Acme United Corp (ACU) financials
Acme United revenue and earnings by year
Acme United's revenue was $197 million in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, up 1.1% from the year before. Net income was $10.2 million, 5.2% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 31, 2016, revenue has grown 5.2% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 197 | 194 | 192 | 194 | 182 | 164 | 142 | 137 | 131 | 125 |
| Revenue growth | 1.1% | 1.6% | -1.3% | 6.5% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4.8% | — |
| Gross profit | 77 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 |
| Gross margin | 39.4% | 39.3% | 37.7% | 32.8% | 35.6% | 36.3% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 36.7% | 36.6% |
| Operating income | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 6.8% |
| Net income | 10 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 1.6% | 7.5% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.49 | $2.45 | $4.86 | $0.82 | $3.45 | $2.31 | $1.60 | $1.28 | $1.09 | $1.62 |
| Free cash flow | 8 | 5 | 24 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open ACU in Markets.
How Acme United makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to June 30, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $52.7M | 84.1% |
| Canada | $5.27M | 8.4% |
| Europe | $4.71M | 7.5% |
See also: ACU valuation and P/E history · ACU returns
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