ACCO vs MH
Acco Brands Corp. and McGraw Hill, Inc., side by side — 3 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACCO | MH |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $2.1B |
| Net income | $41.3M | $35.3M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 80.9% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $0.19 |
| Dividend / share | $0.30 | · |
| Payout ratio | 65.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | · | $246.3M |
| Equity | $664.6M | $726.2M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.16× | 3.20× |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 0.77× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.6% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | · |
MH bills 1.4× the revenue of ACCO, and ACCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.7% against 1.7%).
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.
3 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ACCO | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $2.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACCO | MH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $35.3M |
| FY2024 | $-101.6M | $-85.8M |
| FY2023 | $-21.8M | $-193.0M |
Standard deviation, each side
MH's net margin has been more volatile than ACCO's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.6.
3 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 MH over these 3 fiscal years — ACCO led in 2 and MH in 1.
3 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MH's return on equity has been more volatile than ACCO's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 24.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.6.
3 of 13 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 MH over these 3 fiscal years — ACCO led in 2 and MH in 1.
3 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.