. Its fundamentals grade moves from C to C+.

Our model value for Acco Brands is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed October 30, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Earlier notes (1)

Where Acco Brands stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $1.57bn, down 0.6% on a year earlier, a smaller fall than the 4.5% decline a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to 3.0% from 5.4% a year earlier. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C. It passes 1 of our 7 financial-health checks.

10-Q on SEC EDGAR

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~January 28, 2027 (estimated)

Acco Brands Corp's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 1.5% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 7.0%. Where it stands out: stock pay as % of revenue of 0.8% ranks 2 of 6 office services & supplies companies we cover. Where it lags: long-term debt as % of assets of 37.1% ranks 5 of 6 office services & supplies companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$13 per share in the base case (~$7.9–$21 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Results well ahead of expectations: Reported earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate by 50% in the quarter to 2026-09-30, the 4th beat in the last four quarters.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.

Things to watch

  • Share dilution. Diluted shares rose 3.0% in a year.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 48% and a beta of 0.5 against the S&P 500.
  • Below peers: long-term debt as % of assets. Long-term debt as % of assets of 37.1% ranks 5 of 6 office services & supplies companies we cover (median 31.7%).
  • Below peers: gross margin. Gross margin of 33.2% ranks 4 of 5 office services & supplies companies we cover (median 39.5%).

Latest results: FY2026 Q3

Filed October 30, 2026
Earnings per share
$0.28 against an average estimate of $0.19: beat by 50.0%
Revenue
$380m, down 0.9% on a year earlier
Share reaction
+25.6% in the first session after the results on October 29, 2026, against -2.1% for the S&P 500
Guidance given
reported sales growth 4% to 6% (full year); adjusted EPS $0.98 to $1.02 (full year)
Next report
October 29, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.38

Acco Brands' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-0.7%
  • 1 week+21.9%
  • 1 month+27.0%
  • This year+55.9%
  • 1 year+58.2%
  • 5 years-14.6%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1.6B
Operating margin
5.8%
Net margin
4.2%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$0.69

Growth

Revenue growth
+1.5%
Change in growth rate
+2.2 pts
Share count change
+3.0%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$110M
FCF margin
7.0%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.8%

Earnings

Last results
October 29, 2026
Next results (est.)
January 28, 2027

News & updates

Updated November 2, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Our research
  2. Results
  3. Guidance
  4. Dividend
  5. Deal
  6. Announcement
  7. Deal
  8. Announcement
  9. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Acco Brands Corp valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: held for review: after-tax interest is 41% of the cash flow left for shareholders; our flat discount rate doesn't yet reflect debt this heavy.

The inputs used by the models below have passed source checks. Individual model values are available below and in the interactive valuator. Their differences are shown explicitly; the platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld.

Valuation models

We value Acco Brands Corp as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 9.3%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.97 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. — Does not apply: This model is withheld pending its input or assumption review.
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$2.1 ~$1.1–$3.4 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$0.2 ~$0.2–$0.2 Left out: out of range vs price (0.03x)
Combined value Individual source-checked model scenarios are available. The platform combined value and recommendation remain withheld. — Combined value withheld. Review the individual models and their assumptions.

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Acco Brands Corp with Office Services & Supplies in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Now
Share price$4.67$8.55$7.99$4.54$6.44$6.06$6.11$4.32$4.99$4.55$3.50$5.46
Market value$517m$934m$886m$486m$650m$583m$593m$412m$475m$435m$329m$523m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$674m$661m$863m$821m$788m$1.1bn$966m$943m$859m$766m$777m$707m
Enterprise value$1.2bn$1.6bn$1.7bn$1.3bn$1.4bn$1.7bn$1.6bn$1.4bn$1.3bn$1.2bn$1.1bn$1.2bn
Multiples
Price / sales 0.3x0.6x0.5x0.3x0.3x0.4x0.3x0.2x0.3x0.3x0.2x0.3x
Price / earnings 6.0x9.8x6.7x4.6x6.1x9.4x5.8x———8.0x7.9x
Price / free cash flow 3.6x6.3x5.1x3.0x3.8x5.6x4.3x6.9x3.7x2.9x4.8x4.0x
EV / EBITDA 6.1x8.4x7.9x5.9x6.2x11.2x8.2x18.6x17.2x—9.3x11.1x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

47 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Acco Brands's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 9 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 8.1% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 12 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 32.5%, moving by 1.5 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 1 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 7.0%; its worst year was -7.7%.

