Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.07 EPS

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The industrial products company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07, FiscalAI reports. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.73% and a net margin of 4.76%.The firm had revenue of $343.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.93 million. Acco Brands updated its FY 2026 guidance to 0.840-0.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.240-0.280 EPS.

Acco Brands Trading Up 22.9%

Shares of ACCO traded up $0.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $3.95. 3,390,226 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 898,671. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $3.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock has a market cap of $363.96 million, a P/E ratio of 8.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.16. Acco Brands has a 12 month low of $2.81 and a 12 month high of $4.30.

Acco Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. Acco Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 68.18%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Acco Brands by 1.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,237,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $24,888,000 after purchasing an additional 107,480 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Acco Brands by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,148,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $11,743,000 after purchasing an additional 682,260 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Acco Brands by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,171,280 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $8,101,000 after purchasing an additional 15,545 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Acco Brands by 17.0% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,654,306 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,171,000 after acquiring an additional 240,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Acco Brands by 102.5% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,550,367 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,550,000 after acquiring an additional 784,826 shares in the last quarter. 84.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Barrington Research reduced their price target on shares of Acco Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen raised Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research cut Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

Key Acco Brands News

Here are the key news stories impacting Acco Brands this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — ACCO reported $0.02 EPS vs. a consensus loss of $0.05 and revenue of $343.7M versus $319.9M expected, a clear upside that drove the move higher. Acco Beats Q1 Estimates (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: FY revenue and EPS guidance roughly in line-to-better — ACCO set FY2026 EPS at $0.840–$0.890 (consensus ~$0.84) and revenue guidance roughly $1.5B–$1.6B, indicating management expects continued recovery/organic growth. This supports the bullish reaction. Q1 Results Press Release (BusinessWire)
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials available — The company posted a press release, slide deck and call transcript for Q1; these contain management commentary on drivers (pricing, mix, cost control) and longer-term plans for margin and cash flow — useful for confirming sustainability of the beat. Slide Deck / Press Materials Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 EPS range is conservative at the low end — ACCO gave Q2 EPS guidance of $0.240–$0.280 versus a $0.280 consensus; the lower end is below expectations, which could cap near-term upside if execution misses the higher end of the range.

Acco Brands Company Profile

Acco Brands Corporation is a global provider of branded office and school supplies, serving consumers, educational institutions and commercial customers. Headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, the company designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of products that enhance productivity and organization in work and learning environments.

The company’s portfolio includes staplers, hole punches, binding and laminating systems, writing tools, binders, folders and desktop accessories under well-known names such as ACCO, Swingline, GBC, Kensington, Mead and Five Star.