Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s FCF Margin was 22.84% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 6.52 percentage points from 16.32% a year earlier and up 15.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Acuity Inc. (De)'s FCF Margin was 13.88% through May 31, 2026, up 1.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 12.27%, down 2.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -1.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Margin was 14.45% in FY2024 (+1.51 pp), 12.94% in FY2023 (+6.45 pp), 6.49% in FY2022 (-4.06 pp) and 10.54% in FY2021 (-2.98 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.35 percentage points.
- 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 Q3 2026 was 6.94% (Q2 2026), 10.04% (Q1 2026) and 14.70% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 16.09% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 18.05% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 30.56% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.75% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 5.78% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 17.24% |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 22.74% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 15.68% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 12.74% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 22.84% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 7.99% |
Acuity Inc. (De) FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport 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();