Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s (AYI) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.52% in Q2 2026, up 336.0% YoY from 4.02% in Q2 2025, and up 10.67% on a QoQ basis from 15.83% in Q1 2026.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 17.52% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 336.0% year-over-year to 17.52% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 17.52% (up 336.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.4%, down 253.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 17.52% in Q2 2026, from 15.83% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.42% in Q2 2023 to a low of 14.16% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 16.9% and a median of 17.38% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 336 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 357 bps.
- Tracing AYI's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 grew by 17 bps to 17.52% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.52% (Q2 2026), 15.83% (Q1 2026), and 15.0% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 17.52% |
| 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% |