---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-258795"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCO"
cik: "0000712034"
company_name: "ACCO BRANDS Corp"
filed_at: "2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:28:33.690325+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACCO Brands Q3 net sales $384M (-8.8% YoY); adj. EPS $0.21 vs $0.23

## Summary
- Gross margin expanded 50 bps; multi-year cost program has delivered >$50M savings to date.
- Americas net sales $227.6M (-12.2% YoY); International net sales $156.1M (-3.5%, +3.8% FX).
- Reaffirms FY 2025 outlook: sales down 7%-8.5%; adjusted EPS $0.83-$0.90; free cash flow $90M-$100M.
- Declared Q4 dividend $0.075/share payable Dec 10, 2025 to holders of record Nov 21, 2025.
- Operating cash flow YTD $38.1M vs $95.5M prior year; leverage ratio 4.1x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-258795
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCO
- cik: 0000712034
- company_name: ACCO BRANDS Corp
- filed_at: 2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312525258795/0001193125-25-258795-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312525258795/acco-20251030.htm

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