Acme United Corp
ACU NYSE· Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$65.78
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Acme United Corp had $197M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 1.1% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +3.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 7.5%, up 0.2 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 7 is left after running the business.
- Acme United Corp made $10.2M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 4.7% a year.
- Free cash flow was $7.6M in fiscal 2025, 3.9% of revenue.
- Acme United Corp returned $2.3M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 31% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.3%.
- Acme United Corp owes $8.3M more than it holds in cash, about 0.4 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$272M
P/E
27.6x
Revenue
$197M
Net income
$10.2M
Free cash flow
$7.6M
Operating margin
7.5%
Acme United Corp in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+1.1%
Only a little. Sales grew 1.1% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.2%
A little. It keeps 5.2% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
3.9%
Partly. 3.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
0.4x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 0.4 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
27.6x
One share costs 27.6 times its yearly profit per share.
What Acme United Corp does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 11, 2026
- Legal name
- ACME UNITED CORP
- CIK
- 0000002098
Acme United Corp · ACU
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $182M | $194M | $192M | $194M | $197M |
| Revenue growth | 11.0% | 6.5% | −1.3% | 1.6% | 1.1% |
| Net interest income | −$0.9M | −$2.4M | −$3.0M | — | — |
| Gross margin | 35.6% | 32.8% | 37.7% | 39.3% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Net income | $13.7M | $3.0M | $17.8M | $10.0M | $10.2M |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.45 | $0.82 | $4.86 | $2.45 | $2.49 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $5.1M | $2.9M | $28.9M | $12.0M | $18.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.4M | $4.3M | $4.7M | $7.1M | $10.7M |
| Free cash flow | −$1.2M | −$1.4M | $24.2M | $4.8M | $7.6M |
| FCF margin | −0.7% | −0.7% | 12.7% | 2.5% | 3.9% |
| Dividends paid | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $2.3M |
| Share count change | 12.7% | −6.0% | −1.7% | 12.1% | −0.3% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $4.8M | $6.1M | $4.8M | $6.4M | $3.6M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $33.0M | $49.9M | $13.1M | $17.6M | $11.9M |
| Shareholders' equity | $77.1M | $79.0M | $97.9M | $107M | $118M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7x | 4.0x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.4x |
| Current ratio | 4.7x | 4.8x | 3.5x | 4.2x | 4.2x |
| Interest coverage | 13.9x | 2.6x | 4.3x | 6.8x | 8.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 10.9% | 4.2% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | 3.9% | 20.1% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | 24.8% | 6.1% | 25.2% | 13.1% | 11.5% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.7M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Acme United Corp · ACU
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $65.78 a share, the company is worth $272M: 27.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000002098). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.