FY2025 · ended Dec 31, 2025 · Revenue $196.54M, +1.1% YoY · Filed Mar 11, 2026
Acme United Corp (ACU) files with the SEC under industry code 3420, Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware. In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, it reported revenue of $196.5 million and net income of $10.2 million. Free cash flow was $7.6 million. As of Jun 30, 2026 it held $5.0 million in cash and investments and $28.8 million in total debt.
Revenue (TTM)
$211.60M
+9.0% vs year-ago TTM
Net income (TTM)
$9.81M
-5.1% vs year-ago TTM
Operating cash flow (TTM)
$26.12M
+43.2% vs year-ago TTM
Free cash flow (TTM)
$15.48M
+26.7% vs year-ago TTM
EPS (TTM)
$2.38
-6.4% vs year-ago TTM
Dividend per share (TTM)
$0.64
Shares outstanding
3.81M
+1.4% vs prior year
Net cash
$-23.75M
as of Jun 30, 2026
Operating margin
6.8%
FY 2026
Company profile
- Industry
- Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (SIC 3420)
- Listed as
- ACU (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- CT
- Headquarters
- Shelton, CT
- SEC filer status
- Accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 2098
Other Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware companies
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 |
FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 |
FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 |
FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $196.5M | $194.5M | $191.5M | $194.0M | $182.1M |
| Operating income | $14.7M | $14.1M | $13.2M | $6.3M | $12.8M |
| Net income | $10.2M | $10.0M | $17.8M | $3.0M | $13.7M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.49 | $2.45 | $4.86 | $0.82 | $3.45 |
| Operating cash flow | $18.2M | $12.0M | $28.9M | $2.9M | $5.1M |
| Free cash flow | $7.6M | $4.8M | $24.2M | -$1.4M | -$1.2M |
| Total assets | $171.0M | $162.2M | $149.2M | $164.4M | $144.4M |
| Total liabilities | $53.4M | $55.2M | $51.3M | $85.3M | $67.4M |
| Stockholders' equity | $117.6M | $107.0M | $97.9M | $79.0M | $77.1M |
| Cash and investments | $3.6M | $6.4M | $4.8M | $6.1M | $4.8M |
| Total debt | $18.8M | $22.5M | $15.2M | $52.7M | $36.4M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 6, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, Agreement ended, New debt
|
Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | May 6, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Apr 28, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 |
All 1004 Acme United Corp SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.