SKYA vs ACU vs WST Stock Comparison

SkyAI, Acme United and West Pharmaceutical Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.93 +60.1% 1M -40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$214.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
ACU Acme United Corp
$67.81 +6.5% 1M +76.6% 1Y
Market cap
$260.56M
P/E
24.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Acme United leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Acme United 5, West Pharmaceutical Services 2, SkyAI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKYAACUWSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $214.84M $260.56M $29.11B WST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.7x 24.8x 45.6x ACU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 0.0x 24.7x 43.5x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +108.9% — +12.6% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -158,431.4% — 18.8% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 19.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.9% +76.6% +45.9% ACU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.9%/yr -0.7%/yr ACU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.8% 30.7% 31.3% ACU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 70/100 70/100 ACU

Percentile Scorecard

SKYAACUWST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSKYAACUWST
Valuation 2 #222 of 227 87 #31 of 227 50 #115 of 227
Growth 7 #203 of 218 – 49 #112 of 218
Profitability 1 #200 of 202 – 94 #14 of 202
Financial Health 94 #14 of 233 59 #96 of 233 78 #52 of 233
Shareholder Returns – 65 #46 of 130 79 #28 of 130
Overall 26 70 70
  • SKYA ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ACU ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSKYAACUWSTSPY
1 month +60.1%+6.5%+10.4% +0.7%
3 months +118.7%+20.5%+22.5% +3.7%
6 months +64.1%+66.4%+39.7% +7.1%
Year to date +44.3%+68.2%+51.1% +12.8%
1 year -40.9%+76.6%+45.9% +11.9%
3 years -99.9%+107.0%+30.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -90.2%+27.5%+9.1% +22.8%
5 years —+83.3%-3.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+12.9%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years —+221.4%+467.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+12.4%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSKYAACUWSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.8%30.7%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.6%24.3%30.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.590.230.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.392.501.47 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-43.5%-59.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%0.0%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $4.96$67.81$415.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$35.50$230.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSKYAACUWST
P/E now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 28.7x 24.8xmedian 28.7x 45.8xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1,088xmedian 3.0x 1.2xmedian 3.0x 8.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.8x —median 17.8x 29.8xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 26.4x 15.8xmedian 26.4x 64.0xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 9.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.99 —median 0.99 6.84median 0.99

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSKYAACUWST
Revenue $194.22K – $3.40B
Gross profit $321.93K – $1.28B
Operating income -$289.52M – $780.20M
Net income -$307.71M – $638.90M
Free cash flow – – $453.40M
R&D $399.91K – $75.60M
EPS (diluted) $-4.27 – $9.02
Cash & equivalents $12.07M $7.94M $464.10M
Total debt – – $202.90M
Shares (diluted) 72.09M 4.14M 70.80M
Enterprise value $173.54M $260.56M $26.90B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSKYAACUWST
P/E -0.7x 24.8x 45.8x
P/FCF – 15.8x 64.0x
P/Operating cash flow – – 44.3x
P/S 1,088x 1.2x 8.5x
P/B 1.3x 2.1x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 16.3x 2.8x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 29.8x
EV/EBIT -0.7x – 36.9x
EV/Revenue 1,025x – 8.5x
EV/FCF – – 63.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 43.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 6.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKYAACUWST
Revenue growth (1Y) 108.9% – 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – 5.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,525% – 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -212.8% – 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -42,440% – 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -238.0% – 4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -487.2% – 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -84.2% – 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -5.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 2.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKYAACUWST
Gross margin 165.8% – 37.6%
EBITDA margin – – 28.4%
Operating margin -149,065% – 23.0%
Pretax margin -151,352% – 23.2%
Net margin -158,431% – 18.8%
FCF margin – – 13.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 19.3%
Return on equity -140.2% – 20.9%
Return on assets -137.6% – 15.3%
Return on invested capital – – 19.3%
Return on capital employed -136.7% – 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 48,037% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKYAACUWST
Debt / assets – – 5.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 1.9% 39.9% 26.9%
Equity / assets 98.1% 60.1% 73.1%
Interest coverage – – 96.3x
Current ratio 5.3x 3.9x 2.8x
Quick ratio 4.4x – 1.9x
Cash ratio 4.2x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 31.69 – 19.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKYAACUWST
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 9.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSKYAACUWST
Forward P/E 0.0xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 43.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2,362.06FY2026 $2.75FY2026 $9.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.0% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.01MFY2026 $217.65MFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34,200.1%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.5% +0.7% +16.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKYAACUWST
Held by institutions – 73.5% 99.5%
Institutions holding – 84 834
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.3% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 47 449
Institutions selling – 21 261
Buyers to sellers – 2.24 1.72

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SKYAACUWST
SKYA 1.00 -0.01 0.07
ACU -0.01 1.00 0.13
WST 0.07 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKYA, ACU and WST?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is the largest by market capitalisation: SkyAI (SKYA) $214.84M, Acme United (ACU) $260.56M, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $29.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, SKYA, ACU and WST?

Acme United (ACU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SkyAI (SKYA) -0.7x, Acme United (ACU) 24.8x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 45.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SkyAI (SKYA) is cheapest (SkyAI (SKYA) 0.0x, Acme United (ACU) 24.7x, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 43.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acme United (ACU) returned the most: SkyAI (SKYA) -40.9%, Acme United (ACU) +76.6%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +45.9%. Over five years, Acme United (ACU) compounded fastest (Acme United (ACU) +12.9%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: SkyAI (SKYA) 0.00%, Acme United (ACU) 0.00%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.00%. SkyAI (SKYA) and Acme United (ACU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acme United (ACU) has been the steadiest (SkyAI (SKYA) 105.8%, Acme United (ACU) 30.7%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKYA, ACU and WST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acme United (ACU) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.