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ACCO Brands

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American branded consumer and business products company

ACCO Brands Corporation is an American producer of branded consumer, academic, business, and technology products. The company is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and sells its products in more than 100 countries.³ From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1903Founded¹

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TickerACCO on NYSE¹
Industryindustrial manufacturing¹
HeadquartersLake Zurich¹
Websitewww.accobrands.com
Legal formDelaware corporation¹
Incorporated inDE⁵
Business addressFour Corporate Drive, Lake Zurich, Il 60047⁵
Filer categoryAccelerated filer⁵

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

32.8%Gross margin⁷

6.1%Operating margin⁷

2.7%Net margin⁷

-8.5%Revenue growth, 2025⁷

6.2%Return on equity⁷

1.21×Debt to equity⁷

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

ACCO Brands Americas brought in 59% of the revenue ACCO Brands broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

ACCO Brands Americas$894.4M⁷59%down 11% from 2024
ACCO Brands International$630.3M⁷41%down 5% from 2024

Business segments by year

Business segments	2023	2024	2025
ACCO Brands Americas	$1.1B	$999.9M	$894.4M
ACCO Brands International	$697.1M	$666.3M	$630.3M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

Cost of revenueSelling, general and admin

Cost of revenue67¢$1.0B
Research and development1¢$22.0M
Selling, general and admin23¢$346.7M
Other costs2¢$36.4M
Interest3¢$45.8M
Income tax1¢$7.8M
Profit3¢$41.3M

Out of $1.5B in revenue.⁷

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

Dividends paidShare buybacksKept or used elsewhere

Dividends paid39¢$27.0M
Share buybacks22¢$15.1M
Kept or used elsewhere39¢$26.6M

Out of $68.7M of cash from operations.⁷

Financial statements

Revenue⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$1.5B in 2025−22% since 2019

Gross profit⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$500.0M in 2025−21% since 2019

Operating income⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$92.3M in 2025−53% since 2019

Net income⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$41.3M in 2025−61% since 2019

Every line of the income statement in the latest annual report, as filed.⁷

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Net sales	$1.5B	$1.7B	$1.8B
Cost of products sold	$1.0B	$1.1B	$1.2B
Gross profit	$500.0M	$555.4M	$598.3M
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$346.7M	$365.7M	$393.5M
Amortization of intangibles	$46.2M	$44.7M	$43.4M
Restructuring	$21.6M	$16.8M	$27.2M
Gain on the disposal of assets	-$6.8M	$0	$0
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	$0	$165.2M	$89.5M
Total operating costs and expenses	$407.7M	$592.4M	$553.6M
Operating income (loss)	$92.3M	-$37.0M	$44.7M
Interest expense	$45.8M	$52.6M	$58.6M
Interest income	-$9.4M	-$7.5M	-$7.1M
Non-operating pension expense	$2.5M	$6.1M	$1.8M
Other expense (income), net	$4.3M	-$900.0K	$4.5M
Income (loss) before income tax	$49.1M	-$87.3M	-$13.1M
Income tax expense	$7.8M	$14.3M	$8.7M
Net income (loss)	$41.3M	-$101.6M	-$21.8M
Basic income (loss) per share	$0.45	-$1.06	-$0.23
Diluted income (loss) per share	$0.44	-$1.06	-$0.23
Basic (in shares)	92.1M shares	95.6M shares	95.3M shares
Diluted (in shares)	94.0M shares	95.6M shares	95.3M shares

Total assets¹⁴⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$2.3B in 2025−19% since 2019

Total liabilities¹⁴⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$1.6B in 2025−21% since 2019

Shareholders’ equity⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$664.6M in 2025−14% since 2019

Cash⁸⁷$64.4M in 2025+132% since 2019

Long-term debt¹⁴⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$806.0M in 2025+4% since 2019

Every line of the balance sheet in the latest annual report, as filed.⁷

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Cash and cash equivalents	$64.4M	$74.1M	$66.4M
Accounts receivable less allowances of $18.6 and $16.2, respectively	$359.7M	$348.9M
Inventories	$289.1M	$270.4M
Other current assets	$37.1M	$38.1M
Total current assets	$750.3M	$731.5M
Total property, plant and equipment	$528.4M	$505.5M
Less: accumulated depreciation	-$389.6M	-$368.0M
Property, plant and equipment, net	$138.8M	$137.5M
Right of use asset, leases	$78.0M	$81.0M
Deferred income taxes	$92.8M	$89.3M
Goodwill	$478.5M	$446.4M	$590.0M
Identifiable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $525.6 and $460.0, respectively	$696.9M	$709.6M
Other non-current assets	$17.7M	$33.1M
Total assets	$2.3B	$2.2B
Notes payable	$0	$10.5M
Current portion of long-term debt	$30.8M	$40.8M
Accounts payable	$186.7M	$167.3M
Accrued compensation	$30.1M	$43.2M
Accrued customer program liabilities	$77.1M	$78.5M
Lease liabilities	$20.5M	$21.5M
Other current liabilities	$120.1M	$128.5M
Total current liabilities	$465.3M	$490.3M
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs of $4.1 and $5.1, respectively	$806.0M	$783.3M
Long-term lease liabilities	$63.5M	$66.9M
Deferred income taxes	$108.8M	$111.9M
Pension and post-retirement benefit obligations	$117.5M	$117.2M
Other non-current liabilities	$27.3M	$52.7M
Total liabilities	$1.6B	$1.6B
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 95,581,746 and 98,131,339 shares issued and 90,136,133 and 92,881,008 outstanding, respectively	$1.0M	$1.0M
Treasury stock, 5,445,613 and 5,250,331 shares, respectively	-$47.9M	-$47.0M
Paid-in capital	$1.9B	$1.9B
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-$522.6M	-$572.1M
Accumulated deficit	-$675.3M	-$687.6M
Total stockholders' equity	$664.6M	$606.1M	$787.0M
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$2.3B	$2.2B
Allowances	$18.6M	$16.2M
Amortizable intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$525.6M	$460.0M
Debt Issuance cost, unamortized	$4.1M	$5.1M
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	200.0M shares	200.0M shares
Common stock, shares, issued (in shares)	95.6M shares	98.1M shares
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	90.1M shares	92.9M shares	94.9M shares
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	5.4M shares	5.3M shares

