Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s Free Cash Flow came in at $286.2 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 61.1% from $177.7 million a year earlier and up 4.6% from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Acuity Inc. (De)'s Free Cash Flow was $747.9 million, up 40.3% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $533 million in FY2025 (-4.0%), $555.2 million in FY2024 (+8.6%), $511.4 million in FY2023 (+96.8%) and $259.8 million in FY2022 (-28.8%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 15.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 523.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 74.0%).
- Business Quant data shows AYI's Free Cash Flow at $273.6 million (Q3 2026), $73.3 million (Q2 2026) and $114.8 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 799.53 Mn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 281.20 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 332.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 278.60 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 277.30 Mn |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 286.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 286.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 273.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 73.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 114.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 177.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 192.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 49.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 113.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 151.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 140.50 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 88.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 175.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 87.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 152.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 102.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 168.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 132.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 24.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 28.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 74.40 Mn |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();