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

Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) posted Return on Capital Employed of 17.52% for Q2 2026, up 10.67% on a QoQ basis from 15.83% in Q1 2026, and up 336.0% year-over-year from 4.02% in Q2 2025.

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

Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.52% for 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 was 17.52% for Q2 2026 at Acuity Inc. (De), up from 15.83% 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.
  • 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 sank 357 bps.
  • Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.24% in 2022, then decreased by 4 bps to 17.54% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 17.36% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 15.0% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 17.52% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AYI's Return on Capital Employed at 17.52% in Q2 2026, 15.83% in Q1 2026, and 15.0% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Electrovaya 424.38 Bn 424.36 Bn 6.04 Mn 8.37%
2 Vertiv Holdings 116.45 Bn 113.95 Bn 999.70 Mn 26.52%
3 Bloom Energy 61.23 Bn 58.77 Bn 225.54 Mn 4.38%
4 Hubbell 25.93 Bn 25.43 Bn 505.30 Mn 18.97%
5 nVent Electric 25.66 Bn 25.47 Bn 445.60 Mn 11.66%
6 Advanced Energy Industries 11.88 Bn 11.18 Bn 200.90 Mn 13.11%
7 Acuity Inc. (De) 9.90 Bn 9.48 Bn 606.40 Mn 17.52%
8 Powell Industries 9.42 Bn 8.87 Bn 87.94 Mn 32.43%
9 EnerSys 7.49 Bn 7.05 Bn 290.87 Mn 13.24%
10 Hayward Holdings 3.13 Bn 2.90 Bn 118.70 Mn 8.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%