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Acuity Brands, Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Acuity Brands, Inc. (AYI) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisAYI
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Acuity Brands, Inc.

🇺🇸AYI•NYSE

Acuity Brands, Inc.

🇺🇸AYI•NYSE
Market cap
$9.55B
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Mkt Cap
$9.55B
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Acuity Brands, Inc.

Industry
Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Neil M. Ashe
Headquarters
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA, US
Industry
Electrical Equipment & Parts
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Neil M. Ashe
Headquarters
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA, US
Description

Acuity Brands, Inc. provides lighting and building management solutions in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL); and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG).

The ABL segment provides commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting solutions, as well as lighting controls and components for various indoor and outdoor applications under the Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Peerless, Gotham, Mark Architectural Lighting, Winona Lighting, Juno, Indy, Aculux, Healthcare Lighting, Hydrel, American Electric Lighting, Sunoptics, eldoLED, nLight, Sensor Switch, IOTA, A-Light, Cyclone, Eureka, Lumniaire LED, Luminis, Dark to Light, and RELOC Wiring Solutions brands.

This segment serves electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, electric utilities, national accounts, digital retailers, lighting showrooms, and energy service companies. The ISG segment offers building management systems and location-aware applications under the Distech Controls, Atrius, and Rockpile Ventures brands.

This segment serves system integrators, as well as retail stores, airports, and enterprise campuses. Acuity Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Acuity Brands, Inc., and the rating behind it. AYI last traded at $318.96, 20.6× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Acuity Brands, Inc.. Starting points for Acuity Brands, Inc.: P/E 20.6, EPS $15.60, beta 1.29 — an Electrical Equipment & Parts name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Acuity Brands, Inc.. Acuity Brands, Inc. paid $0.77 per share over the last year — a 0.2% yield at the current $318.96 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Acuity Brands, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Acuity Brands, Inc. stands at $15.60. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Acuity Brands, Inc.. Acuity Brands, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 2001. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Acuity Brands, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Acuity Brands, Inc. is measured against Electrical Equipment & Parts peers within the Industrials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Acuity Brands, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $9.55B market value, institutional positions materially move Acuity Brands, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Acuity Brands, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Acuity Brands, Inc. have traded between $216.81 and $375.67 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Acuity Brands, Inc.. Acuity Brands, Inc. is a $9.55B Industrials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Acuity Brands, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Acuity Brands, Inc.. Coverage tracks Acuity Brands, Inc. within Electrical Equipment & Parts (Industrials). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • BAH — Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation
  • CLH — Clean Harbors, Inc.
  • CR — Crane Company
  • HII — Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
  • PAC — Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V.
  • STRL — Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

More Electrical Equipment & Parts companies

  • FELTY — Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
  • FLUX — Flux Power Holdings, Inc.
  • FOS.AX — FOS Capital Limited
  • FPS — Forgent Power Solutions, Inc.
  • FUWAF — Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
  • FUWAY — Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
  • GCHT — GC China Turbine Corp.
  • GCLL — GreenCell, Inc.
  • GELNF — Gelion plc
  • GNAL — Generation Alpha, Inc.
  • GRID.TO — Tantalus Systems Holding Inc.
  • GRMZF — gremz,Inc.

ETFs holding Acuity Brands, Inc.

  • QCLN — First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (3.56%)
  • DRES — GMO Domestic Resilience ETF (2.60%)
  • EPSV — Harbor SMID Cap Value ETF (EPSV) (1.88%)
  • SIMS — State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF (1.82%)
  • SMOT — VanEck Morningstar SMID Moat ETF (1.43%)

News

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