A method for regulating a speed of a cutting device comprising a cutter for cutting printed products includes transporting the printed products consecutively on a first conveying component of a feed device. A final printed product of a stack of the printed products to be formed is detected. The stack is formed in a stacking device. The stack is transported to the cutter using the feed device. An actual number of cycles of the cutter is regulated based on a time of the detecting the final printed product of the stack such that the stack is fed to the cutter within a time window.