# Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Commercial Services & Supplies. Price $4.42, market value $408 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 7.1×** (5-yr avg 7.0×, 3-yr avg 8.1×). Acco Brands Corporation trades at 7.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 7.0×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 4.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.03**. A PEG of 0.03 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.3×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.6×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.0×**. Enterprise value is 8.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 14.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 14.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.6%**. Acco Brands Corporation keeps 32.6% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 5.5%**. 5.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.7%**. 2.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.2%**. 6.2% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 4.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 4.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -8.5%** (3-yr -7.8%/yr, 5-yr -1.6%/yr). Revenue fell 8.5% over the last year, against -1.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 141.5%** (5-yr -7.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 141.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.26**. Debt is 1.26 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Current ratio: 1.61** (quick 1.61). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.61 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.53**. A Z-score of 1.53 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.79%** ($0.30 per share, trailing). Acco Brands Corporation yields 6.79%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 65%**. 65% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 8**. 8 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 2.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 2.9% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Acco Brands Corporation; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $8.00 (+81% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 17.4%** (YTD 23.9%, 3-mo 15.7%). The shares are up 17.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.1%** (57.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.92** (volatility 40%). Beta of 0.92 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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