Acme United Corp
ACU- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry
- Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
- SEC CIK
- 0000002098
In the last 90 days, Acme United Corp insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 7 sales; 81 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $133.6M in total; no superinvestor holds it.
- Currency
- USD
- Source
- SEC XBRL data (10-K, 10-Q, 20-F, 40-F)
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2026, 1:09 AM ET
Revenue flow, FY2025
Where the revenue went in FY2025, from the income statement below. Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue; hover over a band or a bar for the exact amount.
Income statement
Each column is one fiscal year, newest first.
| Line item | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period end | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Filing | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Reported | Feb 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 1, 2024 | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Revenue | $196.5M | $194.5M | $191.5M | $194.0M | $182.1M |
| Cost of revenue | $119.1M | $118.1M | $119.3M | $130.4M | $117.3M |
| Gross profit | $77.4M | $76.4M | $72.2M | $63.6M | $64.8M |
| Selling, general and administrative | $62.7M | $62.2M | $59.0M | $57.3M | $52.0M |
| Operating income | $14.7M | $14.1M | $13.2M | $6.27M | $12.8M |
| Interest expense | $1.68M | $2.08M | $3.10M | $2.40M | $922.0K |
| Income tax | $2.93M | $2.27M | $4.94M | $627.7K | $1.52M |
| Net income | $10.2M | $10.0M | $17.8M | $3.03M | $13.7M |
| EPS, basic | $2.69 | $2.71 | $4.98 | $0.86 | $3.93 |
| EPS, diluted | $2.49 | $2.45 | $4.86 | $0.82 | $3.45 |
| Weighted shares, basic | 3.79M | 3.70M | 3.57M | 3.53M | 3.47M |
| Weighted shares, diluted | 4.09M | 4.10M | 3.66M | 3.72M | 3.96M |
| Margins and growth | |||||
| Gross margin | 39.4% | 39.3% | 37.7% | 32.8% | 35.6% |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 7.0% |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| Revenue growth, year over year | +1.1% | +1.6% | −1.3% | +6.5% | +11.0% |
| Net income growth, year over year | +1.6% | −43.7% | +486.3% | −77.8% | +68.6% |
Balance sheet
Each column is one fiscal year, newest first.
| Line item | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period end | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Filing | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Reported | Feb 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 1, 2024 | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Cash and equivalents | $3.60M | $6.40M | $4.80M | $6.10M | $4.84M |
| Accounts receivable | $29.1M | $28.2M | $26.2M | $32.6M | $34.2M |
| Inventory | $59.9M | $56.3M | $55.5M | $63.3M | $53.6M |
| Total current assets | $96.2M | $95.5M | $92.0M | $105.6M | $95.3M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $38.5M | $31.7M | $28.0M | $26.4M | $24.0M |
| Goodwill | $9.91M | $9.91M | $8.19M | $8.19M | $4.80M |
| Intangible assets | $19.5M | $20.3M | $19.0M | $20.8M | $17.2M |
| Total assets | $171.0M | $162.2M | $149.2M | $164.4M | $144.4M |
| Accounts payable | $8.07M | $9.00M | $12.1M | $10.5M | $8.98M |
| Total current liabilities | $22.9M | $22.9M | $26.0M | $22.1M | $20.3M |
| Long-term debt | $11.9M | $17.6M | $13.1M | $49.9M | $33.0M |
| Total liabilities | $53.4M | $55.2M | $51.3M | $85.3M | $67.4M |
| Shareholders' equity | $117.6M | $107.0M | $97.9M | $79.0M | $77.1M |
Cash flow statement
Each column is one fiscal year, newest first. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures.
| Line item | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period end | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| Filing | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Reported | Feb 26, 2026 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 1, 2024 | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Operating cash flow | $18.2M | $12.0M | $28.9M | $2.89M | $5.14M |
| Capital expenditures | $10.7M | $7.15M | $4.67M | $4.30M | $6.37M |
| Free cash flow | $7.58M | $4.83M | $24.2M | -$1.41M | -$1.23M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $6.35M | $6.07M | $5.01M | $4.58M | $4.05M |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.99M | $2.18M | $1.94M | $1.80M | $1.81M |
| Dividends paid | $2.34M | $2.22M | $1.99M | $1.90M | $1.79M |
| Investing cash flow | -$12.3M | -$12.9M | $7.43M | -$14.2M | -$6.37M |
| Financing cash flow | -$8.88M | $2.00M | -$38.4M | $14.3M | $2.04M |
| Net change in cash | -$2.80M | $852.7K | -$2.05M | $2.76M | $676.0K |
| Ratio | |||||
| Stock-based compensation, % of revenue | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
Shares outstanding
Common shares outstanding as stated on the cover of each 10-K and 10-Q. The date is the cover date, not the period end; a rising count means dilution.
Notes and known gaps
How these numbers are put together, and what they can't tell you.
- Numbers come from the XBRL data in each period's original 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F or 40-F, or its amendment. They are shown as filed: later filings don't restate earlier periods here.
- Reported is the filing date of the first 8-K with Item 2.02 (results of operations) after the period ended, no later than the 10-Q or 10-K and within 120 days. Companies that release results only in the 10-Q, and foreign companies, which use Form 6-K, have none.
Known gaps
- Foreign companies that file Form 20-F or 40-F have annual statements only: their quarterly results are furnished on Form 6-K, which has no XBRL data.
- EPS and share counts are as reported at the time, not adjusted for later stock splits.
- For ADRs, EPS is per ordinary share, not per ADS (one TSMC ADS is five ordinary shares).
- For banks, revenue may be interest income only, depending on how the bank tags its filings; cost of revenue and gross profit are usually blank.
- Companies with several share classes, such as Berkshire Hathaway, may have no EPS and no cover share count.
- Depreciation and amortization is missing for some companies that report it under their own XBRL tags.