Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.08% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% on a YoY basis from 0.08% in Q1 2025, and down 3.88% sequentially from 0.08% in Q4 2025.
Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acme United (ACU) has 9 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.08% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.08%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.08% (up 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.33%, up 5.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital eased to 0.08% in Q1 2026, from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.22% in Q4 2022 to a low of 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.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital tumbled 34 bps in 2023 and soared 34 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Tracing ACU's Return on Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at 0.22% in 2022, then sank by 70 bps to 0.06% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 0.07% in 2024, then increased by 18 bps to 0.08% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 0.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ACU's Return on Invested Capital at 0.08% in Q1 2026, 0.08% in Q4 2025, and 0.07% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 345.95 Bn | 333.64 Bn | 10.51 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Unilever | 134.07 Bn | 123.59 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 3 | Colgate Palmolive | 73.64 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 3.23 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.28 Bn | 37.17 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 36.96 Bn | 36.42 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.01% |
| 6 | Estee Lauder Companies | 30.06 Bn | 26.94 Bn | 2.84 Bn | -0.02% |
| 7 | Church & Dwight | 23.36 Bn | 22.86 Bn | 681.40 Mn | 0.02% |
| 8 | Clorox | 11.85 Bn | 10.66 Bn | 722.00 Mn | - |
| 9 | Yatsen Holding | 6.39 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 153.20 Mn | -0.01% |
| 10 | Acme United | 215.23 Mn | 211.03 Mn | 20.79 Mn | 0.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.12% |