Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 49.29% for Q1 2026, up 279.0% year-on-year from 13.01% in Q1 2025, and up 1.8% on a QoQ basis from 48.42% in Q4 2025.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 49.29% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 279.0% year-over-year to 49.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 48.73% (up 179.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 47.83%, up 144.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 49.29%, up from 48.42% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 49.29% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 41.66% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 45.83% (2023), against an average of 45.46%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin tumbled 163 bps; it then jumped 410 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 41.74% in 2022, then climbed by 10 bps to 45.83% in 2023, then gained by 3 bps to 47.22% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 48.42% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 49.29% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 49.29% (Q1 2026), 48.42% (Q4 2025), and 48.88% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 37.73% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 30.03% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 35.88% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 33.32% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 39.32% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 29.65% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 49.29% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 29.44% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -13.21% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 46.51% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 49.29% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 48.42% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 48.88% |
| May 31, 2025 | 48.38% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 46.51% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 47.22% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 47.34% |
| May 31, 2024 | 46.71% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 45.52% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 45.83% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 43.81% |
| May 31, 2023 | 44.72% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 43.10% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 41.74% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 41.66% |
| May 31, 2022 | 41.97% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 41.72% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 41.66% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 42.24% |
| May 31, 2021 | 42.97% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 43.36% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 41.97% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 42.09% |
| May 31, 2020 | 42.21% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 41.73% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 42.63% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 42.07% |
| May 31, 2019 | 40.48% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 39.08% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 39.41% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 38.81% |
| May 31, 2018 | 41.22% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 40.20% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 41.52% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 42.49% |
| May 31, 2017 | 42.50% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 41.73% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 42.25% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 43.45% |
| May 31, 2016 | 44.38% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 43.31% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 43.36% |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 42.30% |
| May 31, 2015 | 43.24% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 41.50% |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 42.17% |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 42.40% |
| May 31, 2014 | 40.30% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 39.40% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 41.26% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 40.93% |
| May 31, 2013 | 40.83% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 38.98% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 39.39% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 40.93% |
| May 31, 2012 | 41.44% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 39.74% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 40.82% |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 40.39% |
| May 31, 2011 | 41.37% |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 39.38% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 41.44% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 41.52% |
| May 31, 2010 | 40.14% |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 39.71% |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 41.18% |