  • Cash conversion 14 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 6.9% of revenue.

  • Discipline 17 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 0.6% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (52 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $0.88 +5% $1.6bn +4%
Next $0.96 +10% $1.6bn +2%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +0.7% in 90 days, across 3 analysts.

How the EPS forecast has moved

The consensus EPS forecast for the current fiscal year is +1.1% on 90 days ago. In the last 30 days, 1 analyst raised Acco Brands Corp's forecast and 0 cut it.

Consensus EPS forecast Acco Brands Corp, last 90 days
$0.85 $0.90 $0.95 $1.00 90 days ago 60 days ago 30 days ago 7 days ago Now Current fiscal year, 90 days ago: $0.87 Current fiscal year, 60 days ago: $0.88 Current fiscal year, 30 days ago: $0.88 Current fiscal year, 7 days ago: $0.88 Current fiscal year, Now: $0.88 $0.88 Next fiscal year, 90 days ago: $0.96 Next fiscal year, 60 days ago: $0.96 Next fiscal year, 30 days ago: $0.96 Next fiscal year, 7 days ago: $0.96 Next fiscal year, Now: $0.96 $0.96

Average of analysts' published estimates (third-party data).

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Period Current fiscal yearNext fiscal year
90 days ago $0.87$0.96
60 days ago $0.88$0.96
30 days ago $0.88$0.96
7 days ago $0.88$0.96
Now $0.88$0.96

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Sept 2026 $0.19 $0.28 +50.0%
Jun 2026 $0.27 $0.29 +8.8%
Mar 2026 −$0.05 $0.02 +137.5%
Dec 2025 $0.38 $0.38 +0.9%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Management guidance

Earnings release, October 29, 2026
  • reported sales full year 4% growth to 6% growth GAAP Raised
    “For the full year, the Company expects reported sales to increase 4.0 percent to 6.0 percent, updated to include one quarter of expected sales from the acquired Trust business.” source
  • adjusted EPS full year $0.98 to $1.02 Non-GAAP Raised
    “Full-year adjusted EPS is expected to be $0.98 to $1.02 inclusive of $0.12 from the tariff refund.” source
  • free cash flow 2026 about $100m Non-GAAP Raised
    “The Company expects 2026 free cash flow of approximately $100 million and the consolidated leverage ratio of approximately 3.5x at year-end.” source
  • consolidated leverage ratio year-end about 3.5 Non-GAAP Raised
    “The Company expects 2026 free cash flow of approximately $100 million and the consolidated leverage ratio of approximately 3.5x at year-end.” source

Figures and quotations are management's, copied from the company's own press release (SEC 8-K exhibit) and checked word for word against it. Forward-looking statements are the company's expectations, not ours and not advice; guidance can change or be missed.

Analyst recommendations

2 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy2100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 2026112
  2. Sep 2026112
  3. Aug 2026112

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Acco Brands Corp, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
7.2%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
10.07
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−5%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
83%
of shares
Held by insiders
2.7%
of shares
Employees
4,700
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

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What moved the share price

Last 12 months +58.2%

$3.45 on October 31, 2025 to $5.46

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.6bn $1.6bn −0.6%
Net margin 2.9% 3.7% +28.9%
P/E multiple 7.1x 8.8x +25.0%
Share count 94m 95m −1.2%

Biggest factor: net margin.

