Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI scores Acuity Inc. (De) every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
Acuity Inc. (De) is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $9.59B. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 7 Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AYI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 34.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $9.59B | 1/7 |
| P/E Ratio | 18.94x | – |
| P/B Ratio | 3.23x | 3/6 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.25% | – |
| EPS | $17.05 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $100.16 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $156.31 | – |
| FCF/Share | $25.19 | – |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 17.9% | – |
| ROA | 10.9% | 1/5 |
| ROIC | 18.9% | 2/6 |
| Gross Margin | 50.6% | 1/5 |
| Operating Margin | 15.4% | 1/6 |
| Net Margin | 11.4% | 1/5 |
| EBT Margin | 14.7% | 1/6 |
| Tax Rate | 21.9% | – |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.69x | 4/7 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.28x | 2/6 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.64x | 5/6 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.64x | 5/6 |
| Working Capital | $762M | 1/7 |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $826M | 1/6 |
| Free Cash Flow | $748M | – |
| Capital Spending | -$78M | – |
| OCF Growth YoY | 37.3% | – |
| FCF Growth YoY | 40.3% | – |
| FCF/Sales | 16.1% | – |
| CapEx/Sales | 1.7% | – |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.95x | 3/5 |
| Receivables Turnover | 7.3x | – |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.1x | 3/5 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 13.0x | 4/5 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 50 days | – |
| Days Inventory | 72 days | 3/5 |
| Payables Period | 71 days | – |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 51 days | – |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $4.64B | 1/5 |
| Operating Income | $714M | 1/6 |
| Net Income | $531M | 1/5 |
| SG&A Expense | $1.61B | 1/5 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $2.29B | 1/5 |
| Metric | AYI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.80 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 4.7% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 30M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 34.0% | – |
| EPS Growth | 36.1% | – |
| Total Current Assets | $1.86B | 38.1% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $636M | 13.1% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $632M | 13.0% of assets |
| Inventory | $450M | 9.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.90B | 39.0% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $653M | 13.4% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Acuity Inc. (De) (Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment): 7 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up freeI reiterate my buy rating on Acuity Brands (AYI) due to robust demand, strong 3Q25 results, and expanding margins across both core and growth segments. Management's proactive actions — shifting supply ...
Acuity delivered Q4 net sales of $1.2B (+3% YoY), with adjusted EPS up 11% to $5.77 and adjusted operating profit margin steady at 18.7%. For fiscal 2027, management guides to $4.7–$4.9B in sales and ...
Acuity, Inc. is an industrial technology company, which engages in the provision of lighting and building management solutions and services. The firm operates through the following segments: Acuity ...
Our AI scores Acuity Inc. (De) every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
For AYI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 34.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Acuity Inc. (De) forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
7 issuers in our coverage, AYI included, share the SEC industry code Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment. The largest are: Lsi Industries Inc (LYTS), Skyx Platforms Corp. (SKYX), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (OESX), Energy Focus, Inc/De (EFOI), Capstone Companies, Inc. (CAPC), Ccsc Technology International Holdings Ltd (CCTG).
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