ACCO BRANDS Corp ACCO
ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 6.95% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $1.5B at a 2.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.48 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.126 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.3 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.041 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.418 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCO | ACCO BRANDS Corp | 6/9 | 0.57 | 9.4 | -8.5% |
| DLX | DELUXE CORP | 6/9 | 1.51 | 13.3 | +0.5% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About ACCO BRANDS Corp
ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. It operates in two segments, ACCO Brands Americas and ACCO Brands International. The company offers note taking products, gaming and computer accessories, planners, workspace machines, tools and essentials, and dry erase boards and accessories, as well as filing and organization products, and writing and art products; and shredding, laminating and binding machines, stapling, punching, planners, dry erase boards, and do-it-yourself tools. It sells its products under the Five Star, PowerA, Tilibra, AT-A-GLANCE, Kensington, Quartet, GBC, Mead, Swingline, Barrilito, Foroni, Hilroy, Leitz, Rapid, Esselte, Rexel, PowerA, NOBO, Franken, Derwent, Marbig, Artline, and Spirax brands. The company distributes its products through various channels, including mass retailers, e-tailers, discount, drug/grocery, and variety chains, warehouse clubs, hardware and specialty stores, independent office product dealers, office superstores, wholesalers, contract stationers, and technology specialty businesses, as well as sells products directly through its e-commerce platform and direct sales organization. The company was formerly known as ACCO World Corporation and changed its name to ACCO Brands Corporation in August 2005. ACCO Brands Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
FAQ
Is ACCO financially healthy?
ACCO BRANDS Corp's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does ACCO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ACCO BRANDS Corp pays a dividend yielding about 6.95% with a 65.4% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is ACCO?
In FY2025, ACCO BRANDS Corp had a net margin of 2.7% and a return on equity of 6.2%.
Is ACCO overvalued or undervalued?
ACCO BRANDS Corp trades at about 9.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–14.7×, median 8.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for ACCO?
The average Wall-Street price target for ACCO BRANDS Corp is $7.67, about 77.5% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is ACCO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ACCO BRANDS Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 9.4×, a dividend yield of 6.95%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.