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ACU · Acme United Corp

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$60.96 -1.14 (-1.84%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$238.08M
Shares
3.83M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$60.96 Open$61.69 Day$60.50–62.39 52W close$35.50–62.83 Avg vol 30d32K Short int62K · 1.6% float · 1.9d Short vol61% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +37%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +18%
      above
      RSI (14) 64
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 93%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return +36%
      trailing
      YTD return +51%
      this year
      Relative strength +25%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $52 › 200d $44 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +14 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.62% of float · ▼ -34.0% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      81 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 56
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +1%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 39%
      expanding
      EPS growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $7.6M
      Balance sheet $8.3M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 35%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −20%
      past year
      ATR 4.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2024
      SG&A as a percentage of sales · for the year up to 31%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +37% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      64 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      93% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $52 › 200d $44 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +14 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      1.62% of float · ▼ -34.0% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      81 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $36 Now $61 · 93% Range high $63
      vs 200-day avg +37% vs 50-day avg +18%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      bank debt less cash $27.3M Q2 2026
      dividends distributed on common stock $2.3M year ended December 31, 2025
      free cash flow $13.6M year ended December 31, 2025
      Gross margin 39.4% year ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Household & Personal Products — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ACU
      Acme United Corp
      this stock
      $238.08M +51.2% +1.1% 26.1 1.6%
      PG
      PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
      $336.30B +1.0% +3.3% 21.9 1.2%
      UL
      Unilever PLC
      $138.11B -1.9% 0.1%
      CL
      Colgate Palmolive Co
      $71.51B +15.3% +1.7% 35.5 2.2%
      RBGLY
      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
      $44.98B 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      81
      % held
      73.0%
      Net QoQ
      +17.9K sh
      Top holder
      CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP /…
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      112
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      62.3K
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      -32.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      61%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      9.5K
      Value
      $532.0K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      30.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
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      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $196.5M
      Net income (FY)
      $10.2M
      EPS diluted
      $2.49
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      shares 160.4K
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      12
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $453.1K
      Shares
      7.3K
      Filed
      Aug 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Acme United’s Westcott® Brand Cel…
      Published
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ACU +0.9% +13.0% +36.2% +7.2% +51.2%
      SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY +2.3% +9.4% +24.6% +4.7% +38.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.16 / share · ex Jul 2, 2026
      Raised 6.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.64 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.05%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      shares 160,365

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 2098 CUSIP 004816104 13F (30d) 77 filings 77 filers Visit website Investor relations