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

Acme United's (ACU) quarterly Net Margin came in at 1.88% in Q1 2026, down 171.0% year-on-year from 2.65% in Q1 2025, and down 52.3% quarter-over-quarter from 3.95% in Q4 2025.

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

Acme United has disclosed Net Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 1.88% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.88%, down 171.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.69% (up 86.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.18%, up 134.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 1.88% for Q1 2026 at Acme United, down from 3.95% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 26.72% in Q4 2023 to a low of 1.85% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 3.88% (2025), against an average of 4.8%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 2807 bps in 2023 and plunged 2857 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Acme United's Net Margin stood at 1.35% in 2022, then surged by 2074 bps to 26.72% in 2023, then plunged by 107 bps to 1.85% in 2024, then jumped by 314 bps to 3.95% in 2025, then plunged by 52 bps to 1.88% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 1.88% (Q1 2026), 3.95% (Q4 2025), and 3.88% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 587.03 Bn 587.00 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 346.82 Bn 334.74 Bn 10.51 Bn 18.60%
3 Unilever 145.94 Bn 135.46 Bn - 5.53%
4 Colgate Palmolive 70.39 Bn 69.40 Bn 3.23 Bn 12.79%
5 Kenvue 34.34 Bn 34.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.13%
6 Kimberly Clark 33.38 Bn 32.96 Bn 1.53 Bn -0.41%
7 Estee Lauder Companies 31.47 Bn 28.34 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.40%
8 Church & Dwight 22.92 Bn 22.42 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.72%
9 Clorox 11.90 Bn 10.87 Bn 722.00 Mn 11.44%
10 Acme United 168.01 Mn 163.81 Mn 20.79 Mn 1.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.88%
Dec 31, 2025 3.95%
Sep 30, 2025 3.88%
Jun 30, 2025 8.80%
Mar 31, 2025 3.60%
Dec 31, 2024 -1.85%
Sep 30, 2024 4.62%
Jun 30, 2024 8.03%
Mar 31, 2024 3.64%
Dec 31, 2023 26.72%
Sep 30, 2023 4.27%
Jun 30, 2023 6.46%
Mar 31, 2023 2.16%
Dec 31, 2022 -1.35%
Sep 30, 2022 0.13%
Jun 30, 2022 4.82%
Mar 31, 2022 1.92%
Dec 31, 2021 -16.13%
Sep 30, 2021 4.27%
Jun 30, 2021 16.12%