Last 3 years +34.0%

$4.08 on November 3, 2023 to $5.46

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.9bn $1.6bn −16.5%
P/S multiple 0.2x 0.3x +61.2%
Share count 95m 95m −0.5%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
ACCO+1%−29%+15%−9%−23%+56%
Industry peers (median)+14%−35%+30%+26%−14%+21%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
ACCO58%42%58%42%33%73%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
ACCO−19%−50%−32%−30%−39%−31%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 2, 2015: 72% from April 27, 2017 to March 23, 2020. Getting back needed a 255% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$2.74 – $5.50
From 52-week high
−0.7%
vs 50-day average
+24.1%
vs 200-day average
+41.3%
Volatility (1 year)
48%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.48

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
4 up, 8 down
typical move ±9.2%
After a week
5 up, 6 down
typical move ±11.1%
After a month
6 up, 5 down
typical move ±12.8%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
October 29, 2026 +25.6% −2.1% — —
July 30, 2026 −2.5% +2.4% +1.8% +0.9%
April 30, 2026 +21.9% +1.3% +25.3% +23.1%
March 9, 2026 −7.2% +0.7% −17.1% −23.7%
October 30, 2025 −3.8% −0.8% −11.0% −8.9%
July 31, 2025 −9.0% −2.0% −5.3% +8.4%
May 1, 2025 −4.9% +2.2% −3.6% −8.2%
February 20, 2025 −18.0% −2.1% −16.5% −20.7%
October 31, 2024 +5.8% −1.5% +22.1% +24.9%
August 1, 2024 −9.0% −3.3% −5.7% +8.9%
May 2, 2024 +2.5% +2.2% +7.1% +7.4%
March 15, 2024 0.0% −0.1% +6.5% −5.9%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Acco Brands Corp in five measures

Fundamentals grade C+
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Acco Brands Corp
$1.5B $1.6B $1.7B $1.8B $1.9B FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $1.8B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $1.8B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1.5B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.5B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $1.6B $1.6B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY23 Q4 $1.8B
FY24 Q1 $1.8B
FY24 Q2 $1.7B
FY24 Q3 $1.7B
FY24 Q4 $1.7B
FY25 Q1 $1.6B
FY25 Q2 $1.6B
FY25 Q3 $1.5B
FY25 Q4 $1.5B
FY26 Q1 $1.6B
FY26 Q2 $1.6B
FY26 Q3 $1.6B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Acco Brands Corp
-10% -5% 0% 5% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -5.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -6.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -7.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -7.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -9.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -9.2% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -8.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -9.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -8.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -4.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -0.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 1.5% 1.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY23 Q4 -5.9%
FY24 Q1 -6.3%
FY24 Q2 -7.8%
FY24 Q3 -7.4%
FY24 Q4 -9.1%
FY25 Q1 -9.2%
FY25 Q2 -8.8%
FY25 Q3 -9.5%
FY25 Q4 -8.5%
FY26 Q1 -4.5%
FY26 Q2 -0.6%
FY26 Q3 1.5%
Operating margin (TTM) Acco Brands Corp
-10% -5% 0% 5% 10% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 2.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 2.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -7.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: -7.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -2.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -3.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 6.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 6.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 6.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 5.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 5.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 5.8% 5.8%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 2.4%
FY24 Q1 2.3%
FY24 Q2 -7.3%
FY24 Q3 -7.7%
FY24 Q4 -2.2%
FY25 Q1 -3.1%
FY25 Q2 6.0%
FY25 Q3 6.1%
FY25 Q4 6.1%
FY26 Q1 5.7%
FY26 Q2 5.5%
FY26 Q3 5.8%
FCF margin (TTM) Acco Brands Corp
0% 5% 10% FY23 Q4 FY24 Q3 FY25 Q2 FY26 Q3 FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: 5.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: 8.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 8.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 7.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 7.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 6.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 5.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 4.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 2.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 2.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 3.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 7.0% 7.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 3, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY23 Q4 5.2%
FY24 Q1 8.3%
FY24 Q2 8.1%
FY24 Q3 7.3%
FY24 Q4 7.2%
FY25 Q1 6.0%
FY25 Q2 5.4%
FY25 Q3 4.1%
FY25 Q4 2.8%
FY26 Q1 2.7%
FY26 Q2 3.0%
FY26 Q3 7.0%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-K/A, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Where the money goes

