Acuity Inc. (De) AYI
NYSE AYI
$341.66 -7.18 (-2.06%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Acuity Inc. (De)'s (AYI) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 16.14% in Q2 2026, up 427.0% YoY from 3.06% in Q2 2025, and up 28.07% on a QoQ basis from 12.6% in Q1 2026.

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 16.14% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 427.0% year-over-year to 16.14% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 14.49% (up 153.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.98%, down 143.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin advanced to 16.14% in Q2 2026, from 12.6% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 16.14% in Q2 2026 to a low of 10.86% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 13.23% and a median of 13.46% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin soared 435 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 315 bps.
  • Tracing AYI's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.91% in 2022, then surged by 30 bps to 14.22% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 14.01% in 2024, then advanced by 0 bps to 14.02% in 2025, then advanced by 15 bps to 16.14% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.14% (Q2 2026), 12.6% (Q1 2026), and 14.02% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Vertiv Holdings 101.35 Bn 98.24 Bn 1.23 Bn 19.48%
2 Bloom Energy 58.17 Bn 55.50 Bn 355.57 Mn 17.11%
3 nVent Electric 24.99 Bn 24.74 Bn 558.00 Mn 20.44%
4 Hubbell 24.90 Bn 24.51 Bn 613.00 Mn 20.36%
5 Advanced Energy Industries 11.37 Bn 9.96 Bn 236.10 Mn 16.57%
6 Acuity Inc. (De) 10.36 Bn 9.95 Bn 606.40 Mn 16.14%
7 Powell Industries 7.22 Bn 6.58 Bn 95.30 Mn 20.55%
8 EnerSys 6.93 Bn 6.40 Bn 313.36 Mn 16.18%
9 Hayward Holdings 3.18 Bn 2.70 Bn 155.05 Mn 23.87%
10 Atkore 3.16 Bn 2.82 Bn 176.27 Mn 8.05%

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 16.14%
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%