ACCO vs LOGI vs PAR Stock Comparison

Acco Brands, Logitech International and Par Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ACCO ACCO BRANDS Corp
$4.38 +1.4% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$404.31M
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
Div. yield
6.51%
Toys Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
PAR Par Technology Corp
$17.18 +26.0% 1M -51.7% 1Y
Market cap
$710.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$496.67M
Div. yield
–
Restaurant and Retail Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acco Brands leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Acco Brands 6, Logitech International 4, Par Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACCOLOGIPARLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $404.31M $13.94B $710.61M LOGI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 17.3x -9.8x ACCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.8x 18.5x 23.5x ACCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% +5.7% +18.8% PAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 16.4% -14.5% LOGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% — -5.0% ACCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x — -26.6x PAR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.51% 1.38% 0.00% ACCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% -13.6% -51.7% ACCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr +3.4%/yr -22.9%/yr LOGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 40.0% 71.3% ACCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 72/100 50/100 LOGI

Percentile Scorecard

ACCOLOGIPAR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisACCOLOGIPAR
Valuation 91 #4 of 34 79 #24 of 111 46 #49 of 89
Growth 16 #27 of 32 56 #48 of 108 55 #37 of 81
Profitability 52 #16 of 32 91 #10 of 104 32 #52 of 76
Financial Health 22 #26 of 33 61 #46 of 115 46 #51 of 94
Shareholder Returns 88 #3 of 18 74 #21 of 78 73 #15 of 52
Overall 54 72 50
  • ACCO ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • LOGI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PAR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACCOLOGIPARSPY
1 month +1.4%-2.1%+26.0% +0.9%
3 months +0.9%-4.6%-1.2% +5.9%
6 months +35.2%+0.6%+28.5% +8.5%
Year to date +17.4%-1.9%-52.6% +13.3%
1 year +7.6%-13.6%-51.7% +12.4%
3 years -10.4%+27.6%-39.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.6%+8.5%-15.6% +23.5%
5 years -47.0%+18.4%-72.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.9%+3.4%-22.9% +11.0%
10 years -60.5%+306.7%+211.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.9%+15.1%+12.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureACCOLOGIPARSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%40.0%71.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%46.4%79.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.251.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.19-0.34-0.73 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-49.6%-85.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.4%-22.4%-56.7% -0.9%
52-week high $4.68$126.69$39.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.84$85.84$11.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleACCOLOGIPAR
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 17.7x 17.3xmedian 33.5x -9.8xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.1x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.6x 13.0xmedian 19.6x -81.6xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 10.5x 14.6xmedian 29.8x -45.3xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 6.4xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.32 0.53median 1.10 -0.81median 1.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsACCOLOGIPAR
Revenue $1.57B $4.95B $496.67M
Gross profit $511.60M $2.25B $209.78M
Operating income $85.90M $880.92M -$62.50M
Net income $58.80M $810.23M -$72.14M
Free cash flow $52.40M $953.35M -$15.69M
R&D – $332.87M $85.55M
EPS (diluted) $0.62 $5.64 $-1.75
Cash & equivalents $106.40M $1.51B $77.37M
Total debt $964.20M – $422.35M
Shares (diluted) 95.60M 143.77M 41.28M
Enterprise value $32.11M $7.12B $381.71M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricACCOLOGIPAR
P/E 7.0x 17.3x -9.8x
P/FCF 7.7x 14.6x -45.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.8x 13.7x -55.6x
P/S 0.3x 2.8x 1.4x
P/B 0.6x 6.4x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 25.0x 6.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 13.0x -81.6x
EV/EBIT 14.7x 14.1x -16.9x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.5x 2.1x
EV/FCF 24.1x 13.0x -67.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 12.3x -82.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.53 -0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACCOLOGIPAR
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% 5.7% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 5.1% 23.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.9% 12.4% 12.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 11.3% 36.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.2% 27.0% 3.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 25.0% 5.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 22.6% 16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.9% 28.5% -0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 26.6% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 32.9% 12.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -37.3% 18.6% -10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% 1.8% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.5% 20.0% -17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.3% 2.8% 28.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACCOLOGIPAR
Gross margin 32.6% 45.5% 42.2%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 19.3% -2.6%
Operating margin 5.5% 17.8% -12.6%
Pretax margin 4.9% 19.0% -13.8%
Net margin 3.7% 16.4% -14.5%
FCF margin 3.3% 19.2% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4.5% 20.5% -2.6%
Return on equity 8.6% 35.9% -8.8%
Return on assets 2.6% 20.4% -5.2%
Return on invested capital 4.0% – -5.0%
Return on capital employed 4.6% 34.2% -4.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.2% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACCOLOGIPAR
Debt / assets 41.5% – 30.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x – -26.6x
Debt / FCF 18.4x – -26.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.3% 44.8% 40.6%
Equity / assets 29.7% 55.2% 59.4%
Interest coverage 1.9x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 0.77 8.51 0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACCOLOGIPAR
Dividend yield 6.5% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – 3.9% 4.4%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 5.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.4% 57.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 52.1% 49.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.1% 101.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusACCOLOGIPAR
Forward P/E 4.8xFY2026 18.5xFY2026 23.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $5.30FY2026 $0.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 -8.3%FY2026 +386.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +5.5% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.49BFY2026 $4.99BFY2026 $536.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% +9.1% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACCOLOGIPAR
Held by institutions 80.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 196 – 207
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% – -1.7%
Institutions buying 113 – 125
Institutions selling 48 – 54
Buyers to sellers 2.35 – 2.31

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ACCOLOGIPAR
ACCO 1.00 0.16 0.29
LOGI 0.16 1.00 0.17
PAR 0.29 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACCO, LOGI and PAR?

Logitech International (LOGI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acco Brands (ACCO) $404.31M, Logitech International (LOGI) $13.94B, Par Technology (PAR) $710.61M.

Which stock is cheaper, ACCO, LOGI and PAR?

Acco Brands (ACCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Acco Brands (ACCO) 7.0x, Logitech International (LOGI) 17.3x, Par Technology (PAR) -9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acco Brands (ACCO) is cheapest (Acco Brands (ACCO) 4.8x, Logitech International (LOGI) 18.5x, Par Technology (PAR) 23.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Par Technology (PAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acco Brands (ACCO) -0.6%, Logitech International (LOGI) +5.7%, Par Technology (PAR) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Logitech International (LOGI) has the highest net margin (Acco Brands (ACCO) 3.7%, Logitech International (LOGI) 16.4%, Par Technology (PAR) -14.5%). On return on invested capital, Acco Brands (ACCO) leads (Acco Brands (ACCO) 4.0%, Par Technology (PAR) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acco Brands (ACCO) returned the most: Acco Brands (ACCO) +7.6%, Logitech International (LOGI) -13.6%, Par Technology (PAR) -51.7%. Over five years, Logitech International (LOGI) compounded fastest (Acco Brands (ACCO) -11.9%/yr, Logitech International (LOGI) +3.4%/yr, Par Technology (PAR) -22.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Acco Brands (ACCO) has the highest dividend yield: Acco Brands (ACCO) 6.51%, Logitech International (LOGI) 1.38%, Par Technology (PAR) 0.00%. Par Technology (PAR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acco Brands (ACCO) has been the steadiest (Acco Brands (ACCO) 39.3%, Logitech International (LOGI) 40.0%, Par Technology (PAR) 71.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACCO, LOGI and PAR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acco Brands (ACCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.