AYI · Acuity Brands Inc - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.35B | $3.84B | $3.95B | $4.01B | $3.46B | $3.33B |
| Cost of Revenue | $2.27B | $2.06B | $2.24B | $2.33B | $1.99B | $1.92B |
| Gross Profit | $2.08B | $1.78B | $1.71B | $1.67B | $1.48B | $1.40B |
| R&D | $140.20M | $102.30M | $97.10M | $95.10M | $88.30M | $82.00M |
| SG&A | $1.48B | $1.23B | $1.21B | $1.16B | $1.04B | $1.03B |
| Total Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D&A | $133.10M | $91.10M | $93.20M | $94.80M | $100.10M | $101.10M |
| Operating Income | $563.90M | $553.30M | $473.40M | $509.70M | $427.60M | $353.90M |
| Interest Expense | $42.50M | $25.30M | $27.90M | $27.00M | $24.20M | $26.40M |
| Income Tax | $103.60M | $126.00M | $100.70M | $109.90M | $89.90M | $76.40M |
| Net Income | $396.60M | $422.60M | $346.00M | $384.00M | $306.30M | $248.30M |
| EPS - Basic | $12.85 | $13.68 | $10.88 | $11.23 | $8.44 | $6.29 |
| EPS - Diluted | $12.53 | $13.44 | $10.76 | $11.08 | $8.38 | $6.27 |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $422.50M | $845.80M | $397.90M | $223.20M | $491.30M | $560.70M |
| Accounts Receivable | $593.90M | $563.00M | $555.30M | $665.90M | $571.80M | $500.30M |
| Inventory | $526.70M | $387.60M | $368.50M | $485.70M | $398.70M | $320.10M |
| Accounts Payable | $454.50M | $352.30M | $285.70M | $397.80M | $391.50M | $326.50M |
| Current Assets | $1.65B | $1.87B | $1.40B | $1.47B | $1.54B | $1.44B |
| Total Assets | $4.76B | $3.81B | $3.41B | $3.48B | $3.58B | $3.49B |
| Current Liabilities | $845.80M | $687.90M | $595.40M | $733.60M | $692.20M | $617.60M |
| Long-term Debt | $896.80M | $496.20M | $495.60M | $495.00M | $494.30M | $376.80M |
| Total Liabilities | $2.03B | $1.44B | $1.39B | $1.57B | $1.53B | $1.36B |
| Stockholders' Equity | $2.72B | $2.38B | $2.02B | $1.91B | $2.04B | $2.13B |
| Retained Earnings | $4.29B | $3.91B | $3.51B | $3.18B | $2.81B | $2.52B |
Cash Flow
| Line item | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $601.40M | $619.20M | $578.10M | $316.30M | $408.70M | $504.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($1.28B) | ($65.10M) | ($90.70M) | ($62.20M) | ($117.90M) | ($359.80M) |
| Financing Cash Flow | $255.40M | ($104.50M) | ($312.90M) | ($512.40M) | ($362.60M) | ($50.30M) |
| CapEx | $68.40M | $64.00M | $66.70M | $56.50M | $43.80M | $54.90M |
| Free Cash Flow | $533.00M | $555.20M | $511.40M | $259.80M | $364.90M | $449.90M |
Ratios
| Metric | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 47.8% | 46.4% | 43.3% | 41.8% | 42.6% | 42.2% |
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 14.4% | 12.0% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 10.6% |
| EBITDA margin | 16.0% | 16.8% | 14.3% | 15.1% | 15.2% | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 11.0% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 7.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.3% | 14.5% | 12.9% | 6.5% | 10.5% | 13.5% |
| FCF / Net income | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 0.68 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| R&D / Revenue | 3.2% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| SG&A / Revenue | 34.2% | 32.0% | 30.7% | 29.0% | 30.2% | 30.9% |
| Effective tax rate | 20.7% | 23.0% | 22.5% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 23.5% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.0% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.6% | 17.8% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 15.0% | 11.7% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.3% | 14.8% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 13.0% | 10.8% |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.95 | 2.72 | 2.34 | 2.00 | 2.23 | 2.33 |
| Quick ratio | 1.33 | 2.16 | 1.72 | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.81 |
| Cash ratio | 0.50 | 1.23 | 0.67 | 0.30 | 0.71 | 0.91 |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.18 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.29 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
