ACME UNITED CORP ACU

Industrials SIC 3420 - Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware NAICS Manufacturing › Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing › Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing derived NYSE

Acme United Corporation, a Connecticut corporation (together, with its subsidiaries, the "Company"), is a leading worldwide supplier of innovative first aid and medical products and cutting technology to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods and industrial markets. Its principal products sold across all segments are first aid kits and medical products, scissors, shears, knives, and sharpening tools. The Company sells its products primarily to mass market and e-commerce retailers, industrial distributors, wholesale, contract and retail stationery distributors, office supply superstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware chains.

The Company's operations are in the United States, Canada, Europe (located in Germany) and Asia (located in Hong Kong and China). The operations in the United States, Canada and Europe are primarily involved in product development, marketing, sales, administrative, manufacturing and distribution activities. The operations in Asia consist of sourcing, product development, production planning, quality control and sales activities. Total net sales in 2025 were $196.5 million. The Company was organized as a partnership in l867 and incorporated in l882 under the laws of the State of Connecticut.

Last close 63.48 2026-10-23
Market cap $243.4M 2026-06-30 share count
52-week range 35.50 - 64.87

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S1.2x
P/E25.5x
P/FCF32.1x
EV/EBITDA13.6x
Dividend yield1.0%
Diluted EPS2.49

Where the revenue comes from as reported in the latest 10-K

Revenue by geography

  • United States
  • Europe
  • Canada
  • Other
Revenue by geography, 4 categories over 2 years. The same figures are in the table below. FY2025 United States, FY2025: 164.1M (83.5%) 83% United States Europe, FY2025: 16.3M (8.3%) 8% Europe Canada, FY2025: 15.1M (7.7%) 8% Canada Other, FY2025: 1.1M (0.5%) FY2024 United States, FY2024: 165.1M (84.9%) 85% Europe, FY2024: 15.1M (7.8%) 8% Canada, FY2024: 13.3M (6.8%) 7% Other, FY2024: 1.1M (0.6%)
Region FY2025FY2024
United States $164.1M $165.1M
Europe $16.3M $15.1M
Canada $15.1M $13.3M
Other $1.1M $1.1M

As the company reported it, from the “Segment Information - Segment Revenues (Details)” note of its latest 10-K. Every figure here has been checked against the total revenue the same filing reported. Regions are the filer's own and are not mapped onto a standard list — one company's “Americas” and another's “United States” are different areas, and making them look comparable would mean making at least one of them wrong. Slices under 1% are folded into “Other”.

Revenue by segment

  • United States Segment
  • Europe Segment
  • Canada Segment
Revenue by segment, 3 categories over 2 years. The same figures are in the table below. FY2025 United States Segment, FY2025: 165.1M (84.0%) 84% United States Segment Europe Segment, FY2025: 16.3M (8.3%) 8% Canada Segment, FY2025: 15.1M (7.7%) 8% FY2024 United States Segment, FY2024: 166.2M (85.4%) 85% Europe Segment, FY2024: 15.1M (7.8%) 8% Canada Segment, FY2024: 13.3M (6.8%) 7%
Segment FY2025FY2024
United States Segment $165.1M $166.2M
Europe Segment $16.3M $15.1M
Canada Segment $15.1M $13.3M

As the company reported it, from the “Segment Information - Financial Data by Segment (Details)” note of its latest 10-K. Every figure here has been checked against the total revenue the same filing reported. Segments are the filer's own reporting structure, which is a decision about how it runs itself rather than a standard taxonomy: two companies in the same industry routinely divide themselves along different lines, so these are worth reading down a single company rather than across two. Slices under 1% are folded into “Other”.

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Revenue $196.5M$194.5M$191.5M$194.0M$182.1M$164.0M$142.5M$137.3M$130.6M$124.6M
Cost of revenue $119.1M$118.1M$119.3M$130.4M$117.3M$104.4M$90.5M$86.7M$82.7M$79.0M
Gross profit $77.4M$76.4M$72.2M$63.6M$64.8M$59.6M$52.0M$50.6M$47.9M$45.6M
R&D —————$251.0K$596.0K$734.0K$752.0K$750.0K
SG&A $62.7M$62.2M$59.0M$57.3M$52.0M$48.2M$43.6M$43.2M$40.0M$37.1M
Operating income $14.7M$14.1M$13.2M$6.3M$12.8M$11.4M$8.4M$7.5M$7.9M$8.4M
Interest expense ——$3.0M$2.4M$908.2K$919.7K$1.8M$1.9M$1.3M$868.5K
Pre-tax income $13.1M$12.3M$22.7M$3.7M$15.2M$9.8M$6.5M$5.5M$6.5M$7.5M
Income tax $2.9M$2.3M$4.9M$627.7K$1.5M$1.7M$1.0M$932.9K$2.4M$1.6M
Net income $10.2M$10.0M$17.8M$3.0M$13.7M$8.1M$5.5M$4.6M$4.1M$5.9M
EPS, basic 2.692.714.980.863.932.421.651.361.211.76
EPS, diluted 2.492.454.860.823.452.311.601.301.091.64
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) 4.1M4.1M3.7M3.7M4.0M3.5M3.5M3.5M3.7M3.6M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash and equivalents $3.6M$6.4M$5.5M$7.6M$4.8M$4.2M$6.8M$4.4M$9.3M$5.9M
Receivables $29.1M$28.2M$26.2M$32.6M$34.2M$27.2M$25.5M$25.1M$26.0M$20.0M
Inventory $59.9M$56.3M$55.5M$63.3M$53.6M$50.7M$39.3M$41.3M$40.1M$37.2M
Total current assets $96.2M$95.5M$92.0M$105.6M$95.3M$83.7M$73.1M$73.0M$77.8M$65.0M
Property, plant and equipment $38.5M$31.7M$28.0M$26.4M$24.0M$20.2M$14.0M$14.5M$13.7M$8.0M
Goodwill $9.9M$9.9M$8.2M$8.2M$4.8M$4.8M$4.7M$4.7M$4.7M$3.9M
Other intangibles $19.5M$20.3M$19.0M$20.8M$17.2M$18.7M$15.8M$17.0M$17.9M$14.0M
Total assets $171.0M$162.2M$149.2M$164.4M$144.4M$129.9M$110.7M$109.5M$114.7M$92.1M
Accounts payable $8.1M$9.0M$12.1M$10.5M$9.0M$7.6M$6.7M$8.0M$11.2M$7.3M
Total current liabilities $22.9M$22.9M$26.0M$22.1M$20.3M$20.2M$16.6M$13.4M$16.8M$12.8M
Long-term debt $11.9M$17.6M$13.1M$49.9M$33.0M$38.8M$33.2M$40.3M$43.5M$32.9M
Total liabilities $53.4M$55.2M$51.3M$85.3M$67.4M$67.2M$55.0M$57.1M$64.8M$45.9M
Retained earnings $102.3M$94.5M$86.7M$71.0M$69.9M$58.0M$51.6M$47.5M$44.5M$41.9M
Total equity $117.6M$107.0M$97.9M$79.0M$77.1M$62.7M$55.7M$52.3M$49.9M$46.1M

