ACU
ACME UNITED CORP
Next earnings Jul 17, 2026 · consensus $0.59 EPS, $56.8M rev
Last earnings -4.5% on 2026-04-23
$48.94
▲ +2.90%$48.94▲ +28.23%
over 1Y
L $35.23EODHDH $48.94
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+2.9%
1W+8.6%
1M+17.7%
3M+11.6%
YTD+22.6%
1Y+28.2%
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 6 analysts
Buy
Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.45x).
Revenue (FY2025) $197M · FY2025
The read
Middling fundamentals and a rich price (~47% above fair value) leave little margin of safety — a wait-and-see.
ACME UNITED CORP shows $197M in FY2025 revenue (+1.1% YoY), a 5.2% net margin, and 8.7% ROE.
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $182M | $194M | $192M | $194M | $197M |
| Gross profit | $64.8M | $63.6M | $72.2M | $76.4M | $77.4M |
| Operating income | $12.8M | $6.27M | $13.2M | $14.1M | $14.7M |
| Net income | $13.7M | $3.03M | $17.8M | $10.0M | $10.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.45 | $0.82 | $4.86 | $2.45 | $2.49 |
| Net margin | 7.5% | 1.6% | 9.3% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$195M
EV / EBITDA9.2
EV / Sales1.0
EV / FCF25.7
P / FCF24.6
PEG (trailing)12.15
Earnings yield5.5%
FCF yield4.1%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)9.0%
Free cash flow$7.58M
Total debt$11.9M
Net cash-$8.26M
Altman Z-Score4.88 safe
Piotroski F-Score6/9
Capital returns
Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)1.3%
Shareholder yield1.3%
Shares Δ YoY+1.4%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsRoutine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
Recent filings
all on EDGAR ↗4Period ending 2026-05-272026-05-29open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-282026-05-29open ↗144Filing2026-05-26open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-212026-05-22open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-132026-05-15open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-06open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-282026-04-28open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-04-232026-04-23open ↗SCHEDULE 13G/AFiling2026-04-02open ↗ARSPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-27open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-04-272026-03-27open ↗10-KPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-11open ↗
Frequently asked
- Is ACME UNITED CORP (ACU) a buy?
- ACU currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.45x).
- What is ACU's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on ACU's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $26.16. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is ACU overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, ACU currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is ACME UNITED CORP's quality score?
- ACU scores 69.4313725490196/100 (grade B-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000002098, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-06) · EODHD · as of 6/24/2026, 1:12:07 PM.
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