ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION

EDGAR

Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 1.525B, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 1.666B.

Watchlist

Latest quarter

Revenue

380 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

7.97%

2026 Q3 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 30300000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 380300000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

131 million USD

2026 Q3 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 99600000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: -31800000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
41.2 million USD Source
Exact value

41200000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
Not available
Shares outstanding
92.3 million shares Source
Exact value

92300000 shares

Reported share-count change

2.44% · 2.2 million shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 90100000 shares · 2025-09-30· Source
  • 92300000 shares · 2026-09-30· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

1.57 billion USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 1524700000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Revenue: 1095900000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Revenue: 343700000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Revenue: 415100000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Revenue: 380300000 USD · 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Source

Net income

66.3 million USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 41300000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Net income: 20000000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Net income: 19400000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Net income: 14100000 USD · 2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Net income: 11500000 USD · 2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30 Source

Operating cash flow

130 million USD

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 68700000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 38100000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 3500000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -31800000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-06-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 3500000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 99600000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-09-30 Source
  • Operating cash flow: -31800000 USD · 2026-01-01 – 2026-06-30 Source

Capital expenditure

17.7 million USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Capital expenditure: 3400000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 7000000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 3400000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-03-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 11800000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-09-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 7000000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-06-30 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 17700000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 11800000 USD · 2022-01-01 – 2022-09-30 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-30.

Financial data available through: 2025-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2022-12-31
  • Total assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 7 of 11 periods available· newest 2021-12-31
  • long term debt: No compatible figures in this window
  • Shares outstanding: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    -8.5%

    Prior period

    USD 1.67 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 1.52 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1524700000 − 1666200000 = -141500000 USD

    1666200000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    1524700000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Net income

    +USD 142.9 million

    Prior period

    −USD 101.6 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 41.3 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    41300000 − -101600000 = 142900000 USD

    -101600000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    41300000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    -53.6%

    Prior period

    USD 148.2 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 68.7 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    68700000 − 148200000 = -79500000 USD

    148200000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    68700000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

  • Revenue USD 1.52 billion 100% of revenue
  • Cost of revenue USD 1.02 billion 67% of revenue
  • Operating expenses USD 407.7 million 27% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 92.3 million 6.1% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 51 million 3.3% of revenue
  • Net income USD 41.3 million 2.7% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 68.7 million 4.5% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2016 90%
  • 2017 91%
  • 2018 90%
  • 2019 90%
  • 2020 93%
  • 2021 93%
  • 2022 Net loss: net income was −0.7% of revenue.
  • 2023 Net loss: net income was −1.2% of revenue.
  • 2024 Operating loss: operating costs were 102% of revenue.
  • 2025 94%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-311557100000 1398000000 Derived 159100000 63600000 Derived 95500000 148600000 Derived
Source
2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-311948800000 1764300000 Derived 184500000 52800000 Derived 131700000 173900000 Derived
Source
2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-311941200000 1754200000 Derived 187000000 80300000 Derived 106700000 160700000 Derived
Source
2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-311955700000 1759500000 Derived 196200000 89400000 Derived 106800000 171100000 Derived
Source
2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-311655200000 1542800000 Derived 112400000 50400000 Derived 62000000 103900000 Derived
Source
2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-312025300000 1874300000 Derived 151000000 49100000 Derived 101900000 138400000 Derived
Source
2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-311947600000 1912800000 Derived 34800000 48000000 Derived -13200000 59900000 Derived
Source
2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-311832800000 1788100000 Derived 44700000 66500000 Derived -21800000 Unavailable
Source
2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-311666200000 1703200000 Derived -37000000 64600000 Derived -101600000 Unavailable
Source
2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-311524700000 1432400000 Derived 92300000 51000000 Derived 41300000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 1.5B 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.2B1.6B1.1B546.8M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Revenue1557100000
2017Revenue1948800000
2018Revenue1941200000
2019Revenue1955700000
2020Revenue1655200000
2021Revenue2025300000
2022Revenue1947600000
2023Revenue1832800000
2024Revenue1666200000
2025Revenue1524700000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

