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As of Sep 23, 2026: fair value of Acme United Corporation $41.11, price $62.76, upside -34.5%, quality 55 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Consumer Defensive · US · ISIN US0048161048

Broad data Sep 23, 2026

Acme United Corporation

ACU · US

Overvalued / MonitorQuality is not strong enough to offset the price risk.

!Fair value $41.11 · Overvalued (−35%)

!Quality 55/100

✓Healthy Growth (revenue 5y +3.7 %/yr)

!Thin margins · 4.7% net margin (TTM)

✓Low debt · generates free cash flow

·1.02% dividend yield

!Trails peers (4/15)

!Narrow moat 39/100

!Weak on dividend: 20 out of 100

26 models, one by oneBear $23.64 to bull $63.22 Growth analysisrevenue history, year by year Quality 55/100 in detail37 factors, each one shown Compared with its peersrank on every measure, side by side

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Price vs Fair Value

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $20.42 – $63.82 · fair‑value band $23.64 – $63.22 · the $62.76 price screens above the $41.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.

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Company profile

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Stock analysis

Acme United Corporation (ACU) currently trades at $62.76, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $41.11, implying the stock looks roughly 52.7% overvalued today.

Valuation

Bull case: the Growth Earnings group reads highest at a median of $48.63 per share, and 1 of the 26 models we run sit above the $62.76 price.

Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at $6.27, and 25 of the 26 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is high.

Scenario range: $23.64 (bear) to $63.22 (bull), the price of $62.76 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.

Quality & growth

The Quality Score stands at 55/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.

Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.

Acme United Corporation reported revenue of $197M in FY2025 versus $182M in FY2021, a compound +1.9%/yr. Reported net income was $10.2M in FY2025, compounding −7.1%/yr from FY2021.

Key figures

Market cap $257M · P/E ratio 27.1 · P/S ratio 1.40 · EPS (TTM) $2.32 · Dividend yield 1.0% · Net margin 5.2% · Return on equity 8.5% · Return on assets (EBIT) 7.7%.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 49 out of 100 (low confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 2% below its 52-week high and 78% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at −15% fair-value upside, at −35%, ACU screens richer than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear $23.64 Fair Value $41.11 Bull $63.22

Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above is their evidence-weighted blend, not the output of a single model. Based on fiscal year 2025 figures (about 9 months old). Earnings retained since then ($1.23 per share) are deliberately not added. Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. Evidence ⓘEvidence = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.

Highest evidence

FCF DCF $14.52 $21.53 $30.10 81

Growth DCF $14.60 $20.71 $27.76 79

Owner Earnings $10.88 $16.55 $23.49 76

All 26 models by family

DCF Models

FCF DCF $14.52 $21.53 $30.10 81

Owner Earnings $10.88 $16.55 $23.49 76

5Y Revenue Exit $22.31 $38.81 $59.72 71

5Y EBITDA Exit $30.28 $53.51 $80.35 74

5Y P/E Exit $24.48 $42.81 $61.76 70

10Y Revenue Exit $17.74 $30.41 $47.08 65

10Y EBITDA Exit $22.84 $39.06 $60.35 67

10Y P/E Exit $19.69 $32.76 $48.39 63

Earnings-Based

Graham-Dodd $18.18 $52.95 $69.94 65

Lynch FV $11.00 $15.72 $20.43 61

PEG = 1.0 $11.00 $15.72 $20.43 57

EPV $17.46 $20.12 $22.27 74

Dividend Discount

Gordon GGM $4.28 $7.17 $9.31 68

DDM Multi-Stage $4.28 $6.27 $7.72 67

Multiples

P/E Multiple $42.10 $56.13 $70.17 63

P/S Multiple $34.08 $45.44 $56.80 58

P/B Multiple $34.08 $45.44 $56.80 55

EV/EBIT $44.63 $61.05 $77.48 66

EV/EBITDA $49.28 $67.25 $85.22 67

EV/Revenue $30.52 $45.60 $60.67 53

Asset-Based

NCAV (Graham) $15.43 $20.68 $30.87 54

Growth DCF

Growth DCF $14.60 $20.71 $27.76 79

Rev-Margin DCF $22.31 $38.78 $57.30 72

Economic Profit

Residual Income $23.44 $24.34 $25.01 76

ROIC Compounder $17.46 $20.12 $22.27 72

Growth Earnings

Growth-Adj P/E $34.04 $48.63 $63.22 67

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 55/100

Of which business quality 56 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 88

Profitability 56

Margins and returns on capital today

Quality Growth 37

Are margins and returns improving?

