Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.840-0.890 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.840. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.5 billion. Acco Brands also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.240-0.280 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ACCO shares. Zacks Research cut Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Barrington Research dropped their price target on Acco Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Wall Street Zen lowered Acco Brands from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $5.00.

Acco Brands Price Performance

ACCO stock traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $3.23. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,014,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 930,535. Acco Brands has a fifty-two week low of $2.81 and a fifty-two week high of $4.30. The stock has a market cap of $297.53 million, a PE ratio of 7.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day moving average is $3.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.38. Acco Brands had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 12.35%. The firm had revenue of $428.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $431.94 million. Acco Brands has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.060–0.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.890 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Acco Brands will post 0.84 EPS for the current year.

Acco Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Investors of record on Friday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 22nd. Acco Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.18%.

Institutional Trading of Acco Brands

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Acco Brands in the first quarter valued at approximately $127,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Acco Brands by 3.7% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 460,514 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,930,000 after buying an additional 16,343 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Acco Brands by 53.3% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 54,421 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $195,000 after buying an additional 18,924 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 818,489 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,930,000 after buying an additional 3,039 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in Acco Brands by 8.3% during the second quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 78,218 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $280,000 after acquiring an additional 6,018 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

About Acco Brands

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.