ACCO Stock Analysis: Acco Brands | NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 402m USD | 12M Return: 53.3% | US00081T1088 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 2.93M
EPS Trend: -76.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -91.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
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ACCO Brands Corporation is a global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer, school, technology, and office products. The company operates through two reportable segments-ACCO Brands Americas and ACCO Brands International-serving customers across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Within the Industrials sectors Office Services & Supplies sub-industry, the company competes in a mature category that has faced structural pressure from the shift to digital workflows and hybrid work arrangements.
Its product portfolio spans note-taking supplies, gaming and computer accessories, planners, workspace machines, tools and essentials, dry-erase boards, filing and organization products, writing and art items, and shredding, laminating, and binding equipment. ACCO markets these products under a broad brand portfolio that includes Five Star, PowerA, Tilibra, AT-A-GLANCE, Kensington, Quartet, GBC, Mead, Swingline, Leitz, Rapid, Rexel, and Esselte, among others. The diversity of brands provides exposure across school, home, and office end markets.
The company distributes through an extensive multi-channel network, including mass retailers, e-tailers, discount, drug, grocery, and variety chains, warehouse clubs, hardware and specialty stores, independent office product dealers, office superstores, wholesalers, contract stationers, and technology specialty resellers. It also sells directly via its e-commerce platform and a direct sales organization, reflecting the industrys broader shift toward omnichannel retail.
Founded in 1893 and headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, the company was originally known as ACCO World Corporation before adopting its current name in August 2005. Its long operating history and large brand portfolio position it as a consolidator within the fragmented office and school products industry.
- PowerA gaming accessories segment drives double-digit revenue growth
- Back-to-school season lifts Five Star and Mead product demand
- Brazil and Europe currency swings pressure international segment margins
| Net Income: 66.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.05 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.90 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 24.34% < 20% (prev 19.16%; Δ 5.18% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 130.2m > Net Income 66.3m |
| Net Debt (773.8m) to EBITDA (172.4m): 4.49 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.89 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (96.0m) vs 12m ago 2.89% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 32.53% > 18% (prev 30.89%; Δ 1.64% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 69.47% > 50% (prev 68.36%; Δ 1.11% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.20 > 6 (EBIT TTM 99.6m / Interest Expense TTM 45.3m) |
| A: 0.17 (Total Current Assets 809.8m - Total Current Liabilities 428.1m) / Total Assets 2.26b |
| B: -0.29 (Retained Earnings -653.3m / Total Assets 2.26b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 99.6m / Avg Total Assets 2.26b) |
| D: 0.44 (Book Value of Equity 690.3m / Total Liabilities 1.56b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.93 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.99 (Receivables 297.5m/296.4m, Revenue 1.57b/1.54b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 30.89% / 32.53%) |
| AQI: 0.65 (AQ_t 0.38 / AQ_t-1 0.58) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 1.57b / 1.54b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 66.3m - CFO 130.2m) / TA 2.26b) |
| Beneish M = -3.28 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of October 31, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 5.50 with a total of 5,450,130 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +20.35%, over one month by +30.02%, over three months by +32.37% and over the past year by +53.28%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 5.30 (which is 3.6% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Acco Brands has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy ACCO.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 8 | 45.5% |
P/E Trailing = 6.2286
P/E Forward = 4.6598
P/S = 0.2561
P/B = 0.585
P/EG = 0.7766
Revenue TTM = 1.57b USD
EBIT TTM = 99.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 172.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 806.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 61.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 948.5m USD (corrected: LT Debt 806.0m + ST Debt 61.1m) + Leases 81.4m
Net Debt = 773.8m USD (calculated: Debt 948.5m - CCE 174.7m)
Enterprise Value = 1.18b USD (402.5m + Debt 948.5m - CCE 174.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.20 (Ebit TTM 99.6m / Interest Expense TTM 45.3m)
EV/FCF = 10.32x (Enterprise Value 1.18b / FCF TTM 114.0m)
FCF Yield = 9.69% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Enterprise Value 1.18b)
FCF Margin = 7.27% (FCF TTM 114.0m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Net Margin = 4.23% (Net Income TTM 66.3m / Revenue TTM 1.57b)
Gross Margin = 32.53% ((Revenue TTM 1.57b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.06b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 35.71% (prev 32.31%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.52 (Enterprise Value 1.18b / Total Assets 2.26b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.78% (Interest Expense 45.3m / Debt 948.5m)
Taxrate = 16.50% (13.1m / 79.4m)
NOPAT = 83.2m (EBIT 99.6m * (1 - 16.50%))
Current Ratio = 1.89 (Total Current Assets 809.8m / Total Current Liabilities 428.1m)
Debt / Equity = 1.37 (Debt 948.5m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 690.3m)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.49 (Net Debt 773.8m / EBITDA 172.4m)
Debt / FCF = 6.79 (Net Debt 773.8m / FCF TTM 114.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 681.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.94% (Net Income 66.3m / Total Assets 2.26b)
RoE = 9.73% (Net Income TTM 66.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 681.5m)
RoCE = 6.70% (EBIT 99.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 681.5m + L.T.Debt 806.0m))
RoIC = 4.60% (NOPAT 83.2m / Invested Capital 1.81b)
WACC = 5.66% (E(402.5m)/V(1.35b) * Re(9.60%) + D(948.5m)/V(1.35b) * Rd(4.78%) * (1-Tc(0.16)))
Discount Rate = 9.60% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -24.04 | Cagr: -0.37%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈96.9m ; Y1≈111.1m ; Y5≈163.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 18.26 (EV 2.46b - Net Debt 773.8m = Equity 1.69b / Shares 92.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -76.45 | EPS CAGR: -7.05% | SUE: 3.16 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -91.30 | Revenue CAGR: -6.08% | SUE: -0.32 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=-0.02 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.88 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+4.8% | GrowthRev=+3.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.96 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+9.5% | GrowthRev=+1.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +40% (up=2, down=0)