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

Acme United (ACU) reported Net Margin of 1.88% for Q1 2026, down 171.0% on a YoY basis from 2.65% in Q1 2025, and down 81.85% sequentially from 10.38% in Q4 2025.

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

Acme United (ACU) has 16 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 1.88% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 171.0% year-over-year to 1.88%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.2% (up 80.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.74%, up 132.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin retreated to 1.88% in Q1 2026, from 10.38% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 28.14% in Q4 2023 to a low of 9.98% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 5.15% and a median of 4.27% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin surged 3812 bps in 2023 and plunged 2331 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ACU's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 9.98% in 2022, then soared by 382 bps to 28.14% in 2023, then slumped by 83 bps to 4.83% in 2024, then surged by 115 bps to 10.38% in 2025, then sank by 82 bps to 1.88% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACU's Net Margin at 1.88% in Q1 2026, 10.38% in Q4 2025, and 3.88% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 345.95 Bn 333.64 Bn 10.51 Bn 18.60%
2 Unilever 134.07 Bn 123.59 Bn - 49.24%
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.64 Bn 72.30 Bn 3.23 Bn 12.79%
4 Kenvue 37.28 Bn 37.17 Bn 2.30 Bn 12.13%
5 Kimberly Clark 36.96 Bn 36.42 Bn 1.53 Bn 2.43%
6 Estee Lauder Companies 30.06 Bn 26.94 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.40%
7 Church & Dwight 23.36 Bn 22.86 Bn 681.40 Mn 14.72%
8 Clorox 11.85 Bn 10.66 Bn 722.00 Mn 11.44%
9 Yatsen Holding 6.39 Bn 6.25 Bn 153.20 Mn 0.58%
10 Acme United 215.23 Mn 211.03 Mn 20.79 Mn 1.88%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.88%
Dec 31, 2025 10.38%
Sep 30, 2025 3.88%
Jun 30, 2025 8.80%
Mar 31, 2025 3.60%
Dec 31, 2024 4.83%
Sep 30, 2024 4.62%
Jun 30, 2024 8.03%
Mar 31, 2024 3.64%
Dec 31, 2023 28.14%
Sep 30, 2023 4.27%
Jun 30, 2023 6.46%
Mar 31, 2023 2.16%
Dec 31, 2022 -9.98%
Sep 30, 2022 0.13%
Jun 30, 2022 4.82%
Mar 31, 2022 1.92%
Dec 31, 2021 -9.86%
Sep 30, 2021 4.27%
Jun 30, 2021 16.12%