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ACCO Brands

NYQ:ACCO · US00081T1088
Commercial Services & SuppliesMedium

360

70
EV / EBIT85
Price / Owner Earnings73
Owner Earnings Yield96
Dividend Yield99
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit58
Price/Book95
Return on Capital32
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity58
EBIT Margin54
Gross Profitability32
Cash Conversion13
Accruals36
Owner Earnings Margin84
Sales growth25
Profit Growth33
Long-Term EPS Growth75
Owner Earnings Growth66
Reinvestment26
Price momentum73
Debt load26
Refinancing97
Debt Payback37
Liquidity46
Analyst ratings83
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside89
Market mood5
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

ACCO Brands clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1970
Employees1,659
ISINUS00081T1088
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsHardware

Description

ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO Brands) is a global consumer, technology and business branded products company, providing well-known brands and innovative product solutions used in schools, homes and at work. The company’s products are sold primarily…

Analysis

Bargain bin

ACCO Brands Corporation is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 3.2×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -21% a year, against analyst forecasts of 6%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
66
2023202420252026

All-time high

89

Jan 2023

All-time low

56

Jan 2024

Average rank

70

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
91
95
95
Price/Earnings
91
100
100
100
Price/Book
95
92
95
98
Dividend Yield
99
97
98
94
Value (overall)
100
99
100
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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