Acuity Brands, Inc.

Acuity Brands, Inc.

AYI
Acuity Brands, Inc.US flagNew York Stock Exchange
359.04
USD
-8.49
- -
10.75BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
49.5
55.92
62.8
75.66
81.32
89.98
92.51
84.21
95.34
117.2
124.26
124.36
140.82
150.67
Basic EPS, GAAP
3.02
4.11
5.15
6.69
7.46
8.55
8.32
6.29
8.44
11.23
10.88
13.68
12.85
15.45
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
2.17
4.62
5.39
6.99
6.25
7.53
11.13
11.39
10.05
7.6
16.08
17.98
17.27
20.91
Dividend per Share
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.52
0.52
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.53
0.59
0.67
0.75
Book Value per Share
17.55
20.89
25.37
31.3
38.52
48.89
57.84
63.89
77.43
92.93
110.23
126.61
138.9
151.34
Tangible Book Value per Share
4.21
8.42
13.23
7.6
7.33
6.05
12.23
11.18
10.37
8.73
13.72
27.18
4.23
10.73
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
42
43
43
44
43
41
40
40
36
34
32
31
31
31
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2,089
2,394
2,707
3,291
3,505
3,680
3,673
3,326
3,461
4,006
3,952
3,841
4,346
4,606
Operating Margin (%)
11.01
12.49
14.36
14.89
15.37
12.67
12.65
11.24
12.45
12.72
12.66
14.41
13.66
14.61
Depreciation Expense
41
43
46
63
75
80
88
101
100
95
93
91
133
164
Net Income, GAAP
127
176
222
291
322
350
330
248
306
384
346
423
397
472
Effective Tax Rate (%)
34.02
33.84
35.36
34.59
34.69
17.92
22.24
23.53
22.69
22.25
22.54
22.97
20.71
21.07
Profit Margin (%)
6.1
7.34
8.21
8.84
9.18
9.5
9
7.46
8.85
9.59
8.75
11
9.13
10.25
Working Capital
527
716
892
650
645
528
846
822
852
732
800
1,184
806
830
LT Debt
354
352
352
355
356
356
348
434
541
562
571
554
981
777
Total Equity
994
1,164
1,360
1,660
1,666
1,717
1,919
2,128
2,044
1,912
2,015
2,379
2,725
2,852
Return on Invested Capital (%)
11.99
13.83
15.58
17.22
17.45
18.71
16.63
11.7
12.75
15.44
15.09
15.3
14.03
14.38
Return on Capital (%)
14.25
16.87
18.07
19.77
18.42
17.32
14.32
9.5
10.21
11.34
9.34
10.3
8.8
9.38
Return on Common Equity (%)
18.51
21.51
22.35
23.69
21.29
19.1
15.38
10.3
11.48
12.83
10.36
11.4
9.68
10.73

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Nov'26
Feb'26
May'26
ST Debt
25
26
27
LT Borrowings
797
697
697
LT Finance Leases
88
85
80
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
31
30
30
Market Capitalization
11,290
9,264
9,328

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Nov'26
Feb'26
May'26
Total Current Assets
1,582
1,505
1,618
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
376
272
412
Accounts Receivable, Net
565
579
611
Inventories
518
515
458
Total Current Liabilities
762
728
788
Payables & Accruals
429
379
415
ST Debt
25
26
27
Deferred Revenue
22
23
23

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
7.57%
5.52%
14.55%
Free Cash Flow
13.28%
10.74%
-4%
Net Income, GAAP
7.47%
10.96%
-6.15%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.22%
5.76%
13.14%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
0.19%
13.19%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
935
906
968
1,032
3,841
2025
952
1,006
1,179
1,209
4,346
2026
1,144
1,056
1,198
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3.24
2.89
3.69
3.86
13.68
2025
3.45
2.5
3.19
3.71
12.85
2026
3.92
3.16
4.66
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.13
0.15
0.15
0.16
0.59
2025
0.15
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.67
2026
0.17
0.21
0.2
- -
- -

Company Description

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CEO
Neil Ashe
Full Time Employees
13,200
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Electrical Equipment & Parts
Address
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta GA United States of America 30309-7676
IPO Date
Dec 3, 2001
Business
Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) manufactures and sells lighting and building management solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, infrastructure and residential applications. The company offers luminaires including recessed, surface, suspended, downlight, decorative, track and emergency indoor products as well as outdoor lighting for street, roadway, parking, flood, landscape, site, area and underwater uses; lighting controls such as digital networked systems, modular wiring, LED drivers, photo controls, occupancy sensors, dimming panels and relay panels; building system controllers, prismatic skylights, power supplies, integrated systems and services related to networked technology, building automation and analytics; brands include Aculux, Eureka, Holophane, Juno, nLight, Pathway and Distech. Acuity Brands operates through its Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls segment and Intelligent Spaces Group segment, with manufacturing in 17 plants across the United States, Europe, Mexico and Asia; it distributes products through independent sales agents, electrical wholesalers, direct sales, digital platforms, retailers and utilities targeting customers in North America, Europe and Asia. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company traces its roots to a 2001 spin-off from National Service Industries and employs approximately 12,000 people. In January 2025, Acuity Brands completed its $1.215 billion acquisition of QSC, LLC, a provider of cloud-managed audio, video and control platforms that now forms two-thirds of the Intelligent Spaces Group revenues and enhances building-centric technology capabilities; the company plans to rebrand as Acuity Inc. effective March 26, 2025, while maintaining its two business segments.

Company News

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