Acme United (ACU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Acme United Corporation (NYSE: ACU) is a supplier of cutting, measuring, first-aid and safety products for consumer, commercial, educational, industrial and healthcare markets. Its product portfolio includes scissors, shears, rulers, sharpeners, knives, cutting tools and related accessories, as well as first-aid kits, medical supplies and workplace safety products.

The company markets products under brands including Westcott, First Aid Only, PhysiciansCare, Pac-Kit, Cuda and Camillus. These products are sold through office-supply, school-supply, mass-market, industrial, healthcare and online distribution channels.

Founded in 1867, Acme United has developed from a manufacturer of scissors and related tools into a diversified supplier serving customers in North America and Europe. The company is headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. Walter C. Johnsen serves as chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.50 to $62.73
• 50-Day Range: $45.90 to $63.82
• 52-Week Range: $35.50 to $64.17
• Volume: 86,997 shs
• Average Volume: 22,802 shs
• Market Capitalization: $234.32 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.58
• Dividend Yield: 1.04%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Acme United Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Acme United scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 830th out of 905 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Acme United has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Acme United is 12.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Acme United is 12.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 274.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Acme United has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ACU.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Acme United pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Acme United has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Acme United is 26.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Acme United has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Acme United this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Acme United insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,504,987.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.50% of the stock of Acme United is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.10% of the stock of Acme United is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/21/2025
• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Healthcare Equipment & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare Supplies
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ACU
• CIK: 2098
• Web: www.acmeunited.com
• Phone: 203-254-6060
• Fax: 203-254-6019
• Employees: 649
• Year Founded: 1867

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $17.79 million
• Net Margins: 10.25%
• Pretax Margin: 12.91%
• Return on Equity: 9.70%
• Return on Assets: 6.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 4.41
• Quick Ratio: 1.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $211.60 million
• Price / Sales: 1.11
• Cash Flow: $6.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.02
• Book Value: $27.31 per share
• Price / Book: 2.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,810,000
• Free Float: 2,503,000
• Market Cap: $234.32 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.49