Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Acme United's Gross Margin came in at 42.55% for Q2 2026, up 1.53 percentage points from 41.02% a year earlier and up 2.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Acme United reported Gross Margin of 40.08%, up 0.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 39.39%, up 0.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +3.05 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 39.26% in FY2024 (+1.55 pp), 37.71% in FY2023 (+4.94 pp), 32.77% in FY2022 (-2.82 pp) and 35.59% in FY2021 (-0.75 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q2 2010.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 7.18 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 3.47 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ACU's Gross Margin at 39.74% (Q1 2026), 38.19% (Q4 2025) and 39.12% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 40.70% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 57.71% |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 57.64% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 67.78% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 64.99% |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 68.27% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 70.71% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 77.46% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 46.46% |
| 10 | Acme United | 244.02 Mn | 226.04 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 42.55% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 38.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 32.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 32.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.48% |
Acme United Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "ACU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();