Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s FCF Payout Ratio was 0.02 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 19.1% from 0.03 a year earlier and down 74.1% from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Acuity Inc. (De)'s FCF Payout Ratio was 0.04 through May 31, 2026, down 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at 0.04, up 17.9% from FY2024.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.03 in FY2024 (-0.2%), 0.03 in FY2023 (-52.8%), 0.07 in FY2022 (+33.1%) and 0.05 in FY2021 (+13.2%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 12.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 267.8%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 84.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, AYI's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.09 (Q2 2026), 0.05 (Q1 2026) and 0.03 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 101.93 Bn | 96.65 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 0.23 |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 89.98 Bn | 87.71 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 0.21 |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 49.19 Bn | 44.45 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 0.03 |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 46.39 Bn | 40.69 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.60 Bn | 24.01 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 0.75 |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 15.35 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 548.70 Mn | - |
| 7 | Masco | 14.89 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 0.14 |
| 8 | Carlisle Companies | 13.67 Bn | 10.02 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 0.22 |
| 9 | Allegion | 13.43 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 0.26 |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.37 Bn | 7.89 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 0.02 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.02 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.09 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.03 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.03 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.11 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.04 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.05 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.02 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.05 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.03 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.18 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.06 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 0.06 |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();