ACCO Stock Analysis: Acco Brands | NYSE
Business Equipment & Supplies | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 376m USD | 12M Return: 16.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.19M
EPS Trend: -87.9%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -98.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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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: 73.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.69 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 22.39% < 20% (prev 19.78%; Δ 2.61% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.03 > 3% & CFO 66.7m > Net Income 73.9m |
| Net Debt (941.2m) to EBITDA (197.9m): 4.76 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.77 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (95.5m) vs 12m ago 2.36% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 30.65% > 18% (prev 32.70%; Δ -2.05% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 68.17% > 50% (prev 71.62%; Δ -3.45% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.76 > 6 (EBIT TTM 126.3m / Interest Expense TTM 45.8m) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 797.5m - Total Current Liabilities 450.3m) / Total Assets 2.28b |
| B: -0.29 (Retained Earnings -663.7m / Total Assets 2.28b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 126.3m / Avg Total Assets 2.28b) |
| D: 0.42 (Book Value of Equity 680.2m / Total Liabilities 1.60b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 0.87 = B |
| DSRI: 1.18 (Receivables 277.6m/246.4m, Revenue 1.55b/1.62b) |
| GMI: 1.07 (GM 32.70% / 30.65%) |
| AQI: 0.91 (AQ_t 0.38 / AQ_t-1 0.41) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 1.55b / 1.62b) |
| TATA: 0.00 (NI 73.9m - CFO 66.7m) / TA 2.28b) |
| Beneish M = -2.90 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 4.03 with a total of 460,282 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.28%, over one month by +5.50%, over three months by +23.80% and over the past year by +16.65%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 3.60 (which is 10.7% or 2.9 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 | 7.7 | 90.3% |
P/E Trailing = 5.2308
P/E Forward = 4.6904
P/S = 0.2487
P/B = 0.5534
P/EG = 0.7816
Revenue TTM = 1.55b USD
EBIT TTM = 126.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 197.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 848.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 70.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.06b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 81.4m
Net Debt = 941.2m USD (calculated: Debt 1.06b - CCE 118.9m)
Enterprise Value = 1.32b USD (376.4m + Debt 1.06b - CCE 118.9m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.76 (Ebit TTM 126.3m / Interest Expense TTM 45.8m)
EV/FCF = 26.95x (Enterprise Value 1.32b / FCF TTM 48.9m)
FCF Yield = 3.71% (FCF TTM 48.9m / Enterprise Value 1.32b)
FCF Margin = 3.15% (FCF TTM 48.9m / Revenue TTM 1.55b)
Net Margin = 4.76% (Net Income TTM 73.9m / Revenue TTM 1.55b)
Gross Margin = 30.65% ((Revenue TTM 1.55b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.08b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.07% (prev 31.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.58 (Enterprise Value 1.32b / Total Assets 2.28b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.32% (Interest Expense 45.8m / Debt 1.06b)
Taxrate = 8.20% (6.60m / 80.5m)
NOPAT = 115.9m (EBIT 126.3m * (1 - 8.20%))
Current Ratio = 1.77 (Total Current Assets 797.5m / Total Current Liabilities 450.3m)
Debt / Equity = 1.56 (Debt 1.06b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 680.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.76 (Net Debt 941.2m / EBITDA 197.9m)
Debt / FCF = 19.25 (Net Debt 941.2m / FCF TTM 48.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 656.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.25% (Net Income 73.9m / Total Assets 2.28b)
RoE = 11.26% (Net Income TTM 73.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 656.5m)
RoCE = 8.39% (EBIT 126.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 656.5m + L.T.Debt 848.0m))
RoIC = 6.35% (NOPAT 115.9m / Invested Capital 1.82b)
WACC = 6.06% (E(376.4m)/V(1.44b) * Re(11.95%) + D(1.06b)/V(1.44b) * Rd(4.32%) * (1-Tc(0.08)))
Discount Rate = 11.95% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -53.61 | Cagr: 0.05%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈73.2m ; Y1≈64.2m ; Y5≈51.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 832.7m - Net Debt 941.2m = -108.5m; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
EPS Correlation: -87.91 | EPS CAGR: -8.28% | SUE: 2.80 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -98.67 | Revenue CAGR: -7.88% | SUE: 3.81 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.27 | Chg30d=-4.75% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.21 | Chg30d=-5.96% | Revisions=-50% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.87 | Chg30d=+3.57% | Revisions=+50% | GrowthEPS=+3.6% | GrowthRev=+2.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.96 | Chg30d=+0.71% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=+10.0% | GrowthRev=+0.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -8% (up=4, down=5)