Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) recorded FCF Margin of 19.22% in Q2 2026, up 10.48 percentage points from 8.73% a year earlier and up 27.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Acme United's FCF Margin came in at 7.32% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.86%, up 1.37 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of +1.93 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 2.48% in FY2024 (-10.17 pp), 12.65% in FY2023 (+13.38 pp), -0.73% in FY2022 (-0.05 pp) and -0.68% in FY2021 (-2.60 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 29.06 percentage points in Q1 2023, against a drop of 41.42 percentage points in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -7.88% (Q1 2026), 15.26% (Q4 2025) and 0.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.97% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 15.81% |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 20.19% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 32.79% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.22% |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 16.07% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 23.50% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 33.60% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 12.70% |
| 10 | Acme United | 244.02 Mn | 226.04 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 19.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.22% |
| 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% |
Acme United FCF Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "ACU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();