15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 3.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown faster than revenue (4.7% vs 3.7% per year).
Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 7.5% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 19.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($12M) exceeds cash ($4M); net debt is $8M.
Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-21.1% vs 3.7% per year).
Total debt is 0.6× EBITDA.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 23.0% of earnings and 30.9% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 7.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$197M
$10M
39.4%
7.5%
8.7%
6.0%
$8M
$12M
$4M
2024
$194M
$10M
39.3%
7.3%
9.4%
6.2%
$5M
$18M
$6M
2023
$192M
$18M
37.7%
6.9%
18.2%
11.9%
$24M
$13M
$5M
2022
$194M
$3M
32.8%
3.2%
3.8%
1.8%
-$1M
$50M
$6M
2021
$182M
$14M
35.6%
7.0%
17.7%
9.5%
-$1M
$33M
$5M
2020
$164M
$8M
36.3%
7.0%
12.9%
6.2%
$3M
$39M
$4M
2019
$142M
$6M
36.5%
5.9%
9.9%
5.0%
$13M
$33M
$7M
2018
$137M
$5M
36.9%
5.4%
8.8%
4.2%
$2M
$40M
$4M
2017
$131M
$4M
36.7%
6.0%
8.1%
3.5%
$2M
$43M
$9M
2016
$125M
$6M
36.6%
6.8%
12.7%
6.4%
$7M
$33M
$6M
2015
$110M
$5M
36.0%
6.7%
11.1%
5.9%
-$676994
$26M
$2M
2014
$107M
$5M
35.6%
6.9%
12.1%
6.0%
$3M
$24M
$2M
2013
$90M
$4M
35.5%
6.6%
11.4%
5.9%
$2M
$23M
$12M
2012
—
$4M
—
—
11.5%
5.2%
-$2M
$24M
$10M
2011
—
$3M
—
—
10.1%
5.1%
$1M
$18M
$8M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$63M
$5M
42.6%
10.9%
4.2%
2.5%
$12M
$23M
$5M
Mar '26
$52M
$985000
39.7%
3.3%
0.8%
0.5%
-$4M
$33M
$4M
Dec '25
$48M
$2M
38.2%
6.1%
1.6%
1.1%
$7M
$12M
$4M
Sep '25
$49M
$2M
39.1%
6.1%
1.6%
1.1%
$301000
$18M
$5M
Jun '25
$54M
$5M
41.0%
11.8%
4.2%
2.8%
$5M
$16M
$4M
Mar '25
$46M
$2M
39.0%
5.3%
1.5%
1.0%
-$5M
$20M
$3M
Dec '24
$46M
$2M
38.7%
5.0%
1.6%
1.1%
$5M
$18M
$6M
Sep '24
$48M
$2M
38.5%
6.1%
2.1%
1.3%
$8M
$22M
$6M
Jun '24
$55M
$4M
40.8%
11.5%
4.3%
2.6%
$4M
$26M
$4M
Mar '24
$45M
$2M
38.7%
5.7%
1.7%
1.0%
-$12M
$23M
$2M
Dec '23
$42M
$11M
39.1%
5.0%
11.4%
7.5%
$6M
$13M
$5M
Sep '23
$50M
$2M
38.7%
7.3%
2.5%
1.4%
$10M
$33M
$6M
Jun '23
$53M
$3M
37.5%
9.8%
4.1%
2.1%
$1M
$40M
$3M
Mar '23
$46M
$990000
35.5%
4.8%
1.2%
0.6%
$7M
$40M
$3M
Dec '22
$44M
-$597234
31.9%
-0.1%
-0.8%
-0.4%
$9M
$50M
$6M
Sep '22
$50M
$64000
32.0%
1.9%
0.1%
0.0%
-$3M
$57M
$4M
Jun '22
$57M
$3M
32.7%
7.0%
3.4%
1.5%
-$2M
$50M
$2M
Mar '22
$43M
$830000
34.5%
3.2%
1.1%
0.5%
-$6M
$40M
$5M
Dec '21
$46M
$2M
35.1%
6.7%
3.0%
1.6%
$580963
$33M
$5M
Sep '21
$48M
$2M
35.5%
6.2%
2.7%
1.4%
$1M
$40M
$5M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced ACU against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 29.8× (Mar '23) to 26.0× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 1.3× (Nov '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 2.1% (Mar '23) to 0.9% (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is ACU growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, ACME UNITED CORP's revenue has grown 3.7% per year, and net income grown 4.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does ACU have?
As of FY2025, ACME UNITED CORP reported $12M of total debt against $4M of cash.
What is ACU's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 39.4%, operating margin 7.5%, and net margin 5.2%.
What is ACU's P/E ratio?
ACME UNITED CORP's P/E (TTM) is 27.00 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the ACU stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 26.0× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.