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

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) updated its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.240-0.280 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research lowered 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. Zacks Research cut shares of Acco Brands from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Acco Brands from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Acco Brands from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Acco Brands presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $5.00.

Acco Brands Price Performance

ACCO traded up $0.74 on Friday, hitting $3.95. 3,386,386 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 956,063. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $3.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $3.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The stock has a market cap of $363.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.97, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 1.16. Acco Brands has a fifty-two week low of $2.81 and a fifty-two week high of $4.30.

Acco Brands (NYSE:ACCO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.05) by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $343.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $319.93 million. Acco Brands had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 12.35%. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Acco Brands will post 0.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Acco Brands Dividend Announcement

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

Trending Headlines about Acco Brands

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 Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its position in shares of Acco Brands by 51.9% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 9,618 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 3,288 shares during the last quarter. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Acco Brands during the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Acco Brands during the 3rd quarter valued at about $42,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Acco Brands by 131.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 11,348 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 6,436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Acco Brands during the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.56% of the company’s stock.

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.