Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Issues 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Acco Brands from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Barrington Research cut their target price on shares of Acco Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $5.00.

Acco Brands Stock Up 22.9%

NYSE ACCO traded up $0.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $3.95. The stock had a trading volume of 3,386,386 shares, compared to its average volume of 956,063. The stock has a market cap of $363.97 million, a PE ratio of 8.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.16. Acco Brands has a 1 year low of $2.81 and a 1 year high of $4.30. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $3.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.63.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.35% and a net margin of 2.71%.The company had revenue of $343.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.93 million. Acco Brands has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.840-0.890 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.240-0.280 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Acco Brands will post 0.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

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

Acco Brands News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings and revenue beat—ACCO reported $0.02 EPS vs. a consensus loss of ($0.05) and revenue of $343.7M vs. ~$320M expected, showing better-than-forecast top- and bottom-line performance. Acco Brands (ACCO) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Company press release and slide materials reinforce the results and provide detail on segment performance and cost/margin trends that supported the beat. ACCO Brands Reports First Quarter Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings materials and the conference call transcript are available for details on channel dynamics and working capital movements; investors may parse these for sustainability of the beat. ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: FY 2026 EPS guidance was set to $0.84–$0.89 (roughly in line with street expectations) and full-year revenue guidance gave a wide $1.5B–$1.6B range; this provides an outlook but leaves room for execution risk. Press Release / Slide Deck
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 EPS guidance of $0.240–$0.280 sits up against a consensus of ~$0.280; the low end and midpoint imply possible near-term upside risk versus expectations, which could pressure near-term sentiment if results or execution miss. Earnings report & materials

Institutional Trading of Acco Brands

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its position in shares of Acco Brands by 51.9% in the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 9,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 3,288 shares during the period. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Acco Brands in the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Acco Brands by 131.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,348 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 6,436 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Acco Brands in the third quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP bought a new position in shares of Acco Brands in the fourth quarter worth approximately $58,000. 84.56% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.