Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.52% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 3.36 percentage points from 14.16% a year earlier and up 1.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Acuity Inc. (De) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 16.40%, down 2.53 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +3.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 18.92% in FY2024 (+2.31 pp), 16.62% in FY2023 (-1.63 pp), 18.24% in FY2022 (+3.19 pp) and 15.05% in FY2021 (+2.01 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.71 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 3.36 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 3.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 15.83% (Q2 2026), 15.00% (Q1 2026) and 14.63% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 26.65% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 10.95% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 25.26% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 6.15% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 87.23% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 4.22% |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 36.39% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 19.60% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 19.44% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 17.52% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "AYI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();