Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 12.6% for Q1 2026, up 165.0% year-on-year from 4.75% in Q1 2025, and down 10.17% on a QoQ basis from 14.02% in Q4 2025.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.6% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 165.0% year-over-year to 12.6%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 13.38% (down 41.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 12.98%, down 143.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.6%, down from 14.02% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 15.21% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 10.86% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 13.45% (2022), against an average of 13.06%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin soared 435 bps; it then sank 315 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 10.91% in 2022, then soared by 30 bps to 14.22% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 14.01% in 2024, then climbed by 0 bps to 14.02% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 12.6% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 12.6% (Q1 2026), 14.02% (Q4 2025), and 14.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 16.61% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 9.61% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 15.76% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 17.39% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.37% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 19.41% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 12.60% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 12.52% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -66.96% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 16.65% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.60% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.02% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.95% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.01% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.21% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.01% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.04% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.86% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.33% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.82% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.91% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.47% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 12.43% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 13.38% |
| May 31, 2021 | 13.13% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 11.72% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 10.82% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 11.88% |
| May 31, 2020 | 10.69% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 9.88% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 10.02% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 13.89% |
| May 31, 2019 | 12.70% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 11.22% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 12.48% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 13.54% |
| May 31, 2018 | 11.38% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 10.76% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 14.26% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 16.85% |
| May 31, 2017 | 14.75% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 13.42% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 14.87% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 14.60% |
| May 31, 2016 | 14.21% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 13.72% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 15.26% |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 14.72% |
| May 31, 2015 | 14.51% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 12.76% |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 13.39% |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 13.56% |
| May 31, 2014 | 12.02% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 10.69% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 13.47% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 13.49% |
| May 31, 2013 | 9.23% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 9.27% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 10.02% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 11.88% |
| May 31, 2012 | 11.75% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 8.52% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 10.67% |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 11.25% |
| May 31, 2011 | 10.95% |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 8.94% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 10.71% |
| Aug 31, 2010 | 10.81% |
| May 31, 2010 | 9.62% |
| Feb 28, 2010 | 7.25% |
| Nov 30, 2009 | 10.90% |