Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) Financials

EPS

Hollow marker is the consensus estimate; filled is the reported figure, colored by beat or miss.

Revenue

Outlined bar is the consensus estimate; solid is reported.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
Q2 26	$0.27	$0.29	+7.4%	—	—	—
Q1 26	-$0.05	$0.02	+140.0%	—	$343.7M	—
Q4 25	$0.38	$0.38	0.0%	—	$428.8M	—
Q3 25	$0.22	$0.21	-4.5%	—	$383.7M	—
Q2 25	$0.29	$0.28	-3.4%	—	$394.8M	—
Q1 25	-$0.04	-$0.02	+50.0%	—	$317.4M	—
Q4 24	$0.41	$0.39	-4.9%	—	$448.1M	—
Q3 24	$0.23	$0.23	0.0%	—	$420.9M	—
Q2 24	$0.31	$0.37	+19.4%	—	$438.3M	—
Q1 24	$0.02	$0.03	+50.0%	—	$358.9M	—
Q4 23	$0.33	$0.39	+18.2%	—	$488.6M	—
Q3 23	$0.23	$0.24	+4.3%	—	$448M	—
Q2 23	$0.29	$0.38	+31.0%	—	$493.6M	—
Q1 23	$0.09	$0.09	0.0%	—	$402.6M	—
Q4 22	$0.33	$0.32	-3.0%	—	$499.4M	—
Q3 22	$0.22	$0.25	+13.6%	—	$485.6M	—

EPS

Reported per-share earnings by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Revenue

Reported revenue by fiscal year; the line turns dotted where reported figures end and the analyst consensus begins, with the shaded band marking the low–high range.

Results

Periods without a consensus estimate or a reported figure show a dash.

Period	EPS estimate	EPS actual	EPS surprise %	Revenue estimate	Revenue actual	Revenue surprise %
FY25	—	$0.45	—	—	$1.5B	—
FY24	—	-$1.06	—	—	$1.7B	—
FY23	—	-$0.23	—	—	$1.8B	—
FY22	—	-$0.14	—	—	$1.9B

Total revenue

Reported revenue per period; the line is the change from the same period a year earlier, on its own left axis.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	$1.6B	$1.9B	$1.9B	$2B	$1.7B	$2B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.5B
YoY change	+3.09%	+25.2%	-0.39%	+0.75%	-15.4%	+22.4%	-3.84%	-5.89%	-9.09%	-8.49%

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

Click a row to chart it; unreported figures show a dash.

Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Revenue	1.6B	1.9B	1.9B	2B	1.7B	2B	1.9B	1.8B	1.7B	1.5B
Cost of revenue	1B	1.3B	1.3B	1.3B	1.2B	1.4B	1.4B	1.2B	1.1B	1B
Gross profit	514.9M	657.3M	627.8M	633.5M	492.4M	614.9M	552.3M	598.3M	555.4M	500M
Gross margin	33.1%	33.7%	32.3%	32.4%	29.7%	30.4%	28.4%	32.6%	33.3%	32.8%
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	328.8M	415.5M	392.4M	389.9M	336.3M	384.7M	372.2M	395.3M	365.7M	346.7M
Operating expenses	328.8M	415.5M	392.4M	389.9M	336.3M	384.7M	372.2M	395.3M	365.7M	346.7M
Operating income	164.5M	206.2M	198.7M	208.2M	123.3M	183.9M	138.6M	159.6M	145M	107.1M
Operating margin	10.6%	10.6%	10.2%	10.6%	7.45%	9.08%	7.12%	8.71%	8.7%	7.02%
Non-operating income, net	3.5M	-12.8M	-4M	-4.7M	-6.9M	-28.1M	-86.4M	-121.2M	-187.2M	-21.6M
Pretax income	125.1M	158.1M	157.9M	163.5M	78.6M	111.4M	14.9M	-13.1M	-87.3M	49.1M
Income tax	29.6M	26.4M	51.2M	56.7M	16.6M	9.5M	28.1M	8.7M	14.3M	7.8M
Net income	95.5M	131.7M	106.7M	106.8M	62M	101.9M	-13.2M	-21.8M	-101.6M	41.3M
Net margin	6.13%	6.76%	5.5%	5.46%	3.75%	5.03%	-0.68%	-1.19%	-6.1%	2.71%
EBITDA	231.8M	292.1M	281.5M	289M	199M	268.4M	239.2M	238.3M	220.4M	182.5M
EPS	0.89	1.22	1.02	1.07	0.65	1.07	-0.14	-0.23	-1.06	0.45
Diluted EPS	0.87	1.19	1	1.06	0.65	1.05	-0.14	-0.23	-1.06	0.44

Revenue and profits

Revenue, gross profit, operating income, and net income per period.

