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ACME UNITED CORP ACU

NYSE · stock · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

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%
Net debt$8.3M
Net debt / EBITDA0.4×
Enterprise value USD$192.0M
EV / EBITDA9.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.7%
Return on capital9.9%
Graham number -36%$40.15

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($40.15); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.70% 3.10% 3.30% 3.90% 4.90% 7.50% 1.60% 9.30% 5.20% 5.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
36.60% 36.70% 36.90% 36.50% 36.30% 35.60% 32.80% 37.70% 39.30% 39.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.80% 6.00% 5.40% 5.90% 7.00% 7.00% 3.20% 6.90% 7.30% 7.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
12.70% 8.10% 8.80% 9.90% 12.90% 17.70% 3.80% 18.20% 9.40% 8.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
3.6M 4.8M 4.8M 3.5M 3.5M 4.0M 3.7M 3.7M 4.1M 4.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$27.0M $34.1M $35.9M $26.4M $34.6M $28.2M $43.8M $8.3M $11.2M $8.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.40% 3.50% 4.20% 5.00% 6.20% 9.50% 1.80% 11.90% 6.20% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.70% 1.30% 1.20% 9.10% 1.90% -0.70% -0.70% 12.70% 2.50% 3.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.71× 0.87× 0.77× 0.60× 0.62× 0.43× 0.63× 0.13× 0.16× 0.10× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.64 $1.09 $1.30 $1.60 $2.31 $3.45 $0.82 $4.86 $2.45 $2.49 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ACME UNITED CORP trades at about 25.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.6×–28.8×, median 14.9×).

9.6× 28.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.6×–28.8×); dot = today's 25.2×.

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin39.4%39.3%37.7%32.8%35.6%36.3%36.5%36.9%36.7%36.6%
Operating margin7.5%7.3%6.9%3.2%7.0%7.0%5.9%5.4%6.0%6.8%
Net margin5.2%5.2%9.3%1.6%7.5%4.9%3.9%3.3%3.1%4.7%
FCF margin3.9%2.5%12.7%-0.7%-0.7%1.9%9.1%1.2%1.3%5.7%
Return on assets6.0%6.2%11.9%1.8%9.5%6.2%5.0%4.2%3.5%6.4%
Return on equity8.7%9.4%18.2%3.8%17.7%12.9%9.9%8.8%8.1%12.7%
Debt / equity0.10×0.16×0.13×0.63×0.43×0.62×0.60×0.77×0.87×0.71×
Current ratio4.214.173.544.774.704.144.415.464.645.07

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.