Growth Metrics

Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2017 - 2025)

Acme United (ACU) has disclosed Gross Margin for 15 consecutive years, with 38.19% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 48.0% to 38.19% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 39.39% through Dec 2025, up 13.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 39.39% for FY2025, 13.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 38.19% in Q4 2025 for Acme United, down from 39.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 41.02% in Q2 2025 to a low 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.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 35.06% in 2021, then fell by -9bps to 31.93% in 2022, then grew by 22bps to 39.11% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 38.66% in 2024, then decreased 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.