Acco Brands Corporation ACCO

Competitive advantage analysis · industrials

Corporate Default
Overall moat score
47/100
Developing

Ranked against 215 peers in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment

About Acco Brands Corporation

ACCO Brands Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets consumer, school, technology, and office products in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. It operates in two segments, ACCO Brands Americas and ACCO Brands International. The company offers note taking products, computer and gaming accessories, planners, workspace machines, tools and essentials, and dry … Full ACCO analysis →

Key risks

  • Elevated Debt Risk Debt serviceability is weak (score 0.30), raising refinancing risk.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.44), indicating operational challenges.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Where ACCO ranks in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment

Acco Brands Corporation ranks #114 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score — the top 53%. The widest moat in the group is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100.

# Company Moat score Rating
110 Acacia Research Corporation ACTG 48/100 Developing
111 Arlo Technologies, Inc. ARLO 48/100 Developing
112 Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., In ARTW 47/100 Developing
113 Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO 47/100 Developing
114 Acco Brands Corporation ACCO 47/100 Developing
115 Luxfer Holdings PLC LXFR 47/100 Developing
116 Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. PKOH 46/100 Developing
117 Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS 46/100 Developing
118 Erayak Power Solution Group Inc RAYA 45/100 Developing

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How ACCO scores on the Corporate Default defenses

Pricing Power

Score 55 · 20% of the moat score

Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.

Cost Advantage

Score 52 · 15% of the moat score

A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.

Customer Stickiness

Score 52 · 15% of the moat score

Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.

Capital Efficiency

Score 43 · 18% of the moat score

Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.

Resilience

Score 33 · 17% of the moat score

Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.

Scale & Market Position

Score 46 · 15% of the moat score

Scale matters only when it converts into economics.

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Understanding ACCO's moat

What is Acco Brands Corporation's moat score?

Acco Brands Corporation (ACCO) scores 47 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as developing. It ranks #114 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment, the top 53%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. Its strongest defense is Pricing Power (55/100) and its weakest is Resilience (33/100).

How does Acco Brands Corporation compare with other Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment companies?

Acco Brands Corporation ranks #114 of 216 scored companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment by moat score. The widest moat in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment is Snap-On Incorporated (SNA) at 88/100. The companies ranked closest are Helios Technologies, Inc. (HLIO) at 47 just above it and Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) at 47 just below it.

How is the moat score calculated?

Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 215 companies in Industrials: Machinery, Electrical & Equipment. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.

Why is Acco Brands Corporation scored with the Corporate Default template?

Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.

Which competitive defenses are measured for Acco Brands Corporation?

The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and ACCO scores: Pricing Power (55), Cost Advantage (52), Customer Stickiness (52), Capital Efficiency (43), Resilience (33), Scale & Market Position (46). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.

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