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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO)

ACCO Brands Q3 adjusted EPS rises to $0.28 on tariff refunds; full-year outlook raised

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

ACCO Brands reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $380.3 million, down 0.9 percent from a year earlier, while operating income rose 16.5 percent to $30.3 million and adjusted EPS rose to $0.28 from $0.21. Net tariff refunds of $0.11 per diluted share contributed to the profit gain, and the company raised its full-year 2026 outlook to reflect the refunds and the Trust acquisition, which closed on October 1, 2026.

Key points

  • Q3 net sales were $380.3 million, down 0.9 percent, with comparable sales down 6.2 percent
  • Diluted EPS was $0.12 versus $0.04 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.28 versus $0.21, including $0.11 per share of net tariff refunds
  • Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS outlook is $0.98 to $1.02, including $0.12 from the tariff refund
  • Trust acquisition closed October 1, 2026; consolidated leverage ratio was 3.6x at September 30, 2026

The filing

CompanyACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 29, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-437823

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:51 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 29, 2026.

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