Cash from operations⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$68.7M in 2025−66% since 2019

Capital spending⁸⁹$17.7M in 2022−46% since 2019

Free cash flow⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹$59.9M in 2022−65% since 2019

Dividends paid⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$27.0M in 2025+11% since 2019

Share buybacks⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹⁷$15.1M in 2025−77% since 2019

Every line of the cash flow in the latest annual report, as filed.⁷

Period ending	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Net income (loss)	$41.3M	-$101.6M	-$21.8M
Gain on disposal of assets	-$6.8M	-$1.8M	-$300.0K
Deferred income tax benefit	-$3.5M	-$6.9M	-$20.1M
Depreciation	$26.6M	$28.4M	$32.7M
Amortization of debt issuance costs	$2.3M	$2.8M	$3.0M
Amortization of intangibles	$46.2M	$44.7M	$43.4M
Stock-based compensation	$11.5M	$11.9M	$14.8M
Loss on debt extinguishment	$0	$1.0M	$0
Non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	$0	$165.2M	$89.5M
Accounts receivable	$5.2M	$43.3M	-$38.6M
Inventories	$1.1M	$38.3M	$85.5M
Other assets	$1.6M	-$9.0M	$5.9M
Accounts payable	$10.0M	-$6.3M	-$68.0M
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	-$42.4M	-$41.5M	$18.2M
Accrued income taxes	-$24.4M	-$20.3M	-$15.5M
Net cash provided by operating activities	$68.7M	$148.2M	$128.7M
Additions to property, plant and equipment	-$17.9M	-$15.9M	-$13.8M
Proceeds from the disposition of assets	$18.7M	$3.6M	$2.6M
Cost of acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-$10.1M	$0	$0
Net cash used by investing activities	-$9.3M	-$12.3M	-$11.2M
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	$165.1M	$207.0M	$121.9M
Repayments of long-term debt	-$185.1M	-$292.5M	-$199.2M
(Repayments) Borrowings of notes payable, net	-$12.3M	$10.8M	-$10.2M
Payments for debt issuance costs	-$1.4M	-$2.5M	$0
Dividends paid	-$27.0M	-$28.4M	-$28.5M
Repurchases of common stock	-$15.1M	-$15.0M	$0
Payments related to tax withholding for stock-based compensation	-$900.0K	-$2.0M	-$1.7M
Net cash used by financing activities	-$76.7M	-$122.6M	-$117.7M
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	$7.6M	-$5.6M	$4.4M
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-$9.7M	$7.7M	$4.2M
Interest	$43.3M	$49.4M	$55.6M
Income taxes	$35.7M	$41.6M	$44.3M

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The story

The ACCO name derives from the American Clip Company, founded in 1903 by Fred J. Kline. The business later became part of American Brands, later known as Fortune Brands.

In 2005, Fortune Brands spun off ACCO World and merged it with General Binding Corporation to create ACCO Brands Corporation.

In 2012, ACCO Brands merged with MeadWestvaco's Consumer & Office Products business. The transaction added brands including Mead, Five Star, Trapper Keeper, AT-A-GLANCE, Cambridge, Day Runner, Hilroy, Tilibra, and Grafons to the company's portfolio.

In 2017, ACCO Brands acquired Esselte Group Holdings AB, expanding its position in Europe and adding brands including Leitz, Esselte, Rapid, and Rexel.

In 2020, ACCO Brands acquired PowerA, a maker of video game controllers and gaming accessories, as part of its expansion in technology accessories.

In 2023, Thomas W. Tedford succeeded Boris Elisman as chief executive officer.

From Wikipedia’s article on ACCO Brands, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁶

Products and brands

software

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Operations

ACCO Brands sells products for work, learning, and gaming, including office supplies, planning and organization products, shredders, binding and laminating equipment, computer accessories, and gaming peripherals.

The company operates through Americas and International segments. As of 2026, it said it had nearly 6,600 employees in 21 countries, with products sold in more than 100 countries.

Brands

Its principal brands include AT-A-GLANCE, Five Star, Kensington, Leitz, Mead, Quartet, Rapid, Rexel, Swingline, Tilibra, Wilson Jones, and PowerA.

From Wikipedia’s article on ACCO Brands, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁶

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Kensington Computer Products Group
Swingline since 2005

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

2005Acquired Swingline¹

Former names

ACCO WORLD CORPMay 13, 2005 to Aug 8, 2005⁵

Timeline

1903Founded Founded¹

Recent filings

Oct 7, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A
Oct 5, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT
Oct 2, 20268-K
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Aug 14, 20268-K
Jul 31, 202610-Q
Jul 30, 20268-K
Jun 26, 202611-K

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.²

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataACCO Brands on Wikidata
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaACCO Brands on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsACCO Brands logo by https://www.accobrands.com/, Non-free logo
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands filings on SEC EDGAR
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WikipediaACCO Brands on Wikipedia (revision used)
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2025
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2019
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2020
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2021
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2022
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-Q for fiscal 2026
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-Q for fiscal 2026
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SEC EDGARACCO Brands 10-K for fiscal 2019