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ACCO Acco Brands (ACCO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Media · Blankbooks, looseleaf binders & bookbindg & relatd work · CIK 0000712034
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
112
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced

What the filings say about ACCO

Insiders, 180 days
-$230.0K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Acco Brands insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, ACCO BRANDS Corp insiders sold a net $230.0K of stock across 18 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SVP, Global Chief People Offic
SELL
2026-05-29 SECtraded 2026-05-28
57,217
$230.0K
+14.6%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 1 sale), the last on May 7, 2024.
  • The trade is 307.9% of the 18,580 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 112 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Global Chief People Offic Jones Angela Y sold about $230.0K of ACCO on May 28, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 112 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
President & CEO
BUY
2025-05-07 SECtraded 2025-05-06
5,715
$19.6K
+34.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 2, 2022.
  • The trade is 1.2% of the 489,327 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 112 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO Tedford Thomas W bought about $19.6K of ACCO on May 6, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2023; 112 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Sr VP, General Counsel & Sec
SELL
2024-08-28 SECtraded 2024-08-27
19,166
$104.8K
-5.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Feb 28, 2022.
  • The trade is 7.9% of the 243,898 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 112 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Sr VP, General Counsel & Sec Schneider Pamela R sold about $104.8K of ACCO on Aug 27, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 112 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Global Chief People Offic
SELL
2024-05-08 SECtraded 2024-05-07
15,000
$74.4K
+3.7%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Nov 2, 2021.
  • The trade is 80.6% of the 18,620 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 112 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Global Chief People Offic Jones Angela Y sold about $74.4K of ACCO on May 7, 2024, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 112 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SVP, Global Products & Ops
SELL
2023-08-22 SECtraded 2023-08-21
11,723
$60.5K
+12.2%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Dec 8, 2021.
  • The trade is 9.1% of the 129,094 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 112 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Global Products & Ops McCormack Gregory J. sold about $60.5K of ACCO on Aug 21, 2023, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 112 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
18 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$230.0K over 180 days
more than 57% of Media
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
112 funds bought in last quarter
more than 66% of Media
Revenue
-8.5% year over year
below 78% of Media
Margin
2.7% net margin
more than 73% of Media
Buybacks
$15.1M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
below 65% of Media
Short interest
7.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 9.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 78% of Media
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+19.3%12M
-26%-9%+8%+25%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-28 · Jones Angela Y sold $230.0K
Insider sell
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Who owns ACCO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
8,874,673 sh
$36.9M
$29.5M

Congress trades in ACCO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

ACCO planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

ACCO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Cambria Micro and SmallCap Shareholder Yield ETF
$342.5K position · as of 2026-07-31
1.0%
North Star Dividend Fund
$974.2K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.0%
Brighthouse Small Cap Value Portfolio
$5.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Allspring Special Small Cap Value Fund
$20.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$572.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.4%
Royce Quant Small-Cap Quality Value ETF
$89.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · PEOTwo
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$4.2M
$3.7M
$1.7M
-25%
+21%
2022
$5.3M
$133.5K
$1.4M
-29%
-14%
2021
$7.3M
$7.4M
$2.2M
+1%
+12%
2020
$4.5M
$745.2K
$1.8M
-6%
+4%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $230.0K sold by insiders over 180 days, 112 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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ACCO financials

Revenue growth
-8.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
2.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.6B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+3.7%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$52.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
1.35x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.08x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+8.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+2.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+4.2%
operating income after a 24.1% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+4.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
7.23x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$1.3B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2021-12-31
FCF yield
+12.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.23x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 32%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.5B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B
Gross profit$500.0M$555.4M$598.3M$552.3M
Operating income$92.3M-$37.0M$44.7M$34.8M
Net income$41.3M-$101.6M-$21.8M-$13.2M
EPS (diluted)0.44-1.06-0.23-0.14
Operating cash flow$68.7M$148.2M$128.7M$77.6M
Long-term debt$806.0M$783.3M$882.2M$936.5M
Buybacks$15.1M$15.0M$0$19.4M
Dividends paid$27.0M$28.4M$28.5M$28.6M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

ACCO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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ACCO ranks highest on institutional and government (66th percentile) and profitability (55th), and lowest on growth (22nd), among Media peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
55
Inputs
  • Return on equity+8.9% · 70 pct, sector of 61
  • Return on assets+2.5% · 76 pct, sector of 87
  • Return on invested capital+4.2% · 11 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+4.5% · 64 pct, sector of 74
Financial health
42
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.35x · 37 pct, sector of 66
  • Cash flow to debt0.08x · 48 pct, sector of 70
Growth
22
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-8.5% · 22 pct, sector of 100
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
28
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$230K · 57 pct, sector of 52
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 52
Institutional and government
66
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter112 · 66 pct, sector of 83
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
36
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+7.3% · 40 pct, sector of 101
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+19.0% · 32 pct, sector of 73
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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ACCO filings, in plain words

Are Acco Brands insiders buying or selling ACCO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Acco Brands insiders were net sellers, a net $230.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Acco Brands insiders were net sellers of ACCO, a net $230.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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