Acuity Inc. AYI
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At close · Nov 2
After hours · Nov 2, 4:00 PM ET
- YTD
- -8.44%
- 1 year
- -9.70%
- Open
- 323.95
- Prev close
- 318.14
- Mkt cap
- 9.87B
- Vol
- 222.52K
- Avg vol
- 309.76K
- EPS
- 17.05
- P/E
- 19.33
- Div yield
- 0.25%
More statistics
- Low
- 321.00
- High
- 333.85
- Forward P/E
- 14.12
- Beta
- 1.24
- Short ratio
- 2.77
- Inst. own
- 103.94%
- Dividend
- 0.80
- Ex-div date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Earnings
- Jan 14, 2027
- 50-d avg
- 314.93
- 200-d avg
- 309.50
- 1y target
- 370.17
5Y chart
Events in this range
- Jan 19, 2022Dividend: 0.13
- Apr 14, 2022Dividend: 0.13
- Jul 14, 2022Dividend: 0.13
- Oct 14, 2022Dividend: 0.13
- Feb 3, 2023Dividend: 0.13
- Apr 14, 2023Dividend: 0.13
- Jul 17, 2023Dividend: 0.13
- Oct 17, 2023Dividend: 0.13
- Feb 2, 2024Dividend: 0.15
- Apr 16, 2024Dividend: 0.15
- Jul 18, 2024Dividend: 0.15
- Oct 18, 2024Dividend: 0.15
- Feb 3, 2025Dividend: 0.17
- Apr 17, 2025Dividend: 0.17
- Jul 18, 2025Dividend: 0.17
- Oct 1, 2025Earnings: 5.2; estimate 4.83; surprise 7.66%
- Oct 17, 2025Dividend: 0.17
- Jan 8, 2026Earnings: 4.69; estimate 4.52; surprise 3.76%
- Feb 2, 2026Dividend: 0.2
- Apr 2, 2026Earnings: 4.14; estimate 4; surprise 3.5%
- Apr 17, 2026Dividend: 0.2
- Jun 25, 2026Earnings: 5.31; estimate 5.17; surprise 2.71%
- Jul 1, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Overweight → Overweight
- Jul 17, 2026Dividend: 0.2
- Sep 28, 2026Downgrade: William Blair · Outperform → Market Perform
- Sep 29, 2026Rating: Baird · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 1, 2026Earnings: 5.77; estimate 5.57; surprise 3.59%
- Oct 2, 2026Rating: Baird · Neutral → Neutral
- Oct 8, 2026Rating: Oppenheimer · Outperform → Outperform
- Oct 16, 2026Dividend: 0.2
- Oct 20, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Overweight → Overweight
Signals (85)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 19, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 19, 2026 | 2 weeks ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 28, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 14, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 7, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 24, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 11, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 13, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 9, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 5, 2026 | 10 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 15, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Nov 10, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Oct 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 29, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jun 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 14, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 31, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 23, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 16, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 2, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Nov 4, 2024 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Sep 30, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 16, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 9, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 19, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 22, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 17, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 27, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 20, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | May 13, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 6, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 15, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 8, 2024 | 2 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 30, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 25, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 18, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 4, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 28, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 14, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jun 5, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 3, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 27, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Mar 20, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 13, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 23, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 9, 2023 | 3 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 26, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 12, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Dec 5, 2022 | 3 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 17, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 10, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 26, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 29, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Aug 22, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 25, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 18, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jun 13, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 23, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Apr 4, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Mar 14, 2022 | 4 years ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 10, 2022 | 4 years ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 9.87B
- Enterprise value
- 9.56B
- Trailing P/E
- 19.33
- Forward P/E
- 14.12
- PEG ratio
- 1.70
- Price / sales
- 2.13
- Price / book
- 3.29
- EPS (TTM)
- 17.05
- Beta
- 1.24
- Dividend yield
- 0.25%
- Payout ratio
- 4.52%
- Profit margin
- 11.45%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 4.64B
- Revenue growth
- 2.90%
- Free cash flow
- 584.46M
- Total cash
- 636.30M
- Total debt
- 808.90M
- Return on equity
- 18.64%
- Shares outstanding
- 29.94M
- Short % of float
- 4.61%
- 50-day average
- 314.93
- 200-day average
- 309.50
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 345.00
- Target (mean)
- 370.17
- Target (high)
- 415.00
- Strong buy2
- Buy1
- Hold4
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Jan 14, 2027
Expected Jan 14, 2027. Consensus EPS estimate 5.09.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2027 | Nov 30, 2026 | 5.09 | — | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | 5.57 | 5.77 | +0.20 | +3.59% |
| Jun 25, 2026 | May 31, 2026 | 5.17 | 5.31 | +0.14 | +2.71% |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | 4.00 | 4.14 | +0.14 | +3.50% |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Nov 30, 2025 | 4.52 | 4.69 | +0.17 | +3.76% |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | 4.83 | 5.20 | +0.37 | +7.66% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oppenheimer | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Baird | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Baird | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Sep 28, 2026 | William Blair | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Overweight | Overweight |
About Acuity Inc.
