Acuity Brands, Inc.

NYSE:AYI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.3b

Acuity Brands Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Acuity Brands is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 9.9% and 7.3% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 10.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16.1% in 3 years.

Key information

9.9%

Earnings growth rate

10.1%

EPS growth rate

Electrical earnings growth19.0%
Revenue growth rate7.3%
Future return on equity16.1%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Apr 06
Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Jan 12
Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Recent updates

Acuity Brands: Putting Itself In The Spotlight

Dec 15

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Dec 07
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 11
Do Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Oct 29
Acuity Brands' (NYSE:AYI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Acuity Brands: Growth Is Finally Coming Back Online

Oct 09

Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Trading At A 20% Discount?

Oct 05
Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Trading At A 20% Discount?

What Is Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Doing?

Sep 23
What Is Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Doing?

Acuity Brands: Inching Closer To An Upgrade As Earnings Near

Sep 22

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Sep 09
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Investors Interested In Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Earnings

Aug 26
Investors Interested In Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Earnings

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Jul 28
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Acuity Brands: Growth Should Recover In The Coming Quarters

Jul 04

Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?

Jun 04
Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?

At US$265, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

May 22
At US$265, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

Getting In Cheap On Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Is Unlikely

May 05
Getting In Cheap On Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Is Unlikely

Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Apr 06
Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Acuity Brands Barely Budges On Better-Than-Expected Earnings

Apr 04

Returns On Capital At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have Hit The Brakes

Mar 25
Returns On Capital At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have Hit The Brakes

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Mar 11
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

Feb 27
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Seems To Use Debt Rather Sparingly

At US$241, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

Feb 13
At US$241, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

The Compensation For Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Jan 18
The Compensation For Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) CEO Looks Deserved And Here's Why

Acuity Brands: Likely At Fair Value Following Q1 Earnings Pop

Jan 16

Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Jan 12
Acuity Brands, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Dec 28
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Acuity Brands: Sales Growth Recovery Before A More Optimistic Rating

Oct 26

Acuity Brands Dimmed By Softer Non-Residential Markets

Oct 17

Acuity Brands: A Buy Despite Near-Term Revenue Headwinds

Sep 11

Acuity Brands Fiscal Q3: Robust Margins, Cash Flow

Jun 30

Acuity Brands: High-Quality Company With Favorable Long-Term Prospects And ESG Focus

Feb 26

Acuity Brands declares $0.13 dividend

Jan 26

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:AYI - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
8/31/20274,687566N/AN/A2
8/31/20264,4205205656198
8/31/20254,1454625386258
8/31/20243,841423555619N/A
5/31/20243,819387492552N/A
2/29/20243,851378504564N/A
11/30/20233,889372518582N/A
8/31/20233,952346511578N/A
5/31/20234,052379556622N/A
2/28/20234,112379427495N/A
11/30/20224,078371354419N/A
8/31/20224,006384260316N/A
5/31/20223,889367207258N/A
2/28/20223,728347277323N/A
11/30/20213,595334327369N/A
8/31/20213,461306365409N/A
5/31/20213,360282396443N/A
2/28/20213,236257452503N/A
11/30/20203,284251444499N/A
8/31/20203,326248450505N/A
5/31/20203,373271510561N/A
2/29/20203,545299468521N/A
11/30/20193,575308442493N/A
8/31/20193,673330442495N/A
5/31/20193,796343313364N/A
2/28/20193,792327315362N/A
11/30/20183,770358296344N/A
8/31/20183,680350308352N/A
5/31/20183,577332N/A438N/A
2/28/20183,524341N/A424N/A
11/30/20173,497312N/A421N/A
8/31/20173,505322N/A337N/A
5/31/20173,473314N/A300N/A
2/28/20173,433306N/A316N/A
11/30/20163,406304N/A350N/A
8/31/20163,291290N/A388N/A
5/31/20163,125267N/A375N/A
2/29/20162,958258N/A333N/A
11/30/20152,796239N/A293N/A
8/31/20152,707221N/A289N/A
5/31/20152,616216N/A263N/A
2/28/20152,536195N/A251N/A
11/30/20142,466181N/A236N/A
8/31/20142,394174N/A233N/A
5/31/20142,305164N/A193N/A
2/28/20142,242152N/A190N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AYI's forecast earnings growth (9.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: AYI's earnings (9.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

High Growth Earnings: AYI's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: AYI's revenue (7.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AYI's revenue (7.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: AYI's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.1%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 09:23
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Acuity Brands, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Timothy WojsBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Matthew McCallBB&T Capital Markets