Assay
Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Acco Brands Corp.ACCO · consumer nondurables | |
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| Grade |  D/Eon the D/E boundary of 124 graded peers; percentile 76.4, sampling error 3.8 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 95 of 124 |
| Profitability | C/Dpercentile 61.1 |
| Solvency | C/Dpercentile 58.1 |
| Growth and financing | C/Dpercentile 59.4 |
| Reliability | 0.91 AUCfailure model, filers with $591M to $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.94; 160 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.01% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $591M to $2.67B assetstotal assets $2.3B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: short runway, distress, fortress balance sheet |
| Inputs computable | 9 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 9, 2026214 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $4.452026-10-08; market equity $410.8M; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 9, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
As a result of this seasonality, our inventory and working capital needs fluctuate significantly throughout the year. In addition, our customers often change their order patterns for peak seasons, making forecasting of production schedules and inventory purchases more challenging. These fluctuations have impacted our ability to accurately forecast our inventory and working capital needs as well as our operating results.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 61.1 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 22.2% | [1,3] | 29.8% | 56.6 | 146 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 5.6% | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (1.2%) | [1,4-6] | (5.0%) | 76.3 | 153 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.9 pts | [2-3,7-14] | 1.9 pts | 50.4 | 116 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 58.1 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.03% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 0.57 | [1,15-20] | 3.11 | 69.4 | 122 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 2.54x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Interest coverage | 2.02x | [18,21] | 2.51x | 54.8 | 43 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | [15-16] | 1.81x | 50.0 | 157 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 59.4 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (7.8%) | [2,8,10,12] | 0.2% | 84.8 | 133 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 14.9% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2022-12-31; latest annual assets end 2025-12-31 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 10.7% | |||||
| pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | (6.9%) | [1,6,22-23] | 0.5% | 79.7 | 134 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (2.9%) | [24-25] | 0.05% | 13.6 | 104 | 2026-03-02 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.206; sampling error 3.8 percentile points on 124 peers.
Among 124 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Caleres Inc. (CAL) Caleres Inc. (CAL) Dfourth fifth; percentile 72.4 NYSE · Footwear, (No Rubber) market equity $428.9M; last close $12.42 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 72.4 | D | fortress balance sheet |
| 91 | Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF) Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF) Dfourth fifth; percentile 73.2 Nasdaq · Agricultural Production-Crops market equity $330.2M; last close $2.69 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 73.2 | D | fortress balance sheet |
| 92 | General Mills Inc. (GIS) General Mills Inc. (GIS) Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.0 NYSE · Grain Mill Products market equity $17.4B; last close $32.61 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 74.0 | D | |
| 93 | J M Smucker Co. (SJM) J M Smucker Co. (SJM) Dfourth fifth; percentile 74.8 NYSE · Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies market equity $12.8B; last close $119.54 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 74.8 | D | |
| 94 | Laird Superfood, Inc. (LSF) Laird Superfood, Inc. (LSF) Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.6 NYSE · Food and Kindred Products market equity $34.5M; last close $3.05 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 75.6 | D | fortress balance sheet |
| 95 | Acco Brands Corp. (ACCO) Acco Brands Corp. (ACCO) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 76.4 NYSE · Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work market equity $411.7M; last close $4.45 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 76.4 | D/E | |
| 96 | Conagra Brands Inc. (CAG) Conagra Brands Inc. (CAG) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 77.2 NYSE · Food and Kindred Products market equity $6.5B; last close $13.59 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 77.2 | D/E | |
| 97 | Capri Holdings Ltd. (CPRI) Capri Holdings Ltd. (CPRI) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.0 NYSE · Leather & Leather Products market equity $1.7B; last close $14.69 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 78.0 | D/E | |
| 98 | Barfresh Food Group Inc. (BRFH) Barfresh Food Group Inc. (BRFH) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.9 Nasdaq · Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties market equity $12.9M; last close $0.79 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 78.9 | D/E | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 99 | Callaway Golf Co. (CALY) Callaway Golf Co. (CALY) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 79.7 NYSE · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC market equity $2.5B; last close $13.87 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 79.7 | D/E | |
| 100 | Primo Brands Corp. (PRMB) Primo Brands Corp. (PRMB) D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 80.5 NYSE · Beverages market equity $7.0B; last close $19.35 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 80.5 | D/E |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | D | 72.8 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | D/E | 76.4 | 124 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | E | 82.9 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | D/E | 78.0 | 124 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 124 graded peers, about 24 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 16.9% | (0.2%) | 68 | hotter than 68 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | 0.0% | (24.8%) | 97 | closer to its high than 97 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | not computable | 4.1% | required accounting or market input is missing | |
| Free cash flow yield | 14.5% | 4.8% | 87 | pricier than 13 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 1.68 | 0.57 | 92 | pricier than 8 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 3.70 | 1.20 | 86 | pricier than 14 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (36.1%) | (16.3%) | 6 | more equity-funded than 6 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.06 | (0.10) | 68 | ahead of 68 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $411.7M; EBIT $92.3M; free cash flow $59.9M; book equity $691.1M; sales $1.5B; cash $41.2M[26].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 7 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 1.9% | ✓ pass[4,6] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $68.7M | ✓ pass[5] |
| Return on assets improved | 5.7 pts | ✓ pass[4,6,22,27] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $27.4M | ✓ pass[4-5] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 3.8 pts | ✗ fail[1,6,22,28-29] |
| Current ratio improved | 12.1 pts | ✓ pass[15-16,30-31] |
| No new shares issued | (2.9%) | ✓ pass[24-25] |
| Gross margin improved | (0.5 pts) | ✗ fail[2-3,7-8] |
| Asset turnover improved | 5.4 pts | ✓ pass[2,6,8,22] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | n/a |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | n/a[5,32-35] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| cash is missing at the end of the latest cash-flow quarter | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 70 |
| 10-Q received Jul 31, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $2.7M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 214 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.3B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $500.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $41.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $68.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.2B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $555.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.7B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $598.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.8B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $552.3M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $1.9B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $614.9M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.0B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $750.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $465.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | -$675.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $92.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $664.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $1.6B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $45.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.6B | 2023-12-31 | 2025-02-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.8B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-23 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 90,170,277 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 92,881,008 | 2025-02-13 | 2025-02-21 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 92,307,568 | 2026-07-24 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$101.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $806.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $783.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $731.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $490.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-03-09 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$31.8M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $3.5M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-01 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $38.1M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$33.4M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 76.4 is 3.6 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 3.8 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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