Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Acme United (ACU) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 7.29% in Q2 2026, down 1.04 percentage points from 8.33% a year earlier and down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acme United (ACU) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Acme United reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 8.34%, down 0.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -1.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.99% in FY2024 (+1.10 pp), 7.89% in FY2023 (+3.91 pp), 3.97% in FY2022 (-6.18 pp) and 10.16% in FY2021 (+0.61 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 three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.10 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 4.60 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 5.90 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.30% (Q1 2026), 8.07% (Q4 2025) and 7.95% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 11.69% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 4.29% |
| 10 | Acme United | 278.14 Mn | 257.36 Mn | 26.30 Mn | 8.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.24% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.34% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.21% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.51% |
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();