ACCO vs EBF
Acco Brands Corp. and Ennis, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACCO | EBF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $392.4M |
| Net income | $41.3M | $42.6M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 30.7% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 10.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 14.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $1.66 |
| Dividend / share | $0.30 | $1.00 |
| Payout ratio | 65.4% | 60.8% |
| Free cash flow | · | $41.0M |
| Equity | $664.6M | $308.7M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.16× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 3.72× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.6% | 1.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | 12.1% |
ACCO bills 3.9× the revenue of EBF, and EBF keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (10.9% 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. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACCO | EBF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $392.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $394.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $420.1M |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $431.8M |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $400.0M |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $358.0M |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $438.4M |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $400.8M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $370.2M |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $356.9M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACCO | EBF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $42.6M |
| FY2024 | $-101.6M | $40.2M |
| FY2023 | $-21.8M | $42.6M |
| FY2022 | $-13.2M | $47.3M |
| FY2021 | $101.9M | $29.0M |
| FY2020 | $62.0M | $24.1M |
| FY2019 | $106.8M | $38.3M |
| FY2018 | $106.7M | $37.4M |
| FY2017 | $131.7M | $32.9M |
| FY2016 | $95.5M | $1.8M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$1,132,297,000 | ACCO |
| FY2024 | +$1,271,582,000 | ACCO |
| FY2023 | +$1,412,691,000 | ACCO |
| FY2022 | +$1,515,763,000 | ACCO |
| FY2021 | +$1,625,286,000 | ACCO |
| FY2020 | +$1,297,227,000 | ACCO |
| FY2019 | +$1,517,288,000 | ACCO |
| FY2018 | +$1,540,418,000 | ACCO |
| FY2017 | +$1,578,629,000 | ACCO |
| FY2016 | +$1,200,212,000 | ACCO |
| FY2015 | +$1,124,454,000 | ACCO |
| FY2014 | +$1,308,821,000 | ACCO |
| FY2013 | +$1,222,658,000 | ACCO |
| FY2012 | +$1,224,994,000 | ACCO |
| FY2011 | +$801,386,000 | ACCO |
| FY2010 | +$734,601,000 | ACCO |
| FY2009 | +$715,562,000 | ACCO |
ACCO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −8.2 pp | EBF |
| FY2024 | −16.3 pp | EBF |
| FY2023 | −11.3 pp | EBF |
| FY2022 | −11.6 pp | EBF |
| FY2021 | −2.2 pp | EBF |
| FY2020 | −3.0 pp | EBF |
| FY2019 | −3.3 pp | EBF |
| FY2018 | −3.8 pp | EBF |
| FY2017 | −2.1 pp | EBF |
| FY2016 | +5.6 pp | ACCO |
| FY2015 | −3.6 pp | EBF |
| FY2014 | +17.1 pp | ACCO |
| FY2013 | +1.9 pp | ACCO |
| FY2012 | +1.9 pp | ACCO |
| FY2011 | −1.8 pp | EBF |
| FY2010 | −7.1 pp | EBF |
| FY2009 | −17.0 pp | EBF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACCO and EBF over this period.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
EBF's net margin has been more volatile than ACCO's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 5.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.6.
17 of 17 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 EBF over these 17 fiscal years — ACCO led in 4 and EBF in 13.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ACCO's return on equity has been more volatile than EBF's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 8.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.7.
13 of 17 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 EBF over these 13 fiscal years — ACCO led in 9 and EBF in 4.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.