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Acuity Brands Inc(AYI)

Live Price

Offline

$359.39

+17.64% today

1Y Change

+4.42%

Window

Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026

Market Cap
$8.66B
Revenue Growth
+13.1%
EPS Growth
-6.1%
Dividend Yield
0.3%

Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026

Research Briefing

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Decision context

Research Snapshot

Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $8.66B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $359.39 and up 4.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +13.1%, EPS growth of -6.1%, a dividend yield of 0.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +13.1%, EPS -6.1%, free cash flow -4.0% with operating margin 13.4% and ROIC 12.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 20.4 and price/sales 1.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines AYI price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.

Benchmark Edge

AYI vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

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Normalized return

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Relative to SPY

AYI Max Drawdown

-31.56%

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Financial profile

Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)

Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.

FY Revenue

$3.5B

-13.6% YoY

FY Net Income

$306.3M

-20.2% YoY

Free Cash Flow

$364.9M

+40.5% YoY

Revenue Growth

+13.1%

EPS Growth

-6.1%

Gross Margin

48.7%

Net Margin

9.4%

Income statement

USD

Annual
Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue4.3B3.8B4.0B4.0B3.5B
Gross Profit2.1B1.8B1.7B1.7B1.5B
Operating Income594M553M473M510M428M
EBITDA655M665M589M603M521M
Net Income397M423M346M384M306M
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Balance sheet

USD

Point-in-time
Metric20252024202320222021
Cash & Equivalents423M846M398M223M491M
Total Assets4.8B3.8B3.4B3.5B3.6B
Total Liabilities2.0B1.4B1.4B1.6B1.5B
Shareholder Equity2.7B2.4B2.0B1.9B2.0B
Total Debt1.0B574M591M596M557M
Net Debt582M-272M193M373M66M

Cash flow positioning

Latest Full Year

Operating Cash Flow

409M

+29.2% YoY

Capital Expenditures

44M

+22.5% YoY

Free Cash Flow

365M

+40.5% YoY

Key ratios

  • Gross Margin

    48.7%

  • Operating Margin

    13.4%

  • Net Margin

    9.4%

  • ROE

    15.7%

  • Debt / Equity

    0.28x

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