R&D expense · 2011–2020

Acme United R&D expense

$251,000−57.9% · FY2020

Acme United (ACU) reported $251,000 in R&D expense for fiscal 2020, −57.9% year on year.

$535,5002011$572,9852012$602,9852013$665,0002014$690,0002015$750,0002016$752,0002017$734,0002018$596,0002019$251,0002020
Acme United — R&D expense, 2011–2020
Fiscal yearR&D expenseChangeFiling
FY20202020-12-31$251,000−57.9%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$596,000−18.8%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$734,000−2.4%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$752,000+0.3%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$750,000+8.7%Open →
FY20152015-12-31$690,000+3.8%Open →
FY20142014-12-31$665,000+10.3%Open →
FY20132013-12-31$602,985+5.2%Open →
FY20122012-12-31$572,985+7.0%Open →
FY20112011-12-31$535,500—Open →

R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2020 compound annual growth −8.1%

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