Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Acme United (ACU) reported Gross Margin of 39.74% for Q1 2026, up 76.0% on a YoY basis from 22.58% in Q1 2025, and up 4.07% sequentially from 38.19% in Q4 2025.

Acme United (ACU) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acme United (ACU) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 39.74% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 76.0% year-over-year to 39.74%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 39.57% (up 25.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 39.39%, up 13.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 39.74% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 37.4% and a median of 38.66% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 347 bps in 2022 and jumped 718 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ACU's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 31.93% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 39.11% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 38.66% in 2024, then dropped by 1 bps to 38.19% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 39.74% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACU's Gross Margin at 39.74% in Q1 2026, 38.19% in Q4 2025, and 39.12% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 49.51%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 60.59%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 58.89%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 36.85%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 76.40%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 46.38%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 43.23%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn 77.66%
10 Acme United 215.23 Mn 211.03 Mn 20.79 Mn 39.74%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%