AMEX · Household & Personal Products

ACU (ACU) Stock

$56.86 +1.12% AMEX: ACU Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$56.86
Market Cap$216.66M
P/E Ratio16.51
P/B Ratio1.33
P/S Ratio0.78
EPS (TTM)$2.49
52-Week High$56.86
52-Week Low$35.50
Dividend Yield1.54%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE8.47%
ROA5.85%
ROCE12.71%
Gross Margin7.61%
Operating Margin7.61%
Net Margin4.69%
Debt/Equity0.42
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$-1.0M$-1.0M
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—
EV / EBITDA8.60
FCF Yield5.14%
Quick Ratio1.83
Interest Coverage7.50
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
AGCCAgencia Comercial Spirits Ltd $15.24 +0.13% 0.00 $347.27M 0.00%
EPSMEpsium Enterprise Limited Ordinary Shares $1.50 +2.10% -13.47 $20.15M 0.00%
EWCZEuropean Wax Center, Inc. $5.82 +0.00% 29.10 $319.14M 0.00%
HFFG $1.50 +0.00% -2.67 $80.21M 0.00%
LGCY $11.79 -2.64% 19.14 $149.17M 0.00%

About ACU

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

ACU stock trades at $56.86 with a market capitalization of $216.66M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.51, price-to-book of 1.33, price-to-sales of 0.78. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $35.50 and $56.86, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.54%.

On profitability, ACU generates a return on equity (ROE) of 8.47%, return on capital employed of 12.71%, an operating margin of 7.61%, a net profit margin of 4.69%.

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