Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Equity [ROE] was 18.24% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 3.30 percentage points from 14.94% a year earlier and up 1.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Return on Equity [ROE] at Acuity Inc. (De) came in at 18.64%, up 3.10 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +3.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.54% in FY2025 (-3.69 pp), 19.23% in FY2024 (+1.61 pp), 17.62% in FY2023 (-1.79 pp) and 19.41% in FY2022 (+4.73 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q4 2024.
- 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 -0.87 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 Q4 2026 was 16.59% (Q3 2026), 15.25% (Q2 2026) and 14.87% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 35.73% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 26.99% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -14.00% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.68% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 5.32% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 32.21% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 47.02% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 18.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 18.24% |
| 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% |
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();