Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Acme United (ACU) reported FCF Margin of 7.88% for Q1 2026, up 232.0% on a YoY basis from 2.37% in Q1 2025, and down 151.65% sequentially from 15.26% in Q4 2025.

Acme United (ACU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acme United (ACU) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.88% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 232.0% year-over-year to 7.88%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.01% (down 208.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.86%, up 137.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 7.88% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 3.77% and a median of 7.95% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 2906 bps in 2023 and slumped 4142 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ACU's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 21.52% in 2022, then tumbled by 33 bps to 14.4% in 2023, then slipped by 29 bps to 10.17% in 2024, then surged by 50 bps to 15.26% in 2025, then tumbled by 152 bps to 7.88% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACU's FCF Margin at 7.88% in Q1 2026, 15.26% in Q4 2025, and 0.61% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 14.25%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 14.39%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 8.95%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 7.71%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.35%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 10.92%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn -9.88%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 Acme United 215.23 Mn 211.03 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%