ADSK vs AYI vs OTIS Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Acuity Inc. (De) and Otis Worldwide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.10 +15.6% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.80B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.64B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corp
$74.14 +12.4% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$27.96B
P/E
18.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.91B
Div. yield
0.02%
Building Products Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 5, Autodesk 4, Otis Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKAYIOTISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.80B $9.64B $27.96B ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 18.1x 18.4x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 16.2x 19.0x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +6.8% +5.2% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 11.4% 10.2% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% 69.7% OTIS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 3.1x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% OTIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -12.7% -19.5% AYI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +9.2%/yr -1.5%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 38.0% 22.8% OTIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 81/100 50/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKAYIOTIS

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

AxisADSKAYIOTIS
Valuation 29 #21 of 29 73 #16 of 56 53 #27 of 56
Growth 62 #11 of 27 82 #10 of 52 53 #25 of 52
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 79 #11 of 49 77 #12 of 49
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 87 #8 of 56 15 #48 of 56
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 83 #8 of 41 53 #20 of 41
Overall 54 81 50
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • OTIS ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKAYIOTISSPY
1 month +15.6%+1.2%+12.4% -0.2%
3 months +2.0%-6.1%+0.7% +3.9%
6 months +3.1%+13.4%-4.2% +8.2%
Year to date -18.2%-10.2%-15.1% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-12.7%-19.5% +12.3%
3 years +24.1%+104.2%-2.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+26.9%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years -23.7%+55.4%-7.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%+9.2%-1.5% +10.9%
10 years +243.0%+43.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.1%+3.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKAYIOTISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%38.0%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%41.6%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.400.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.34-0.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-34.7%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-14.2%-20.8% -1.2%
52-week high $313.53$376.69$93.62 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$257.79$64.07 $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.

MultipleADSKAYIOTIS
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x 18.5xmedian 20.1x 18.7xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.4x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.3x 11.1xmedian 11.8x 14.6xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x 12.8xmedian 16.2x 16.5xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 2.9x -4.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 1.11median 0.99 2.53median 0.99

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 monthsADSKAYIOTIS
Revenue $7.79B $4.64B $14.91B
Gross profit $7.11B $2.35B $4.52B
Operating income $2.04B $713.70M $2.29B
Net income $1.64B $531.30M $1.58B
Free cash flow $2.84B $747.90M $1.71B
R&D $1.72B – $154.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $17.06 $3.95
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $636.30M $813.00M
Total debt $10.43B $697.40M $8.44B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 31.15M 383.50M
Enterprise value $38.84B $7.94B $24.37B

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
MetricADSKAYIOTIS
P/E 31.0x 18.5x 18.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 12.8x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 11.6x 15.1x
P/S 6.5x 2.1x 1.9x
P/B 15.0x 3.2x -4.9x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 4.9x -4.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 11.1x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 13.5x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 2.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 17.4x 12.9x 20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 11.7x 19.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 1.11 2.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYIOTIS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 6.8% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 5.5% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 13.1% 5.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 11.1% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 26.6% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 14.7% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 34.0% -0.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 15.4% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 36.1% 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.6% 7.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 37.3% 25.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 12.6% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 40.3% 27.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 13.5% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKAYIOTIS
Gross margin 91.2% 50.6% 30.3%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 18.7% 16.5%
Operating margin 26.2% 15.4% 15.4%
Pretax margin 27.0% 14.7% 13.9%
Net margin 21.1% 11.4% 10.2%
FCF margin 36.4% 16.1% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 17.8% 12.5%
Return on equity 49.9% 18.2% –
Return on assets 13.2% 11.2% 14.5%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 15.4% 69.7%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 19.5% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKAYIOTIS
Debt / assets 22.9% 14.3% 75.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 0.9x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 39.0% 151.5%
Equity / assets 26.1% 61.0% -51.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.06 6.03 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKAYIOTIS
Dividend yield – 0.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.9% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.2% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% 41.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.2% 38.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 15.5% 4.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 12.3% 9.4%

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.

ConsensusADSKAYIOTIS
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 16.2xFY2027 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 -3.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +21.7% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $16.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +14.4% -3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKAYIOTIS
Held by institutions 96.0% 99.2% 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,195 631 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +4.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 501 330 561
Institutions selling 535 190 450
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.74 1.25

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.

ADSKAYIOTIS
ADSK 1.00 0.06 0.17
AYI 0.06 1.00 0.17
OTIS 0.17 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, AYI and OTIS?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.80B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.64B, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) $27.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, AYI and OTIS?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 30.9x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.1x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 19.0x). 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%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 69.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -19.5%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) -1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has the highest dividend yield: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 0.02%. Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 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.