ACCO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 6 in industry

ACCO BRANDS Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $40,291 · Publishing & Printing.

Publishing & Printing peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-27
Industry
Publishing & Printing
Industry rank
#1/6

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
111:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.5M
Median worker
$40,291

Answer first

ACCO BRANDS Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $4.5M ranks #969 of 1,423 complete filings; its 111:1 pay ratio ranks #591. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $40,291. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-27 peer cohort (# 1 of 6, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Publishing & Printing companies.

Dollar rank
#969
$4.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#591
111:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How ACCO BRANDS Corp ranks nationally

ACCO BRANDS Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$4,488,934 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

ACCO BRANDS Corp vs. Publishing & Printing peers

CEO total pay ($4.5M) against pay ratio (111:1) for ACCO BRANDS Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Publishing & Printing industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both984803.71902552.12820300.53738048.94655797.315.4:140.5:165.5:190.5:1115.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)ACCO BRANDS Corp, CEO total pay: 4488934 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 111:1ACCO BRANDS CorpUSA TODAY Co., Inc., CEO total pay: 4085499 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 74:1USA TODAY Co., Inc.Ennis, Inc., CEO total pay: 3559488 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Ennis, Inc.WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., CEO total pay: 4300791 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 53:1WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc, CEO total pay: 1151667 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 20:1LEE ENTERPRISES, Inc
ACCO BRANDS Corp vs. Publishing & Printing peers, plotted against the industry's $4.1M median CEO total and 59:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Publishing & Printing peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 5 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 27. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in ACCO BRANDS Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · ACCO BRANDS Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2023–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
111:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+7:1
from FY2024 104:1
CEO $ YoY
+6.6%
$4.5M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
ACCO BRANDS Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2023 $3.2M - $47,296 67:1 -
2024 $4.2M +33% $40,448 104:1 +37:1
2025 $4.5M +6.6% $40,291 111:1 +7:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 712034, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Publishing & Printing

This Company's Ratio
111:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.1M
This CEO's Pay
$4.5M
Companies in Industry
6
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 6 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Publishing & Printing →

ACCO BRANDS Corp: MID · MID$ pay ratio

ACCO BRANDS Corp's FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #1 of 6 Publishing & Printing filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 111× the median employee ($40,291) in FY2025.

Median employee $40,291 (PAR-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 111 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$4.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

111:1

Near industry median

ACCO BRANDS Corp in the higher Publishing & Printing third

ACCO BRANDS Corp's FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #1 of 6 Publishing & Printing filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Publishing & Printing (SIC 27) median ratio is 59:1 across 6 FY2025 filers; ACCO BRANDS Corp's $4.5M CEO total is above the $4.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #969 and ratio rank #591 split - treat 111:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Publishing & Printing peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.5M
Median Employee Pay
$40,291
Pay Ratio
111:1
Filing Date
2026-03-27

Company Info

Ticker
ACCO
CIK
712034
Industry
Publishing & Printing
SIC Code
2780
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 712034, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. ACCO BRANDS Corp's FY2025 ratio 111:1 ranks #1 of 6 Publishing & Printing filers (100th percentile).

Read with ACCO BRANDS Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Science Applications International Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $6K lighter vs ACCO BRANDS Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Seacoast Banking Corp Of Florida · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $8K lighter vs ACCO BRANDS Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Cohu Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $9K heavier vs ACCO BRANDS Corp); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
U S Physical Therapy Inc /NV · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.5M (Δ $21K lighter vs ACCO BRANDS Corp); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
USA TODAY Co., Inc. (SIC 27 pole)

USA TODAY Co., Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to ACCO BRANDS Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #969/#591

ACCO BRANDS Corp's FY2025 package sits #969 by CEO dollars and #591 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

ACCO BRANDS Corp's MID · PAR-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for ACCO BRANDS Corp (CIK 712034), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.