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ACCO Financials ACCO BRANDS Corp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has declined 1.6% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-7.8% vs -1.6% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 6.1% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 19.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($841M) exceeds cash ($64M); net debt is $777M.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-5.8% vs -1.6% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 2.0× in the latest year, down from 2.9× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 9.1× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 8 consecutive years, consuming 65.4% of earnings.
  • The dividend has grown 1.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$102M $962M $2B $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-6% 14% 34% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$38M $68M $174M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $568M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$423M -$32M $360M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.5B $41M 32.8% 6.1% $841M $64M
2024 $1.7B -$102M 33.3% -2.2% $840M $74M
2023 $1.8B -$22M 32.6% 2.4% $926M $66M
2022 $1.9B -$13M 28.4% 1.8% $60M $1.0B $62M
2021 $2.0B $102M 30.4% 7.5% $138M $1.0B $41M
2020 $1.7B $62M 29.7% 6.8% $104M $1.1B $37M
2019 $2.0B $107M 32.4% 10.0% $171M $816M $28M
2018 $1.9B $107M 32.3% 9.6% $161M $888M
2017 $1.9B $132M 33.7% 9.5% $174M $940M
2016 $96M $149M $704M
2015 $86M $144M $729M
2014 $92M $142M $801M
2013 $77M $158M $921M
2012 $115M -$38M $1.1B
2011 $57M $48M $669M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced ACCO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 4.6 9.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.2 0.3 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 4.9 9.8 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is ACCO growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, ACCO BRANDS Corp's revenue has declined 1.6% per year, and net income declined 7.8% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does ACCO have?

As of FY2025, ACCO BRANDS Corp reported $841M of total debt against $64M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 2.0×.

What is ACCO's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 32.8%, operating margin 6.1%, and net margin 2.7%.

What is ACCO's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, ACCO BRANDS Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 8.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.