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Acme United Corp

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Acme United Corp operates in the Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware industry.

$63.70+0.31%

Oct 5 close · 1D EOD · Databento

IndustrialsCutlery, Handtools & General HardwareMicro-capSEC EDGAR FY 2025-12-31

What happened

Daily closes · dots are Wire stories

What’s next

Expected around late October, going by its own filing history. The company has not announced a date yet. Its matching report came Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 18, 2024, before the open.

Last report

Jul 23, 2026+14.27%

before the open

Last 4, next close

median 3.16% either way

up 2 of 4

Every report since 2022 →Earnings calendar →

DateEventSourceNext close

Jul 23Earnings release, before the open · 8-KSEC EDGARSEC EDGAR ↗+14.27%

Next close = the first close after the event against the close before it. Prior-session closes only; not a call, not advice.

What happened · big days

19 big days in a year, and what we hold on each

A big day is a close more than 3.27% from the one before, three times ACU’s median day (1.09%). On 3 of the 19, its peer group moved the same way at least half as far. We show what we hold. We never name a cause.

every other trading daya big day, numbered in the list below±3.27%Hover a bar for its day. Click a big day to open it.

Shaded: since our stories began, Jun 10. Tap a bar for its day.

#DayACUWhat we hold that dayGroup (median of 4) · each

1 Nov 21, 2025+3.89%
Before our storiesgroup +3.7%, moved with ACU
1Nov 21, 2025+3.89%
Before our stories
+3.7% moved with ACUSWK +5.9 · HLMN +4.6 · SSD +2.8 · SNA +1.4
2 Dec 8, 2025−3.64%
Before our storiesgroup −0.8%, did not move with it
2Dec 8, 2025−3.64%
Before our stories
−0.8% did not move with itSSD −1.6 · HLMN −1.4 · SWK −0.1 · SNA +0.1
3 Dec 10, 2025+3.81%
Before our storiesgroup +2.6%, moved with ACU
3Dec 10, 2025+3.81%
Before our stories
+2.6% moved with ACUSWK +5.5 · HLMN +3.1 · SSD +2.0 · SNA +1.6
4 Dec 11, 2025+4.91%
Before our storiesgroup +1.3%, did not move with it
4Dec 11, 2025+4.91%
Before our stories
+1.3% did not move with itHLMN +3.1 · SSD +1.7 · SWK +0.9 · SNA +0.9
5 Dec 12, 2025+4.09%
Before our storiesgroup −0.6%, did not move with it
5Dec 12, 2025+4.09%
Before our stories
−0.6% did not move with itHLMN −0.1 · SNA −0.2 · SSD −1.0 · SWK −1.1
6 Jan 7, 2026+4.15%
Before our storiesgroup −2.0%, did not move with it
6Jan 7, 2026+4.15%
Before our stories
−2.0% did not move with itHLMN +0.7 · SNA −1.4 · SWK −2.6 · SSD −2.9
7 Jan 23, 2026−4.56%
Before our storiesgroup −1.8%, did not move with it
7Jan 23, 2026−4.56%
Before our stories
−1.8% did not move with itHLMN −2.9 · SSD −2.2 · SWK −1.5 · SNA −0.8
8 Feb 2, 2026+3.97%
Before our storiesgroup +1.6%, did not move with it
8Feb 2, 2026+3.97%
Before our stories
+1.6% did not move with itHLMN +3.6 · SSD +1.6 · SNA +1.5 · SWK +0.6
9 Mar 16, 2026+5.02%
Before our storiesgroup +0.8%, did not move with it
9Mar 16, 2026+5.02%
Before our stories
+0.8% did not move with itSWK +1.3 · HLMN +0.9 · SNA +0.6 · SSD +0.2
10 Mar 18, 2026−3.43%
Before our storiesgroup −1.5%, did not move with it
10Mar 18, 2026−3.43%
Before our stories
−1.5% did not move with itSWK −2.0 · SSD −1.6 · SNA −1.5 · HLMN −0.7
11 Mar 23, 2026+3.66%
Before our storiesgroup +3.3%, moved with ACU
11Mar 23, 2026+3.66%
Before our stories
+3.3% moved with ACUHLMN +4.4 · SWK +3.9 · SSD +2.6 · SNA +1.6
12 Apr 23, 2026−4.50%
Resultsgroup +0.3%, did not move with it
12Apr 23, 2026−4.50%
ResultsFirst close after the Apr 23 results filing
+0.3% did not move with itSSD −0.1 · HLMN +0.1 · SWK +0.4 · SNA +2.2
13 Jun 4, 2026+3.81%
Before our storiesgroup +0.7%, did not move with it
13Jun 4, 2026+3.81%
Before our stories
+0.7% did not move with itHLMN +1.0 · SWK +0.9 · SNA +0.4 · SSD −0.7
14 Jul 23, 2026+14.27%
Resultsgroup −1.8%, did not move with it
14Jul 23, 2026+14.27%
ResultsFirst close after the Jul 23 results filing
−1.8% did not move with itSSD +1.3 · HLMN −1.6 · SWK −2.1 · SNA −2.6
15 Jul 27, 2026+5.36%
Nothing on ACUgroup +0.9%, did not move with it
15Jul 27, 2026+5.36%
Nothing on ACUNo ACU story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+0.9% did not move with itSWK +3.2 · HLMN +1.0 · SNA +0.8 · SSD −0.3
16 Jul 28, 2026+4.79%
Nothing on ACUgroup +2.0%, did not move with it
16Jul 28, 2026+4.79%
Nothing on ACUNo ACU story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+2.0% did not move with itSNA +2.9 · SSD +2.6 · HLMN +1.5 · SWK +0.0
17 Jul 30, 2026−6.13%
Nothing on ACUgroup −1.2%, did not move with it
17Jul 30, 2026−6.13%
Nothing on ACUNo ACU story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.2% did not move with itSSD −1.5 · SNA −1.4 · HLMN −1.0 · SWK +2.7
18 Aug 4, 2026−3.33%
Nothing on ACUgroup +3.3%, did not move with it
18Aug 4, 2026−3.33%
Nothing on ACUNo ACU story, brief or results filing in our record that day
+3.3% did not move with itSNA +2.2 · SSD +2.2 · SWK +4.4 · HLMN +14.4
19 Aug 12, 2026+3.91%
Nothing on ACUgroup −1.1%, did not move with it
19Aug 12, 2026+3.91%
Nothing on ACUNo ACU story, brief or results filing in our record that day
−1.1% did not move with itSNA −0.8 · SWK −1.1 · HLMN −1.1 · SSD −2.5

