Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting and building management solutions and services for commercial, institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications in North America and internationally. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
| Revenue (TTM) | $4.61B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $2.24B |
| EBITDA | $745.90M |
| Operating Margin | 16.10% |
| Return on Equity | 17.40% |
| Return on Assets | 7.83% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $150.71 |
| Book Value | $95.37 |
| Price-to-Book | 3.77 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.14 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.418 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.93 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 46.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.60% |
| Shares Outstanding | $29.94M |
| Float | $29.54M |
| % Insiders | 0.42% |
| % Institutions | 100.31% |
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AYI is gaining from smart building demand, data centers and AIS margin strength, but legacy lighting weakness keeps the transition unfinished.
AYI's Q3 beat, cash flow and AIS growth support the bull case, but valuation and lighting weakness keep the stock looking more like a hold.
AYI's outlook rests on AIS growth, software-enabled controls and AV platforms as uneven lighting demand keeps its transition story balanced.
AYI says lighting demand is stabilizing as AIS delivers double-digit growth, margin strength and new momentum in controls, OEM channels and data centers.
Acuity remains a 'Buy' as Q3 2026 results support the view that recent lighting weakness is timing-related, not structural. The AIS segment continues robust growth, with a 14.9% y/y revenue increase and 25.1% adj. operating margin, driving AYI's valuation case. Management commentary suggests ABL demand is stabilizing, but future quarters must confirm positive revenue and profit trends.
Acuity Inc. surged 17.5% post-Q3 2026 earnings, driven by a double beat and robust Intelligent Spaces segment performance. AYI's Intelligent Spaces revenue jumped nearly 15%, with gross margins exceeding 60% and operating margin up over 800 basis points to 18.6%. Management guided FY2026 revenue to $4.8 billion and non-GAAP EPS to $19.75, both above consensus, signaling continued momentum.
Acuity Inc. (AYI) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Acuity (AYI) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended May 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
