---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-197592"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCO"
cik: "0000712034"
company_name: "ACCO BRANDS Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:19:15.420670+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACCO Brands Q1 net sales +8% to $344M; adj EPS $0.02 vs -$0.02 prior year; reaffirms FY outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $343.7M (+8.3% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.02 vs ($0.02) loss prior year, above outlook.
- Operating loss $10.4M includes $10.7M restructuring and litigation; adjusted operating income $11.7M.
- EPOS acquisition contributed $37.6M bargain purchase gain to net income of $19.4M ($0.20 diluted EPS).
- Full-year 2026 outlook reaffirmed: sales flat to up 3%, adj EPS $0.84-$0.89, FCF $75M-$85M, leverage 3.7x-3.9x.
- Q2 outlook: sales up 1%-4%, adj EPS $0.24-$0.28; quarterly dividend $0.075/share, payable June 17.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-197592
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCO
- cik: 0000712034
- company_name: ACCO BRANDS Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+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/712034/000119312526197592/0001193125-26-197592-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312526197592/acco-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ACCO BRANDS Corp reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $343.7 million, net income $19.4 million, or $0.20 per share, EPS $0.20 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $343.7 million
  - Net income: $19.4 million, or $0.20 per share
  - EPS: $0.20 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: - Financial Statements and Exhibits --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 News Release ACCO BRANDS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS • Reported net sales increased 8% to $344 million; above the Company's outlook • Diluted earnings per share of $0.20, reflecting gain on acquisition • Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.02, above the Company's outlook •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000119312526197592/0001193125-26-197592-index.htm

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