Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Operating Expenses of $413.1 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 4.0% from $430.4 million a year earlier but up 6.6% from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 31, 2026, Acuity Inc. (De)'s Operating Expenses came in at $1.6 billion, up 11.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at $1.51 billion, up 23.3% from FY2024.
- Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Operating Expenses came in at $1.23 billion in FY2024 (-0.9%), $1.24 billion in FY2023 (+6.6%), $1.16 billion in FY2022 (+11.0%) and $1.05 billion in FY2021 (-0.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Operating Expenses spans a low of $270.7 million in fiscal Q1 2022 and a high of $430.4 million in fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Operating Expenses gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 15.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 40.2%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 4.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $387.4 million (Q2 2026), $393.4 million (Q1 2026) and $410.4 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 287.05 Mn |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 5.58 Bn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 3.28 Bn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 327.40 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 397.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 262.80 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 210.70 Mn |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 413.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 413.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 387.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 393.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 410.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 430.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 357.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 316.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 331.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 306.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 294.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 295.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 333.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 304.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 295.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 307.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 312.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 302.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 277.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 270.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 286.50 Mn |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();