Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.75% in Q2 2026, down 1.20 percentage points from 8.95% a year earlier and down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Acme United reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.97%, down 0.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -0.88 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 9.75% in FY2024 (+1.18 pp), 8.57% in FY2023 (+4.24 pp), 4.33% in FY2022 (-6.49 pp) and 10.83% in FY2021 (+0.98 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 5.04 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 6.18 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.79% (Q1 2026), 8.65% (Q4 2025) and 8.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 7.89% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 5.71% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 10.46% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Acme United | 243.68 Mn | 225.70 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 7.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.40% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.64% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.13% |
API Access
Acme United Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ACU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();