ACCO · Acco Brands Corp - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.52B | $1.67B | $1.83B | $1.95B | $2.03B | $1.66B |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.02B | $1.11B | $1.23B | $1.40B | $1.41B | $1.16B |
| Gross Profit | $500.00M | $555.40M | $598.30M | $552.30M | $614.90M | $492.40M |
| R&D | $22.00M | $23.00M | $25.80M | $26.30M | $26.60M | $19.70M |
| SG&A | $346.70M | $365.70M | $393.50M | $376.70M | $392.60M | $336.30M |
| Total Operating Expenses | $407.70M | $592.40M | $553.60M | $517.50M | $463.90M | $380.00M |
| D&A | $26.60M | $28.40M | $32.70M | $37.90M | $39.40M | $37.90M |
| Operating Income | $92.30M | ($37.00M) | $44.70M | $34.80M | $151.00M | $112.40M |
| Interest Expense | $45.80M | $52.60M | $58.60M | $45.60M | $46.30M | $38.80M |
| Income Tax | $7.80M | $14.30M | $8.70M | $28.10M | $9.50M | $16.60M |
| Net Income | $41.30M | ($101.60M) | ($21.80M) | ($13.20M) | $101.90M | $62.00M |
| EPS - Basic | $0.45 | ($1.06) | ($0.23) | ($0.14) | $1.07 | $0.65 |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.44 | ($1.06) | ($0.23) | ($0.14) | $1.05 | $0.65 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $64.40M | $74.10M | $66.40M | $62.20M | $41.20M | $36.60M |
| Accounts Receivable | $359.70M | $348.90M | $430.70M | $384.10M | $416.10M | $356.00M |
| Inventory | $289.10M | $270.40M | $327.50M | $395.20M | $428.00M | $305.10M |
| Accounts Payable | $186.70M | $167.30M | $183.70M | $239.50M | $308.20M | $180.20M |
| Current Assets | $750.30M | $731.50M | $855.40M | $882.30M | $924.90M | $728.20M |
| Total Assets | $2.25B | $2.23B | $2.64B | $2.79B | $3.09B | $3.05B |
| Current Liabilities | $465.30M | $490.30M | $542.00M | $589.00M | $708.60M | $556.90M |
| Long-term Debt | $806.00M | $783.30M | $882.20M | $936.50M | $954.10M | $1.05B |
| Total Liabilities | $1.59B | $1.62B | $1.86B | $1.98B | $2.23B | $2.31B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $664.60M | $606.10M | $787.00M | $810.10M | $864.80M | $742.70M |
| Retained Earnings | ($675.30M) | ($687.60M) | ($556.00M) | ($504.40M) | ($462.00M) | ($537.30M) |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $68.70M | $148.20M | $128.70M | $77.60M | $159.60M | $119.20M |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($9.30M) | ($12.30M) | ($11.20M) | ($9.30M) | ($5.80M) | ($354.70M) |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($76.70M) | ($122.60M) | ($117.70M) | ($48.30M) | ($147.20M) | $244.70M |
| CapEx | - | - | - | $17.70M | $21.20M | $15.30M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | $59.90M | $138.40M | $103.90M |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 33.3% | 32.6% | 28.4% | 30.4% | 29.7% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | -2.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| EBITDA margin | 7.8% | -0.5% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | -6.1% | -1.2% | -0.7% | 5.0% | 3.7% |
| Free cash flow margin | - | - | - | 3.1% | 6.8% | 6.3% |
| FCF / Net income | - | - | - | -4.54 | 1.36 | 1.68 |
| R&D / Revenue | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| SG&A / Revenue | 22.7% | 21.9% | 21.5% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 20.3% |
| Effective tax rate | 15.9% | - | - | 188.6% | 8.5% | 21.1% |
| Return on assets | 1.8% | -4.6% | -0.8% | -0.5% | 3.3% | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 6.2% | -16.8% | -2.8% | -1.6% | 11.8% | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.3% | -2.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 7.6% | 4.9% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.61 | 1.49 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.31 |
| Quick ratio | 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.76 |
| Cash ratio | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 1.21 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.10 | 1.42 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.35 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 6.78 | - | 11.40 | 12.88 | 5.01 | 7.02 |
| Interest coverage | 2.0x | -0.7x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 3.3x | 2.9x |
| Equity multiplier | 3.39 | 3.68 | 3.36 | 3.45 | 3.57 | 4.10 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.76 |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.68 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.54 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.54 | 4.11 | 3.77 | 3.53 | 3.30 | 3.81 |
| Days sales outstanding | 86d | 76d | 86d | 72d | 75d | 79d |
| Days inventory outstanding | 103d | 89d | 97d | 103d | 111d | 96d |
| Days payable outstanding | 67d | 55d | 54d | 63d | 80d | 57d |
| Cash conversion cycle | 123d | 110d | 128d | 113d | 106d | 118d |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | 8.5x | - | - | - | 7.9x | 13.0x |
| P / B | 0.5x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.7x | 0.9x | 1.1x |
| P / S | 0.2x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2x | - | 18.0x | 19.4x | 9.0x | 12.2x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -8.5% | -9.1% | -5.9% | -3.8% | 22.4% | -15.4% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -7.8% | -6.3% | 3.5% | -0.1% | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | -1.6% | -3.2% | -1.2% | -0.0% | 5.4% | 1.8% |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | -10.0% | -7.2% | 8.3% | -10.2% | 24.9% | -22.3% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | - | - | 28.4% | -77.0% | 34.3% | -42.7% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | -366.1% | -65.2% | - | 64.4% | -41.9% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | -360.9% | -64.3% | - | 61.5% | -38.7% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | 1.6% | -18.3% |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | -7.5% | - | - | - | 3.8% | -3.6% |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | -56.7% | 33.2% | -39.3% |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | -19.2% | -1.3% | -6.3% |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 9.7% | -23.0% | -2.9% | -6.3% | 16.4% | -4.0% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Business segments
$1.52B totalAcco Brands Americas$894.40M · 58.7%
Acco Brands International$630.30M · 41.3%
Geographic
$1.52B totalUS$647.30M · 42.5%
EMEA$482.00M · 31.6%
Latin America$169.30M · 11.1%
Australia And New Zealand$115.90M · 7.6%
CA$77.80M · 5.1%
Asia$32.40M · 2.1%
Stability scores
Altman Z′
FY 2025 · bankruptcy risk
0.82
Distress
Private-firm variant - uses book equity instead of market cap. > 2.90 safe · 1.23-2.90 grey · < 1.23 distress.
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
6/9
Neutral
- ✓Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✓ROA improved YoY
- ✓Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✓Current ratio improved
- ✓No share dilution
- ✗Gross margin improved
- ✗Asset turnover improved
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work
| Company | Revenue (last FY) | Net margin | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DLX | $2.13B | 3.8% | 12.1% |
Comparing ACCO BRANDS Corp against the 1 most active filer in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.30/share trailing 12 months · 0.0% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 22, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| May 23, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| May 16, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 14, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| May 18, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| May 26, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | $0.0750 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $0.0750 |
| Aug 26, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| May 26, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | $0.0650 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | $0.0650 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | $0.0650 |