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Acuity Inc.

Electrical Equipment & Parts · United States

USD 306.810.6% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$9.18B
Trailing P/E
17.99x
Forward P/E
13.18x
Quarterly revenue growth
2.9%
Trailing net margin
11.4%
Indicated dividend yield
0.3%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-08-31 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Company background

Acuity Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, and an audio, video, and control platform in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL); and the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). The ABL segment provides lighting solutions and luminaires with advanced electronics under the Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Fresco, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, Nightingale, nLight, Peerless, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and SensorSwitch brand names. This segment serves electrical distributors, consumer retailers, large corporate accounts, and original equipment manufacturer customers. The AIS segment offers Distech Controls intelligent Building Management Systems (BMS), such as products for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, shades, refrigeration, and building access that prioritize end-user outcomes; Q-SYS, a full-stack audio, video, and control platform, and QSC Audio, an audio technology for live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals. This segment serves retail stores, airports, universities, enterprise campuses, sports venues, themed entertainment, and hospitality sectors through system integrators. It offers its products and solutions under the Atrius, Distech Controls, QSC, and KE2 Therm Solutions brands. Acuity Inc. was formerly known as Acuity Brands, Inc. and changed its name to Acuity Inc. in March 2025. Acuity Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Q3 FY2026

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AYI Stock: How Acuity Turned Flat Sales Into A 38% Profit Jump Q3 FY2026

Published 2026-06-25

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MetricAYIAcuity Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-08-31
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$9.18B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate13.18x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA10.91x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter2.9%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter16.1%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap6.8%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA0.07x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.23x
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings17.99x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share3.22x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue1.98x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter55.8%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months49.5%
Net marginTrailing twelve months11.4%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only18.6%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue13.4%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price0.3%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout4.9%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.70x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.30

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