ACU
Acme United Corporation
NYSE AmericanUSDEQUITY
Consumer Defensive
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Buy
+44/100
Last price
63.13
▼ 0.57 (0.89%)
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Prev close
63.70
Day high
63.95
Day low
62.75
Volume
21.02K
Market cap
$242.03M
P/E (TTM)
26.53
52W range
35.50 – 64.87
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
-0.93%
-2.9%
1M
-0.02%
-1.2%
3M
+32.10%
+27.6%
6M
+43.87%
+25.7%
YTD
+56.61%
+42.4%
1Y
+58.26%
+41.8%
3Y
+111.21%
+29.0%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Options chains and analytics, valuation ratios, insider filings, analyst targets and ownership. No card, no trial, nothing to cancel.
Insider net activity
Net shares
+137.68K
Net buying
Buy transactions
10
168.23K shares
Sell transactions
5
30.55K shares
Net transactions
+15
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
0.2 : 1
Mixed
Insider-held shares
444.15K
Total on file
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
SELL | 7.31K | $449.31K | Direct |
| Aug 13, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
CONVERSION | 20.00K | $389.60K | Direct |
| Aug 13, 26 | BARKER BRIAN Director |
SELL | 3.82K | $231.17K | Direct |
| Aug 12, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
SELL | 10.91K | $616.45K | Direct |
| Aug 11, 26 | BARKER BRIAN Director |
CONVERSION | 4.00K | $84.80K | Direct |
| Aug 10, 26 | DAVIDSON REX LYNN Director |
SELL | 3.68K | $208.07K | Direct |
| Aug 5, 26 | DAVIDSON REX LYNN Director |
CONVERSION | 5.00K | $141.00K | Direct |
| Jul 29, 26 | JOHNSEN WALTER C Chief Executive Officer |
CONVERSION | 30.00K | $719.70K | Direct |
| Jul 29, 26 | DRISCOLL PAUL G Chief Financial Officer |
CONVERSION | 15.00K | $373.80K | Direct |
| Jul 24, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
CONVERSION | 35.00K | $793.10K | Direct |
| Jul 24, 26 | HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR Director |
CONVERSION | 3.40K | $73.13K | Direct |
| May 28, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
SELL | 4.83K | $202.99K | Direct |
| May 27, 26 | JOHNSEN WALTER C Chief Executive Officer |
STOCK | 5.83K | $246.37K | Direct |
| May 21, 26 | OLSCHAN BRIAN S President |
CONVERSION | 20.00K | $498.40K | Direct |
What this is, and what it is not
These are SEC Form 4 filings — officers, directors and 10% owners reporting their own trades in the company's stock. Filing is due within two business days of the transaction, so this lags reality by days, and the provider adds its own lag on top.
A sale is not automatically bearish. Executives sell on scheduled 10b5-1 plans, to cover tax on vesting equity, and to diversify. Purchases with cash are generally the more informative signal, and they are far rarer.
This does not include congressional or senate trading. That comes from STOCK Act disclosures filed with the Senate eFD system and the House Clerk, which this data source does not carry.
Officer and director trades in their own stock, straight from Form 4 filings.
