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

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.870-0.910 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.870. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.6 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. Acco Brands also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.170-0.210 EPS.

Acco Brands Stock Down 2.0%

ACCO traded down $0.09 on Thursday, reaching $4.25. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 642,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 633,779. Acco Brands has a 1 year low of $2.81 and a 1 year high of $4.39. The business’s 50 day moving average is $4.01 and its 200 day moving average is $3.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $391.64 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.21.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.02. Acco Brands had a return on equity of 12.58% and a net margin of 4.76%.The company had revenue of $415.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $402.53 million. Acco Brands has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.210 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.870-0.910 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Acco Brands will post 0.87 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, August 21st will be issued a $0.075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 21st. This represents a $0.30 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.1%. Acco Brands’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.46%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on ACCO shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Acco Brands from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Acco Brands from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Acco Brands from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $5.00 price objective on shares of Acco Brands in a report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Acco Brands news, SVP Angela Y. Jones sold 57,217 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.02, for a total transaction of $230,012.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 18,580 shares in the company, valued at $74,691.60. The trade was a 75.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 5.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Acco Brands

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Acco Brands during the fourth quarter worth about $93,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Acco Brands by 16,600.0% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 28,891 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 28,718 shares during the period. Verdad Advisers LP bought a new position in shares of Acco Brands during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $373,000. Readystate Asset Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 1,517,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,660,000 after purchasing an additional 590,006 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Odyssean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Acco Brands during the 4th quarter worth approximately $137,000. Institutional investors own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

Acco Brands Company Profile

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.