Acme United (ACU) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Acme United (ACU) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, down 23.28% on a YoY basis from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and down 276.41% sequentially from 0.08 in Q4 2025.

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

Acme United (ACU) has 16 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.15 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 23.28% year-over-year to 0.15; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.29 (up 57.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.31, down 32.82% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.15 in Q1 2026, from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.87 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.24 in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.07 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 166.84% in 2024 and surged 2444.45% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ACU's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.05 in 2022, then jumped by 59.28% to 0.08 in 2023, then jumped by 44.89% to 0.12 in 2024, then sank by 30.34% to 0.08 in 2025, then tumbled by 276.41% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACU's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.15 in Q1 2026, 0.08 in Q4 2025, and 1.87 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 0.84
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 0.54
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.14
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 1.30
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.41
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 0.45
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn -0.92
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn -
10 Acme United 215.23 Mn 211.03 Mn 20.79 Mn -0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.15
Dec 31, 2025 0.08
Sep 30, 2025 1.87
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Mar 31, 2025 -0.12
Dec 31, 2024 0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.12
Mar 31, 2024 -0.05
Dec 31, 2023 0.08
Sep 30, 2023 0.05
Jun 30, 2023 0.38
Mar 31, 2023 0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.05
Sep 30, 2022 -0.17
Jun 30, 2022 -0.24
Mar 31, 2022 -0.08
Dec 31, 2021 0.80
Sep 30, 2021 0.33
Jun 30, 2021 -0.31