Insider holders
| Name | Relation | Shares held | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
BARKER BRIAN |
Director | 0 | Sale |
DAVIDSON REX LYNN |
Director | 0 | Sale |
DRISCOLL PAUL G |
Chief Financial Officer | 55.10K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
HOLDEN RICHMOND Y JR |
Director | 17.26K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
JOHNSEN WALTER C |
Chief Executive Officer | 324.64K | Conversion of Exercise of derivative security |
MURPHY SUSAN H |
Director | 5.97K | Stock Gift |
OLSCHAN BRIAN S |
President | 41.17K | Sale |
Fundamentals
Market cap$242.03M
Enterprise value$275.47M
Revenue (TTM)$211.60M
Gross profit$84.82M
EBITDA$21.72M
Net income$9.81M
EPS (TTM)$2.38
Free cash flow$8.33M
Total cash$5.04M
Total debt$38.48M
Book value / share$31.64
Shares outstanding3.83M
Float3.01M
Short % of float2.80%
Dividend yield1.01%
Beta (5Y)0.41
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E26.53
Forward P/E—
PEG ratio1.54
Price / sales—
Price / book2.00
EV / revenue1.30
EV / EBITDA12.68
Gross margin40.08%
Operating margin10.89%
Profit margin4.64%
Return on equity8.35%
Return on assets4.87%
Debt / equity31.72
Current ratio3.23
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $196.54M | $194.49M | $191.50M | $193.96M | +1.1% |
| Operating revenue | $196.54M | $194.49M | $191.50M | $193.96M | +1.1% |
| Cost of revenue | $119.13M | $118.14M | $119.29M | $130.40M | +0.8% |
| Gross profit | $77.41M | $76.35M | $72.21M | $63.56M | +1.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $62.69M | $62.21M | $59.02M | $57.29M | +0.8% |
| Total operating expense | $62.69M | $62.21M | $59.02M | $57.29M | +0.8% |
| Operating income | $14.72M | $14.14M | $13.19M | $6.27M | +4.1% |
| Net interest income | -$1.56M | -$1.94M | -$2.98M | -$2.36M | +19.7% |
| Pre-tax income | $13.12M | $12.29M | $22.73M | $3.66M | +6.7% |
| Tax provision | $2.93M | $2.27M | $4.94M | $627.68K | +29.2% |
| Net income | $10.18M | $10.02M | $17.79M | $3.03M | +1.6% |
| Net income to common | $10.18M | $10.02M | $17.79M | $3.03M | +1.6% |
| Basic EPS | 2.69 | 2.71 | 4.98 | 0.86 | -0.7% |
| Diluted EPS | 2.49 | 2.45 | 4.86 | 0.82 | +1.6% |
| EBIT | $14.68M | $14.24M | $25.83M | $6.06M | +3.1% |
| EBITDA | $21.02M | $20.30M | $30.90M | $10.64M | +3.5% |
| Basic shares | 3.79M | 3.70M | 3.57M | 3.53M | +2.3% |
| Diluted shares | 4.09M | 4.10M | 3.66M | 3.72M | -0.3% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $3.60M | $6.40M | $4.80M | $6.10M | -43.8% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.60M | $6.40M | $4.80M | $6.10M | -43.8% |
| Accounts receivable | $29.10M | $28.24M | $26.23M | $32.60M | +3.1% |
| Inventory | $59.85M | $56.25M | $55.47M | $63.33M | +6.4% |
| Total current assets | $96.20M | $95.46M | $92.02M | $105.60M | +0.8% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $45.42M | $36.48M | $30.03M | $29.05M | +24.5% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $29.38M | $30.23M | $27.19M | $28.98M | -2.8% |
| Total assets | $171.00M | $162.17M | $149.24M | $164.38M | +5.4% |
| Total current liabilities | $22.87M | $22.87M | $26.01M | $22.13M | +0.0% |
| Long-term debt | $21.28M | $27.47M | $23.39M | $60.61M | -22.5% |
| Total debt | $28.72M | $32.84M | $25.93M | $63.83M | -12.6% |
| Total liabilities | $53.39M | $55.19M | $51.34M | $85.35M | -3.3% |
| Retained earnings | $102.29M | $94.50M | $86.72M | $70.97M | +8.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $117.61M | $106.98M | $97.90M | $79.03M | +9.9% |
| Working capital | $73.32M | $72.59M | $66.01M | $83.47M | +1.0% |
| Net tangible assets | $88.23M | $76.75M | $70.71M | $50.05M | +15.0% |
| Shares issued | 5.35M | 5.30M | 5.19M | 5.08M | +1.0% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $10.18M | $10.02M | $17.79M | $3.03M | — | +1.6% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $6.35M | $6.07M | $5.07M | $4.58M | — | +4.6% |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.99M | $2.18M | $1.94M | $1.80M | — | -8.7% |
