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ACME UNITED CORP

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000002098
$62.15 +0.34% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $62.15 +99.97% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue124.6Operating income8.4Net income5.9EPS, diluted1.64Fiscal year 2017Revenue130.6 +4.8%Operating income7.9Net income4.1 −30.7%EPS, diluted1.09 −33.5%Fiscal year 2018Revenue137.3 +5.2%Operating income7.5Net income4.6 +13.5%EPS, diluted1.30 +19.3%Fiscal year 2019Revenue142.5 +3.7%Operating income8.4Net income5.5 +19.9%EPS, diluted1.60 +23.1%Fiscal year 2020Revenue164.0 +15.1%Operating income11.4Net income8.1 +46.9%EPS, diluted2.31 +44.4%Fiscal year 2021Revenue182.1 +11.0%Operating income12.8Net income13.7 +68.6%EPS, diluted3.45 +49.4%Fiscal year 2022Revenue194.0 +6.5%Operating income6.3Net income3.0 −77.8%EPS, diluted0.82 −76.2%Fiscal year 2023Revenue191.5 −1.3%Operating income13.2Net income17.8 +486.3%EPS, diluted4.86 +492.7%Fiscal year 2024Revenue194.5 +1.6%Operating income14.1Net income10.0 −43.7%EPS, diluted2.45 −49.6%Fiscal year 2025Revenue196.5 +1.1%Operating income14.7Net income10.2 +1.6%EPS, diluted2.49 +1.6%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 124.6 130.6 137.3 142.5 164.0 182.1 194.0 191.5 194.5 196.5
Growth +4.8% +5.2% +3.7% +15.1% +11.0% +6.5% −1.3% +1.6% +1.1%
Operating income 8.4 7.9 7.5 8.4 11.4 12.8 6.3 13.2 14.1 14.7
Net income 5.9 4.1 4.6 5.5 8.1 13.7 3.0 17.8 10.0 10.2
Growth −30.7% +13.5% +19.9% +46.9% +68.6% −77.8% +486.3% −43.7% +1.6%
EPS, diluted 1.64 1.09 1.30 1.60 2.31 3.45 0.82 4.86 2.45 2.49
Growth −33.5% +19.3% +23.1% +44.4% +49.4% −76.2% +492.7% −49.6% +1.6%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin36.6%Operating margin6.8%Net margin4.7%Free cash flow margin5.7%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin36.7%Operating margin6.0%Net margin3.1%Free cash flow margin1.3%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin36.9%Operating margin5.4%Net margin3.3%Free cash flow margin1.2%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin36.5%Operating margin5.9%Net margin3.9%Free cash flow margin9.1%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin36.3%Operating margin7.0%Net margin4.9%Free cash flow margin1.9%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin35.6%Operating margin7.0%Net margin7.5%Free cash flow margin−0.7%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin32.8%Operating margin3.2%Net margin1.6%Free cash flow margin−0.7%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin37.7%Operating margin6.9%Net margin9.3%Free cash flow margin12.7%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin39.3%Operating margin7.3%Net margin5.2%Free cash flow margin2.5%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin39.4%Operating margin7.5%Net margin5.2%Free cash flow margin3.9%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 36.6% 36.7% 36.9% 36.5% 36.3% 35.6% 32.8% 37.7% 39.3% 39.4%
Operating margin 6.8% 6.0% 5.4% 5.9% 7.0% 7.0% 3.2% 6.9% 7.3% 7.5%
Net margin 4.7% 3.1% 3.3% 3.9% 4.9% 7.5% 1.6% 9.3% 5.2% 5.2%
Free cash flow margin 5.7% 1.3% 1.2% 9.1% 1.9% −0.7% −0.7% 12.7% 2.5% 3.9%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow8.9Capital expenditure−1.8Free cash flow7.0Dividends paid−1.3Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow4.8Capital expenditure−3.1Free cash flow1.7 −76.4%Dividends paid−1.4Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow4.5Capital expenditure−2.9Free cash flow1.6 −2.4%Dividends paid−1.5Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow14.7Capital expenditure−1.7Free cash flow13.0 +701.7%Dividends paid−1.6Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow5.7Capital expenditure−2.6Free cash flow3.2 −75.8%Dividends paid−1.6Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow5.1Capital expenditure−6.4Free cash flow−1.2 −139.1%Dividends paid−1.8Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow2.9Capital expenditure−4.3Free cash flow−1.4Dividends paid−1.9Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow28.9Capital expenditure−4.7Free cash flow24.2Dividends paid−2.0Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow12.0Capital expenditure−7.1Free cash flow4.8 −80.1%Dividends paid−2.2Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow18.2Capital expenditure−10.7Free cash flow7.6 +57.0%Dividends paid−2.3
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 8.9 4.8 4.5 14.7 5.7 5.1 2.9 28.9 12.0 18.2
Capital expenditure −1.8 −3.1 −2.9 −1.7 −2.6 −6.4 −4.3 −4.7 −7.1 −10.7
Free cash flow 7.0 1.7 1.6 13.0 3.2 −1.2 −1.4 24.2 4.8 7.6
Growth −76.4% −2.4% +701.7% −75.8% −139.1% −80.1% +57.0%
Dividends paid −1.3 −1.4 −1.5 −1.6 −1.6 −1.8 −1.9 −2.0 −2.2 −2.3

