Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s EBT Margin came in at 17.68% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 6.29 percentage points from 11.39% a year earlier and up 2.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Acuity Inc. (De)'s EBT Margin was 14.66%, up 3.15 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin carries a five-year change of +3.22 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBT Margin was 11.51% in FY2025 (-2.77 pp), 14.28% in FY2024 (+2.98 pp), 11.30% in FY2023 (-1.03 pp) and 12.33% in FY2022 (+0.88 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBT Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, EBT Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 6.29 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 4.61 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AYI's EBT Margin at 15.46% (Q3 2026), 11.64% (Q2 2026) and 13.34% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 13.86% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -37.73% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.86% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 14.10% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 15.92% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 16.38% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 22.84% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 18.44% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 17.68% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 17.68% |
| May 31, 2026 | 15.46% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 11.64% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 13.34% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 11.39% |
| May 31, 2025 | 10.64% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.17% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14.77% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.25% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 12.98% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.00% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.42% |
| May 31, 2023 | 13.87% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.60% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 9.34% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.40% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.01% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 10.80% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 11.76% |
Acuity Inc. (De) EBT 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();