Acme United (ACU) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Acme United has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 1.3% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 1.3%, down 853.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.3% (down 853.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.92%, down 873.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.3% for Q1 2026 at Acme United, down from 1.85% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 10.03% in Q4 2024 to a low of 0.33% in Q3 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.26% (2022), against an average of 4.94%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 861 bps in 2023 and sank 853 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
• Acme United's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.26% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 3.77% in 2023, then surged by 166 bps to 10.03% in 2024, then sank by 82 bps to 1.85% in 2025, then fell by 30 bps to 1.3% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.3% (Q1 2026), 1.85% (Q4 2025), and 9.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.