acme united - ACU

ACU

Close Chg Chg %
44.33 0.50 1.13%

Closed Market

44.83

+0.50 (1.13%)

Volume: 9.59K

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT

Company Overview: acme united - ACU

ACU Key Data

Open

$43.11

Day Range

43.11 - 45.18

52 Week Range

35.31 - 45.25

Market Cap

$167.50M

Shares Outstanding

3.81M

Public Float

3.34M

Beta

0.75

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

18.10

EPS

$2.65

Yield

143.12%

Dividend

$0.16

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jan 6, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

9.19K

 

ACU Performance

1 Week
 
6.75%
 
1 Month
 
5.19%
 
3 Months
 
21.09%
 
1 Year
 
18.33%
 
5 Years
 
36.63%
 

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 Camillus, Clauss, Cuda, DMT Sharpeners, First Aid Only, Med-Nap, Pac-Kit, Physicianscare, Spill Magic, Westcott, Western, and First Aid Central. 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 194.49M
Industry Wholesale Distributors Net Income 10.02M
Sector Distribution Services 2024 Sales Growth 1.561%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 633
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ACU Valuation

P/E Current 18.095
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 15.266
Price to Sales Ratio 0.787
Price to Book Ratio 1.31
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.78
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.879
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.923
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.183

ACU Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 307,251.171
Income Per Employee 15,833.098
Receivables Turnover 6.888
Total Asset Turnover 1.222

ACU Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.174
Quick Ratio 1.714
Cash Ratio 0.28

ACU Profitability

Gross Margin 39.257
Operating Margin 7.27
Pretax Margin 6.32
Net Margin 5.153
Return on Assets 6.297
Return on Equity 9.784
Return on Total Capital 7.168
Return on Invested Capital 7.706

ACU Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 30.699
Total Debt to Total Capital 23.488
Total Debt to Total Assets 19.82
Long-Term Debt to Equity 28.828
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 22.057
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Annual Financials for Acme United - ACU

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
182.09M 193.96M 191.50M 194.49M
Sales Growth
+11.03% +6.52% -1.27% +1.56%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
117.29M 130.40M 119.29M 118.14M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
4.21M 4.54M 5.07M 6.07M
Depreciation
2.72M 2.72M 2.96M 3.50M
Amortization of Intangibles
1.49M 1.82M 2.11M 2.57M
COGS Growth
+12.34% +11.18% -8.52% -0.97%
Gross Income
64.80M 63.56M 72.21M 76.35M
Gross Income Growth
+8.74% -1.92% +13.61% +5.73%
Gross Profit Margin
+35.59% +32.77% +37.71% +39.26%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
52.03M 57.29M 59.02M 62.21M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
52.03M 57.29M 59.02M 62.21M
SGA Growth
+7.99% +10.10% +3.03% +5.40%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - (3.51M)
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
16.28M 6.27M 13.19M 14.14M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(181.14K) (214.43K) 12.64M 235.79K
Non-Operating Interest Income
13.74K 31.97K 119.32K 140.68K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
921.97K 2.40M 3.10M 2.08M
Interest Expense Growth
-2.37% +159.93% +29.21% -32.72%
Gross Interest Expense
921.97K 2.40M 3.10M 2.08M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
15.17M 3.66M 22.73M 12.29M
Pretax Income Growth
+54.43% -75.87% +520.75% -45.93%
Pretax Margin
+8.33% +1.89% +11.87% +6.32%
Income Tax
1.52M 627.68K 4.94M 2.27M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
158.92K 257.48K 3.80M 1.22M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
870.74K 664.77K 544.25K 537.65K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
489.60K (294.56K) 594.62K 510.90K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
13.66M 3.03M 17.79M 10.02M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
13.66M 3.03M 17.79M 10.02M
Net Income Growth
+68.61% -77.78% +486.31% -43.67%
Net Margin Growth
+7.50% +1.56% +9.29% +5.15%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
13.66M 3.03M 17.79M 10.02M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
13.66M 3.03M 17.79M 10.02M
EPS (Basic)
3.9338 0.8603 4.9811 2.7083
EPS (Basic) Growth
+62.36% -78.13% +479.00% -45.63%
Basic Shares Outstanding
3.47M 3.53M 3.57M 3.70M
EPS (Diluted)
3.4526 0.816 4.8646 2.4453
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+49.61% -76.37% +496.15% -49.73%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
3.96M 3.72M 3.66M 4.10M
EBITDA
16.98M 10.81M 18.26M 20.21M
EBITDA Growth
+11.32% -36.33% +68.91% +10.70%
EBITDA Margin
+9.32% +5.57% +9.53% +10.39%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 48.50
Number of Ratings 2 Current Quarters Estimate 0.48
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.175
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.425 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 2.445 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 1.73
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 1
Mean Estimate 0.48 0.62 2.18 1.73
High Estimates 0.56 0.76 2.73 1.73
Low Estimate 0.40 0.47 1.62 1.73
Coefficient of Variance 23.57 33.34 36.09 N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 2 2 2
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Acme United - ACU

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 20, 2025 Brian S. Olschan President and COO; Director 51,300 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $41.12 per share 2,109,456.00
May 20, 2025 Brian S. Olschan President and COO; Director 49,015 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $39.95 per share 1,958,149.25
May 20, 2025 Brian S. Olschan President and COO; Director 44,015 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $39.95 per share 1,758,399.25

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