Acme United (ACU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.96% in Q2 2026, down 1.23 percentage points from 6.19% a year earlier and down 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acme United (ACU) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Acme United reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.11%, down 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -0.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 6.44% in FY2024 (-4.91 pp), 11.35% in FY2023 (+9.38 pp), 1.97% in FY2022 (-7.99 pp) and 9.96% in FY2021 (+3.22 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 9.96 percentage points in Q1 2024, against a drop of 7.76 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.20% (Q1 2026), 5.92% (Q4 2025) and 5.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 6.17% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 4.94% |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 4.54% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 15.41% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 5.66% |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -1.94% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 8.19% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 7.38% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 1.85% |
| 10 | Acme United | 242.45 Mn | 224.47 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 4.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.20% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.53% |
API Access
Acme United Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ACU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();