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ACCO BRANDS Corp
ACCO
$375M
Mkt Cap
$4.00
+2.04%
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a current P/E ratio of 9.5, compared to its historical median P/E of 7.0. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 2.0%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a market capitalization of $369M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 7.34%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.03%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) appears expensive. The current P/E of 9.5 is 37% above its historical median of 7.0. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -21.1%.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) operates in the Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work industry, within the Communication Services sector.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) reported annual revenue of $1.5 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the terms "ACCO Brands," "ACCO," the "Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to ACCO Brands Corporation, a Delaware corporation incorporated in 2005, and its consolidated domestic and international subsidiaries. For a description of certain factors that may have had, or may in the future have, a significant impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition, see "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" of this report. Overview of the Company ACCO Brands is a leading global consumer, technology and business branded products company, providing well-known brands and innovative product solutions used in schools, homes and at work. Approximately 75 percent of our 2025 net sales came from brands that are in the No. 1 or No. 2 position in the product categories in which we compete. Our top 12 brands represented approximately $1.1 billion of our 2025 net sales.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.7B | 1.8B | 1.9B | 2.0B |
| Net Income | 74M | 41M | -102M | -22M | -13M | 102M |
| EPS | $0.81 | $0.44 | $-1.06 | $-0.23 | $-0.14 | $1.05 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 69M | 148M | 129M | 60M | 138M |
| ROIC | 5.6% | 5.4% | -6.6% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 7.3% |
| Gross Margin | 32.7% | 32.8% | 33.3% | 32.6% | 28.4% | 30.4% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.52 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.28 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.29 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.27 |
| Operating Income | 89M | 92M | -37M | 45M | 35M | 151M |
| Operating Margin | 5.7% | 6.1% | -2.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 7.5% |
| ROE | 10.9% | 6.5% | -14.6% | -2.7% | -1.6% | 12.7% |
| Shares Outstanding | 92M | 94M | 96M | 95M | 94M | 97M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.6B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 2.0B | 1.7B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.5B | 1.6B |
| Gross Margin | 31.4% | 31.7% | 33.1% | 33.7% | 32.3% | 32.4% | 29.7% | 30.4% | 28.4% | 32.6% | 33.3% | 32.8% | 32.7% |
| R&D | 20M | 20M | 21M | 24M | 24M | 22M | 20M | 27M | 26M | 26M | 23M | 22M | 22M |
| SG&A | 329M | 296M | 329M | 416M | 392M | 390M | 336M | 393M | 377M | 394M | 366M | 347M | 353M |
| EBIT | 174M | 164M | 159M | 185M | 187M | 196M | 112M | 151M | 35M | 45M | -37M | 92M | 89M |
| Op. Margin | 10.3% | 10.8% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 10.0% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 2.4% | -2.2% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Net Income | 92M | 86M | 96M | 132M | 107M | 107M | 62M | 102M | -13M | -22M | -102M | 41M | 74M |
| Net Margin | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 5.0% | -0.7% | -1.2% | -6.1% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
| Non-Recurring | 4.7M | 300K | 5.7M | 23M | 12M | 11M | 11M | 5.9M | 112M | 117M | 146M | 28M | 26M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 7.8% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 10.5% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 1.1% | 2.6% | -6.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| ROE | 13.2% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 17.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% | 8.2% | 12.7% | -1.6% | -2.7% | -14.6% | 6.5% | 10.9% |
| ROA | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 3.3% | -0.4% | -0.8% | -4.2% | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 172M | 171M | 167M | 205M | 195M | 204M | 119M | 160M | 78M | 129M | 148M | 69M | 67M |
| Free Cash Flow | 142M | 144M | 149M | 174M | 161M | 171M | 104M | 138M | 60M | 129M | 148M | 69M | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | 99M | 103M | 96M | 117M | 115M | 124M | 42M | 59M | -11M | 38M | 63M | -16M | -378M |
| CapEx | 30M | 28M | 19M | 31M | 34M | 33M | 15M | 21M | 18M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 58M | 52M | 52M | 71M | 71M | 70M | 71M | 86M | 79M | 76M | 73M | 73M | 436M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| D&A | 58M | 52M | 52M | 71M | 71M | 70M | 71M | 86M | 79M | 76M | 73M | 73M | 436M |
