Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.08% for Q1 2026, down 3.88% sequentially from 0.08% in Q4 2025, and up 1.0% YoY from 0.08% in Q1 2025.
Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acme United has reported Return on Invested Capital for 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.08% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.08% (up 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.33%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.08% in Q1 2026 per ACU's latest filing, from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.22% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.27% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.07% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital sank 34 bps in 2023, then surged 34 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.22% in 2022, then plunged by 70 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then climbed by 9 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then advanced by 18 bps to 0.08% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.08%, 0.08%, and 0.07% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 334.68 Bn | 324.73 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 0.00% |
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| 4 | Kenvue | 36.14 Bn | 35.03 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.84 Bn | 34.89 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.63 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
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| 10 | Acme United | 240.28 Mn | 235.24 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 0.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.11% |