Acme United Corporation (ACU) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 101 recorded ACU dividend payments, running from May 9, 1990 to July 2, 2026 — 37 calendar years. Together those payments total $8.63 per share. ACU has most often paid quarterly.
ACU has increased its payment rate for 5 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the ACU payment rate compounded at +5.3% a year, and +5.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 37 years of recorded history, ACU's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
ACU dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.620 | 4 | $0.155 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $0.600 | 4 | $0.150 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | $0.560 | 4 | $0.140 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | $0.540 | 4 | $0.135 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | $0.520 | 4 | $0.130 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | $0.440 | 4 | $0.110 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | $0.420 | 4 | $0.105 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | $0.400 | 4 | $0.100 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | $0.360 | 4 | $0.0900 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | $0.330 | 4 | $0.0800 | — |
| 2013 | $0.230 | 3 (timing) | $0.0800 | — |
| 2012 | $0.350 | 5 (timing) | $0.0700 | — |
| 2011 | $0.250 | 4 | $0.0600 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | $0.210 | 4 | $0.0500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | $0.170 | 4 | $0.0400 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | $0.150 | 4 | $0.0400 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0300 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | $0.100 | 4 | $0.0250 | — |
| 2004 | $0.0400 | 2 (timing) | $0.0200 | — |
| 1993 | $0.0500 | 1 (timing) | $0.0500 | — |
| 1992 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +25.0% |
| 1991 | $0.170 | 4 | $0.0400 | — |
| 1990 | $0.160 | 3 (timing) | $0.0600 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than ACU's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent ACU dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | $0.160 |
| March 25, 2026 | $0.160 |
| January 6, 2026 | $0.160 |
| October 3, 2025 | $0.160 |
| July 3, 2025 | $0.160 |
| March 26, 2025 | $0.150 |
| January 6, 2025 | $0.150 |
| October 4, 2024 | $0.150 |
| July 2, 2024 | $0.150 |
| March 27, 2024 | $0.150 |
| January 4, 2024 | $0.150 |
| October 3, 2023 | $0.140 |
| June 30, 2023 | $0.140 |
| March 30, 2023 | $0.140 |
| January 5, 2023 | $0.140 |
| September 30, 2022 | $0.140 |
| June 30, 2022 | $0.140 |
| March 31, 2022 | $0.130 |
| January 6, 2022 | $0.130 |
| September 30, 2021 | $0.130 |
| July 1, 2021 | $0.130 |
| March 31, 2021 | $0.130 |
| January 7, 2021 | $0.130 |
| September 30, 2020 | $0.120 |
| July 1, 2020 | $0.120 |
| April 3, 2020 | $0.120 |
| January 7, 2020 | $0.120 |
| September 30, 2019 | $0.120 |
| July 1, 2019 | $0.120 |
| April 1, 2019 | $0.120 |
| January 7, 2019 | $0.120 |
| October 1, 2018 | $0.110 |
| June 29, 2018 | $0.110 |
| March 29, 2018 | $0.110 |
| January 5, 2018 | $0.110 |
| October 2, 2017 | $0.110 |
| July 18, 2017 | $0.110 |
| March 30, 2017 | $0.100 |
| January 4, 2017 | $0.100 |
| September 29, 2016 | $0.100 |
| June 29, 2016 | $0.100 |
| March 30, 2016 | $0.100 |
| January 5, 2016 | $0.100 |
| September 29, 2015 | $0.0900 |
| June 29, 2015 | $0.0900 |
| March 31, 2015 | $0.0900 |
| January 6, 2015 | $0.0900 |
| September 29, 2014 | $0.0900 |
| June 27, 2014 | $0.0800 |
| April 1, 2014 | $0.0800 |
| January 6, 2014 | $0.0800 |
| September 27, 2013 | $0.0800 |
| June 13, 2013 | $0.0800 |
| April 2, 2013 | $0.0700 |
| December 5, 2012 | $0.0700 |
| September 27, 2012 | $0.0700 |
| June 28, 2012 | $0.0700 |
| April 2, 2012 | $0.0700 |
| January 5, 2012 | $0.0700 |
| September 29, 2011 | $0.0700 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 101 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
ACU dividend history questions
How many dividends has ACU paid?
DivTrkr has 101 recorded ACU dividend payments between May 9, 1990 and July 2, 2026, totalling $8.63 per share across 37 calendar years.
Has ACU ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 37 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the ACU dividend growing?
The ACU payment rate compounded at +5.3% a year over the last five complete years and +5.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does ACU pay a dividend?
ACU has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current ACU dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track ACU free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.