FY2025, from the 10-K

Each dollar Acco Brands took in during FY2025, followed through to profit: what it cost to make, what went on research and running the business, and what was left after tax.

  1. Revenue $1.5B
  2. Cost of revenue $1B · 67.2%
  3. Gross profit $500M · 32.8%
  4. Research and development $22M · 1.4%
  5. Selling, general and admin $347M · 22.7%
  6. Other operating costs $39M · 2.6%
  7. Operating income $92.3M · 6.1%
  8. Income tax $7.8M · 0.5%
  9. Interest and other $43.2M · 2.8%
  10. Net income $41.3M · 2.7%

Shares of revenue. Source: Acco Brands's 10-K for FY2025, as filed with the SEC. "Other" lines are what the reported lines leave unexplained.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Dec 2009 2010 Dec 2010 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Dec 2014 2015 Dec 2015 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025 LTM Sept 2026
Income
Revenue 1,233 1,285 1,318 1,759 1,765 1,689 1,510 1,557 1,949 1,941 1,956 1,655 2,025 1,948 1,833 1,666 1,525 1,568
Gross profit 365 383 399 537 548 530 478 515 657 628 634 492 615 552 598 555 500 521
EBITDA 108 139 142 174 186 209 196 190 220 221 231 150 190 73 77 −9 119 111
Operating income 75 110 115 139 146 174 164 159 185 187 196 112 151 35 45 −37 92 90
Net income −126 12 57 115 77 92 86 96 132 107 107 62 102 −13 −22 −102 41 66
Diluted EPS −$2.32 $0.22 $0.98 $1.20 $0.67 $0.79 $0.78 $0.87 $1.19 $1.00 $1.06 $0.65 $1.05 −$0.14 −$0.23 −$1.06 $0.44 $0.69
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +4.2% +2.6% +33.4% +0.4% −4.3% −10.6% +3.1% +25.2% −0.4% +0.7% −15.4% +22.4% −3.8% −5.9% −9.1% −8.5% +1.5%
EBITDA — +29.6% +1.7% +22.7% +6.8% +12.5% −6.2% −3.3% +16.1% +0.4% +4.6% −35.0% +26.7% −61.8% +6.5% −111.1% — −8.7%
Operating income — +45.5% +5.0% +20.9% +4.7% +19.1% −5.8% −2.7% +16.0% +1.4% +4.9% −42.7% +34.3% −77.0% — −182.8% — −4.3%
Net income — — — +103.5% −33.2% +18.8% −6.2% +11.2% +37.9% −19.0% +0.1% −41.9% +64.4% −113.0% — — — +63.3%
Diluted EPS — — — +22.4% −44.2% +17.9% −1.3% +11.5% +36.8% −16.0% +6.0% −38.7% +61.5% −113.3% — — — +58.5%
Margins
Gross margin 29.6% 29.8% 30.3% 30.5% 31.0% 31.4% 31.7% 33.1% 33.7% 32.3% 32.4% 29.7% 30.4% 28.4% 32.6% 33.3% 32.8% 33.2%
EBITDA margin 8.7% 10.8% 10.7% 9.9% 10.5% 12.4% 13.0% 12.2% 11.3% 11.4% 11.8% 9.1% 9.4% 3.7% 4.2% −0.5% 7.8% 7.1%
Operating margin 6.1% 8.5% 8.7% 7.9% 8.3% 10.3% 10.8% 10.2% 9.5% 9.6% 10.0% 6.8% 7.5% 1.8% 2.4% −2.2% 6.1% 5.8%
Net margin −10.2% 1.0% 4.3% 6.6% 4.4% 5.4% 5.7% 6.1% 6.8% 5.5% 5.5% 3.7% 5.0% −0.7% −1.2% −6.1% 2.7% 4.2%
Free-cash-flow margin 5.0% 3.3% 3.7% −2.1% 8.9% 8.4% 9.5% 9.5% 8.9% 8.3% 8.7% 6.3% 6.8% 3.1% 7.0% 8.9% 4.5% 8.3%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 72 55 62 −8 195 172 171 167 205 195 204 119 160 78 129 148 69 130
Capital spending 10 13 14 30 37 30 28 19 31 34 33 15 21 18 0 0 0 0
Free cash flow 61 42 48 −38 158 142 144 149 174 161 171 104 138 60 129 148 69 130
Stock-based pay 3 4 6 9 16 16 16 19 17 9 10 7 15 10 15 12 12 13
Free cash flow after stock pay 58 38 42 −47 142 126 128 129 157 152 161 97 123 50 114 136 57 118
Balance sheet
Cash 44 83 121 50 54 53 55 43 77 67 28 37 41 62 66 74 64 175
Total debt 0 727 669 1,072 921 801 729 704 940 888 816 1,137 1,007 1,005 926 840 841 881
Net debt (negative = net cash) −44 644 548 1,022 867 748 674 661 863 821 788 1,100 966 943 859 766 777 707
Diluted shares 55m 57m 58m 96m 116m 116m 111m 109m 111m 107m 101m 96m 97m 95m 95m 96m 94m 96m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 24 25 26 29 29 28 27 28
Buybacks — — — 0 0 19 60 0 37 75 65 19 0 19 0 15 15 0
Total returned — — 0 0 0 19 60 0 37 100 89 44 26 48 29 43 42 28