| CapEx/OCF | 17.2% | 16.1% | 11.1% | 15.1% | 17.5% | 16.1% | 12.8% | 13.3% | 21.3% | 10.7% | 10.7% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25M | 24M | 25M | 26M | 29M | 29M | 28M | 27M | 27M |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 6.6% | 6.1% | N/A | 7.3% |
| Share Buybacks | 19M | 60M | 0 | 37M | 75M | 65M | 19M | 0 | 19M | 0 | 15M | 15M | 100K |
| Buyback Yield | 2.6% | 10.5% | N/A | 3.7% | 14.7% | 9.4% | 3.0% | N/A | 4.5% | N/A | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 16M | 16M | 19M | 17M | 8.8M | 10M | 6.5M | 15M | 9.5M | 15M | 12M | 12M | 8.1M |
| Debt Repayment | 121M | 370M | 685M | 297M | 250M | 388M | 152M | 766M | 221M | 199M | 293M | 185M | 185M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 736M | 664M | 641M | 856M | 760M | 882M | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.0B | 939M | 849M | 844M | 778M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 53M | 55M | 43M | 77M | 67M | 28M | 37M | 41M | 62M | 66M | 74M | 64M | 119M |
| Long-Term Debt | 788M | 721M | 628M | 889M | 843M | 777M | 1.1B | 954M | 937M | 882M | 783M | 806M | 848M |
| Debt/Equity | 1.16 | 1.24 | 0.97 | 1.20 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.65 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.32 |
| Interest Coverage | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Equity | 681M | 581M | 709M | 774M | 790M | 774M | 743M | 865M | 810M | 787M | 606M | 665M | 680M |
| Total Assets | 2.2B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.8B | 2.8B | 2.8B | 3.0B | 3.1B | 2.8B | 2.6B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 2.3B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.5B | 1.4B | 1.4B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 2.0B | 2.3B | 2.2B | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.6B |
| Intangibles | 571M | 521M | 566M | 840M | 787M | 759M | 977M | 902M | 847M | 816M | 710M | 697M | 683M |
| Retained Earnings | -1.1B | -967M | -872M | -739M | -657M | -574M | -537M | -462M | -504M | -556M | -688M | -675M | -664M |
| Working Capital | 383M | 298M | 264M | 291M | 281M | 217M | 171M | 216M | 293M | 313M | 241M | 285M | 347M |
| Current Assets | 779M | 654M | 671M | 830M | 880M | 806M | 728M | 925M | 882M | 855M | 732M | 750M | 798M |
| Current Liabilities | 395M | 355M | 406M | 538M | 599M | 589M | 557M | 709M | 589M | 542M | 490M | 465M | 450M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.65 | 1.05 | -0.14 | -0.23 | -1.06 | 0.44 | 0.81 |
| Owner EPS | 0.85 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.23 | 0.44 | 0.60 | -0.12 | 0.40 | 0.66 | -0.17 | -4.09 |
| Book Value | 5.87 | 5.28 | 6.46 | 6.99 | 7.40 | 7.68 | 7.79 | 8.91 | 8.59 | 8.30 | 6.32 | 7.08 | 7.37 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.48 | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.85 | 1.83 | 2.02 | 1.25 | 1.64 | 0.82 | 1.36 | 1.55 | 0.73 | 5.53 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 |
| Shares Out. | 115.9M | 110.1M | 109.8M | 110.7M | 106.7M | 100.8M | 95.4M | 97.0M | 94.3M | 94.8M | 95.8M | 93.9M | 92.3M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 8.0 | 6.6 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 6.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9 |
| P/FCF | 5.2 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | 8.5 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 38.9 | 30.0 | N/A | N/A | 13.0 |
| Price/Book | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | N/A | 0.5 |
| Price/Sales | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | N/A | 0.2 |
| FCF Yield | 19.3% | 25.2% | 14.6% | 17.7% | 31.4% | 24.8% | 16.7% | 22.1% | 13.9% | 26.2% | 31.9% | N/A | N/A |
| Market Cap | 736M | 569M | 1.0B | 984M | 512M | 689M | 624M | 627M | 431M | 491M | 465M | 0 | 369M |
| Avg. Price | 4.78 | 5.43 | 6.72 | 8.67 | 8.23 | 6.38 | 5.22 | 6.76 | 5.44 | 4.58 | 4.83 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Year-End Price | 6.35 | 5.17 | 9.24 | 8.89 | 4.80 | 6.84 | 6.54 | 6.46 | 4.57 | 5.18 | 4.85 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
ACCO BRANDS Corp passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
ACCO BRANDS Corp trades at 9.5x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 7.0x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 5.1x vs a median of 4.5x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 2.0% with a gross margin of 31.5%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 7.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -2.8%.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a net profit margin of 2.7%. This is a modest margin.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) generated $69 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37. This indicates moderate leverage.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 in its most recent fiscal year.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 6.5%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a 5-year average gross margin of 31.5%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) has a book value per share of $7.08, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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