ACME UNITED CORP
ACUNYSE
$47.55
↑ +0.1%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +16.0%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$197.6M
Enterprise Value
$226.5M
P/E
20.5
P/S
1.0
P/B
1.7
EV/EBITDA
10.9
PEG
0.5
FCF Yield
4.1%
Dividend Yield
1.4%
Revenue (TTM)
$202.9M
Net Income (TTM)
$9.5M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$8.1M
Gross Margin
39.6%
Operating Margin
6.9%
Net Margin
4.7%
ROE
8.2%
ROIC
7.5%
Debt / Equity
0.3
Net Cash
-$28.8M
Return 1Y
+14.9%
Company profile
Acme United Corporation supplies first aid and safety, cutting, sharpening, and measuring products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand.
- CEO
- Walter C. Johnsen
- Sector
- Construction
- Industry
- Construction Materials
- Employees
- 650
- Headquarters
- Connecticut
- Website
- acmeunited.com
Management & directors
- Olschan Brian SPresident and COO
- Johnsen Walter CChairman and CEO
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
ACU Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$52.3M↑ +13.8%
Diluted EPS$0.24↓ -41.5%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $164.0M | $182.1M | $194.0M | $191.5M | $194.5M | $196.5M |
| Gross profit | $59.6M | $64.8M | $63.6M | $72.2M | $76.4M | $77.4M |
| Operating income | $11.4M | $12.8M | $6.3M | $13.2M | $14.1M | $14.7M |
| Net income | $8.1M | $13.7M | $3.0M | $17.8M | $10.0M | $10.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.31 | $3.45 | $0.82 | $4.86 | $2.45 | $2.49 |
| Operating cash flow | $5.7M | $5.1M | $2.9M | $28.9M | $12.0M | $18.2M |
| Free cash flow | $3.2M | -$1.2M | -$1.4M | $24.2M | $4.8M | $7.6M |
| Gross margin | 36.3% | 35.6% | 32.8% | 37.7% | 39.3% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 7.5% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $55.4M | $48.2M | $45.9M | $46.0M | $54.0M | $49.1M | $47.5M | $52.3M |
| Gross profit | $22.6M | $18.6M | $17.8M | $17.9M | $22.1M | $19.2M | $18.1M | $20.8M |
| Operating income | $6.4M | $2.9M | $2.3M | $2.4M | $6.4M | $3.0M | $2.9M | $1.7M |
| Net income | $4.5M | $2.2M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $4.8M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $985,000.00 |
| Diluted EPS | $1.09 | $0.54 | $0.43 | $0.41 | $1.16 | $0.46 | $0.46 | $0.24 |
| Operating cash flow | $6.9M | $8.9M | $6.4M | -$3.3M | $6.3M | $7.1M | $8.2M | -$2.2M |
| Free cash flow | $4.4M | $7.5M | $4.7M | -$4.7M | $4.7M | $301,000.00 | $7.3M | -$4.1M |
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 39.0% | 41.0% | 39.1% | 38.2% | 39.7% |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 6.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 11.8% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 8.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1.9% |
Company news
Jul 15, 2026
May 15, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S· President and COO | Sale | 4,833 | $42.00 | $202,986.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-27 | JOHNSEN WALTER C· Chairman and CEO | Gift | 5,834 | $42.23 | $246,369.82 | filing |
| 2026-05-21 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S· President and COO | Tax withholding | 15,204 | $43.21 | $656,964.84 | filing |
| 2026-05-21 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S· President and COO | Option exercise | 20,000 | $24.92 | $498,400.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-13 | JOHNSEN WALTER C· Chairman and CEO | Tax withholding | 24,166 | $40.53 | $979,447.98 | filing |
| 2026-05-13 | JOHNSEN WALTER C· Chairman and CEO | Option exercise | 30,000 | $23.99 | $719,700.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-03 | MURPHY SUSAN H | Gift | 1,200 | $44.08 | $52,896.00 | filing |
| 2025-09-05 | HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR | D | 2,500 | $44.36 | $110,900.00 | filing |
| 2025-09-05 | HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR | Option exercise | 2,500 | $21.20 | $53,000.00 | filing |
| 2025-08-13 | HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR | D | 2,500 | $44.58 | $111,450.00 | filing |
| 2025-08-13 | HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR | Option exercise | 2,500 | $22.66 | $56,650.00 | filing |
| 2025-07-29 | MURPHY SUSAN H | Gift | 120 | $42.61 | $5,113.20 | filing |
Latest 12 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.