Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s EBIT Margin came in at 16.14% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 4.27 percentage points from 11.86% a year earlier and up 3.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Acuity Inc. (De) reported EBIT Margin of 14.49%, up 1.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 12.98%, down 1.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +2.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 14.41% in FY2024 (+2.43 pp), 11.98% in FY2023 (-0.74 pp), 12.72% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp) and 12.35% in FY2021 (+1.72 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.35 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.15 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AYI's EBIT Margin at 12.60% (Q2 2026), 14.02% (Q1 2026) and 14.94% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.27% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.09% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.90% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 22.12% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 22.45% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 16.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 16.14% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.60% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.02% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.95% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.01% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.21% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.01% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.04% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.86% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.33% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.82% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.91% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.47% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 12.43% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 13.38% |
Acuity Inc. (De) EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "AYI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();