| Change in working capital | -$2.86M | -$7.28M | $12.95M | -$6.61M | — | +60.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $18.23M | $11.98M | $28.90M | $2.89M | — | +52.2% |
| Capital expenditure | -$10.65M | -$7.15M | -$4.98M | -$4.60M | — | -49.0% |
| Investing cash flow | -$12.30M | -$12.94M | $7.43M | -$14.23M | — | +4.9% |
| Share buybacks | — | — | — | $0 | -$1.47M | — |
| Dividends paid | -$2.34M | -$2.22M | -$1.99M | -$1.90M | — | -5.5% |
| Financing cash flow | -$8.88M | $2.00M | -$38.44M | $14.28M | — | -543.4% |
| Free cash flow | $7.58M | $4.83M | $23.92M | -$1.71M | — | +57.0% |
| End cash position | $3.60M | $6.40M | $5.55M | $7.60M | — | -43.8% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $62.72M | $52.30M | $47.52M | $49.06M | $54.00M | +19.9% |
| Operating revenue | $62.72M | $52.30M | $47.52M | $49.06M | $54.00M | +19.9% |
| Cost of revenue | $36.03M | $31.52M | $29.38M | $29.87M | $31.85M | +14.3% |
| Gross profit | $26.69M | $20.79M | $18.15M | $19.20M | $22.15M | +28.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $19.86M | $19.04M | $15.25M | $16.19M | $15.76M | +4.3% |
| Total operating expense | $19.86M | $19.04M | $15.25M | $16.19M | $15.76M | +4.3% |
| Operating income | $6.83M | $1.75M | $2.90M | $3.01M | $6.39M | +291.2% |
| Net interest income | -$532.00K | -$486.00K | -$337.92K | -$422.00K | -$401.00K | -9.5% |
| Pre-tax income | $6.30M | $1.24M | $2.47M | $2.44M | $6.09M | +406.7% |
| Tax provision | $1.25M | $259.00K | $595.20K | $536.00K | $1.34M | +383.4% |
| Net income | $5.05M | $985.00K | $1.88M | $1.90M | $4.75M | +412.8% |
| Net income to common | $5.05M | $985.00K | $1.88M | $1.90M | $4.75M | +412.8% |
| Basic EPS | 1.32 | 0.26 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1.26 | +407.7% |
| Diluted EPS | 1.22 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 1.16 | +408.3% |
| EBIT | $6.83M | $1.73M | $2.72M | $2.89M | $6.49M | +295.1% |
| EBITDA | $8.78M | $3.70M | $4.44M | $4.50M | $8.01M | +137.3% |
| Basic shares | 3.82M | 3.81M | 3.81M | 3.80M | 3.79M | +0.3% |
| Diluted shares | 4.14M | 4.16M | 4.08M | 4.17M | 4.10M | -0.4% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $5.04M | $4.20M | $3.60M | $5.15M | $3.64M | +20.1% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $5.04M | $4.20M | $3.60M | $5.15M | $3.64M | +20.1% |
| Accounts receivable | $38.73M | $33.51M | $29.10M | $30.03M | $36.17M | +15.6% |
| Inventory | $64.10M | $63.39M | $59.85M | $60.16M | $57.31M | +1.1% |
| Total current assets | $112.33M | $105.61M | $96.20M | $98.71M | $101.34M | +6.4% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $45.22M | $45.70M | $45.42M | $45.95M | $40.51M | -1.1% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $43.10M | $43.93M | $29.38M | $28.38M | $29.02M | -1.9% |
| Total assets | $200.65M | $195.24M | $171.00M | $173.04M | $170.87M | +2.8% |
| Total current liabilities | $34.81M | $23.10M | $22.87M | $22.09M | $23.47M | +50.7% |
| Long-term debt | $31.87M | $42.39M | $21.28M | $27.81M | $26.01M | -24.8% |
| Total debt | $38.48M | $49.40M | $28.72M | $35.59M | $34.16M | -22.1% |
| Total liabilities | $79.34M | $78.52M | $53.39M | $57.28M | $57.15M | +1.1% |
| Retained earnings | $107.10M | $102.67M | $102.29M | $101.03M | $99.73M | +4.3% |
| Shareholder equity | $121.30M | $116.73M | $117.61M | $115.76M | $113.72M | +3.9% |
| Working capital | $77.52M | $82.51M | $73.32M | $76.62M | $77.87M | -6.0% |
| Net tangible assets | $78.21M | $72.80M | $88.23M | $87.38M | $84.70M | +7.4% |
| Shares issued | 3.83M | 5.36M | 5.35M | 5.35M | 5.34M | -28.4% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $5.05M | $985.00K | $1.88M | $1.90M | $4.75M | +412.6% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $1.95M | $1.97M | $1.72M | $1.60M | $1.52M | -1.2% |
| Stock-based compensation | $370.00K | $319.00K | $363.76K | $843.00K | $374.00K | +16.0% |