Acuity Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, and an audio, video, and control platform in the United States and internationally. It operates through Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS) segments. The ABL segment provides lighting solutions and luminaires with advanced electronics under the Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Fresco, Gotham, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, Nightingale, nLight, Peerless, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and SensorSwitch brand names. This segment serves electrical distributors, consumer retailers, large corporate accounts, and original equipment manufacturer customers. The AIS segment offers Distech Controls intelligent Building Management Systems (BMS), such as products for controlling heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, shades, refrigeration, and building access that prioritize end-user outcomes; Q-SYS, a full-stack audio, video, and control platform, and QSC Audio, an audio technology for live entertainers and sound reinforcement professionals. This segment serves retail stores, airports, universities, enterprise campuses, sports venues, themed entertainment, and hospitality sectors through system integrators. It offers its products and solutions under the Atrius, Distech Controls, and QSC brands. Acuity Inc. was formerly known as Acuity Brands, Inc. and changed its name to Acuity Inc. in March 2025. Acuity Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Parts
- Country
- United States
- Website
- acuityinc.com
News
- Parameter Technologies Announces Agreement to Be Acquired by Acuity Inc. as Part of Distech Controls™
- Acuity Agrees To Acquire Parameter Technologies For $675M
- Acuity Announces Agreement to Acquire Parameter Technologies
- Morgan Stanley Maintains Overweight on Acuity, Lowers Price Target to $380
- Oppenheimer Maintains Outperform on Acuity, Lowers Price Target to $415
- Baird Maintains Neutral on Acuity, Lowers Price Target to $348
- Acuity Inc. (AYI) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Compared to Estimates, Acuity (AYI) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
- What Acuity (AYI) Said on Its Q4 Earnings Call
- Acuity Brands Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHE NEIL M | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Oct 22, 2026 | 108,322 |
| DADYAR SARA | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Oct 21, 2026 | 3,075 |
| GOLDMAN BARRY R. | General Counsel | Sale | Oct 26, 2026 | 6,580 |
| HANCE JAMES HENRY JR | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Jan 20, 2026 | 18,618 |
| HOLCOM KAREN J | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Oct 22, 2026 | 26,306 |
| LEIBMAN MAYA | Director | Purchase | Apr 29, 2026 | 0 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMR, LLC | 12.14% | 3,604,071 | 1.19B | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Blackrock Inc. | 10.03% | 2,978,769 | 981.74M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 4.84% | 1,436,715 | 473.51M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.61% | 1,369,435 | 451.34M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| AQR Capital Management, LLC | 4.29% | 1,274,516 | 420.05M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.25% | 966,017 | 318.38M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 3.57% | 1,059,203 | 349.09M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 3.24% | 962,598 | 317.25M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Fidelity Rutland Square TRT II-Strategic Advisers Fidelity U.S. Total | 3.21% | 954,266 | 314.51M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 2.34% | 695,026 | 229.07M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Capitol Series Trust-FullerThaler Behavioral Small-Cap Equity Fund | 2.32% | 688,927 | 227.06M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| American Century Mutual Funds, Inc.-ULTRA FUND | 1.66% | 492,000 | 162.15M | Jul 30, 2026 |