Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Return on Capital Employed of 15.83% for Q1 2026, down 12.0% on a YoY basis from 17.99% in Q1 2025, and up 5.57% quarter-over-quarter from 15.0% in Q4 2025.

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Acuity Inc. (De) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 15.83% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 12.0% year-over-year to 15.83%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 15.83% (down 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 16.4%, down 253.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 15.83%, up from 15.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 18.42% in Q2 2023, with the low at 14.16% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.86% across 5 years, with a median of 17.36% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 336 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 357 bps.
  • Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.24% in 2022, then fell by 4 bps to 17.54% in 2023, then fell by 1 bps to 17.36% in 2024, then dropped by 14 bps to 15.0% in 2025, then gained by 6 bps to 15.83% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 15.83% (Q1 2026), 15.0% (Q4 2025), and 14.63% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Novonix 479.97 Bn 479.92 Bn - -
2 Vertiv Holdings 114.69 Bn 112.19 Bn 999.70 Mn 26.52%
3 Bloom Energy 79.53 Bn 77.06 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
4 nVent Electric 27.08 Bn 26.89 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
5 Hubbell 26.67 Bn 26.16 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 13.19 Bn 13.19 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
7 Powell Industries 10.63 Bn 10.09 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
8 Ballard Power Systems 10.07 Bn 9.54 Bn 5.64 Mn -16.28%
9 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.39 Bn 9.12 Bn 520.40 Mn 15.83%
10 EnerSys 8.53 Bn 8.10 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 15.83%
Nov 30, 2025 15.00%
Aug 31, 2025 14.63%
May 31, 2025 14.16%
Feb 28, 2025 15.95%
Nov 30, 2024 17.36%
Aug 31, 2024 18.20%
May 31, 2024 16.99%
Feb 29, 2024 17.40%
Nov 30, 2023 17.54%
Aug 31, 2023 16.74%
May 31, 2023 18.42%
Feb 28, 2023 18.22%
Nov 30, 2022 18.24%
Aug 31, 2022 18.11%
May 31, 2022 17.73%
Feb 28, 2022 16.16%
Nov 30, 2021 15.79%
Aug 31, 2021 14.87%
May 31, 2021 14.37%