ADSK vs AYI vs BTLN Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Acuity Inc. (De) and Brightline Interactive Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$241.73 +19.0% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.47B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$327.36 +6.1% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$9.59B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 5, Acuity Inc. (De) 4, Brightline Interactive 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKAYIBTLNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47B $9.59B $8.27M ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.0x 18.1x -0.5x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 16.4x 5.0x BTLN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +6.8% — ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 11.4% — ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% — ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x — ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -9.4% +116.0% BTLN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +9.8%/yr -23.4%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 38.1% 229.6% AYI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 81/100 — AYI

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKAYIBTLN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKAYIBTLN
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 76 #14 of 55 14 #25 of 29
Growth 62 #11 of 27 84 #9 of 51 –
Profitability 92 #3 of 26 77 #12 of 49 –
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 87 #8 of 55 90 #4 of 31
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 82 #8 of 40 –
Overall 53 81 –
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AYI ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products
  • BTLN ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKAYIBTLNSPY
1 month +19.0%+6.1%-25.9% +0.7%
3 months +2.9%-3.0%+291.9% +3.7%
6 months +2.0%+13.0%+535.8% +7.1%
Year to date -18.3%-9.1%+262.4% +12.8%
1 year -18.6%-9.4%+116.0% +11.9%
3 years +22.2%+105.6%+251.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+27.2%+52.0% +22.8%
5 years -23.9%+59.4%-73.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%+9.8%-23.4% +10.9%
10 years +236.4%+46.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+3.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKAYIBTLNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%38.1%229.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%41.7%99.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.390.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.250.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-34.7%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-13.1%-37.7% -1.2%
52-week high $310.25$376.69$5.41 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$257.79$0.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKAYIBTLN
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 33.1x 18.7xmedian 20.3x -0.5xmedian 33.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 1.6x 28.3xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 11.2xmedian 12.6x —median 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.2x 13.0xmedian 16.9x -2.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.0x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 1.13median 1.13 —median 0.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKAYIBTLN
Revenue $7.79B $4.64B –
Gross profit $7.11B $2.35B –
Operating income $2.04B $713.70M –
Net income $1.64B $531.30M –
Free cash flow $2.84B $747.90M –
R&D $1.72B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $17.06 –
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $636.30M $3.15M
Total debt $10.43B $697.40M –
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 31.15M 2.64M
Enterprise value $40.51B $7.90B -$10.61M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKAYIBTLN
P/E 30.9x 18.7x -0.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 13.0x -2.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 11.8x –
P/S 6.5x 2.1x 28.3x
P/B 14.9x 3.3x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 4.9x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 11.2x –
EV/EBIT 24.2x 13.7x –
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.1x –
EV/FCF 17.4x 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 11.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 1.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYIBTLN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 5.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 13.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 14.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 34.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 15.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 36.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 37.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 40.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 13.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYIBTLN
Gross margin 91.2% 50.6% –
EBITDA margin 37.3% 18.7% –
Operating margin 26.2% 15.4% –
Pretax margin 27.0% 14.7% –
Net margin 21.1% 11.4% –
FCF margin 36.4% 16.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 17.8% –
Return on equity 49.9% 18.2% –
Return on assets 13.2% 11.2% –
Return on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% –
Return on capital employed 35.0% 19.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKAYIBTLN
Debt / assets 22.9% 14.3% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 39.0% 21.2%
Equity / assets 26.1% 61.0% 78.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 4.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 4.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 4.0x
Altman Z-score 4.06 6.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKAYIBTLN
Dividend yield – 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKAYIBTLN
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 16.4xFY2027 5.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $0.67FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +21.7% +517.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $17.98MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +5,466.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +14.4% +210.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKAYIBTLN
Held by institutions 96.0% 99.2% –
Institutions holding 1,196 632 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +4.1% –
Institutions buying 501 330 –
Institutions selling 536 191 –
Buyers to sellers 0.93 1.73 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKAYIBTLN
ADSK 1.00 0.05 0.00
AYI 0.05 1.00 -0.09
BTLN 0.00 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, AYI and BTLN?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $52.47B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.59B, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) $8.27M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, AYI and BTLN?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 32.0x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.7x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.4x, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brightline Interactive (BTLN) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -9.4%, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) +116.0%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.8%/yr, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) -23.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) 0.00%. Autodesk (ADSK) and Brightline Interactive (BTLN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.1%, Brightline Interactive (BTLN) 229.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, AYI and BTLN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.