ALLE vs AYI vs BSY Stock Comparison

Allegion, Acuity Inc. (De) and Bentley Systems Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALLE Allegion plc
$187.09 +20.6% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.80B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.33 +6.6% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.83B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
5 wins
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$44.94 +24.9% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.77B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionALLEAYIBSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.80B $9.83B $13.77B ALLE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 18.5x 42.7x AYI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 16.2x 31.0x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.3% +6.8% +12.9% BSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.7% 11.4% 19.6% BSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% 15.4% 13.6% ALLE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.1x 2.1x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% ALLE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% -11.1% -7.3% ALLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +8.4%/yr -5.2%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 38.8% 41.5% ALLE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 81/100 50/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

ALLEAYIBSY

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

AxisALLEAYIBSY
Valuation 22 #44 of 56 78 #13 of 56 42 #52 of 89
Growth 62 #21 of 54 81 #11 of 54 59 #34 of 82
Profitability 100 #1 of 53 75 #14 of 53 88 #10 of 78
Financial Health 56 #26 of 58 90 #7 of 58 23 #73 of 95
Shareholder Returns 32 #29 of 42 81 #9 of 42 35 #36 of 55
Overall 54 81 50
  • ALLE ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • AYI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products
  • BSY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALLEAYIBSYSPY
1 month +20.6%+6.6%+24.9% -5.9%
3 months +10.9%-9.4%+27.1% -4.6%
6 months +36.8%+9.4%+33.7% +0.2%
Year to date +17.5%-10.2%+17.7% +7.5%
1 year +12.8%-11.1%-7.3% +8.2%
3 years +83.9%+91.4%-6.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +22.5%+24.2%-2.2% +19.0%
5 years +42.4%+49.9%-23.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.3%+8.4%-5.2% +9.4%
10 years +194.0%+42.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.4%+3.6%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureALLEAYIBSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%38.8%41.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.8%42.5%39.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.461.340.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.43-0.29-0.18 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.8%-34.7%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-14.2%-7.3% -5.9%
52-week high $192.78$376.69$48.48 $779.14
52-week low $125.65$257.79$28.42 $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.

MultipleALLEAYIBSY
P/E now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 21.0x 18.5xmedian 21.0x 43.3xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.7x 2.1xmedian 1.7x 8.2xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 13.3x 11.1xmedian 13.3x 30.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 16.1x 12.8xmedian 16.1x 27.7xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 10.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.64median 0.89 1.11median 0.89 1.73median 1.51

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 monthsALLEAYIBSY
Revenue $4.39B $4.64B $1.65B
Gross profit $1.98B $2.35B $1.36B
Operating income $944.20M $713.70M $416.00M
Net income $691.10M $531.30M $322.59M
Free cash flow $739.90M $747.90M $489.26M
R&D – – $327.56M
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $17.06 $1.02
Cash & equivalents $388.10M $636.30M $150.87M
Total debt $2.03B $697.40M $1.16B
Shares (diluted) 85.20M 31.15M 317.69M
Enterprise value $14.43B $8.13B $13.24B

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
MetricALLEAYIBSY
P/E 23.0x 18.5x 43.3x
P/FCF 21.3x 12.8x 27.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.7x 11.6x 26.3x
P/S 3.6x 2.1x 8.2x
P/B 7.3x 3.2x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 4.9x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 11.1x 30.2x
EV/EBIT 18.4x 13.5x 35.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.1x 8.8x
EV/FCF 23.5x 12.9x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 11.7x 28.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.64 1.11 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALLEAYIBSY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.3% 6.8% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.5% 11.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 13.1% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 11.1% 12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.1% 26.6% 20.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 14.7% 21.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% 34.0% 19.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 15.4% 23.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.6% 36.1% 25.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 16.6% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.7% 37.3% 7.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 12.6% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 8.8% 40.3% 6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 13.5% 12.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALLEAYIBSY
Gross margin 45.1% 50.6% 82.4%
EBITDA margin 24.7% 18.7% 29.3%
Operating margin 21.5% 15.4% 25.2%
Pretax margin 19.4% 14.7% 24.6%
Net margin 15.7% 11.4% 19.6%
FCF margin 16.9% 16.1% 29.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 17.8% 31.3%
Return on equity 32.2% 18.2% 26.0%
Return on assets 12.8% 11.2% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 18.4% 15.4% 13.6%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 19.5% 15.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALLEAYIBSY
Debt / assets 37.2% 14.3% 32.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.2x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 0.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.7x 0.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 60.3% 39.0% 64.1%
Equity / assets 39.7% 61.0% 35.9%
Interest coverage 9.6x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.03 6.03 4.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALLEAYIBSY
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.8% 2.9% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 3.2% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.6% 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.9% 3.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 15.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 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.

ConsensusALLEAYIBSY
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 16.2xFY2027 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.41FY2026 $20.01FY2027 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +0.6%FY2027 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.7% +21.7% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.67BFY2026 $4.68BFY2027 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +14.4% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALLEAYIBSY
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.2% 50.2%
Institutions holding 732 634 398
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +4.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 336 331 195
Institutions selling 273 191 160
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.73 1.22

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.

ALLEAYIBSY
ALLE 1.00 0.30 0.22
AYI 0.30 1.00 0.04
BSY 0.22 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALLE, AYI and BSY?

Allegion (ALLE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Allegion (ALLE) $15.80B, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.83B, Bentley Systems (BSY) $13.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALLE, AYI and BSY?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Allegion (ALLE) 22.9x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 18.5x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 42.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) is cheapest (Allegion (ALLE) 19.9x, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 16.2x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 31.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bentley Systems (BSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Allegion (ALLE) +10.3%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Bentley Systems (BSY) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bentley Systems (BSY) has the highest net margin (Allegion (ALLE) 15.7%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 19.6%). On return on invested capital, Allegion (ALLE) leads (Allegion (ALLE) 18.4%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 13.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allegion (ALLE) returned the most: Allegion (ALLE) +12.8%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -11.1%, Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.3%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Allegion (ALLE) +7.3%/yr, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +8.4%/yr, Bentley Systems (BSY) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Allegion (ALLE) has the highest dividend yield: Allegion (ALLE) 0.01%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 0.00%. Bentley Systems (BSY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allegion (ALLE) has been the steadiest (Allegion (ALLE) 30.0%, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.8%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALLE, AYI and BSY?

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