Acme United ACU Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 39.6%+0.2pp | 39.4%+0.1pp | 39.5%+0.1pp | 39.4%0.0pp | 39.3%+0.9pp | |
| Operating margin | 6.9%-0.2pp | 7.5%+0.2pp | 7.2%-0.1pp | 7.2%-0.4pp | 7.2%+0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 4.7%-0.4pp | 5.2%0.0pp | 5.1%-5.1pp | 5.3%-4.8pp | 5.1%-4.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 8.5%-1.2pp | 9.1%-0.7pp | 9%-11.3pp | 9.5%-11.2pp | 9.7%-10.9pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.7%-1.2pp | 8.9%-1.0pp | 8.6%-0.5pp | 8.7%-0.2pp | 9%+0.4pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 1.1×-0.1× | 1.2×-0.1× | 1.2×0.0× | 1.1×0.0× | 1.2×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 4.6×-0.3× | 4.2×0.0× | 4.5×+0.1× | 4.3×+0.5× | 4.8×+0.3× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.7×+0.6× | 0.7×-0.1× | 1×-0.1× | 1×-0.4× | 1.1×-0.3× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $28.09+5.4% | —— | $27.77+7.2% | $27.71+9.0% | $26.64+13.3% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $181.83M+18.1% | $153.45M+9.9% | $156.45M+1.7% | $151.36M+17.9% | $148.72M-13.2% | |
| Price / earnings | 19.1×+4.2× | 15.1×+1.1× | 15.6×+7.7× | 14.6×+8.0× | 14.8×+5.5× | |
| Price / sales | 0.9×+0.1× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | |
| Price / book | 1.6×+0.2× | 1.3×0.0× | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.3×+0.1× | 1.4×-0.4× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.4×+1.8× | 8×+0.3× | 8.7×-0.2× | 8.5×+0.8× | 8.5×-2.0× | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%-0.2pp | 1.5%-0.1pp | 1.5%+0.1pp | 1.5%-0.1pp | 1.5%+0.3pp |
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- What are Acme United's profit margins?
- Acme United (ACU) runs a 39.6% gross margin and a 6.9% operating margin, with a 4.7% net margin.
- Where do Acme United's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Acme United's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
