Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) reported Tax Rate of 21.36% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 4.15 percentage points from 17.21% a year earlier but down 2.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Acuity Inc. (De) (AYI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 31, 2026), Acuity Inc. (De) posted Tax Rate of 21.95%, up 1.24 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -0.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 20.71% in FY2025 (-2.26 pp), 22.97% in FY2024 (+0.42 pp), 22.54% in FY2023 (+0.29 pp) and 22.25% in FY2022 (-0.44 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Tax Rate spans a low of 17.21% in fiscal Q4 2025 and a high of 24.30% in fiscal Q3 2023.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.58 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (a gain of 4.15 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2022 (a drop of 5.19 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at 23.87% (Q3 2026), 21.24% (Q2 2026) and 21.04% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 88.43 Bn | 83.04 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 17.11% |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 81.95 Bn | 79.68 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 17.99% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.09 Bn | 37.47 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 35.64 Bn | 29.60 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 22.99% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.11 Bn | 26.50 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 22.83% |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.21 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 34.12% |
| 7 | Masco | 16.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 25.47% |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.72 Bn | 14.35 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 17.51% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.80 Bn | 11.71 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 23.16% |
| 10 | Acuity Inc. (De) | 9.83 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 670.10 Mn | 21.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 21.36% |
| May 31, 2026 | 23.87% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 21.24% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 21.04% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 17.21% |
| May 31, 2025 | 21.53% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 24.24% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 20.85% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 22.03% |
| May 31, 2024 | 22.83% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 24.15% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.15% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 21.27% |
| May 31, 2023 | 24.30% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 24.02% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.64% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 22.45% |
| May 31, 2022 | 23.41% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 23.32% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 19.56% |
API Access
Acuity Inc. (De) Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=AYI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();