Condensed income statement

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Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Revenue	448M	488.6M	358.9M	438.3M	420.9M	448.1M	317.4M	394.8M	383.7M	428.8M	343.7M	—
Cost of revenue	303.2M	318.6M	248.5M	285.7M	284M	292.6M	217.8M	265.1M	257.1M	284.7M	236.9M	—
Gross profit	144.8M	170M	110.4M	152.6M	136.9M	155.5M	99.6M	129.7M	126.6M	144.1M	106.8M	—
Gross margin	32.3%	34.8%	30.8%	34.8%	32.5%	34.7%	31.4%	32.9%	33%	33.6%	31.1%	—
Research & development	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, general & administrative	98.8M	103.5M	94.2M	88M	92.2M	91.3M	92.7M	82.6M	87.4M	84M	99.1M	—
Operating expenses	98.8M	103.5M	94.2M	88M	92.2M	91.3M	92.7M	82.6M	87.4M	84M	99.1M	—
Operating income	35.2M	55.8M	5.6M	53.7M	33M	52.7M	-4.4M	35.5M	27.5M	48.5M	-3.7M	—
Operating margin	7.86%	11.4%	1.56%	12.3%	7.84%	11.8%	-1.39%	8.99%	7.17%	11.3%	-1.08%	—
Non-operating income, net	400K	-116.5M	500K	-169.5M	-7.5M	-10.7M	-3.2M	-3.9M	-3.3M	-11.2M	27.9M	—
Pretax income	21.6M	-73.4M	-5.3M	-127.4M	13.8M	31.6M	-16.5M	22.7M	14.7M	28.2M	14.9M	—
Income tax	6.7M	-14M	1M	-2.2M	4.5M	11M	-3.3M	-6.5M	10.7M	6.9M	-4.5M	—
Net income	14.9M	-59.4M	-6.3M	-125.2M	9.3M	20.6M	-13.2M	29.2M	4M	21.3M	19.4M	—
Net margin	3.33%	-12.2%	-1.76%	-28.6%	2.21%	4.6%	-4.16%	7.4%	1.04%	4.97%	5.64%	—
EBITDA	58.9M	68.8M	25.7M	68.9M	53M	72.8M	14.6M	55.3M	47.1M	65.5M	11.6M	—
EPS	0.16	-0.62	-0.07	-1.29	0.1	0.22	-0.14	0.32	0.04	0.23	0.21	0.15
Diluted EPS	0.15	-0.62	-0.07	-1.29	0.09	0.21	-0.14	0.31	0.04	0.23	0.2	0.15

P/E

Annual history by fiscal year; click a table row below to chart a different metric.

Current values are trailing twelve months where available, otherwise the latest fiscal year; unreported figures show a dash.

Key stats

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Market cap	1.4B	1.3B	710.5M	931.3M	801.9M	788.8M	532.7M	579.4M	501.9M	343.5M	407.1M
Enterprise value	2B	2.2B	1.5B	1.8B	2B	1.9B	1.6B	1.5B	1.4B	1.2B	1.3B
Shares outstanding	107M	108.1M	104.8M	99.5M	94.9M	95.5M	95.3M	95.3M	95.6M	92.1M	92.1M

Valuation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
P/E	14.6	10	6.66	8.72	12.9	7.74	—	—	—	8.32	7.03
P/S	0.9	0.68	0.37	0.48	0.48	0.39	0.27	0.32	0.3	0.23	0.26
P/B	1.97	1.7	0.9	1.2	1.08	0.91	0.66	0.74	0.83	0.52	0.58
EV/EBITDA	8.84	7.44	5.46	6.32	10	6.92	6.54	6.42	6.13	6.57	8.08
EV/Sales	1.32	1.12	0.79	0.93	1.21	0.92	0.8	0.83	0.81	0.79	0.83
Earnings yield	6.84%	9.99%	15%	11.5%	7.73%	12.9%	—	—	—	12%	14.2%
FCF yield	10.6%	13.2%	22.6%	18.4%	13%	17.5%	11.5%	19.8%	26.4%	14.8%	10.1%
PEG	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.13

