Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Acme United's (ACU) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 7.88% in Q1 2026, up 232.0% year-on-year from 2.37% in Q1 2025, and down 151.65% quarter-over-quarter from 15.26% in Q4 2025.
Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acme United has disclosed FCF Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 7.88% for Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.88%, up 232.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.01% (down 208.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 3.86%, up 137.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin came in at 7.88% for Q1 2026 at Acme United, down from 15.26% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 21.52% in Q4 2022 to a low of 26.2% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 7.95% (2024), against an average of 3.77%.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 2906 bps in 2023 and plunged 4142 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Acme United's FCF Margin stood at 21.52% in 2022, then plunged by 33 bps to 14.4% in 2023, then slipped by 29 bps to 10.17% in 2024, then jumped by 50 bps to 15.26% in 2025, then slumped by 152 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 7.88% (Q1 2026), 15.26% (Q4 2025), and 0.61% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 14.25% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 8.95% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 7.71% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 8.35% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 9.73% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | -9.88% |
| 10 | Acme United | 168.01 Mn | 163.81 Mn | 20.79 Mn | -7.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -7.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.10% |