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ACUITY INC. (DE) AYI
ACUITY INC. (DE) (AYI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.19% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $4.3B at a 9.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.58 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-26 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-26 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-06 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-04-06 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-03-25 | Baird | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.169 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.901 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.119 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.342 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYI | ACUITY INC. (DE) | 4/9 | 6.26 | 27.7 | +13.1% |
| LYTS | LSI INDUSTRIES INC | 5/9 | 4.22 | 40 | +22.1% |
| PCLA | PicoCELA Inc. | 2/9 | -8.22 | — | -30.6% |
| SKYX | SKYX Platforms Corp. | 2/9 | -16.73 | — | +6.6% |
| OESX | ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS, INC. | 6/9 | -5.77 | — | +8.3% |
| CCTG | CCSC Technology International Holdings Ltd | 2/9 | 3.56 | — | -1.9% |
| EFOI | ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE | 3/9 | — | — | — |
About ACUITY INC. (DE)
Acuity Inc. provides lighting, lighting controls, building management system, and an audio, video, and control platform in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL); and the Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). 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, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, 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, QSC, and KE2 Therm Solutions 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.
FAQ
Is AYI financially healthy?
ACUITY INC. (DE)'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AYI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ACUITY INC. (DE) pays a dividend yielding about 0.19% with a 5.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is AYI?
In FY2025, ACUITY INC. (DE) had a net margin of 9.1% and a return on equity of 14.6%.
Is AYI overvalued or undervalued?
ACUITY INC. (DE) trades at about 28.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.2×–39.9×, median 20.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AYI?
The average Wall-Street price target for ACUITY INC. (DE) is $398.29, about 10.5% above the recent price, from 7 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AYI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ACUITY INC. (DE): a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 27.7×, a dividend yield of 0.19%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-08-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.