-8.5% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.28%17%5%-7%-19%201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Year over year3.1%
2017Year over year25.2%
2018Year over year-0.4%
2019Year over year0.7%
2020Year over year-15.4%
2021Year over year22.4%
2022Year over year-3.8%
2023Year over year-5.9%
2024Year over year-9.1%
2025Year over year-8.5%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 6.1% 2025
Net margin 2.7% 2025
Free cash flow margin 3.1% 2022
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.11.5%6.8%2.1%-2.7%-7.4%201620212025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Operating margin10.2%
2017Operating margin9.5%
2018Operating margin9.6%
2019Operating margin10%
2020Operating margin6.8%
2021Operating margin7.5%
2022Operating margin1.8%
2023Operating margin2.4%
2024Operating margin-2.2%
2025Operating margin6.1%
2016Net margin6.1%
2017Net margin6.8%
2018Net margin5.5%
2019Net margin5.5%
2020Net margin3.7%
2021Net margin5%
2022Net margin-0.7%
2023Net margin-1.2%
2024Net margin-6.1%
2025Net margin2.7%
2016Free cash flow margin9.5%
2017Free cash flow margin8.9%
2018Free cash flow margin8.3%
2019Free cash flow margin8.7%
2020Free cash flow margin6.3%
2021Free cash flow margin6.8%
2022Free cash flow margin3.1%
2023Free cash flow marginNot reported
2024Free cash flow marginNot reported
2025Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 68.7M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.221.3M166.0M110.6M55.3M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Operating cash flow167100000
2017Operating cash flow204900000
2018Operating cash flow194800000
2019Operating cash flow203900000
2020Operating cash flow119200000
2021Operating cash flow159600000
2022Operating cash flow77600000
2023Operating cash flow128700000
2024Operating cash flow148200000
2025Operating cash flow68700000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 59.9M 2022
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.187.8M140.9M93.9M47.0M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Free cash flow148600000
2017Free cash flow173900000
2018Free cash flow160700000
2019Free cash flow171100000
2020Free cash flow103900000
2021Free cash flow138400000
2022Free cash flow59900000
2023Free cash flowUnavailable
2024Free cash flowUnavailable
2025Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

70.5% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.82%61%41%20%0%201620212025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Liabilities / assets65.7%
2017Liabilities / assets72.3%
2018Liabilities / assets71.7%
2019Liabilities / assets72.3%
2020Liabilities / assets75.6%
2021Liabilities / assets72%
2022Liabilities / assets71%
2023Liabilities / assets70.2%
2024Liabilities / assets72.8%
2025Liabilities / assets70.5%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.61× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.78×1.34×0.89×0.45×0.00×201620212025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Current assets / current liabilities1.65×
2017Current assets / current liabilities1.54×
2018Current assets / current liabilities1.47×
2019Current assets / current liabilities1.37×
2020Current assets / current liabilities1.31×
2021Current assets / current liabilities1.31×
2022Current assets / current liabilities1.5×
2023Current assets / current liabilities1.58×
2024Current assets / current liabilities1.49×
2025Current assets / current liabilities1.61×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31
USD 95.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 95500000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 95500000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 167.1 million
Exact value

Exact value: 167100000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 167100000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 18.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 18500000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 18500000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 148.6 million
Calculation and evidence

167100000 − 18500000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 148600000 USD

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2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31
USD 131.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 131700000 USD

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USD 204.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 204900000 USD

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USD 31 million
Exact value

Exact value: 31000000 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 31000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 173.9 million
Calculation and evidence

204900000 − 31000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 173900000 USD

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2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31
USD 106.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 106700000 USD

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USD 194.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 194800000 USD

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USD 34.1 million
Exact value

Exact value: 34100000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 34100000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 160.7 million
Calculation and evidence

194800000 − 34100000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 160700000 USD

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2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31
USD 106.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 106800000 USD

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USD 203.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 203900000 USD

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USD 32.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 32800000 USD

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 32800000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 171.1 million
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203900000 − 32800000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 171100000 USD

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2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
USD 62 million
Exact value

Exact value: 62000000 USD

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USD 119.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 119200000 USD

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USD 15.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 15300000 USD

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 15300000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 103.9 million
Calculation and evidence

119200000 − 15300000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 103900000 USD

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2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31
USD 101.9 million
Exact value

Exact value: 101900000 USD

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USD 159.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 159600000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: 159600000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 21.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 21200000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: 21200000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 138.4 million
Calculation and evidence

159600000 − 21200000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 138400000 USD

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2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
−USD 13.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: -13200000 USD

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USD 77.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: 77600000 USD

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USD 17.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 17700000 USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 17700000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 59.9 million
Calculation and evidence

77600000 − 17700000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 59900000 USD

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2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
−USD 21.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: -21800000 USD

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USD 128.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 128700000 USD

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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
−USD 101.6 million
Exact value

Exact value: -101600000 USD

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USD 148.2 million
Exact value

Exact value: 148200000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 148200000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
USD 41.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 41300000 USD

2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 41300000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 68.7 million
Exact value

Exact value: 68700000 USD

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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

101 filings · 10,194 latest values · 10,194 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000712034, 712034, ACCO, edgar:712034

Also known as ACCO BRANDS CORP, ACCO BRANDS CORPORATION, ACCO BRANDS Corp, ACCO Brands Corporation, ACCO WORLD CORP