Cashflow 42

Earnings quality: real cash, not paper profit

Fin. Strength 69

Balance sheet, leverage, solvency risk

Investment 67

Disciplined investing over empire-building

Low Volatility 82

Calm price path (market factor)

Momentum 90

Price trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)

52W Momentum 93

Distance to the 52-week high (market factor)

Net Issuance 67

Share count: buybacks or dilution?

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Revenue & earnings trend

Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card. 62/100

Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.

Revenue growth 1 year

+1.1%

Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.

+0.4%

Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.

+3.7%

Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.0% a year

Revenue growth 40 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.

+4.3%

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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate.

+2.5%

Earnings growth per share plus dividend.

Earnings per share, growth per year+1.5%

Dividend (yield on the price)1.0%

Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.2% vs 6%, slowing

Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.7% → 8%

Start year 2020 (pandemic)

Growth Forecast

A lot of optimism in the price

The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far.

What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).

+24.9%

Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.

What forecasts expect

n/a

No analyst forecast available.

After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +22.0% a year for the price.

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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Household & Personal Products · 249 stocks

Beats the industry median on 4/15 measures

Overall it trails its industry peers.

Valuation

Quality Score 55 · Below median

Fair Value upside −35% · Below median

Profitability

Return on equity (TTM) 8% · Above median

Return on assets 5% · Above median

Net margin (TTM) 5% · Below median

Operating margin (TTM) 3% · Below median

Growth and dividend

Revenue growth 14% · Top 25%

Dividend yield (TTM) 1.0% · Bottom 25%

Balance sheet

Debt / equity 0.18× · Above median

Valuation Multiplesvs Household & Personal Products median · lower = cheaper

P/E (TTM) 27.1× · Pricier than median

P/B 2.18× · Pricier than median

P/S (TTM) 1.26× · Pricier than median

P/FCF 33.9× · Priciest 25%

EV/EBITDA 13.1× · Pricier than median

PEG 1.54× · Cheaper than median

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

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Sector peers

VALUE (fair-value potential)0 · sector 33

FUTURE (revenue growth)69 · sector 8

PAST (return on equity)34 · sector 27

HEALTH (low debt)91 · sector 98

DIVIDEND (yield)20 · sector 55

VALUE 0: the price sits above our fair-value range.

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Values & ESG

Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.

None of the checked exposures detected

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Frequently asked questions

Is Acme United Corporation (ACU) overvalued or undervalued?

As of Sep 23, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $41.11 versus a price of $62.76, about −35% upside (overvalued).

What is the fair value of ACU?

Our model-based fair value for Acme United Corporation is $41.11 (as of Sep 23, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $62.76.

What is the quality score of ACU?

Acme United Corporation has a Quality Score of 55/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.

What is the price target for Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Our model-based price target is the fair value of $41.11 (as of Sep 23, 2026) from 26 valuation models. Cautious scenario $23.64, optimistic scenario $63.22. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.

What is the Acme United Corporation stock forecast for 2026?

Our models put fair value at $41.11, about −35% upside versus a price of $62.76 (overvalued). Cautious scenario $23.64, optimistic scenario $63.22. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.

What is the revenue of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Acme United Corporation reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $203M (latest available figure, as of Sep 23, 2026).

Does Acme United Corporation pay a dividend?

Acme United Corporation currently shows a dividend yield of about 1.02% relative to its recent price (as of Sep 23, 2026).

What growth is priced into Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Acme United Corporation would have to grow free cash flow by +24.9 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.2 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +3.7 % per year. As of Sep 23, 2026.

What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ACU use?

Our models discount Acme United Corporation at 11.2 %: a base by market capitalisation (micro), damped by beta 0.51, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.

What is a reverse DCF?

A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Acme United Corporation that is +24.9 % per year a year over ten years, using the same discount rate (11.2 %) and the same formula as our fair value.

How much growth has Acme United Corporation (ACU) delivered so far?

Over the past 5 years revenue at Acme United Corporation grew +3.7 % a year. The price currently implies +24.9 % per year free-cash-flow growth a year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.

How fast is the sector of Acme United Corporation (ACU) growing?

The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.6 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Acme United Corporation (+24.9 % per year a year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.