A story on the same day is not a cause, and a group move is not proof either. Group: the median of SNA, SWK, SSD and HLMN that day, the largest companies in ACU’s SEC industry; “moved with ACU” means the same direction and at least half the size.

What’s next · results

Before the next report: what the first day after the last four did

Six trading days after each results filing (SEC 8-K, Item 2.02). Day 1 is the first close after each filing: the next day’s for a filing after the close, the same day’s otherwise. 2 of 4 times, day 6 ended on the same side as day 1.

Reported Oct 21, 2025

day 1−1.82%day 6+0.34%

Reported Feb 26, 2026

day 1+0.90%day 6−4.22%

Reported Apr 23, 2026

day 1−4.50%day 6−10.48%

Reported Jul 23, 2026

day 1+14.27%day 6+22.51%

Next report: expected late OctoberEstimated from the dates of its last four results filings. Not announced. Since the Jul 23 report: +38.34%. Four reports is a small sample.

Every report since 2022 →

Each line is ACU’s close against its close before the filing, on licensed end-of-day closes. What happened after each report, not a forecast; a move on the day is not a cause.

The numbers · FY2025, filed

SEC EDGAR

Market cap$243M

Revenue$196.5M+1.10%

Net income$10.2M

EPS, diluted$2.49+1.60%

Gross margin39.4%

Operating margin7.5%

Return on equity8.7%

Debt / equity0.10

All filed figures

Snapshot

SEC EDGAR · FY 2025-12-31

SectorIndustrials

Market Cap$243.4M

Enterprise Value$251.7M

Income$10.2M

Sales$196.5M

Book/sh$30.68

Cash/sh$0.94

Dividend TTM$0.48

Payout23%

Employees—

IPO—

Quick Ratio1.59

Current Ratio4.21

Debt/Eq0.10

EPS (ttm)$2.49

EPS this Y1.6%

EPS past 3/5Y44.8%

Sales past 3/5Y0.4%

EPS Y/Y TTM1.6%

Sales Y/Y TTM1.1%

Shs Outstand3.83M

ROA6.0%

ROE8.7%

ROIC9.1%

Gross Margin39.4%

Oper. Margin7.5%

Profit Margin5.2%

Every figure here is filed with the SEC. Valuation and estimate metrics (P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, price targets, forward EPS) are omitted until our market-data feed is licensed for display — we’d rather show fewer numbers than blank ones. Deeper lines (cash flow, balance sheet) below.

Revenue by fiscal year

$182.1M

FY21

$194.0M

FY22

$191.5M

FY23

$194.5M

FY24

$196.5M

FY25

Operating leverage — margins

GrossOperatingNet

Financials, annual · income and cash flowSEC EDGAR · open ▸

Financials — annual

SEC EDGAR · last 5 FY · tap a row to explain it

USD	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	$182.1M	$194.0M	$191.5M	$194.5M	$196.5M
Gross Profit	$64.8M	$63.6M	$72.2M	$76.4M	$77.4M
Operating Income	$12.8M	$6.3M	$13.2M	$14.1M	$14.7M
Net Income	$13.7M	$3.0M	$17.8M	$10.0M	$10.2M
Diluted EPS	$3.45	$0.82	$4.86	$2.45	$2.49
Operating Cash Flow	$5.1M	$2.9M	$28.9M	$12.0M	$18.2M
Free Cash Flow	$-1.2M	$-1.4M	$24.2M	$4.8M	$7.6M

Same industry

ACU against four same-industry peers, a year at 100

ACU is up 59.2% in a year. All four did less: Stanley Black & Decker (+21.1%), Snap-on (+6.2%), Simpson Manufacturing (+1.4%) and Hillman Solutions (−23.6%). Weekly closes, Oct 3, 2025 = 100, on a log scale, so the same percentage move is the same height on every line.

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ACU +59.2%. Stanley Black & Decker +21.1%, Snap-on +6.2%, Simpson Manufacturing +1.4%, Hillman Solutions −23.6%. Weekly closes, Oct 3, 2025 = 100, log scale.

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End-of-day closes (Databento EOD), the last close of each week. The four peers are the largest US-listed companies by market value in ACU’s SEC industry (Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware) with a year of closes. It shows what the closes did; a move here is not a cause, a forecast or a call.

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Fundamentals sourced from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain). For informational purposes only. Not investment advice.