ACCO vs DLX
Acco Brands Corp. and Deluxe Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACCO | DLX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $2.1B |
| Net income | $41.3M | $82.1M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 53.0% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | — |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $1.80 |
| Dividend / share | $0.30 | $1.20 |
| Payout ratio | 65.4% | 67.2% |
| Free cash flow | — | $175.3M |
| Equity | $664.6M | — |
| Net debt / equity | 1.16× | — |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 1.04× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.6% | 3.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | 73.4% |
DLX bills 1.4× the revenue of ACCO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (3.9% against 2.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACCO | DLX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $2.2B |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $2.0B |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $2.0B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $2.0B |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $1.8B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACCO | DLX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $82.1M |
| FY2024 | $-101.6M | $52.8M |
| FY2023 | $-21.8M | $26.1M |
| FY2022 | $-13.2M | $65.4M |
| FY2021 | $101.9M | $62.6M |
| FY2020 | $62.0M | $5.2M |
| FY2019 | $106.8M | $-223.8M |
| FY2018 | $106.7M | $149.6M |
| FY2017 | $131.7M | $230.2M |
| FY2016 | $95.5M | $229.4M |
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