| Interest coverage | 13.3x | 21.9x | 17.0x | 18.9x | 17.7x | 13.4x |
| Equity multiplier | 1.75 | 1.60 | 1.69 | 1.82 | 1.75 | 1.64 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.39 |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.30 | 5.31 | 6.08 | 4.80 | 4.98 | 6.01 |
| Days sales outstanding | 50d | 54d | 51d | 61d | 60d | 55d |
| Days inventory outstanding | 85d | 69d | 60d | 76d | 73d | 61d |
| Days payable outstanding | 73d | 62d | 47d | 62d | 72d | 62d |
| Cash conversion cycle | 62d | 60d | 65d | 74d | 62d | 54d |
| Valuation | ||||||
| P / E | 26.1x | 19.0x | 15.0x | 14.8x | 22.0x | 17.4x |
| P / B | 3.8x | 3.4x | 2.6x | 3.0x | 3.3x | 2.0x |
| P / S | 2.4x | 2.1x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 2.0x | 1.3x |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.5x | 11.9x | 9.3x | 9.8x | 12.8x | 9.1x |
| Growth | ||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 13.1% | -2.8% | -1.3% | 15.7% | 4.0% | -9.4% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 2.7% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 1.7% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 5.5% | 0.9% | 3.7% | - | - | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | 16.7% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 13.4% | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 1.9% | 16.9% | -7.1% | 19.2% | 20.8% | -23.5% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -6.2% | 22.1% | -9.9% | 25.4% | 23.4% | -24.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -6.8% | 24.9% | -2.9% | 32.2% | 33.7% | -24.4% |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | 4.2% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 10.2% | -0.6% | -5.5% |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 14.9% | 10.1% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| FCF growth (YoY) | -4.0% | 8.6% | 96.8% | -28.8% | -18.9% | 1.9% |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10.6% | 0.9% | 6.8% | 14.1% |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 14.5% | 18.0% | 5.4% | -6.5% | -3.9% | 10.9% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-08-31.
Business segments
$4.38B totalAcuity Brands Lighting$3.61B · 82.5%
Acuity Intelligent Spaces$764.30M · 17.5%
Geographic
$4.35B totalDomestic Country$3.76B · 86.4%
Non Us$588.90M · 13.6%
Stability scores
Altman Z′
FY 2025 · bankruptcy risk
2.73
Grey zone
Private-firm variant - uses book equity instead of market cap. > 2.90 safe · 1.23-2.90 grey · < 1.23 distress.
Piotroski F-score
FY 2025 · 9-point quality
5/9
Neutral
- ✓Net income positive
- ✓Operating cash flow positive
- ✗ROA improved YoY
- ✓Cash flow > net income
- ✗Long-term debt decreased
- ✗Current ratio improved
- ✓No share dilution
- ✓Gross margin improved
- ✗Asset turnover improved
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment
Comparing ACUITY BRANDS INC against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.74/share trailing 12 months · +15.6% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | $0.2000 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.2000 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.1700 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | $0.1500 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | $0.1500 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | $0.1500 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | $0.1500 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | $0.1300 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $0.1300 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | $0.1300 |
| Feb 3, 2023 | $0.1300 |
| Oct 14, 2022 | $0.1300 |
| Jul 14, 2022 | $0.1300 |
| Apr 14, 2022 | $0.1300 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | $0.1300 |
| Oct 14, 2021 | $0.1300 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | $0.1300 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | $0.1300 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | $0.1300 |
| Oct 16, 2020 | $0.1300 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | $0.1300 |