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Acuity Brands

NYQ:AYI · US00508Y1029
Electrical EquipmentLarge

360

98
EV / EBIT95
Price / Owner Earnings63
Owner Earnings Yield96
Dividend Yield74
Price/Sales61
EV / Gross Profit93
Price/Book60
Return on Capital73
Cash Return on Capital76
Return on Equity64
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability99
Cash Conversion66
Accruals77
Owner Earnings Margin74
Sales growth33
Profit Growth76
Long-Term EPS Growth55
Owner Earnings Growth71
Reinvestment56
Price momentum30
Debt load64
Refinancing46
Debt Payback47
Liquidity79
Analyst ratings49
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside63
Market mood72
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Acuity Brands generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectrical Equipment
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded2001
Employees2,940
Websiteacuityinc.com
ISINUS00508Y1029
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Industrial AutomationSensorsEnergy ManagementProcess AutomationSmart BuildingCloud Data ServicesData IntegrationElectronicsLightingManufacturingSmart Home

Description

Acuity Inc. is a market-leading industrial technology company. The company uses technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through its two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AI…

Analysis

Hidden champion

Acuity Inc. fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 17.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 4% a year, against analyst forecasts of 10%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is sturdy. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
91
2023202420252026

All-time high

98

Jan 2025

All-time low

74

Jan 2024

Average rank

89

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
61
36
39
53
Price/Earnings
61
60
69
63
Price/Book
60
50
54
56
Dividend Yield
74
68
69
69
Value (overall)
84
51
71
77

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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