Acme United (ACU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Acme United's (ACU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $19.0 million in Q1 2026, up 22.9% year-on-year from $15.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.87% quarter-over-quarter from $15.2 million in Q4 2025.

Acme United (ACU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acme United has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $19.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $19.0 million, up 22.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $66.2 million (up 5.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $62.7 million, up 0.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $19.0 million for Q1 2026 at Acme United, up from $15.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $19.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $13.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $15.2 million (2025), against an average of $15.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses dropped 3.03% in 2025 and increased 22.9% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Acme United's Operating Expenses stood at $14.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 1.43% to $14.3 million in 2023, then increased by 8.19% to $15.5 million in 2024, then declined by 1.52% to $15.2 million in 2025, then rose by 24.87% to $19.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $19.0 million (Q1 2026), $15.2 million (Q4 2025), and $16.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Tantech Holdings 611.49 Bn 611.46 Bn - -
2 Procter & Gamble 338.86 Bn 326.78 Bn 10.51 Bn 5.94 Bn
3 Unilever 142.58 Bn 132.10 Bn - -
4 Colgate Palmolive 69.08 Bn 68.08 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.08 Bn
5 Kenvue 33.68 Bn 33.57 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.52 Bn
6 Kimberly Clark 32.46 Bn 32.04 Bn 1.53 Bn -
7 Estee Lauder Companies 30.67 Bn 27.54 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.59 Bn
8 Church & Dwight 22.55 Bn 22.05 Bn 681.40 Mn 251.00 Mn
9 Clorox 11.54 Bn 10.51 Bn 722.00 Mn 256.00 Mn
10 Acme United 164.77 Mn 160.58 Mn 20.79 Mn 19.04 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 15.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 16.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 15.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 15.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 14.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 14.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 13.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 14.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.36 Mn