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ACU · Acme United Corp

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$60.72 -0.63 (-1.03%) At close · Sep 11
Market Cap
$232.79M
Shares
3.83M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$60.72 Open$61.31 Day$59.85–61.32 52W close$35.50–63.82 Avg vol 30d33K Short int75K · 1.9% float · 1.9d Short vol80% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 6 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$211.60M
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$9.82M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+16.1%
Year over year
Operating margin
6.8%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
25.8
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.9%
FCF yield
6.7%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
8.2%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$17.60M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
1.0%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+0.9%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+46.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
1.9%
Latest settlement · 1.9 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +31%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +8%
above
RSI (14) 52
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 89%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return +40%
trailing
YTD return +51%
this year
Relative strength +22%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $56 › 200d $46 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +13 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
1.95% of float · ▲ +5.8% 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 61
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +1%
Y/Y
Gross margin 39%
expanding
EPS growth +2%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $7.6M
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 33%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −19%
past year
ATR 3.4%
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.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
1 · 2 · 3
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+31% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+8% Bullish
RSI (14)
52 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
89% Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $56 › 200d $46 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+13% holders QoQ · +13 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
1.95% of float · ▲ +5.8% 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 · 89% Range high $64
vs 200-day avg +31% vs 50-day avg +8%

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

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Household & Personal Products — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
ACU
Acme United Corp
this stock
$232.79M +50.6% +1.1% 25.5 1.9%
PG
PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$337.67B +1.4% +3.3% 21.9 1.2%
UL
Unilever PLC
$133.55B -5.2% 0.2%
CL
Colgate Palmolive Co
$69.19B +9.8% +1.7% 34.3 2.2%
RBGLY
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
$43.33B 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
+17.4K sh
Top holder
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP /…
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
112
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
74.6K
Days to cover
1.9d
Change
+4.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
80%
As of
Sep 11, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
569
Value
$32.6K
As of
Aug 12, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
40.8%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$1.5M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 3
Buyers Sellers
View
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
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ACU -3.9% -0.1% +39.9% -2.6% +50.6%
SPY -1.2% -1.8% +17.8% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY -2.7% +1.7% +22.0% -2.2% +38.6%

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) 22 filings 22 filers Visit website Investor relations