Acuity Brands/$AYI
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About Acuity Brands
Acuity is a leading industrial technology company that offers lighting, lighting controls, and intelligent building solutions. It designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services relating to these and other offerings. Acuity has two reportable segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Acuity Intelligent Spaces. ABL sells commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting, including components and control systems. AIS offers building management and audio/visual solutions to help make buildings intelligent.
- Ticker
- $AYI
- Sector
- Industrials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 13,800
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, United States
- Website
- www.acuityinc.com
Acuity Brands Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$9.2B
20.52
$15.06
1.28
$0.77
0.26%
Price and volume
Market cap
$9.2B
Beta
1.28
52-week high
$380.17
52-week low
$257.04
Average daily volume
212K
Dividend rate
$0.77
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.053
Quick ratio
1.297
Long term debt to equity
0.273
Total debt to equity
0.282
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
4.87%
Interest coverage (TTM)
11.55%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
745.9
Gross margin (TTM)
48.67%
Net profit margin (TTM)
10.25%
Operating margin (TTM)
12.63%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.07%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$330,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.83%
Return on equity (TTM)
17.38%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
20.52
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.051
Price to book
3.24
Price to tangible book (TTM)
28.17
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
14.773
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.77%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
20.919
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.25%
Forward dividend yield
0.26%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
10.50%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
18.72%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.37%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.96%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
9.09%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
9.42%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.48%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.59%
What the Analysts think about Acuity Brands
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Acuity Brands stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Acuity Brands stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Acuity Intelligent Spaces delivered strong momentum in Q3 fiscal 2026, with sales up 14.9%, adjusted operating profit up 22.5%, and adjusted operating margin expanding 150 basis points to 25.1%. (Acuity Inc.)
The company is generating substantial cash and returning capital: operating cash flow reached $520.2 million through the first nine months of fiscal 2026, while Acuity repurchased approximately $230 million of stock during that period. (Acuity Inc.)
Execution has supported continued earnings expansion: Q3 adjusted diluted EPS rose 3.7% year over year, following an 11% increase in Q2, while Q2 sales increased 4.9% and adjusted operating profit rose 8%. (Acuity Inc.)
Acuity Brands Lighting, the company’s larger segment, remained a weak spot: Q3 fiscal 2026 sales fell 1.9% year over year, while adjusted operating profit declined 5.3% and adjusted margin contracted 60 basis points. (Acuity Inc.)
The latest earnings growth was heavily dependent on Acuity Intelligent Spaces, while consolidated adjusted operating profit increased only 0.8% in Q3 despite a 1.6% sales increase. This suggests limited underlying operating leverage if AIS growth moderates. (Acuity Inc.)
Q3 results included a $6.4 million tariff refund recorded as a non-GAAP adjustment; excluding such favorable items, reported earnings momentum appears less robust, and ongoing tariff exposure could pressure margins. (Acuity Inc.)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 10 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Acuity Brands
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Fund name | Fund size | $AYI weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.27% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.27% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.23% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | £2.4B | 0.23% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.09% |
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