Acuity Brands, Inc.

NYSE:AYI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$9.3b

Acuity Brands Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Acuity Brands has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8%, while the Electrical industry saw earnings growing at 16.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.5% per year. Acuity Brands's return on equity is 17.8%, and it has net margins of 11%.

Key information

8.0%

Earnings growth rate

13.9%

EPS growth rate

Electrical Industry Growth9.9%
Revenue growth rate3.5%
Return on equity17.8%
Net Margin11.0%
Next Earnings Update09 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Acuity Brands makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:AYI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Aug 243,8414231,128102
31 May 243,8193871,12197
29 Feb 243,8513781,11897
30 Nov 233,8893721,11997
31 Aug 233,9523461,12197
31 May 234,0523791,12095
28 Feb 234,1123791,11795
30 Nov 224,0783711,09795
31 Aug 224,0063841,06995
31 May 223,8893671,05088
28 Feb 223,7283471,03688
30 Nov 213,59533498588
31 Aug 213,46130696188
31 May 213,36028292882
28 Feb 213,23625787182
30 Nov 203,28425189782
31 Aug 203,32624894282
31 May 203,37327192075
29 Feb 203,54529994675
30 Nov 193,57530892575
31 Aug 193,67333091475
31 May 193,79634393464
28 Feb 193,79232794264
30 Nov 183,77035895064
31 Aug 183,68035096164
31 May 183,57733291552
28 Feb 183,52434188952
30 Nov 173,49731286852
31 Aug 173,50532287152
31 May 173,47331489447
28 Feb 173,43330690347
30 Nov 163,40630491347
31 Aug 163,29129086447
31 May 163,12526784141
29 Feb 162,95825878841
30 Nov 152,79623973741
31 Aug 152,70722171341
31 May 152,61621670635
28 Feb 152,53619568235
30 Nov 142,46618166235
31 Aug 142,39417465135
31 May 142,30516461933
28 Feb 142,24215260433

Quality Earnings: AYI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: AYI's current net profit margins (11%) are higher than last year (8.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AYI's earnings have grown by 8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AYI's earnings growth over the past year (22.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AYI earnings growth over the past year (22.1%) exceeded the Electrical industry 5.1%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: AYI's Return on Equity (17.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 03:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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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