ACCO
Acco Brands Corp Communication Services Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work Russell 3000
$5.50Close
$495.7MMarket cap
$4.16 – $5.5052-week range
Late-januaryNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Accumulation up-day volume 1.6× down-day volume over 50 sessions
- Earnings growing EPS +179% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+232 pts)
Cautions
- Extended 7.2 ATR above its 50-day average
- Financial distress Altman Z″ in the distress zone
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
0%
1wk
up 20.4%
price change
1mo
up 31.0%
price change
12-month return
up 30%
total, dividends included
F-score
7 / 9
Strong
Altman Z
0.73
Elevated risk
P/E
12.0×
price / earnings
PEG
—
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
0.7×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 7.5%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
92%
of the market · markedly cheap
Revenue growth
down 8%
year on year
EPS growth
up 179%
latest quarter · +232 pts
Sales growth
down 1%
latest quarter · -6 pts
ROE
up 7%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 5%
$68.7M FCF
D/E
1.21
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
8.0×
Interest cover
2.0×EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- took on more long-term debt
- gross margin narrowed
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profitability improving
- profits backed by cash
- short-term liquidity improved
- no new shares issued
- assets working harder
Trade setup
ATR%
3.6%
$0.20 a day · 2×ATR $5.11
RS
—
vs the universe
Trend
—
trend template
Relative volume
8.0×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.62
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- Bankruptcy model reads distressed The Altman score sits inside the range historically associated with financial distress. It is used here only to exclude, never to rank, and it is a statistical band rather than a prediction about this company.
- Heavily indebted Net debt is 8.0 times EBITDA — roughly 8 years of earnings before interest, tax and depreciation to repay borrowings in full.
- Revenue shrinking Revenue fell 8.5% over the year, from $1.7B to $1.5B.
Last reported
Oct 29, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 29, 2026+28% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 33%
- Net 3%
- Free cash 5%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2020Dec 31, 2020 | FY2021Dec 31, 2021 | FY2022Dec 31, 2022 | FY2023Dec 31, 2023 | FY2024Dec 31, 2024 | FY2025Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.5B |
| Gross margin | 30% | 30% | 28% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| Operating income | $112.4M | $151.0M | $34.8M | $44.7M | -$37.0M | $92.3M |
| Net income | $62.0M | $101.9M | -$13.2M | -$21.8M | -$101.6M | $41.3M |
| Net margin | 4% | 5% | -1% | -1% | -6% | 3% |
| Earnings per share | $0.65 | $1.05 | -$0.14 | -$0.23 | -$1.06 | $0.44 |
| Free cash flow | $103.9M | $138.4M | $59.9M | $128.7M | $148.2M | $68.7M |
| Free cash margin | 6% | 7% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 5% |
| Cash | $36.6M | $41.2M | $62.2M | $66.4M | $74.1M | $64.4M |
| Long-term debt | $1.1B | $954.1M | $936.5M | $882.2M | $783.3M | $806.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $742.7M | $864.8M | $810.1M | $787.0M | $606.1M | $664.6M |
| Shares outstanding | 94.90m | 95.80m | 94.30m | 94.90m | 92.88m | 90.14m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2026 | 30d |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2026 | 31d |
| May 1, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2026 | 31d |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2025 | 68d |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2025 | 31d |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2025 | 32d |
| May 2, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2025 | 32d |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2024 | 52d |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Sep 30, 2024 | 32d |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Jun 30, 2024 | 33d |
| May 3, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Mar 31, 2024 | 33d |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Dec 31, 2023 | 54d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Regulation FD ↗ |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| May 19, 2026 | Director or officer change · Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Material agreement · Results ↗ |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Director or officer change · Other events ↗ |
| May 21, 2025 | Shareholder vote ↗ |