Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Acme United's (ACU) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 39.74% in Q1 2026, up 76.0% year-on-year from 22.58% in Q1 2025, and up 4.07% quarter-over-quarter from 38.19% in Q4 2025.
Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acme United has disclosed Gross Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 39.74% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 39.74%, up 76.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 39.57% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 39.39%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 39.74% for Q1 2026 at Acme United, up from 38.19% 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.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 38.66% (2024), against an average of 37.4%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 347 bps in 2022 and jumped 718 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Acme United's Gross Margin stood at 31.93% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 39.11% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 38.66% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 38.19% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 39.74% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 39.74% (Q1 2026), 38.19% (Q4 2025), and 39.12% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tantech Holdings | 587.03 Bn | 587.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Procter & Gamble | 346.82 Bn | 334.74 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 49.51% |
| 3 | Unilever | 145.94 Bn | 135.46 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.39 Bn | 69.40 Bn | 3.23 Bn | 60.59% |
| 5 | Kenvue | 34.34 Bn | 34.23 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | Kimberly Clark | 33.38 Bn | 32.96 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 36.85% |
| 7 | Estee Lauder Companies | 31.47 Bn | 28.34 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 76.40% |
| 8 | Church & Dwight | 22.92 Bn | 22.42 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 46.38% |
| 9 | Clorox | 11.90 Bn | 10.87 Bn | 722.00 Mn | 43.23% |
| 10 | Acme United | 168.01 Mn | 163.81 Mn | 20.79 Mn | 39.74% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.02% |