Acme United (ACU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Acme United's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.88% in Q2 2026, down 0.89 percentage points from 9.77% a year earlier but up 0.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acme United (ACU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Acme United came in at 10.25%, down 0.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -1.15 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.64% in FY2024 (+0.56 pp), 10.08% in FY2023 (+5.34 pp), 4.74% in FY2022 (-6.18 pp) and 10.93% in FY2021 (-0.47 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 4.26% (Q4 2022) and 10.60% (Q2 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.32 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 6.15 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 6.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ACU's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 8.78% (Q1 2026), 9.87% (Q4 2025) and 9.41% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.76% |
| 10 | Acme United | 278.14 Mn | 257.36 Mn | 26.30 Mn | 9.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.40% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.17% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.41% |
API Access
Acme United Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();