ACCO vs PMTS
Acco Brands Corp. and CPI Card Group Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ACCO | PMTS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.5B | $543.5M |
| Net income | $41.3M | $14.9M |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 31.3% |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | · |
| Diluted EPS | $0.44 | $1.25 |
| Dividend / share | $0.30 | · |
| Payout ratio | 65.4% | · |
| Free cash flow | · | $41.3M |
| Equity | $664.6M | $-17.3M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.16× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 2.44× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.6% | 11.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.8% | −1.5% |
ACCO bills 2.8× the revenue of PMTS, and PMTS keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (2.8% 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 | PMTS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.5B | $543.5M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $480.6M |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $444.5M |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $475.7M |
| FY2021 | $2.0B | $375.1M |
| FY2020 | $1.7B | $312.2M |
| FY2019 | $2.0B | $278.1M |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $255.8M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $223.7M |
| FY2016 | $1.6B | $308.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ACCO | PMTS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.3M | $14.9M |
| FY2024 | $-101.6M | $19.5M |
| FY2023 | $-21.8M | $24.0M |
| FY2022 | $-13.2M | $36.5M |
| FY2021 | $101.9M | $15.9M |
| FY2020 | $62.0M | $16.1M |
| FY2019 | $106.8M | $-5.1M |
| FY2018 | $106.7M | $-37.5M |
| FY2017 | $131.7M | $-22.0M |
| FY2016 | $95.5M | $5.4M |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$981,166,000 | ACCO |
| FY2024 | +$1,185,599,000 | ACCO |
| FY2023 | +$1,388,253,000 | ACCO |
| FY2022 | +$1,471,855,000 | ACCO |
| FY2021 | +$1,650,181,000 | ACCO |
| FY2020 | +$1,343,011,000 | ACCO |
| FY2019 | +$1,677,627,000 | ACCO |
| FY2018 | +$1,685,386,000 | ACCO |
| FY2017 | +$1,725,056,000 | ACCO |
| FY2016 | +$1,248,400,000 | ACCO |
| FY2015 | +$1,136,290,000 | ACCO |
| FY2014 | +$1,428,194,000 | ACCO |
| FY2013 | +$1,568,730,000 | ACCO |
ACCO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.0 pp | PMTS |
| FY2024 | −10.2 pp | PMTS |
| FY2023 | −6.6 pp | PMTS |
| FY2022 | −8.4 pp | PMTS |
| FY2021 | +0.8 pp | ACCO |
| FY2020 | −1.4 pp | PMTS |
| FY2019 | +7.3 pp | ACCO |
| FY2018 | +20.1 pp | ACCO |
| FY2017 | +16.6 pp | ACCO |
| FY2016 | +4.4 pp | ACCO |
| FY2015 | −2.6 pp | PMTS |
| FY2014 | +0.3 pp | ACCO |
| FY2013 | −0.0 pp | PMTS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ACCO and PMTS over this period.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
PMTS's net margin has been more volatile than ACCO's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 6.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.6.
13 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 PMTS over these 13 fiscal years — ACCO led in 6 and PMTS in 7.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.