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating cash flow $18.2M$12.0M$28.9M$2.9M$5.1M$5.7M$14.7M$4.5M$4.8M$8.9M
Depreciation and amortisation $3.8M$3.5M$3.0M$2.8M$2.6M$2.4M$2.2M$2.0M$1.7M$1.5M
Stock-based compensation $2.0M$2.2M$1.9M$1.8M$1.8M$1.3M$968.5K$869.1K$684.4K$440.5K
Capital expenditure $10.7M$7.1M$4.7M$4.3M$6.4M$2.6M$1.7M$2.9M$3.1M$1.8M
Investing cash flow -$12.3M-$12.9M$7.4M-$14.2M-$6.4M-$14.0M-$1.7M-$3.2M-$14.4M-$8.8M
Financing cash flow -$8.9M$2.0M-$38.4M$14.3M$2.0M$5.3M-$10.6M-$6.1M$12.9M$3.5M
Dividends paid $2.3M$2.2M$2.0M$1.9M$1.8M$1.6M$1.6M$1.5M$1.4M$1.3M

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001193125-26-102079.

Plot the figures US dollars

Income statement Revenue Cost of revenue Gross profit R&D SG&A Total operating expenses Operating income Interest expense Pre-tax income Income tax Net income EPS, basic EPS, diluted Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.)
Balance sheet Cash and equivalents Short-term investments Receivables Inventory Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other intangibles Total assets Accounts payable Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Retained earnings Total equity
Cash flow Operating cash flow Depreciation and amortisation Stock-based compensation Capital expenditure Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Dividends paid Buybacks
  • Revenue
  • Gross profit
  • Net income
Revenue, Gross profit, Net income by fiscal year, in US dollars The same figures are in the table below this chart. 0 50M 100M 150M 200M Revenue, FY2016: 124.6M Gross profit, FY2016: 45.6M Net income, FY2016: 5.9M Revenue, FY2017: 130.6M Gross profit, FY2017: 47.9M Net income, FY2017: 4.1M Revenue, FY2018: 137.3M Gross profit, FY2018: 50.6M Net income, FY2018: 4.6M Revenue, FY2019: 142.5M Gross profit, FY2019: 52M Net income, FY2019: 5.5M Revenue, FY2020: 164M Gross profit, FY2020: 59.6M Net income, FY2020: 8.1M Revenue, FY2021: 182.1M Gross profit, FY2021: 64.8M Net income, FY2021: 13.7M Revenue, FY2022: 194M Gross profit, FY2022: 63.6M Net income, FY2022: 3M Revenue, FY2023: 191.5M Gross profit, FY2023: 72.2M Net income, FY2023: 17.8M Revenue, FY2024: 194.5M Gross profit, FY2024: 76.4M Net income, FY2024: 10M Revenue, FY2025: 196.5M Gross profit, FY2025: 77.4M Net income, FY2025: 10.2M FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Fiscal year FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue $124.6M $130.6M $137.3M $142.5M $164.0M $182.1M $194.0M $191.5M $194.5M $196.5M
Gross profit $45.6M $47.9M $50.6M $52.0M $59.6M $64.8M $63.6M $72.2M $76.4M $77.4M
Net income $5.9M $4.1M $4.6M $5.5M $8.1M $13.7M $3.0M $17.8M $10.0M $10.2M

Recent filings and events

  • Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
  • Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
  • Material agreement terminated An agreement that mattered has ended. Often the other half of a deal that fell through. Item 1.02
  • New debt or obligation The company has taken on debt or a comparable obligation. Item 2.03
  • Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Material agreement signed Item 1.01
  • Acquisition or disposal completed A purchase or sale of a significant business or asset has closed. Item 2.01
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Results announced Item 2.02

Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.

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