Profitability

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Gross margin	33.1%	33.7%	32.3%	32.4%	29.7%	30.4%	28.4%	32.6%	33.3%	32.8%	32.7%
Operating margin	10.6%	10.6%	10.2%	10.6%	7.45%	9.08%	7.12%	8.71%	8.7%	7.02%	8.46%
Net margin	6.13%	6.76%	5.5%	5.46%	3.75%	5.03%	-0.68%	-1.19%	-6.1%	2.71%	3.74%
ROE	13.5%	17%	13.5%	13.8%	8.35%	11.8%	-1.63%	-2.77%	-16.8%	6.21%	8.85%
ROA	4.63%	4.71%	3.83%	3.83%	2.03%	3.3%	-0.47%	-0.82%	-4.56%	1.83%	2.82%
ROIC	9.22%	10.5%	8.31%	8.15%	5.02%	8.7%	0%	9.19%	9.97%	5.92%	6.43%
Return on tangible assets	-39.6%	-59.5%	-51.9%	-64.4%	-11.1%	-32%	5.45%	13.1%	121.5%	-42.2%	-250.5%

Financial health

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Current ratio	1.65	1.54	1.47	1.37	1.31	1.31	1.5	1.58	1.49	1.61	1.97
Quick ratio	1.13	1.07	0.9	0.89	0.76	0.7	0.83	0.97	0.94	0.99	0.98
Debt / equity	0.98	1.2	1.13	1.19	1.66	1.28	1.35	1.29	1.52	1.39	1.46
Debt / assets	0.34	0.33	0.32	0.33	0.4	0.36	0.39	0.38	0.41	0.41	0.43
Net debt / EBITDA	2.82	2.93	2.94	3.09	6	3.98	4.31	3.99	3.85	4.69	4.79
Interest coverage	3.54	4.85	4.83	4.78	3.03	3.41	1.33	0.78	-0.66	2.07	2.76
Effective tax rate	23.7%	16.7%	32.4%	34.7%	21.1%	8.53%	100%	0%	0%	15.9%	8.2%

Per share

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Revenue per share	14.6	18	18.5	19.7	17.4	21.2	20.4	19.2	17.4	16.6	17
EPS (basic)	0.89	1.22	1.02	1.07	0.65	1.07	-0.14	-0.23	-1.06	0.45	0.45
EPS (diluted)	0.87	1.19	1	1.06	0.65	1.05	-0.14	-0.23	-1.06	0.44	0.62
Book value per share	6.62	7.16	7.54	7.78	7.83	9.06	8.5	8.26	6.34	7.22	7.49
FCF per share	1.39	1.61	1.53	1.72	1.09	1.45	0.64	1.21	1.38	0.55	0.51
Cash per share	0.4	0.71	0.64	0.28	0.39	0.43	0.65	0.7	0.78	0.7	1.15
Capex per share	0.17	0.29	0.33	0.33	0.16	0.22	0.17	0.14	0.17	—	0.19

Capital allocation

Metric	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25	Current
Capex / revenue	1.19%	1.59%	1.76%	1.68%	0.92%	1.05%	0.85%	0.75%	0.95%	—	1.15%
Capex / operating cash flow	9.56%	17.5%	12.6%	14.7%	8.28%	16.7%	32.5%	37.5%	34.9%	—	14.2%
Payout ratio	0%	0%	23.5%	22.8%	39.7%	25.3%	-216.7%	-130.7%	-28%	65.4%	48.4%
Dividend yield	0%	0%	3.53%	2.62%	3.07%	3.27%	5.37%	4.92%	5.66%	7.86%	6.79%

Yield

6.79%

trailing twelve months

Frequency

Quarterly

Last dividend

$0.075

ex-dividend Aug 21, 2026

Payout ratio

48%

of earnings

Dividend growth

0 years

consecutive annual raises

Dividend per share

Split-adjusted payout per share by ex-dividend date.

Recent payouts

Ex-dividend	Amount
Aug 21, 2026	$0.075
May 22, 2026	$0.075
Mar 20, 2026	$0.075
Nov 21, 2025	$0.075
Aug 22, 2025	$0.075
May 23, 2025	$0.075
Mar 14, 2025	$0.075
Nov 15, 2024	$0.075

Period	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26	Q2 26
Revenue	$448M	$488.6M	$358.9M	$438.3M	$420.9M	$448.1M	$317.4M	$394.8M	$383.7M	$428.8M	$343.7M	—
YoY change	-7.74%	-2.16%	-10.9%	-11.2%	-6.05%	-8.29%	-11.6%	-9.92%	-8.84%	-4.31%	+8.29%	—

