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Acme United Corporation. (ACU) Stock

$62.15 +0.34% AMEX: ACU Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$62.15
Market Cap$236.81M
P/E Ratio24.71
P/B Ratio2.00
P/S Ratio1.14
EPS (TTM)$2.49
52-Week High$64.87
52-Week Low$35.50
Dividend Yield1.01%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE8.33%
ROA4.89%
ROCE8.73%
Gross Margin7.61%
Operating Margin7.61%
Net Margin4.64%
Debt/Equity0.32
Current Ratio4.17

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$182.0M$194.0M$192.0M$194.0M$197.0M
Operating Profit$13.0M$6.0M$13.0M$14.0M$15.0M
Net Profit$14.0M$3.0M$18.0M$10.0M$10.0M
EPS$3.45$0.82$4.86$2.45$2.49
Op Margin7.0%3.2%6.9%7.3%7.5%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$144.0M$164.0M$149.0M$162.0M$171.0M
Total Liabilities$67.0M$85.0M$51.0M$55.0M$53.0M
Cash$5.0M$6.0M$5.0M$6.0M$4.0M
Borrowings$47.0M$63.0M$26.0M$33.0M$28.0M

Latest News

Acme United Gets New $65 Million Syndicated Loan Facility MT Newswires · Jul 15, 2026 Acme United Corporation Announces New Bank Facility GlobeNewswire · Jul 15, 2026 Acme United to Release Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 23, 2026 GlobeNewswire · Jul 15, 2026 Acme United Corporation Board Approves Cash Dividend GlobeNewswire · Jun 17, 2026 Sidoti Events, LLC's May Micro-Cap Virtual Conference ACCESS Newswire · May 20, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$5.0M$3.0M$29.0M$12.0M$18.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-13.0M$-19.0M$2.0M$-20.0M$-23.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-2.0M$0$-1.0M$-1.0M$0
Net Cash Flow$1.0M$3.0M$-2.0M$1.0M$-3.0M
Free Cash Flow$-1.0M$-2.0M$24.0M$5.0M$8.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio-4.78
EV / EBITDA12.85
FCF Yield6.40%
Quick Ratio1.39
Interest Coverage10.42
Return 1Y10.76%
Return 3Y95.73%
Return 5Y16.97%

Ownership

Insiders Held11.29%
Institutions Held74.26%
Institutions Float Held83.72%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Capital Management Corporation500,9672026-03-31
Mink Brook Asset Management LLC 380,6432026-03-31
North Star Investment Management Corp252,6392026-03-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP171,5772026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.165,6902026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
ACCOAcco Brands Corporation $4.49 +0.67% 6.79 $414.24M 6.98%
HLMNHillman Solutions Corp. $6.97 -0.57% 31.91 $1.37B 0.00%
NPKNational Presto Industries, Inc. $151.59 -0.28% 25.35 $1.09B 0.66%
NWLNewell Brands Inc. $5.64 -1.57% -10.00 $2.40B 5.30%

About Acme United Corporation.

Acme United Corporation. is led by CEO Walter C. Johnsen, employs 633 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 1980.

Acme United Corporation. (ACU) stock trades at $62.15 with a market capitalization of $236.81M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.71, price-to-book of 2.00, price-to-sales of 1.14. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $35.50 and $64.87, and currently trades 4.2% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.01%.

On profitability, Acme United Corporation. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.33%, return on capital employed of 8.73%, an operating margin of 7.61%, a net profit margin of 4.64%.

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