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ACU · Acme United Corp

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$63.48 -0.69 (-1.08%) At close · Oct 23
Market Cap
$243.37M
Shares
3.83M
Volume · Oct 23 19.46K Avg daily vol (3M) 40.29K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$63.48 Open$63.62 Day$63.15–63.80 52W close$35.50–64.17 Avg vol 30d45K Short int77K · 2.0% float · 1.4d Short vol37% Last earningsOct 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings release
Oct 27, 2026 Announced · this week
Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Scheduled · this week
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Jul 23, 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)
26.7
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.7%
FCF yield
6.4%
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)
+63.4%
Trailing year
Short interest
2.0%
Latest settlement · 1.4 days to cover
View all 122 metrics

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Low
Market backdrop VIX 19.5 · elevated Equity put/call 0.67
Technical
price trend
Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +28%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +2%
above
RSI (14) 56
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 98%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Very Strong
1-month return +1%
trailing
6-month return +55%
trailing
YTD return +57%
this year
Relative strength +50%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $62 › 200d $50 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
14 of 81 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +4.8K sh shares · +4 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
2.00% of float · ▲ +7.3% MoM · 1.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
81 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 58
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
Low
Volatility 31%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 2.6%
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

Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
Revenues 2022
guided at least $200M
$193.96M Miss −3.0%

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 · 2 · 4
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+28% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+2% Bullish
RSI (14)
56 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
98% Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $62 › 200d $50 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
14 of 81 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +4.8K sh shares · +4 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$1.5M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
2.00% of float · ▲ +7.3% MoM · 1.4 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 $63 · 98% Range high $64
vs 200-day avg +28% vs 50-day avg +2%

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
$243.37M +57.5% +1.1% 26.7 2.0%
PG
PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$373.21B +12.4% +3.3% 24.3 1.1%
UL
Unilever PLC
$142.63B +1.3% — — 0.2%
CL
Colgate Palmolive Co
$74.97B +19.0% +1.7% 37.2 3.0%
RBGLY
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
$47.14B — — — 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
85
% held
73.1%
Reported
14 of 81
Top holder
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP /…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
113
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
76.6K
Days to cover
1.4d
Change
+5.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
37%
As of
Oct 23, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
93
Value
$5.7K
As of
Sep 9, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
13.3%
Week of
Sep 14, 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
Webcasts Upcoming
Next webcast
Oct 27, 2026
Last webcast
Jul 23, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Acme United to Release Third Quar…
Published
Oct 19, 2026
Upcoming events
1
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
ACU +3.2% +1.2% +55.4% +0.1% +57.5%
SPY -0.4% -1.5% +5.8% -0.4% +11.5%
vs SPY +3.6% +2.6% +49.6% +0.4% +46.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.16 / share · ex Oct 2, 2026
Raised 6.7%
Paid (TTM)
$0.64 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.01%
Full dividend history
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) 14 filings 14 filers Visit website Investor relations