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Cash & short-term investments	42.9M	76.9M	67M	27.8M	36.6M	41.2M	62.2M	66.4M	74.1M	64.4M
Receivables	391M	469.3M	428.4M	453.7M	356M	416.1M	384.1M	430.7M	348.9M	359.7M
Inventory	210M	254.2M	340.6M	283.3M	305.1M	428M	395.2M	327.5M	270.4M	289.1M
Total current assets	670.7M	829.6M	880.2M	806M	728.2M	924.9M	882.3M	855.4M	731.5M	750.3M
Property, plant & equipment	79.3M	125.9M	119.5M	224M	184.7M	179.6M	148.6M	130.4M	103.1M	92.3M
Goodwill & intangibles	2.3B	3B	3B	3B	3.6B	3.4B	3B	2.8B	2.3B	2.4B
Total assets	2.1B	2.8B	2.8B	2.8B	3B	3.1B	2.8B	2.6B	2.2B	2.3B
Accounts payable	135.1M	178.2M	274.6M	245.7M	180.2M	308.2M	239.5M	183.7M	167.3M	186.7M
Short-term debt	68.5M	43.2M	39.5M	55M	99.1M	67.4M	81.2M	57.2M	72.8M	51.3M
Total current liabilities	406.4M	538.4M	599.2M	588.8M	556.9M	708.6M	589M	542M	490.3M	465.3M
Long-term debt	627.7M	889.2M	854M	867M	1.1B	1B	1B	959M	850.2M	869.5M
Total liabilities	1.4B	2B	2B	2B	2.3B	2.2B	2B	1.9B	1.6B	1.6B
Shareholders' equity	708.7M	774.1M	789.7M	773.7M	742.7M	864.8M	810.1M	787M	606.1M	664.6M
Total debt	696.2M	932.4M	893.5M	922M	1.2B	1.1B	1.1B	1B	923M	920.8M
Net debt	653.3M	855.5M	826.5M	894.2M	1.2B	1.1B	1B	949.8M	848.9M	856.4M

Assets vs. liabilities & equity

What the company owns (left stack) against what it owes plus shareholders' equity (right stack). The two stacks should match — that's the balance.

Condensed balance sheet

Click a row to chart it; unreported figures show a dash.

Period	Q2 23	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26
Cash & short-term investments	82.4M	73.7M	66.4M	124.6M	112.7M	102M	74.1M	134.6M	133.3M	82.5M	64.4M	118.9M
Receivables	426.1M	351.7M	430.7M	274.8M	369.1M	325.7M	348.9M	246.4M	348.8M	296.4M	359.7M	277.6M
Inventory	398M	368.5M	327.5M	348.8M	330M	324.8M	270.4M	314.7M	313.8M	315.3M	289.1M	356M
Total current assets	954.1M	835M	855.4M	797.8M	858.4M	794M	731.5M	742.7M	835.9M	732.5M	750.3M	797.5M
Property, plant & equipment	263.1M	254.6M	130.4M	254.8M	242.9M	240M	103.1M	223.6M	226M	222.3M	92.3M	214M
Goodwill & intangibles	3B	3B	2.8B	2.8B	2.4B	2.4B	2.3B	2.4B	2.4B	2.4B	2.4B	2.3B
Total assets	2.8B	2.7B	2.6B	2.5B	2.4B	2.4B	2.2B	2.3B	2.4B	2.3B	2.3B	2.3B
Accounts payable	194.6M	173M	183.7M	170.1M	174.5M	182.4M	167.3M	173.7M	172.3M	175.7M	186.7M	184.2M
Short-term debt	82.2M	89.3M	57.2M	77.9M	82.6M	81.5M	72.8M	56.4M	61.6M	58.5M	51.3M	70.6M
Total current liabilities	534M	518.9M	542M	473.3M	484.3M	497.7M	490.3M	421.4M	452.9M	436.6M	465.3M	450.3M
Long-term debt	1.1B	966.1M	959M	975.3M	992.6M	921.1M	850.2M	966.9M	1B	903.8M	869.5M	908.1M
Total liabilities	2B	1.8B	1.9B	1.8B	1.8B	1.7B	1.6B	1.7B	1.7B	1.6B	1.6B	1.6B
Shareholders' equity	830.4M	838M	787M	758.5M	617.1M	615.5M	606.1M	606.1M	637.3M	644M	664.6M	680.2M
Total debt	1.2B	1.1B	1B	1.1B	1.1B	1B	923M	1B	1.1B	962.3M	920.8M	978.7M
Net debt	1.1B	981.7M	949.8M	928.6M	962.5M	900.6M	848.9M	888.7M	940.5M	879.8M	856.4M	859.8M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Net income	95.5M	131.7M	106.7M	106.8M	62M	101.9M	-13.2M	-21.8M	-101.6M	41.3M
Depreciation & amortization	52M	71.2M	70.7M	70.3M	70.7M	85.7M	79.4M	76.1M	73.1M	72.8M
Stock-based compensation	19.4M	17M	8.8M	10.1M	6.5M	15.2M	9.5M	14.8M	11.9M	11.5M
Change in working capital	16.3M	-1.8M	59.6M	23.4M	49.7M	-79.4M	-10.8M	-15.2M	66.3M	17.9M
Operating cash flow	193.5M	176.7M	270.7M	222.5M	184.8M	127.2M	50.7M	36.8M	45.6M	68.7M
Capital expenditure	-18.5M	-31M	-34.1M	-32.8M	-15.3M	-21.2M	-16.5M	-13.8M	-15.9M	—
Investing cash flow	-106.4M	-319.1M	-71.9M	-79.6M	-354.7M	-5.8M	-9.3M	-11.2M	-12.3M	8.6M
Dividends paid	0	0	-25.1M	-24.4M	-24.6M	-25.8M	-28.6M	-28.5M	-28.4M	-27M
Share repurchases	0	-36.6M	-75M	-65M	-18.9M	0	-19.4M	0	-15M	-15.1M
Financing cash flow	-83.2M	138M	-132.4M	-176.1M	240.3M	-150.3M	-52.6M	-127.9M	-122.6M	-89M
Net change in cash	3.9M	-4.4M	66.4M	-33.2M	70.4M	-28.9M	-11.2M	-102.3M	-89.3M	-11.7M
Free cash flow	148.6M	173.9M	160.7M	171.1M	103.9M	138.4M	61.1M	114.9M	132.3M	50.8M

