Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 15.83% for Q1 2026, down 12.0% year-on-year from 17.99% in Q1 2025, and up 5.57% on a QoQ basis from 15.0% in Q4 2025.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.42% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 14.16% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 17.36% (2024), against an average of 16.86%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 336 bps; it then plunged 357 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.24% in 2022, then retreated by 4 bps to 17.54% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 17.36% in 2024, then declined by 14 bps to 15.0% in 2025, then advanced 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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vertiv Holdings | 125.39 Bn | 122.89 Bn | 999.70 Mn | 26.52% |
| 2 | Bloom Energy | 85.22 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 225.54 Mn | 4.38% |
| 3 | nVent Electric | 26.63 Bn | 26.44 Bn | 445.60 Mn | 11.66% |
| 4 | Hubbell | 25.22 Bn | 24.72 Bn | 505.30 Mn | 18.97% |
| 5 | Advanced Energy Industries | 12.25 Bn | 12.25 Bn | 200.90 Mn | 13.11% |
| 6 | Powell Industries | 10.16 Bn | 9.61 Bn | 87.94 Mn | 32.43% |
| 7 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 8.82 Bn | 8.55 Bn | 520.40 Mn | 15.83% |
| 8 | EnerSys | 8.70 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 290.87 Mn | 13.24% |
| 9 | Plug Power | 5.25 Bn | 4.87 Bn | -21.61 Mn | -72.06% |
| 10 | Hayward Holdings | 3.01 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 118.70 Mn | 8.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 13.07% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 12.46% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 12.42% |
| May 31, 2020 | 13.30% |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 14.96% |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 16.13% |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 18.15% |
| May 31, 2019 | 19.64% |
| Feb 28, 2019 | 19.16% |
| Nov 30, 2018 | 19.45% |
| Aug 31, 2018 | 20.45% |
| May 31, 2018 | 22.31% |
| Feb 28, 2018 | 21.42% |
| Nov 30, 2017 | 22.31% |
| Aug 31, 2017 | 23.82% |
| May 31, 2017 | 21.60% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | 20.16% |
| Nov 30, 2016 | 20.86% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | 21.67% |
| May 31, 2016 | 21.35% |
| Feb 29, 2016 | 20.98% |
| Nov 30, 2015 | 20.68% |
| Aug 31, 2015 | 20.38% |
| May 31, 2015 | 19.88% |
| Feb 28, 2015 | 18.48% |
| Nov 30, 2014 | 17.80% |
| Aug 31, 2014 | 18.26% |
| May 31, 2014 | 17.89% |
| Feb 28, 2014 | 16.48% |
| Nov 30, 2013 | 16.29% |
| Aug 31, 2013 | 14.96% |
| May 31, 2013 | 14.31% |
| Feb 28, 2013 | 14.86% |
| Nov 30, 2012 | 14.55% |
| Aug 31, 2012 | 15.62% |
| May 31, 2012 | 15.64% |
| Feb 29, 2012 | 15.00% |
| Nov 30, 2011 | 15.15% |
| Aug 31, 2011 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2011 | 14.46% |
| Feb 28, 2011 | 13.68% |
| Nov 30, 2010 | 13.28% |