ACCO vs CMPR
Acco Brands Corp. and Cimpress PLC, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACCO | CMPR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| Net income | $41.3M | $95.9M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 46.3% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $3.79 |
| Dividend / share | $0.30 | · |
| Payout ratio | 65.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | · | $183.5M |
| Equity | $664.6M | $-494.0M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.16× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 0.73× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.6% | 7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | · |
CMPR bills 2.5× the revenue of ACCO, and ACCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.7% against 2.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACCO | CMPR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $3.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $3.3B |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $3.1B |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $2.9B |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $2.6B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $2.5B |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $2.8B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $2.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $2.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACCO | CMPR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $95.9M |
| FY2024 | $-101.6M | $15.0M |
| FY2023 | $-21.8M | $173.7M |
| FY2022 | $-13.2M | $-186.0M |
| FY2021 | $101.9M | $-54.3M |
| FY2020 | $62.0M | $-85.2M |
| FY2019 | $106.8M | $83.4M |
| FY2018 | $106.7M | $95.1M |
| FY2017 | $131.7M | $43.7M |
| FY2016 | $95.5M | $-71.7M |
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,211,943,000 | CMPR |
| FY2024 | −$1,736,879,000 | CMPR |
| FY2023 | −$1,459,056,000 | CMPR |
| FY2022 | −$1,132,027,000 | CMPR |
| FY2021 | −$862,255,000 | CMPR |
| FY2020 | −$920,761,000 | CMPR |
| FY2019 | −$525,658,000 | CMPR |
| FY2018 | −$809,876,000 | CMPR |
| FY2017 | −$643,741,000 | CMPR |
| FY2016 | −$578,305,000 | CMPR |
| FY2014 | +$194,994,000 | ACCO |
| FY2013 | +$494,864,000 | ACCO |
| FY2012 | +$591,022,000 | ACCO |
| FY2011 | +$298,131,000 | ACCO |
| FY2010 | +$467,591,000 | ACCO |
| FY2009 | +$563,265,000 | ACCO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between ACCO and CMPR over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
16 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +0.1 pp | ACCO |
| FY2024 | −6.5 pp | CMPR |
| FY2023 | −6.6 pp | CMPR |
| FY2022 | +5.4 pp | ACCO |
| FY2021 | +6.8 pp | ACCO |
| FY2020 | +6.9 pp | ACCO |
| FY2019 | +2.1 pp | ACCO |
| FY2018 | +2.1 pp | ACCO |
| FY2017 | +5.0 pp | ACCO |
| FY2016 | +9.5 pp | ACCO |
| FY2014 | −0.6 pp | CMPR |
| FY2013 | +1.0 pp | ACCO |
| FY2012 | +4.0 pp | ACCO |
| FY2011 | −0.0 pp | CMPR |
| FY2010 | −9.1 pp | CMPR |
| FY2009 | −20.3 pp | CMPR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACCO and CMPR over this period.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ACCO's net margin has been more volatile than CMPR's over the 16 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.4.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ACCO and CMPR over these 16 fiscal years — ACCO led in 10 and CMPR in 6.
16 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CMPR's return on equity has been more volatile than ACCO's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 43.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.3.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ACCO and CMPR over these 4 fiscal years — ACCO led in 1 and CMPR in 3.
4 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.