CE Tools

CE Tools Market Overview

According to Grips Intelligence in-store data tracked across acehardware.com, lowes.com, menards.com, Amazon, and homedepot.com from January 1 to August 31, 2026, CE Tools maintains a notably balanced retail footprint rather than relying on a single dominant partner. Ace Hardware leads with a 29.4% share of year-to-date revenue, followed closely by Lowe's at 26.8% and Menards at 22.6%, while Amazon contributes 18.7%. Home Depot is the clear outlier at just 2.6%, pointing to a distribution gap relative to the brand's strength across competing home improvement retailers. Pricing has softened modestly, with the average product price at $16.43 year-to-date and a recent monthly reading of $15.45, down 7.7% month over month and 3.3% across the tracked period. Revenue has still grown 13.0% overall despite a 21.3% month-over-month decline in the most recent period, suggesting seasonal volatility rather than a sustained downturn.