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

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DateValue
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%