| Change in working capital | $5.71M | -$5.61M | $1.78M | $2.74M | -$319.00K | +201.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $13.12M | -$2.23M | $8.15M | $7.08M | $6.33M | +687.6% |
| Capital expenditure | -$1.07M | -$1.89M | -$898.91K | -$6.78M | -$1.62M | +43.5% |
| Investing cash flow | -$1.07M | -$16.30M | -$2.55M | -$6.78M | -$1.62M | +93.4% |
| Dividends paid | -$609.00K | -$610.00K | -$608.30K | -$564.00K | -$608.00K | +0.2% |
| Financing cash flow | -$11.16M | $19.11M | -$7.13M | $1.21M | -$4.65M | -158.4% |
| Free cash flow | $12.05M | -$4.12M | $7.25M | $301.00K | $4.71M | +392.4% |
| End cash position | $5.04M | $4.20M | $3.60M | $5.15M | $3.64M | +20.1% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
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Put / call open interest
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Positioning, not flow
Max pain
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—
ATM implied vol
—
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
—
—
Call volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
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—
Heaviest put OI
—
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Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 0.40 | 1.22 | +205.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.40 | 0.24 | -40.0% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.39 | 0.46 | +18.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.45 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.66 | 1 | $56.70M | +15.6% |
| Next quarter | 0.52 | 1 | $54.50M | +14.7% |
| Current year | 2.64 | 1 | $226.00M | +15.0% |
| Next year | 1.83 | 1 | $235.00M | +4.0% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$58.00
High target$58.00
Low target$58.00
Implied upside-8.13%
Analyst count1
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy0 / 0
Hold1
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders11.58%
Held by institutions74.25%
Institutions holding124
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
63.32
-0.30% from price
SMA 20
62.47
+1.06% from price
SMA 50
61.09
+3.34% from price
SMA 100
53.38
+18.27% from price
SMA 200
48.33
+30.63% from price
EMA 12
63.09
+0.06% from price
EMA 26
62.26
+1.40% from price
EMA 50
59.94
+5.31% from price
RSI (14)
56.4
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
0.84
Hist -0.10
ATR (14)
1.59
2.52% of price
Realised vol 30D
17.7%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
64.54
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
60.40
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
61.09 vs 48.33
Trend bias
Above 200
+30.63%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.17
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.07
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
17.7%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-11.9%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-43.5%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
1.59
2.52% of price
Beta (reported)
0.41
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
71.39K
Prior 70.53K
Change vs prior
+1.2%
Shorts adding
% of float
2.80%
Normal
% of shares out
1.86%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
1.9
Liquid
Float
3.01M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 16 | DA Davidson | INITIATED | — | Buy |
Dividends & splits
Forward rate$0.64 / yr
Forward yield1.01%
5-year avg yield1.58%
Payout ratio26.89%
Ex-dividend dateOct 2, 2026
Next pay dateOct 22, 2026
Last split4:3
Split dateJul 26, 1983
SEC filings
Offering Registrations
S-8 · 2026-10-02
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-08-06
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-07-23
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-07-21
Periodic Financial Reports
10-Q · 2026-05-06
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-04-28
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
8-K · 2026-04-23
Proxy Statements
DEF 14A · 2026-03-27
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