Acme United (ACU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.25% for Q2 2026, down 1.07 percentage points from 9.31% a year earlier but up 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acme United (ACU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Acme United's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.07%, down 0.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -4.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Acme United's Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.78% in FY2024 (-10.33 pp), 20.11% in FY2023 (+16.23 pp), 3.89% in FY2022 (-15.65 pp) and 19.54% in FY2021 (+5.86 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 3.84% in Q4 2022 to a high of 19.36% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.81 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 15.52 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 13.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 8.12% (Q1 2026), 8.73% (Q4 2025) and 8.73% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Acme United | 242.68 Mn | 224.70 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 8.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.12% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.33% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.70% |
API Access
Acme United Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();