Cash generation and uses

Cash from operations, what's left after capex, and what went back to shareholders. Bars below the line are cash going out.

Condensed cash flow statement

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Period	Q2 23	Q3 23	Q4 23	Q1 24	Q2 24	Q3 24	Q4 24	Q1 25	Q2 25	Q3 25	Q4 25	Q1 26
Net income	26.4M	14.9M	-59.4M	-6.3M	-125.2M	9.3M	20.6M	-13.2M	29.2M	4M	21.3M	19.4M
Depreciation & amortization	19.3M	18.7M	18.2M	18M	17.6M	18.8M	18.7M	18M	18.2M	18.4M	18.2M	16.8M
Stock-based compensation	3.3M	1.5M	4.4M	5.1M	2.5M	1.6M	2.7M	7.8M	500K	600K	2.6M	4.4M
Change in working capital	-116.6M	75.6M	-3.4M	96M	-85M	68.1M	-12.8M	68.1M	-81.4M	58.3M	-27.1M	57.6M
Operating cash flow	-66.9M	111.5M	-39.5M	113.5M	-189.3M	98.5M	29.8M	81.2M	-38.9M	71.5M	30.6M	3.5M
Capital expenditure	-4.1M	-3.6M	-4.1M	-2.3M	-2.6M	-3.7M	-7.3M	-2.2M	—	—	—	—
Investing cash flow	-4.1M	-3.6M	-3.7M	-2.3M	-2.6M	-3.7M	-3.8M	-12.3M	0	0	2.2M	-1.1M
Dividends paid	-14.2M	-7.2M	-7.1M	-7.2M	-7.1M	-7.2M	-6.9M	-6.8M	-6.7M	-6.8M	-6.7M	-6.9M
Share repurchases	—	0	0	—	—	-12.5M	-2.5M	-15M	-100K	0	0	0
Financing cash flow	-25.6M	-122.6M	-66.7M	33M	18.5M	-101M	-73.1M	61.8M	24M	-119.8M	-55M	53.9M
Net change in cash	-96.6M	-14.7M	-109.9M	144.2M	-173.4M	-6.2M	-47.1M	130.7M	-14.9M	-48.3M	-22.2M	56.3M
Free cash flow	-20.2M	106.4M	53.9M	25.9M	-28.2M	89.2M	45.4M	3.3M	-43.5M	66M	25M	1.4M

Acco Brands Corporation Financials

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P/E

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Cash generation and uses

Condensed cash flow statement

Cash generation and uses

Condensed cash flow statement