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Acuity Brands NYSE:AYI Stock Report

Last Price

US$238.57

Market Cap

US$7.3b

7D

-1.2%

1Y

44.4%

Updated

08 Jul, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

AYI Stock Overview

Provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally.

AYI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance3/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends0/6

Acuity Brands, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Acuity Brands
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$238.57
52 Week HighUS$272.74
52 Week LowUS$156.50
Beta1.42
11 Month Change-4.96%
3 Month Change-10.40%
1 Year Change44.45%
33 Year Change36.47%
5 Year Change78.99%
Change since IPO1,735.15%

Recent News & Updates

Acuity Brands: Growth Should Recover In The Coming Quarters

Jul 04

Recent updates

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 (NYSE:AYI) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 13
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 36% Above Its Share Price

Nov 30
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 36% Above Its Share Price

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

Nov 03
Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) A Risky Investment?

Acuity Brands: Sales Growth Recovery Before A More Optimistic Rating

Oct 26

Acuity Brands Dimmed By Softer Non-Residential Markets

Oct 17

At US$167, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

Oct 04
At US$167, Is It Time To Put Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) On Your Watch List?

Acuity Brands: A Buy Despite Near-Term Revenue Headwinds

Sep 11

Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Sep 01
Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

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

Aug 15
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Aug 01
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Acuity Brands Fiscal Q3: Robust Margins, Cash Flow

Jun 30

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

Jun 21
What Does Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Share Price Indicate?

Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

May 24
Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 41% Above Its Share Price

May 10
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 41% Above Its Share Price

Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 25
Is Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Using Too Much Debt?

Is It Time To Consider Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)?

Mar 13
Is It Time To Consider Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)?

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

Feb 26

Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Feb 13
Slowing Rates Of Return At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Leave Little Room For Excitement

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Jan 30
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)

Acuity Brands declares $0.13 dividend

Jan 26

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Jan 17
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Could Easily Take On More Debt

Acuity Brands Non-GAAP EPS of $3.29 beats by $0.27, revenue of $997.9M beats by $13.44M

Jan 09

Applied UV to acquire PURO Lighting, LED Supply

Dec 20

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)?

Dec 03
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI)?

Here's Why We Think Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Nov 09
Here's Why We Think Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price

Oct 25
Acuity Brands, Inc.'s (NYSE:AYI) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 57% Above Its Share Price

Does Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Oct 13
Does Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Acuity Brands: Q4 Earnings, Updates To DCF And WACC Indicate A Hold Rating

Oct 10

Capital Allocation Trends At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Aren't Ideal

Sep 30
Capital Allocation Trends At Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) Aren't Ideal

Acuity Brands declares $0.13 dividend

Sep 29

Acuity Brands: Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Aug 28

At US$179, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

Aug 25
At US$179, Is Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) Worth Looking At Closely?

Acuity Brands Doing More Than Just Keeping The Lights On

Aug 19

Shareholder Returns

AYIUS ElectricalUS Market
7D-1.2%2.5%1.8%
1Y44.4%12.6%23.7%

Return vs Industry: AYI exceeded the US Electrical industry which returned 12.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AYI exceeded the US Market which returned 23.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AYI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AYI volatility
AYI Average Weekly Movement3.5%
Electrical Industry Average Movement10.1%
Market Average Movement5.7%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market14.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.8%

Stable Share Price: AYI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: AYI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
200112,200Neil Ashewww.acuitybrands.com

Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, location-aware applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the A-Light, Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, Indy, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, nLight, OPTOTRONIC, Peerless, RELOCWiring Solutions, and Sensor Switch.

Acuity Brands, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Acuity Brands's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AYI fundamental statistics
Market capUS$7.27b
Earnings (TTM)US$386.60m
Revenue (TTM)US$3.82b

18.8x

P/E Ratio

1.9x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
AYI income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$3.82b
Cost of RevenueUS$2.08b
Gross ProfitUS$1.74b
Other ExpensesUS$1.35b
EarningsUS$386.60m

Last Reported Earnings

May 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)12.72
Gross Margin45.45%
Net Profit Margin10.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio22.0%

How did AYI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.3%

Current Dividend Yield

4%

Payout Ratio

Does AYI pay a reliable dividends?

See AYI dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy AYI by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Acuity Brands dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJul 18 2024
Dividend Pay DateAug 01 2024
Days until Ex dividend9 days
Days until Dividend pay date23 days

Does AYI pay a reliable dividends?

See AYI dividend history and benchmarks
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