Acme United Corporation

Acme United Corporation supplies first aid and safety, cutting, sharpening, and measuring products to the school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company offers scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, paper trimmers, safety cutters, lettering products, glue guns, and other craft products under the Westcott brand name; and cutting tools under the Clauss brand. It also provides fixed blades, folding knives, sight cutting tools, and tactical tools under the Camillus brand; fishing tools and knives, as well as cut and puncture resistant gloves, telescopic landing nets, net containment systems, and tools and fishing gaffs under the Cuda brand; and sharpening tools under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kit and safety solutions under the First Aid Only brand; portable eyewash solution and over-the-counter medication, including active ingredients aspirin, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen under the PhysiciansCare brand; bodily fluid and spill clean-up solution under the Spill Magic brand; various first aid kit, refill, and safety supplies, including CPR kits, burn kits, and automotive and emergency first aid kits under the First Aid Central; and alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes, castile soaps, and lens cleaning wipes under the Med-Nap brand. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply super stores; school supply distributors; industrial distributors; wholesale florists; mass market and e-commerce retailers; and hardware chains, as well as sells a selection of products through its websites. The company was formerly known as Acme Shear Company and changed its name to Acme United Corporation in 1971. Acme United Corporation was founded in 1867 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut.

Acme United Corporation trades as ACU on AMEX. The company is classified in Consumer Defensive / Household & Personal Products and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Household & Personal Products. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $196.54M of revenue and $10.19M of net income.

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Acme United Corporation can be compared against peers such as Agencia Comercial Spirits Ltd, Epsium Enterprise Limited Ordinary Shares, European Wax Center, Inc., HF Foods Group Inc., Legacy Education Inc., Skillsoft Corp..

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $166.63M, beta of 0.51, and return on equity of +8.7%.

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ACU currently shows total debt of $28.26M and beta of 0.51. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 4 (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 144 (2026-05-26 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-22 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.acmeunited.com

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