Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 18.24% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 3.30 percentage points from 14.94% a year earlier and up 2.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Acuity Inc. (De) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 15.38%, up 2.40 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +3.02 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 12.98% in FY2025 (-1.43 pp), 14.41% in FY2024 (+2.43 pp), 11.98% in FY2023 (-0.74 pp) and 12.72% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.44 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 Q4 2026 came in at 16.14% (Q3 2026), 12.60% (Q2 2026) and 14.02% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 19.87% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 14.92% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -36.29% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.58% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 15.84% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 18.44% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 17.19% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 24.27% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 20.04% |
| 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 | 16.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
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();