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ACME UNITED CORP ACU
NYSE American · XASE · stock · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware · website · IPO 1980-03-17
ACME UNITED CORP statistics & valuation
Market cap$183.8M
P / E18.0×
P / S0.9×
P / B1.6×
P / FCF24.3×
Dividend yield1.28%
Net margin5.2%
Return on equity8.7%
FCF margin3.9%
Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else is from filings.
P / E vs its own history
ACME UNITED CORP trades at about 19.3× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.6×–28.8×, median 14.9×).
9.6×
28.8×
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 39.4% | 39.3% | 37.7% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 36.7% | 36.6% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 1.6% | 7.5% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| FCF margin | 3.9% | 2.5% | 12.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1.9% | 9.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5.7% |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 6.2% | 11.9% | 1.8% | 9.5% | 6.2% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 6.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.7% | 9.4% | 18.2% | 3.8% | 17.7% | 12.9% | 9.9% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 12.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.10× | 0.16× | 0.13× | 0.63× | 0.43× | 0.62× | 0.60× | 0.77× | 0.87× | 0.71× |
| Current ratio | 4.21 | 4.17 | 3.54 | 4.77 | 4.70 | 4.14 | 4.41 | 5.46 | 4.64 | 5.07 |
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · CIK 0000002098 · as of 2025-12-31. Facts from filings plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.