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

1 of 7 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $2.3bn
Short-term assets $810mLonger-term assets $1.4bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.3bn
Short-term liabilities $428mLonger-term liabilities $1.1bnShareholders' equity $690m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $810m of assets due within a year against $428m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $810m short-term assets against $1.1bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $175m of cash against $878m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 127% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 126% to 127% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $130m of operating cash flow against $878m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $90m against $45m of interest.

From Acco Brands Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$0
Dividends (TTM)
$27.5M
Returned to shareholders
25%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$30.1M
Diluted share count
+3.0%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
5.5%
dividends 5.5% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
42%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
23.5%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
69 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in office services & supplies
Last 12 months unless stated ACCO BRC PBI MLKN HNI EHGO Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.6bn $1.7bn $1.9bn $3.8bn $4.4bn $16m $1.8bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months 1.5% 9.8% −3.5% 1.2% 70.1% 21.1% 5.7%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −5.3% 7.7% 9.8% −1.0% 25.7% — 7.7%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −0.9% 10.0% −0.8% −3.4% 120.7% — −0.8%
Gross margin 33.2% 51.7% 52.4% 39.5% 41.0% 15.1% 40.2%
Operating margin 5.8% 15.9% — 5.2% 2.0% −73.5% 5.2%
Operating margin, 3-year average 1.4% 16.5% — 3.8% 5.7% — 4.7%
Net margin 4.2% 12.4% 10.1% 2.6% 0.1% −69.4% 3.4%
Cash from operations / revenue 8.3% 14.7% 30.6% 6.3% 4.6% −34.8% 7.3%
Free-cash-flow margin 7.0% 11.6% 27.1% 3.0% 0.1% −35.6% 5.0%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 6.1% 11.6% 14.8% 3.2% 4.9% — 6.1%
Stock pay / revenue 0.8% 1.4% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 9.2% 0.9%
Change in share count 3.0% −0.7% −19.2% 1.2% 26.7% 52.0% 2.1%

