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

Acme United (ACU) reported Operating Expenses of $19.0 million for Q1 2026, up 22.9% on a YoY basis from $15.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 24.87% sequentially from $15.2 million in Q4 2025.

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

Acme United (ACU) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $19.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 22.9% year-over-year to $19.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $66.2 million (up 5.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $62.7 million, up 0.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $19.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $15.3 million and a median of $15.2 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses dropped 3.03% in 2025 and increased 22.9% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ACU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $14.1 million in 2022, then increased by 1.43% to $14.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 8.19% to $15.5 million in 2024, then dropped by 1.52% to $15.2 million in 2025, then increased by 24.87% to $19.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ACU's Operating Expenses at $19.0 million in Q1 2026, $15.2 million in Q4 2025, and $16.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Procter & Gamble 347.71 Bn 335.41 Bn 10.51 Bn 5.94 Bn
2 Unilever 134.96 Bn 124.48 Bn - -
3 Colgate Palmolive 73.94 Bn 72.60 Bn 3.23 Bn 2.08 Bn
4 Kenvue 37.33 Bn 37.23 Bn 2.30 Bn 1.52 Bn
5 Kimberly Clark 37.04 Bn 36.50 Bn 1.53 Bn -
6 Estee Lauder Companies 29.52 Bn 26.39 Bn 2.84 Bn 2.59 Bn
7 Church & Dwight 23.48 Bn 22.98 Bn 681.40 Mn 251.00 Mn
8 Clorox 11.81 Bn 10.62 Bn 722.00 Mn 256.00 Mn
9 Yatsen Holding 6.33 Bn 6.19 Bn 153.20 Mn -155.01 Mn
10 Acme United 213.25 Mn 209.05 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