Acco Brands (ACCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Acco Brands (ACCO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.6% for Q2 2026, down 46.0% year-over-year from 8.52% in Q2 2025, and down 5.67% on a QoQ basis from 4.88% in Q1 2026.
Acco Brands (ACCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acco Brands has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 4.6% in Q2 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q2 2026 came in at 4.6%, down 46.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 4.6% (down 46.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.2%, up 710.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 4.6% in Q2 2026, from 4.88% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 6.96% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 5.78% in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 2.53% and a median of 3.07% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1274 bps; it then surged 1080 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.57% in 2022, then jumped by 102 bps to 3.17% in 2023, then slumped by 125 bps to 0.8% in 2024, then surged by 745 bps to 5.16% in 2025, then slipped by 11 bps to 4.6% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 4.6% in Q2 2026, 4.88% in Q1 2026, and 5.16% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ennis | 547.85 Mn | 498.76 Mn | 31.08 Mn | 16.58% |
| 2 | Acacia Research | 437.30 Mn | 110.54 Mn | 30.65 Mn | -2.86% |
| 3 | Acco Brands | 398.56 Mn | 292.16 Mn | 134.10 Mn | 4.60% |
| 4 | EShallGo | 2.88 Mn | -6.04 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.18% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.56% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.29% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.11% |