Growth Metrics

Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2017 - 2026)

Acme United's Gross Margin history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 38.19% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 48.0% to 38.19% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 39.39%, a 13.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 39.39%, up 13.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 38.19% in Q4 2025 for Acme United, down from 39.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for ACU hit a ceiling of 41.02% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 31.93% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 36.92% across 5 years, with a median of 37.86% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: plummeted -347bps in 2022 and later soared 718bps in 2023.
  • Tracing ACU's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 35.06% in 2021, then decreased by -9bps to 31.93% in 2022, then rose by 22bps to 39.11% in 2023, then dropped by -1bps to 38.66% in 2024, then dropped by -1bps to 38.19% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for ACU at 38.19% in Q4 2025, 39.12% in Q3 2025, and 41.02% in Q2 2025.