ACCO
ACCO Brands Corporation
ACCO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over ACCO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
ACCO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
ACCO's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ACCO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.7x | $3.97 | -26% |
| Forward | 5.8x | $5.35 | — |
| Current | 7.6x | $5.35 | — |
| Fair | 8.6x | $6.00 | +12% |
| Expensive | 11x | $8.04 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ACCO's PE is in its fair range at 7.6x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.8x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over ACCO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ACCO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ACCO, with profitability holding steady.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
ACCO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.92 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.70 | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.62 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.78 | +$1.91 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.44 | +$1.50 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +$2.30 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.47 | +$2.29 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.13 | -$0.87 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.06 | -$0.83 |
ACCO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.70 over the past year, against $1.23 in early 2022.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACCO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $380.3M | -0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $415.1M | +5.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $343.7M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $428.8M | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $383.7M | -8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $394.8M | -9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $317.4M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $448.1M | -8.3% |
ACCO's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $380M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.4% | +34 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1% | -3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.4% | +20 points |
ACCO's operating margin was 8% last quarter, up 1.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACCO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $131.4M | +84% |
| Q2 2026 | -$35.3M | +$3.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.5M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.6M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.5M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | -$38.9M | -$13.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5M | -80% |
| Q4 2024 | $52.7M | -9.1% |
ACCO generated $130M in free cash flow over the past year, up 43% from the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACCO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +2.9% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -700K shares |
| 5 years | -1.3% | -1.3M shares |
| Available history | -5% | -5M shares |
ACCO has 96M diluted shares, up 2.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $15M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5M |
ACCO hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ACCO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 33.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 21.1x | High |
ACCO's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.7 years a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over ACCO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ACCO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.7 | Neutral |
ACCO's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 76 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ACCO PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ACCO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.6x | 24x | 68% below |
| PE % | 39 | 58 | 19 pts below |
ACCO has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ACCO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.76 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.43 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.01 | 33% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.06 | 32% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.72 | 13% above |
ACCO has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
ACCO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.34 | $8.53 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | $8.53 | $8.05 | -5.6% |
| 2022 | $8.05 | $5.58 | -31% |
| 2023 | $5.58 | $6.08 | +9% |
| 2024 | $6.08 | $5.25 | -14% |
| 2025 | $5.25 | $3.73 | -29% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.73 | $5.35 | +43% |
ACCO has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.