AYI vs PCOR vs TRMB Stock Comparison

Acuity Inc. (De), Procore Technologies and Trimble Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AYI Acuity Inc. (De)
$323.34 +1.2% 1M -12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.68B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.64B
Div. yield
0.00%
Building Products Industrials
7 wins
TRMB Trimble Inc.
$63.16 +9.2% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.78B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Acuity Inc. (De) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Acuity Inc. (De) 7, Trimble 2, Procore Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAYIPCORTRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.68B $9.39B $14.87B TRMB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x -241.5x -142.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 35.9x 16.6x AYI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +15.4% +5.8% PCOR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -2.7% -2.8% AYI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.4% — 9.4% AYI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 1.5x AYI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.7% -17.1% -22.1% AYI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr -7.9%/yr -6.4%/yr AYI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 52.4% 32.3% TRMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 57/100 58/100 AYI

Percentile Scorecard

AYIPCORTRMB

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

AxisAYIPCORTRMB
Valuation 73 #16 of 56 35 #58 of 89 65 #32 of 89
Growth 82 #10 of 52 95 #5 of 81 38 #51 of 81
Profitability 79 #11 of 49 56 #34 of 76 64 #28 of 76
Financial Health 87 #8 of 56 43 #54 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Shareholder Returns 83 #8 of 41 54 #24 of 51 68 #17 of 51
Overall 81 57 58
  • AYI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • PCOR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TRMB ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAYIPCORTRMBSPY
1 month +1.2%+25.1%+9.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.1%+26.4%+8.2% +3.9%
6 months +13.4%+11.1%-5.2% +8.2%
Year to date -10.2%-15.2%-19.4% +12.9%
1 year -12.7%-17.1%-22.1% +12.3%
3 years +104.2%+1.2%+37.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.9%+0.4%+11.1% +23.3%
5 years +55.4%-33.7%-28.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.2%-7.9%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years +43.2%—+126.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.7%—+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAYIPCORTRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%52.4%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%54.2%35.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.691.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.33-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.7%-60.4%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-22.5%-24.4% -1.2%
52-week high $376.69$79.60$83.52 $779.14
52-week low $257.79$38.30$48.87 $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.

MultipleAYIPCORTRMB
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 20.1x -240.2xmedian 40.1x -140.6xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 6.6xmedian 2.5x 3.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 11.8x 184.4xmedian 18.5x 18.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.2x 27.0xmedian 20.1x 19.1xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.9x 7.3xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 0.99 -4.98median 1.73 4.33median 1.73

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 monthsAYIPCORTRMB
Revenue $4.64B $1.42B $3.78B
Gross profit $2.35B $1.14B $2.64B
Operating income $713.70M -$69.18M $642.70M
Net income $531.30M -$38.88M -$104.70M
Free cash flow $747.90M $347.01M $773.10M
R&D – $364.78M $655.50M
EPS (diluted) $17.06 $-0.25 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $636.30M $494.39M $214.40M
Total debt $697.40M – $1.46B
Shares (diluted) 31.15M 152.79M 233.00M
Enterprise value $7.98B $6.69B $13.94B

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
MetricAYIPCORTRMB
P/E 18.5x -240.2x -140.6x
P/FCF 12.8x 27.0x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 25.5x 18.4x
P/S 2.1x 6.6x 3.9x
P/B 3.2x 7.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 9.5x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 184.4x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 13.5x -126.0x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 6.1x 4.2x
EV/FCF 12.9x 25.1x 20.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 23.7x 20.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 -4.98 4.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAYIPCORTRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 15.4% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 19.6% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.1% 15.1% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 19.3% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% 59.1% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 36.9% 12.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.0% 72.8% -136.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 46.8% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 36.1% 73.3% -137.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 48.2% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 37.3% 122.8% 156.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 98.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.3% 148.8% 169.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.5% 113.1% 15.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAYIPCORTRMB
Gross margin 50.6% 80.0% 69.8%
EBITDA margin 18.7% 3.3% 22.3%
Operating margin 15.4% -4.9% 17.0%
Pretax margin 14.7% -2.9% -0.1%
Net margin 11.4% -2.7% -2.8%
FCF margin 16.1% 24.4% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 25.9% 21.1%
Return on equity 18.2% -3.1% -1.9%
Return on assets 11.2% -1.8% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 15.4% – 9.4%
Return on capital employed 19.5% -5.4% 8.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -9.5x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 17.5% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAYIPCORTRMB
Debt / assets 14.3% – 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 39.0% 43.0% 40.2%
Equity / assets 61.0% 57.0% 59.8%
Interest coverage – -68.0x 8.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.03 5.60 3.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAYIPCORTRMB
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 1.0% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.0% 3.6%
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.

ConsensusAYIPCORTRMB
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2027 35.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.01FY2027 $1.72FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.6%FY2027 +26.5%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.7% +52.9% +6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.68BFY2027 $1.43BFY2026 $4.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +8.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.4% +25.5% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAYIPCORTRMB
Held by institutions 99.2% 97.7% 99.6%
Institutions holding 631 400 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% -0.1% +6.4%
Institutions buying 330 207 316
Institutions selling 190 151 303
Buyers to sellers 1.74 1.37 1.04

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.

AYIPCORTRMB
AYI 1.00 0.07 0.28
PCOR 0.07 1.00 0.61
TRMB 0.28 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AYI, PCOR and TRMB?

Trimble (TRMB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) $9.68B, Procore Technologies (PCOR) $9.39B, Trimble (TRMB) $14.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

Procore Technologies (PCOR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +6.8%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) +15.4%, Trimble (TRMB) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has the highest net margin (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 11.4%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -2.7%, Trimble (TRMB) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) leads (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 15.4%, Trimble (TRMB) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) returned the most: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) -12.7%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -17.1%, Trimble (TRMB) -22.1%. Over five years, Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) compounded fastest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) +9.2%/yr, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -7.9%/yr, Trimble (TRMB) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 0.00%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 0.00%, Trimble (TRMB) 0.00%. Procore Technologies (PCOR) and Trimble (TRMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trimble (TRMB) has been the steadiest (Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) 38.0%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 52.4%, Trimble (TRMB) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AYI, PCOR and TRMB?

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 7. 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.