Acme United (ACU) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Acme United's (ACU) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$4.1 million in Q1 2026, up 12.11% year-on-year from -$3.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 156.84% quarter-over-quarter from $7.3 million in Q4 2025.

Acme United (ACU) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acme United has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$4.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$4.1 million, up 12.11% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $8.1 million (down 31.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $7.6 million, up 57.0% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$4.1 million for Q1 2026 at Acme United, down from $7.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $9.9 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$11.8 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $4.4 million (2024), against an average of $1.8 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 1534.09% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 313.19% in 2022.
  • Acme United's Free Cash Flow stood at $9.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 36.37% to $6.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 22.62% to $4.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 55.13% to $7.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 156.84% to -$4.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$4.1 million (Q1 2026), $7.3 million (Q4 2025), and $301000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 3.03 Bn
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 609.00 Mn
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 350.00 Mn
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn 321.00 Mn
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 310.00 Mn
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 142.90 Mn
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn -165.00 Mn
10 Acme United 168.01 Mn 163.81 Mn 20.79 Mn -4.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -4.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 301,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 301,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 4.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 7.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 4.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.04 Mn