Acco Brands (ACCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Acco Brands (ACCO) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 4.88% in Q1 2026, down 5.42% quarter-over-quarter from 5.16% in Q4 2025, and up 657.0% on a YoY basis from 0.64% in Q1 2025.

Acco Brands (ACCO) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acco Brands' Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.88% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 657.0% year-over-year to 4.88%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.88% (up 657.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.2%, up 614.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 4.88% for Q1 2026 at Acco Brands, down from 5.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.56% in Q2 2022 to a low of 10.09% in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.31% across 5 years, with a median of 1.57% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1544 bps in 2024, then soared 1609 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 1.57% in 2022, then plunged by 148 bps to 0.76% in 2023, then slumped by 116 bps to 1.64% in 2024, then jumped by 415 bps to 5.16% in 2025, then declined by 5 bps to 4.88% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 4.88% (Q1 2026), 5.16% (Q4 2025), and 6.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Ennis 518.30 Mn 483.73 Mn 28.13 Mn 3.84%
2 Acacia Research 468.93 Mn 185.94 Mn 51.12 Mn -5.65%
3 Acco Brands 360.21 Mn 241.31 Mn 106.80 Mn 4.88%
4 EShallGo 52.89 Mn 50.60 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.88%
Dec 31, 2025 5.16%
Sep 30, 2025 6.01%
Jun 30, 2025 6.06%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.69%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.64%
Sep 30, 2024 -10.09%
Jun 30, 2024 -9.25%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.85%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.76%
Sep 30, 2023 5.35%
Jun 30, 2023 1.08%
Mar 31, 2023 1.08%
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%
Jun 30, 2021 4.96%