Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Equity [ROE] was 16.59% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 0.86 percentage points from 15.73% a year earlier and up 1.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Return on Equity [ROE] at Acuity Inc. (De) came in at 15.54%, down 3.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +3.27 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 19.23% in FY2024 (+1.61 pp), 17.62% in FY2023 (-1.79 pp), 19.41% in FY2022 (+4.73 pp) and 14.68% in FY2021 (+2.41 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.18 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 5.05 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 3.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AYI's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 15.25% (Q2 2026), 14.87% (Q1 2026) and 14.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 34.45% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 26.99% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 11.57% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 9.70% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | - |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 2.17% |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 31.21% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 44.31% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 16.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 16.59% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 15.25% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.87% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 16.73% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 17.71% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 18.24% |
| May 31, 2024 | 17.56% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 17.93% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 18.22% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 17.36% |
| May 31, 2023 | 19.32% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 19.69% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.46% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 20.05% |
| May 31, 2022 | 18.23% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 16.60% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 16.24% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 15.00% |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();