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Acme United Corporation. Company Profile

NYSE: ACUConsumer DiscretionaryIndustrial Machinery/ComponentsUSD

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Acme United at a glance

Acme United Corporation. (NYSE: ACU) is a Industrial Machinery/Components company in the Consumer Discretionary sector headquartered in Shelton, CT. Acme United is led by Mr. Walter C. Johnsen and employs about 649 people. The company's shares have traded publicly since 1988.

At a market capitalization of $237.6 million, it is considered a small-cap company. Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0000002098, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.

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What does Acme United do?

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening 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 sharpening knives, scissors, chisels, skis, skates, and other edges under the DMT brand. In addition, the company offers first aid kits 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; first aid kits for the promotional products industry under Safety Made brand; alcohol prep pads, alcohol wipes, benzalkonium chloride wipes, various antiseptic wipes under the Med-Nap brand, and Pac-Kit, as well as My Medic brands. It sells its products directly and through its independent manufacturer representatives to wholesale, contract, and retail stationery distributors; office supply superstores, mass market retailers, industrial and medical distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains, and wholesale florists, as well as 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.

Business description based on the company's public filings.

Company information

Legal name
Acme United Corporation.
Ticker
NYSE: ACU
Industry
Industrial Machinery/Components
CEO
Mr. Walter C. Johnsen
Employees
649
Headquarters
1 Waterview Drive, Shelton, CT, United States
Phone
203 254 6060
IPO year
1988
Market cap
$237.62M
SEC CIK
0000002098
Latest annual report
10-K · Mar 11, 2026

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