Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s FCF Margin was 23.00% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 8.30 percentage points from 14.70% a year earlier and up 0.16 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), FCF Margin at Acuity Inc. (De) came in at 16.11%, up 3.85 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +5.57 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 12.27% in FY2025 (-2.19 pp), 14.45% in FY2024 (+1.51 pp), 12.94% in FY2023 (+6.45 pp) and 6.49% in FY2022 (-4.06 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.65 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2023 (a gain of 12.96 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a drop of 8.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AYI's FCF Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 22.84% (Q3 2026), 6.94% (Q2 2026) and 10.04% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 18.01% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 10.76% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 21.23% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 7.61% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 19.69% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 16.89% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 23.76% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 18.95% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 23.00% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 23.00% |
| May 31, 2026 | 22.84% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.94% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.04% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.70% |
| May 31, 2025 | 16.32% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.91% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 14.64% |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.51% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 9.74% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 18.77% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 8.70% |
| May 31, 2023 | 15.27% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 10.85% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 16.88% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 11.90% |
| May 31, 2022 | 2.31% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.17% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.03% |
Acuity Inc. (De) FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();