Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) Issues Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.240-0.280 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.280. The company issued revenue guidance of $398.7 million-$410.6 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $398.5 million. Acco Brands also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 0.840-0.890 EPS.

Acco Brands Trading Up 22.9%

Shares of NYSE ACCO traded up $0.74 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $3.95. The stock had a trading volume of 3,390,226 shares, compared to its average volume of 898,671. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.61. Acco Brands has a 1 year low of $2.81 and a 1 year high of $4.30. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $3.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.63. The firm has a market cap of $363.96 million, a P/E ratio of 8.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.16.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07. Acco Brands had a net margin of 4.76% and a return on equity of 12.73%. The company had revenue of $343.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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, equities analysts anticipate that Acco Brands will post 0.84 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ACCO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barrington Research reduced their price objective on shares of Acco Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Acco Brands presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

More Acco Brands News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — ACCO reported $0.02 EPS vs. a consensus loss of $0.05 and revenue of $343.7M versus $319.9M expected, a clear upside that drove the move higher. Acco Beats Q1 Estimates (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: FY revenue and EPS guidance roughly in line-to-better — ACCO set FY2026 EPS at $0.840–$0.890 (consensus ~$0.84) and revenue guidance roughly $1.5B–$1.6B, indicating management expects continued recovery/organic growth. This supports the bullish reaction. Q1 Results Press Release (BusinessWire)
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials available — The company posted a press release, slide deck and call transcript for Q1; these contain management commentary on drivers (pricing, mix, cost control) and longer-term plans for margin and cash flow — useful for confirming sustainability of the beat. Slide Deck / Press Materials Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 EPS range is conservative at the low end — ACCO gave Q2 EPS guidance of $0.240–$0.280 versus a $0.280 consensus; the lower end is below expectations, which could cap near-term upside if execution misses the higher end of the range.

Institutional Trading of Acco Brands

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 102.5% during the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,550,367 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,550,000 after buying an additional 784,826 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,148,160 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $11,743,000 after buying an additional 682,260 shares in the last quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 63.6% during the 4th quarter. Readystate Asset Management LP now owns 1,517,338 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,660,000 after buying an additional 590,006 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 32.4% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,313,447 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,899,000 after buying an additional 321,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CSM Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Acco Brands by 33.4% during the 4th quarter. CSM Advisors LLC now owns 1,118,591 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,172,000 after buying an additional 280,360 shares in the last quarter. 84.56% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.