Acme United (ACU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) posted Operating Margin of 3.34% for Q1 2026, down 45.3% sequentially from 6.1% in Q4 2025, and down 194.0% YoY from 3.55% in Q1 2025.
Acme United (ACU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acme United has reported Operating Margin for 16 years, with the latest figure at 3.34% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 194.0% year-over-year to 3.34% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 6.92% (down 24.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.49%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 3.34% in Q1 2026 per ACU's latest filing, from 6.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.83% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.06% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 5.87% and a median of 5.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin slumped 673 bps in 2022, then surged 534 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.06% in 2022, then jumped by 8565 bps to 4.99% in 2023, then declined by 0 bps to 4.96% in 2024, then grew by 23 bps to 6.1% in 2025, then sank by 45 bps to 3.34% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 3.34%, 6.1%, and 6.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 18.63% |
| 2 | Unilever | 135.06 Bn | 122.54 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.11 Bn | 71.74 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 18.95% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 17.67% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 15.11% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 6.71% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.49 Bn | 23.23 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 18.07% |
| 8 | Clorox | 12.90 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 24.33% |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 5.79 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.92% |
| 10 | Acme United | 240.28 Mn | 235.24 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 10.89% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.89% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.96% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.18% |