Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) recorded Net Margin of 13.90% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 4.47 percentage points from 9.43% a year earlier and up 2.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Acuity Inc. (De) reported Net Margin of 11.45%, up 2.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Net Margin has a five-year change of +2.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Net Margin came in at 9.13% in FY2025 (-1.88 pp), 11.00% in FY2024 (+2.25 pp), 8.75% in FY2023 (-0.83 pp) and 9.59% in FY2022 (+0.74 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Net Margin in the last five years was a gain of 4.47 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 3.42 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 11.77% (Q3 2026), 9.17% (Q2 2026) and 10.54% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 15.51% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 11.32% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -41.40% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 12.98% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 10.58% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 10.57% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 11.70% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 18.84% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 14.22% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 13.90% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 13.90% |
| May 31, 2026 | 11.77% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.17% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.54% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 9.43% |
| May 31, 2025 | 8.35% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 7.70% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.21% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.52% |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.77% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 9.85% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 8.20% |
| May 31, 2023 | 10.50% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 7.51% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.39% |
| May 31, 2022 | 9.97% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 8.28% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 9.46% |
Acuity Inc. (De) Net Margin API
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