
Acuity Brands, Inc.
AYINYSEIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & Parts
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$343.1
+$1.45 · +0.42%
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Company profile
Company websiteAcuity Brands, Inc. operates as a global provider of advanced lighting and building management solutions, serving markets both within North America and internationally. The company's operations are divided into two principal segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL), and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL division offers a comprehensive portfolio of commercial, architectural, and specialized lighting products, alongside control systems and related components, designed for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications. This segment markets its offerings under numerous well-known brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Peerless, Gotham, Mark Architectural Lighting, Winona Lighting, Juno, Indy, Aculux, Healthcare Lighting, Hydrel, American Electric Lighting, Sunoptics, eldoLED, nLight, Sensor Switch, IOTA, A-Light, Cyclone, Eureka, Lumniaire LED, Luminis, Dark to Light, and RELOC Wiring Solutions. Its diverse customer base for lighting products spans electrical distributors, major retail home improvement chains, utility providers, national account clients, online retailers, dedicated lighting showrooms, and energy service firms. In contrast, the ISG segment focuses on sophisticated building management systems and location-aware applications, delivered through its Distech Controls, Atrius, and Rockpile Ventures brands. This includes serving system integrators, as well as end-users such as retail establishments, airports, and large corporate campuses. Established in 2001, Acuity Brands, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Neil Ashe
- Listed since
- Dec 3, 2001
- Employees
- 13,800
Market position
Day range
Current $343.1
52-week range
Current $343.1
- Open
- $347.01
- Previous close
- $341.65
- Volume
- 88.27K
- 0.24× average
- Average volume
- 360.46K
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 10.27B USD
- Beta
- 1.3
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $337.96
- +1.52% above average
- 200-day average
- $320.4
- +7.09% above average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 10.66B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.21×
- P/B (TTM)
- 3.64×
- P/S (TTM)
- 2.23×
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.26×
- Earnings yield
- 3.94%
- Free cash flow yield
- 5.29%
- Dividend yield
- 0.22%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 49.31%
- Operating margin
- 14.49%
- Net margin
- 10.25%
- Return on equity
- 14.55%
- Return on assets
- 8.34%
- Return on invested capital
- 11.97%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 0.28×
- Current ratio
- 1.95×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.35B USD | 3.84B USD | 3.95B USD | 4.01B USD | 3.46B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 2.27B USD | 2.06B USD | 2.24B USD | 2.33B USD | 1.99B USD |
| Gross profit | 2.08B USD | 1.78B USD | 1.71B USD | 1.67B USD | 1.48B USD |
| Research and development | — | 102.3M USD | 97.1M USD | 95.1M USD | 88.3M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 1.48B USD | 1.13B USD | 1.12B USD | 1.07B USD | 1.04B USD |
| Operating expenses | 1.48B USD | 1.23B USD | 1.24B USD | 1.16B USD | 1.05B USD |
| Interest income | 20.5M USD | 29.8M USD | 9M USD | 2.1M USD | 1M USD |
| Interest expense | 42.5M USD | 25.3M USD | 27.9M USD | 27M USD | 24.2M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 133.1M USD | 91.1M USD | 93.2M USD | 94.8M USD | 100.1M USD |
| Operating income | 593.6M USD | 553.3M USD | 473.4M USD | 509.7M USD | 427.6M USD |
| Net income | 396.6M USD | 422.6M USD | 346M USD | 384M USD | 306.3M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Earnings
- EPS beat rate
- 100%
- 11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
- Average EPS surprise
- +5.32%
- 11 comparable reports
- Latest EPS result
- 5.31
- Estimate 5.17 · Beat by 2.71%
EPS: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Revenue: actual versus estimate
Recent quarterly results
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$404.33
17.85% upsideAYI news
Corporate actions
Annual dividends per share
Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.
$0.68
2025 complete year+30.8% since 2021
2026 partial: $0.60
$0.52
2,021
$0.52
2,022
$0.52
2,023
$0.60
2,024
$0.68
2,025
$0.60
2,026*
* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.
Corporate action history
| Action | Ex-dividend date | Details | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend | Jul 17, 2026 | $0.20Quarterly | Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 3, 2026 |
Dividend | Apr 17, 2026 | $0.20Quarterly | Apr 17, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
Dividend | Feb 2, 2026 | $0.20Quarterly | Feb 2, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 |
Dividend | Oct 17, 2025 | $0.17Quarterly | Oct 17, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 |
Dividend | Jul 18, 2025 | $0.17Quarterly | Jul 18, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 |
Dividend | Apr 17, 2025 | $0.17Quarterly | Apr 18, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
Ex-dividend Jul 17, 2026
$0.20
Quarterly
Record Jul 17, 2026 · Payment Aug 3, 2026
Ex-dividend Apr 17, 2026
$0.20
Quarterly
Record Apr 17, 2026 · Payment May 1, 2026
Ex-dividend Feb 2, 2026
$0.20
Quarterly
Record Feb 2, 2026 · Payment Feb 13, 2026
Ex-dividend Oct 17, 2025
$0.17
Quarterly
Record Oct 17, 2025 · Payment Nov 3, 2025
Ex-dividend Jul 18, 2025
$0.17
Quarterly
Record Jul 18, 2025 · Payment Aug 1, 2025
Ex-dividend Apr 17, 2025
$0.17
Quarterly
Record Apr 18, 2025 · Payment May 1, 2025
AYI peers
ETFs holding AYI
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH375.45M0.29%125.92B USD0.05%$76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI317.09M0.01%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB228.92M0.12%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR145.36M0.21%68.3B USD0.05%$249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF113.93M0.12%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFSDVY99.06M0.85%11.64B USD0.58%$43.87+0.46%
Global X - U.S. Infrastructure Development ETFPAVE81.56M0.59%13.86B USD0.47%$56.39+0.62%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY75.35M0.28%26.72B USD0.23%$699.6+0.48%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETFIJH- Market value
- 375.45M
- Weight
- 0.29%
- AUM
- 125.92B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $76.77+0.52%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 317.09M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 228.92M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETFVBR- Market value
- 145.36M
- Weight
- 0.21%
- AUM
- 68.3B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $249.18+0.68%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 113.93M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETFSDVY- Market value
- 99.06M
- Weight
- 0.85%
- AUM
- 11.64B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.58%
- Price / 1D
- $43.87+0.46%
Global X - U.S. Infrastructure Development ETFPAVE- Market value
- 81.56M
- Weight
- 0.59%
- AUM
- 13.86B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.47%
- Price / 1D
- $56.39+0.62%
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF TrustMDY- Market value
- 75.35M
- Weight
- 0.28%
- AUM
- 26.72B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.23%
- Price / 1D
- $699.6+0.48%
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