What is the free cash flow yield of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.95 %: that much free cash flow Acme United Corporation produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.2 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.

What is the intrinsic value of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Acme United Corporation it is $41.11 per share (as of Sep 23, 2026), against a price of $62.76. It is the blended result of 26 valuation models (cash flow, earnings, asset, dividend).

Is Acme United Corporation stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?

As of Sep 23, 2026, ACU trades above its calculated fair value: price $62.76, fair value $41.11, a gap of about −35% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.

Is fair value the same as the market price of ACU?

No. The price is what the market pays today ($62.76); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($41.11). For Acme United Corporation the two are $21.65 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.

How much is Acme United Corporation worth?

The market values Acme United Corporation at about $257M (market capitalisation, as of Sep 23, 2026). Per share that is $62.76; our models calculate a fair value of $41.11 per share.

What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ACU?

Our models span a range for Acme United Corporation: cautious scenario $23.64, base $41.11, optimistic $63.22 per share (as of Sep 23, 2026, price $62.76). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.

What is the P/E ratio of ACU?

Acme United Corporation trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.1 (as of Sep 23, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $41.11 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: PEG 1.5, P/B 2.2, P/S 1.3, EV/EBITDA 13.1.

What is the PEG ratio of ACU?

The PEG ratio of Acme United Corporation is 1.54 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Sep 23, 2026). That is above 1, so the growth is already paid for in the price.

How solid is the balance sheet of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Balance-sheet figures for Acme United Corporation (as of Sep 23, 2026): return on equity 8.5%, debt of 0.18 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 55/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.

How far is ACU from its 52-week high?

Acme United Corporation trades at $62.76, about 2% below its 52-week high of $63.82 and 78% above the low of $35.23 (as of Sep 23, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $41.11 is for.

Which stocks are comparable to Acme United Corporation?

From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value Colgate-Palmolive Company, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Kenvue Inc, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.

Is Acme United Corporation stock attractive at the current price?

The data as of Sep 23, 2026: price $62.76, calculated fair value $41.11 (−35%), Quality Score 55/100, from 26 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.

How is the fair value of ACU calculated?

We run Acme United Corporation through 26 models from four families: discounted cash flow, earnings models, asset and balance-sheet models, and dividend models. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the result is the weighted average of $41.11, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.

Is it still worth investing in stocks now?

The global stock market currently sits 13.2 % above its aggregate fair value. Acme United Corporation itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.

What is the share price of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The closing price on Sep 23, 2026 was $62.76. Our model-based fair value is $41.11, about −35% upside (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.

What should I pay attention to with Acme United Corporation right now?

The model range is unusually wide ($23.64 to $63.22). The outcome hinges heavily on assumptions, so read the point estimate with caution. Solid but not exceptional quality (55/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder.

Where does the earnings growth of Acme United Corporation (ACU) come from?

Earnings per share at Acme United Corporation grew +9.4 % a year from 2014 to 2025. Broken into its drivers: revenue per share +5.0 %, EBIT margin +0.7 %, tax rate +0.7 %, residual (interest, one-offs) +2.7 %. The four rates multiply to the earnings growth rate, they do not add up. Start and end are three-year averages so a single exceptional year does not distort the result.

Key figures of Acme United Corporation

How large is the market capitalisation of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The market capitalisation of Acme United Corporation is $257M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.

What is the P/S ratio of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The price-to-sales ratio of Acme United Corporation is 1.40 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.

What are the earnings per share of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Earnings per share at Acme United Corporation are $2.32 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 27.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.

What is the dividend yield of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The dividend yield of Acme United Corporation is 1.0% (payout 27.6%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.

What is the net margin of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The net margin of Acme United Corporation is 5.2% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.

What is the return on equity of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The return on equity (ROE) of Acme United Corporation is 8.5% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.

What is the EBIT return on assets of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Acme United Corporation is 7.7% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.

What is the operating margin of Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

The operating margin of Acme United Corporation is 3.3% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.

How fast is revenue growing at Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Revenue at Acme United Corporation is growing +13.8% versus a year earlier (3y avg +0.4%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.

How fast are earnings growing at Acme United Corporation (ACU)?

Earnings per share at Acme United Corporation are growing −41.5% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.

How much net debt does Acme United Corporation (ACU) carry?

The net debt of Acme United Corporation is $28.7M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 3.8 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.

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