ACCO BRANDS Corp PP&E Disclosure
The following table shows estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment:
Property, plant and equipment |
|
Useful Life |
Buildings |
|
40 to 50 years |
Leasehold improvements |
|
Lesser of lease term or the life of the asset |
Machinery, equipment and furniture |
|
3 to 10 years |
Computer software |
|
5 to 10 years |
The components of net property, plant and equipment were as follows:
|
|
December 31 |
|
|||||
(in millions) |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
||
Land and improvements |
|
$ |
18.9 |
|
|
$ |
17.4 |
|
Buildings and improvements to leaseholds |
|
|
124.5 |
|
|
|
115.4 |
|
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
370.2 |
|
|
|
365.2 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
7.5 |
|
|
|
|
528.4 |
|
|
|
505.5 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(389.6 |
) |
|
|
(368.0 |
) |
Net property, plant and equipment (1) |
|
$ |
138.8 |
|
|
$ |
137.5 |
|
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 9, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 23, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 27, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 27, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 27, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 24, 2016 | |
About PP&E Disclosures
The PP&E disclosure details a company's physical asset base — land, buildings, machinery, and equipment — along with the depreciation methods and useful life assumptions that determine how these costs flow through the income statement. Capitalization policy thresholds reveal management's judgment on the boundary between expense and asset, directly affecting both reported earnings and asset values.
Key signals: changes in estimated useful lives or depreciation methods can materially shift reported earnings without any operational change. Compare capital expenditures against depreciation expense — when capex consistently trails depreciation, the asset base may be aging and underinvested. Watch for large asset impairments or write-downs that signal overvalued carrying amounts. Asset retirement obligations reveal future environmental or decommissioning costs that are often underappreciated. Compare PP&E intensity (PP&E-to-revenue) against industry peers to assess capital efficiency and competitive positioning.