Acuity, Inc.

AYI Industrials Electrical Equipment & Parts

Acuity, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $4.6 billion, up 6.82% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+2.92%
EPS
+55.5%
Free cash flow
+61.1%
Total debt
−22.2%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

322.30 15.14 −4.49%
Market cap
$9.6B
P/E
18.4×
Fwd P/E
18.4×
Dividend yield
0.25%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
6.19
Beneish M
−2.74
Dividend safety
92/100

Acuity, Inc. (AYI) Return on equity

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Acuity, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 18.6%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.3% (fiscal 2020) to 20.7% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Electrical Equipment & Parts industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 18.6% 3.10
FY2025 15.5% (3.69)
FY2024 19.2% 1.61
FY2023 17.6% (1.79)
FY2022 19.4% 4.73
FY2021 14.7% 2.41
FY2020 12.3% (5.91)
FY2019 18.2% (2.49)
FY2018 20.7% 1.32
FY2017 19.4% 0.09

Against its own ten years

Low 12.3% High 20.7%
Ten-year median 18.4%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
POWL Powell Industries, Inc. compare 28.3%
HUBB Hubbell Inc compare 23.2%
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. compare 19.9%
AYI Acuity, Inc. 18.6%
ENS Enersys compare 18.4%
NVT nVent Electric PLC compare 17.6%
FPS Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. compare 13.2%
HAYW Hayward Holdings, Inc. compare 10.9%
PLUG Plug Power, Inc. compare −139.6%
Electrical Equipment & Parts industry median 0.00%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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