AYI
Acuity Inc. (De) Consumer Discretionary Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment Russell 3000
$318.14Close
$17.5BMarket cap
$257.46 – $376.4452-week range
Late-decemberNext report · estimated
Highlights
Strengths
- Earnings growing EPS +56% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+9 pts)
Cautions
- Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions
- Lagging the market RS 40 · weaker than 60% of stocks over 12 months
Price
Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices
Key figures
Off 12-month high
15%
1wk
down 0.2%
price change
1mo
up 2.8%
price change
12-month return
down 11%
market up 11% ·
its own down 23%
F-score
6 / 9
Mixed
Altman Z
8.53
Low risk
P/E
32.9×
price / earnings
PEG
0.91
P/E / EPS growth
P/B
5.9×
price / book
Earnings yield
up 4.1%
EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than
49%
of the market · around average
Revenue growth
up 7%
year on year
EPS growth
up 56%
latest quarter · +9 pts
Sales growth
up 3%
latest quarter · +1 pts
ROE
up 19%
return on equity
Free cash margin
up 16%
$747.9M FCF
D/E
0.17
long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA
-0.2×
net cash
Interest cover
—EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
- short-term liquidity weakened
- issued more shares
- assets working less efficiently
- profitable on its assets
- generating cash from operations
- profitability improving
- profits backed by cash
- reduced long-term debt
- gross margin widened
Repair signals
- Long-term debt down 45% ($0.9B → $0.5B)
- Gross margin 47.8% → 50.6%
Trade setup
ATR%
3.1%
$9.86 a day · 2×ATR $298.43
RS
40 / 99
vs the universe
Trend
5 / 8
200-day not rising, under 30% off the low, RS under 70
Relative volume
0.9×
vs 50-day average
Up/down volume
1.16
50 sessions
Implied move
—
no scheduled report
Trend template · 5 of 8
- Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
- 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
- 200-day average rising for a month: fails
- 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
- Price above the 50-day average: passes
- At least 30% above the 52-week low: fails
- Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
- RS rank 70 or higher: fails
Screen verdict
Did not qualify for any screen.
Warning signs
- No restatement or impairment
- Equity positive
- Interest covered
- No material dilution
- Profits tracking cash
- Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported
Oct 1, 2026
Results reaction
Oct 1, 2026-1% vs market2 sessions after results
Financials
- Gross 51%
- Net 11%
- Free cash 16%
- Cash
- Long-term debt
| FY2021Aug 31, 2021 | FY2022Aug 31, 2022 | FY2023Aug 31, 2023 | FY2024Aug 31, 2024 | FY2025Aug 31, 2025 | FY2026Aug 31, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.5B | $4.0B | $4.0B | $3.8B | $4.3B | $4.6B |
| Gross margin | 43% | 42% | 43% | 46% | 48% | 51% |
| Operating income | $427.6M | $509.7M | $473.4M | $553.3M | $563.9M | $713.7M |
| Net income | $306.3M | $384.0M | $346.0M | $422.6M | $396.6M | $531.3M |
| Net margin | 9% | 10% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 11% |
| Earnings per share | $8.38 | $11.08 | $10.76 | $13.44 | $12.53 | $17.06 |
| Free cash flow | $364.9M | $259.8M | $511.4M | $555.2M | $533.0M | $747.9M |
| Free cash margin | 11% | 6% | 13% | 14% | 12% | 16% |
| Cash | $491.3M | $223.2M | $397.9M | $845.8M | $422.5M | $636.3M |
| Long-term debt | $494.3M | $495.0M | $495.6M | $496.2M | $896.8M | $497.4M |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.0B |
| Shares outstanding | 54.02m | 54.24m | 54.40m | 54.60m | 54.90m | 55m |
Filings
| Filed | Report | Period to | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2026 | 53d |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2026 | 25d |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2026 | 33d |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2025 | 39d |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2025 | 57d |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2025 | 26d |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 28, 2025 | 34d |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2024 | 39d |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Annual ↗ | Aug 31, 2024 | 58d |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | May 31, 2024 | 27d |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Feb 29, 2024 | 34d |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Quarterly ↗ | Nov 30, 2023 | 40d |
Current reports
| Filed | Disclosed |
|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Director or officer change ↗ |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| May 13, 2026 | Material agreement · New obligation ↗ |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Shareholder vote ↗ |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Results ↗ |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Results ↗ |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Charter or bylaws · Regulation FD ↗ |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Director or officer change ↗ |