Median of all 6 companies we cover in office services & supplies. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

6 office services & supplies companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 1.5% 9.8% 4 of 6
Change in growth rate Growth +2.2pp +2.2pp 3 of 6
Gross margin Profitability 33.2% 39.5% 4 of 5
Operating margin Profitability 5.8% 5.2% 2 of 5
Net margin Profitability 4.2% 4.2% 3 of 6
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 7.0% 7.0% 3 of 6
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.8% 1.0% 2 of 6
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 37.1% 31.7% 5 of 6
Change in share count Balance sheet 3.0% 3.0% 4 of 6

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Segments
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Acco Brands Americas $894M 58.7% ▼ 10.6%
Acco Brands International $630M 41.3% ▼ 5.4%

From Acco Brands Corp's 10-K filed March 9, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$317M
Institutions reporting
196
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 0.7%
Positions opened / closed
27 / 24

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 110 institutions bought and 74 sold ; the biggest buyer was Blackrock, Inc (+1.3M shares) and the biggest seller First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (−831K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $36.9M 8.9M 11.6% ▲ 17.5%
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC $30.5M 7.0M 9.6% ▼ 9.1%
Capital Management Corp $29.5M 7.1M 9.3% ▲ 1.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $18.2M 4.4M 5.7% ▼ 1.5%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $16.3M 3.9M 5.1% ▲ 0.1%
American Century Companies Inc $12.3M 3.0M 3.9% ▼ 17.9%
LSV Asset Management $12.1M 2.9M 3.8% ▼ 1.5%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc $11.4M 2.7M 3.6% ▼ 11.7%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $10.1M 2.4M 3.2% ▲ 9.0%
State Street Corp $9.4M 2.3M 3.0% ▲ 13.6%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $9.3M 2.2M 2.9% ▼ 23.2%
AQR Capital Management LLC $8.3M 2.0M 2.6% ▼ 17.4%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Acco Brands Corp's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers ; 1 inconsistently scaled filing rows were excluded.

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $230,012 1 trade by 1 insider · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $230,012 net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Jones Angela Y SVP, Global Chief People Offic May 28, 2026 Sell 57,217 $4.02 $230,012

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around January 28, 2027 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • October 29, 2026
  • July 30, 2026
  • April 30, 2026
  • March 9, 2026
  • October 30, 2025
  • July 31, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Acco Brands Corp in brief

What does Acco Brands Corp do?
Acco Brands Corp is a US-listed company in the office services & supplies industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Acco Brands Corp's stock ticker?
Acco Brands Corp trades under the ticker ACCO on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Acco Brands Corp's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Acco Brands Corp reported revenue of $1.6B, 1.5% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Acco Brands Corp's free cash flow?
Acco Brands Corp's free-cash-flow margin is 7.0% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 3 of the 6 office services & supplies companies we cover.
Who are Acco Brands Corp's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC and Capital Management Corp. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Acco Brands Corp buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Acco Brands Corp spent $0 on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count still rose 3.0% over the year.
What is Acco Brands Corp's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Acco Brands Corp's market capitalisation was about $523M, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.9 and net debt of $707M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Acco Brands Corp pay a dividend?
Yes: Acco Brands Corp paid $27.5M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 5.46% and a payout ratio of 41.5%.
How much debt does Acco Brands Corp have?
Acco Brands Corp's debt-to-equity ratio is 127.2%, from its latest balance sheet (125.8% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Acco Brands Corp's competitors?
In our Office Services & Supplies peer group, the companies closest to Acco Brands Corp are Brady Corp, Pitney Bowes Inc, Millerknoll, Inc., HNI Corp and Eshallgo Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Acco Brands Corp's.
Are insiders buying or selling Acco Brands Corp stock?
Over the last 12 months, Acco Brands Corp's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 1 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Acco Brands Corp's next earnings date?
Around January 28, 2027, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Acco Brands Corp announces its own schedule.