Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 16.14% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 4.27 percentage points from 11.86% a year earlier and up 3.54 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 31, 2026, Acuity Inc. (De)'s Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.49%, up 1.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 12.98%, down 1.43 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +2.34 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.41% in FY2024 (+2.43 pp), 11.98% in FY2023 (-0.74 pp), 12.72% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp) and 12.35% in FY2021 (+1.72 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2017.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 4.35 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.15 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 12.60% (Q2 2026), 14.02% (Q1 2026) and 14.94% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 102.75 Bn | 97.47 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.27% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 90.01 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Comfort Systems Usa | 51.61 Bn | 46.86 Bn | 844.23 Mn | 17.09% |
| 4 | Carrier Global | 45.80 Bn | 40.11 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 12.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 27.26 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 14.90% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 14.86 Bn | 13.93 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 7 | Masco | 14.53 Bn | 12.38 Bn | 868.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 8 | Allegion | 13.32 Bn | 12.03 Bn | 517.50 Mn | 22.12% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 13.28 Bn | 9.63 Bn | 568.40 Mn | 22.45% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.33 Bn | 7.85 Bn | 606.40 Mn | 16.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 16.14% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.60% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 14.02% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2025 | 11.86% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.95% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 14.01% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 15.21% |
| May 31, 2024 | 15.01% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.04% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 10.86% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.33% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.82% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 10.91% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.47% |
| May 31, 2022 | 13.45% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 12.43% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 13.38% |
Acuity Inc. (De) Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();