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash5.9Total debt32.9Net cash (debt)−27.0Shareholders’ equity46.1Debt to equity0.71Fiscal year 2017Cash9.3Total debt43.5Net cash (debt)−34.1Shareholders’ equity49.9Debt to equity0.87Fiscal year 2018Cash4.4Total debt40.3Net cash (debt)−35.9Shareholders’ equity52.3Debt to equity0.77Fiscal year 2019Cash6.8Total debt33.2Net cash (debt)−26.4Shareholders’ equity55.7Debt to equity0.60Fiscal year 2020Cash4.2Total debt38.8Net cash (debt)−34.6Shareholders’ equity62.7Debt to equity0.62Fiscal year 2021Cash4.8Total debt33.0Net cash (debt)−28.2Shareholders’ equity77.1Debt to equity0.43Fiscal year 2022Cash6.1Total debt49.9Net cash (debt)−43.8Shareholders’ equity79.0Debt to equity0.63Fiscal year 2023Cash4.8Total debt13.1Net cash (debt)−8.3Shareholders’ equity97.9Debt to equity0.13Fiscal year 2024Cash6.4Total debt17.6Net cash (debt)−11.2Shareholders’ equity107.0Debt to equity0.16Fiscal year 2025Cash3.6Total debt11.9Net cash (debt)−8.3Shareholders’ equity117.6Debt to equity0.10
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 5.9 9.3 4.4 6.8 4.2 4.8 6.1 4.8 6.4 3.6
Total debt 32.9 43.5 40.3 33.2 38.8 33.0 49.9 13.1 17.6 11.9
Net cash (debt) −27.0 −34.1 −35.9 −26.4 −34.6 −28.2 −43.8 −8.3 −11.2 −8.3
Shareholders’ equity 46.1 49.9 52.3 55.7 62.7 77.1 79.0 97.9 107.0 117.6
Debt to equity 0.71 0.87 0.77 0.60 0.62 0.43 0.63 0.13 0.16 0.10

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
36.6% 36.7% 36.9% 36.5% 36.3% 35.6% 32.8% 37.7% 39.3% 39.4%
6.8% 6.0% 5.4% 5.9% 7.0% 7.0% 3.2% 6.9% 7.3% 7.5%
6.0% 5.0% 4.0% 4.6% 6.0% 8.3% 1.9% 11.9% 6.3% 6.7%
4.7% 3.1% 3.3% 3.9% 4.9% 7.5% 1.6% 9.3% 5.2% 5.2%
5.7% 1.3% 1.2% 9.1% 1.9% −0.7% −0.7% 12.7% 2.5% 3.9%
Spending
0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
29.8% 30.7% 31.5% 30.6% 29.4% 28.6% 29.5% 30.8% 32.0% 31.9%
1.5% 2.4% 2.1% 1.2% 1.6% 3.5% 2.2% 2.4% 3.7% 5.4%
22.0% 37.6% 16.9% 15.7% 17.6% 10.0% 17.1% 21.7% 18.5% 22.4%
Returns
12.7% 8.1% 8.8% 9.9% 12.9% 17.7% 3.8% 18.2% 9.4% 8.7%
6.4% 3.5% 4.2% 5.0% 6.2% 9.5% 1.8% 11.9% 6.2% 6.0%
Balance and payout
0.71 0.87 0.77 0.60 0.62 0.43 0.63 0.13 0.16 0.10
49.9% 56.5% 52.2% 49.7% 51.7% 46.6% 51.9% 34.4% 34.0% 31.2%
22.8% 34.8% 32.3% 29.2% 19.8% 13.1% 62.7% 11.2% 22.2% 23.0%
18.9% 84.6% 91.4% 12.4% 50.9% n/a n/a 8.2% 46.0% 30.9%