acme united - ACU

ACU

Close Chg Chg %
61.57 -0.22 -0.36%

Open Market

61.35

-0.22 (0.36%)

Volume: 16.83K

Last Updated:

Sep 10, 2026, 3:21 PM EDT

Company Overview: acme united - ACU

ACU Key Data

Open

$60.79

Day Range

60.79 - 62.02

52 Week Range

35.50 - 64.17

Market Cap

$234.32M

Shares Outstanding

3.83M

Public Float

3.39M

Beta

0.50

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

25.75

EPS

$2.57

Yield

103.49%

Dividend

$0.16

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jul 2, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

35.33K

 

ACU Performance

1 Week
 
-2.06%
 
1 Month
 
2.38%
 
3 Months
 
35.76%
 
1 Year
 
50.72%
 
5 Years
 
54.72%
 

ACU Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 2
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About acme united - ACU

Acme United Corp. is engaged in the supply of cutting devices, measuring instruments, and safety products for school, home, office, hardware and industrial use. The firm offers its products under the brands First Aid Only, PhysiciansCare, Pac-Kit, Spill Magic, First Aid Central, Med-Nap, Safety Made, Elite, My Medic, Westcott, Clauss, and DMT. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Europe. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Shelton, CT.

ACU At a Glance

Acme United Corp.
1 Waterview Drive
Shelton, Connecticut 06484
Phone 1-203-254-6060 Revenue 196.54M
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 10.18M
Sector Distribution Services 2025 Sales Growth 1.055%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 649
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ACU Valuation

P/E Current 25.748
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 16.176
Price to Sales Ratio 0.838
Price to Book Ratio 1.305
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.802
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.966
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.151

ACU Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 302,837.929
Income Per Employee 15,692.482
Receivables Turnover 6.754
Total Asset Turnover 1.155

ACU Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.206
Quick Ratio 1.589
Cash Ratio 0.157

ACU Profitability

Gross Margin 39.386
Operating Margin 7.746
Pretax Margin 6.674
Net Margin 5.182
Return on Assets 5.985
Return on Equity 9.069
Return on Total Capital 6.96
Return on Invested Capital 7.217

ACU Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 24.417
Total Debt to Total Capital 19.625
Total Debt to Total Assets 16.447
Long-Term Debt to Equity 22.801
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 18.326
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Annual Financials for Acme United - ACU

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
193.96M 191.50M 194.49M 196.54M
Sales Growth
+6.52% -1.27% +1.56% +1.05%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
130.40M 119.29M 118.14M 119.13M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
4.54M 5.07M 6.07M 6.35M
Depreciation
2.72M 2.96M 3.50M 3.80M
Amortization of Intangibles
1.82M 2.11M 2.57M 2.55M
COGS Growth
+11.18% -8.52% -0.97% +0.84%
Gross Income
63.56M 72.21M 76.35M 77.41M
Gross Income Growth
-1.92% +13.61% +5.73% +1.39%
Gross Profit Margin
+32.77% +37.71% +39.26% +39.39%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
57.29M 59.02M 62.21M 62.19M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
57.29M 59.02M 62.21M 62.19M
SGA Growth
+10.10% +3.03% +5.40% -0.04%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - 500.00K
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EBIT after Unusual Expense
6.27M 13.19M 14.14M 14.72M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(214.43K) 12.64M 235.79K 76.03K
Non-Operating Interest Income
31.97K 119.32K 140.68K 123.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
2.40M 3.10M 2.08M 1.68M
Interest Expense Growth
+159.93% +29.21% -32.72% -19.22%
Gross Interest Expense
2.40M 3.10M 2.08M 1.68M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
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Pretax Income
3.66M 22.73M 12.29M 13.12M
Pretax Income Growth
-75.87% +520.75% -45.93% +6.71%
Pretax Margin
+1.89% +11.87% +6.32% +6.67%
Income Tax
627.68K 4.94M 2.27M 2.93M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
257.48K 3.80M 1.22M 414.07K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
664.77K 544.25K 537.65K 299.07K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(294.56K) 594.62K 510.90K 2.22M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
3.03M 17.79M 10.02M 10.18M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
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Net Income
3.03M 17.79M 10.02M 10.18M
Net Income Growth
-77.78% +486.31% -43.67% +1.62%
Net Margin Growth
+1.56% +9.29% +5.15% +5.18%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.03M 17.79M 10.02M 10.18M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.03M 17.79M 10.02M 10.18M
EPS (Basic)
0.8603 4.9811 2.7083 2.6891
EPS (Basic) Growth
-78.13% +479.00% -45.63% -0.71%
Basic Shares Outstanding
3.53M 3.57M 3.70M 3.79M
EPS (Diluted)
0.816 4.8646 2.4453 2.4919
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-76.37% +496.15% -49.73% +1.91%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
3.72M 3.66M 4.10M 4.09M
EBITDA
10.81M 18.26M 20.21M 21.57M
EBITDA Growth
-36.33% +68.91% +10.70% +6.74%
EBITDA Margin
+5.57% +9.53% +10.39% +10.98%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 54.50
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.735
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.89
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.22 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.49 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.75
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 0.74 0.70 2.89 2.75
High Estimates 0.81 0.87 3.14 3.67
Low Estimate 0.66 0.52 2.64 1.83
Coefficient of Variance 14.43 35.61 12.23 47.31

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Acme United - ACU

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 6, 2026 Susan H. Murphy Director 5,967 Bona fide gift Non-derivative transaction at $44.08 per share 263,025.36

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