Acuity Inc. (AYI) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $9.81BP/E 19.4Yield 0.23%
Acuity Inc. grew revenue 6.8% to $4.64B over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026. Operating income rose 26.6% to $713.70M, moving the operating margin from 13.0% to 15.4%. Free cash flow was $747.90M, up 40.3% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $9.81B, 19.4 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Aug 31, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $9.81B
- P/E ratio
- 19.4
- Price to sales
- 2.11
- Price to book
- 3.30
- Dividend yield
- 0.23%
- Free cash flow yield
- 7.63%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $4.64B
- Net income
- $531.30M
- EPS, diluted
- $17.05
- Free cash flow
- $747.90M
- Book value per share
- $96.66
- Diluted shares
- 31M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Jan 7, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $333.75
- Open
- $332.58
- Day's range
- $318.66 – $337.80
- Volume
- 200,874
- Average volume (20 days)
- 285,075
- Index membership
- S&P MidCap 400, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.05
- 52-week range
- $257.04 – $380.17
- RSI (14 days)
- 56.4
- Volatility (1 year)
- 38.6%
- Relative volume
- 0.66×
- WACC
- 9.7%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IJH, SPMD, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AYI | S&P 500 | Difference | AYI per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +11.6% | -2.7% | +14.2 pts | ||
| 3 months | -8.3% | -1.7% | −6.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -8.0% | +11.9% | −19.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -8.4% | +12.0% | −20.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +89.5% | +78.2% | +11.3 pts | +23.7% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +51.1% | +73.2% | −22.1 pts | +8.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +34.5% | +309.6% | −275.1 pts | +3.0% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026, USD
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Press releases
Releases Acuity filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Acuity
Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment
Acuity Inc. operates as an industrial technology enterprise through two primary business divisions: Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). The ABL segment develops, manufactures, and supplies luminaires, advanced electronics, drivers, and lighting control systems. The AIS division provides intelligent building management platforms, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning controls, refrigeration sensors, cloud applications for spatial intelligence, and full-stack audio, video, and control solutions. The company serves customers involved in new construction, renovation, retrofit, and maintenance projects across sectors such as retail, higher education, airports, corporate facilities, sports venues, hospitality, and entertainment. Products reach clients through independent sales agencies, direct enterprise sales, electrical distributors, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, and systems integrators.
Company profile, executives and historyAcuity stock: common questions
What is Acuity's stock price?
AYI closed at $330.28 on Nov 12, 2026, down 1.04% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $257.04 and $380.17.
What is Acuity's market cap?
Acuity was worth $9.81B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is AYI's P/E ratio?
AYI trades at 19.4 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $17.05 over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026.
How much revenue does Acuity make?
Acuity reported revenue of $4.64B for the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, up 6.8% from a year earlier.
Does Acuity pay a dividend?
Yes. Acuity paid $0.77 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.23% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 3 years in a row.
When does Acuity report earnings next?
Acuity is expected to report Q1 FY2027 results on Jan 7, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has AYI stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, AYI returned -8.4% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many AYI shares are sold short?
1M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.30% of the float, or 3.0 days of average trading volume.
Who are Acuity's competitors?
Companies most similar to Acuity by business, industry and size include LYTS, WWD, HUBB, UI, PCLA.
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