TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Aug 2025

Income Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $3.61

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 4.6B
Total Liabilities 2.1B
Shareholders Equity 2.6B
Debt to Equity 0.80

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 196.1M
Free Cash Flow 192.3M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Acuity Brands Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue i-3.8B4.0B4.0B3.5B
Cost of Goods Sold i-2.1B2.2B2.3B2.0B
Gross Profit i-1.8B1.7B1.7B1.5B
Gross Margin % i0.0%46.4%43.3%41.8%42.6%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-102.3M97.1M95.1M-
Selling, General & Administrative i-1.1B1.1B1.1B1.0B
Other Operating Expenses i-----
Total Operating Expenses i01.2B1.2B1.2B1.0B
Operating Income i-553.3M500.3M509.7M430.9M
Operating Margin % i0.0%14.4%12.7%12.7%12.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-29.8M9.0M2.1M1.0M
Interest Expense i-25.3M27.9M27.0M24.2M
Other Non-Operating Income--9.2M-34.7M9.1M-11.5M
Pre-tax Income i-548.6M446.7M493.9M396.2M
Income Tax i-126.0M100.7M109.9M89.9M
Effective Tax Rate % i0.0%23.0%22.5%22.3%22.7%
Net Income i-422.6M346.0M384.0M306.3M
Net Margin % i0.0%11.0%8.8%9.6%8.9%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i-670.3M597.5M610.4M523.8M
EPS (Basic) i$12.85$13.68$10.88$11.23$8.44
EPS (Diluted) i$12.53$13.44$10.76$11.08$8.38
Basic Shares Outstanding i3085900030885000318060003418200036300000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i3085900030885000318060003418200036300000

Income Statement Trend

Acuity Brands Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i845.8M397.9M223.2M491.3M560.7M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i563.0M555.3M665.9M571.8M500.3M
Inventory i387.6M368.5M485.7M398.7M320.1M
Other Current Assets75.1M73.5M91.2M82.5M58.6M
Total Current Assets i1.9B1.4B1.5B1.5B1.4B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i65.6M84.1M74.9M58.0M63.4M
Goodwill i2.6B2.7B2.7B2.8B2.8B
Intangible Assets i440.5M481.2M529.2M573.2M605.9M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets14.4M32.9M44.2M17.5M26.2M
Total Non-Current Assets i1.9B2.0B2.0B2.0B2.1B
Total Assets i3.8B3.4B3.5B3.6B3.5B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i352.3M285.7M397.8M391.5M326.5M
Short-term Debt i19.2M19.7M33.7M15.9M41.5M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities151.3M161.1M186.5M167.7M141.5M
Total Current Liabilities i687.9M595.4M733.6M692.2M617.6M
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i554.3M571.1M562.4M541.0M433.6M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i26.0M59.0M102.1M101.0M94.9M
Other Non-Current Liabilities41.4M36.0M31.4M36.4M30.2M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i747.9M797.7M834.8M838.4M746.6M
Total Liabilities i1.4B1.4B1.6B1.5B1.4B
Equity
Common Stock i500.0K500.0K500.0K500.0K500.0K
Retained Earnings i3.9B3.5B3.2B2.8B2.5B
Treasury Stock i2.5B2.4B2.2B1.7B1.2B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i2.4B2.0B1.9B2.0B2.1B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i573.5M590.8M596.1M556.9M475.1M
Working Capital i1.2B799.8M732.4M852.1M822.1M

Balance Sheet Composition

Acuity Brands Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i422.6M346.0M384.0M306.3M248.3M
Depreciation & Amortization i91.1M93.2M94.8M100.1M101.1M
Stock-Based Compensation i46.6M42.0M37.4M32.5M38.2M
Working Capital Changes i92.5M91.3M-182.3M-15.2M101.9M
Operating Cash Flow i619.2M524.7M334.5M421.0M482.8M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-64.0M-66.7M-47.6M-39.1M-54.7M
Acquisitions i0-35.5M-12.9M-75.3M-303.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-65.1M-90.7M-62.2M-117.9M-359.8M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-88.7M-266.6M-514.8M-434.9M-69.3M
Dividends Paid i-18.2M-16.8M-18.1M-19.1M-20.8M
Debt Issuance i-018.0M493.8M400.0M
Debt Repayment i0-18.0M0-401.1M-355.7M
Financing Cash Flow i-118.0M-333.6M-506.9M-365.8M-51.2M
Free Cash Flow i555.2M511.4M259.8M364.9M449.9M
Net Change in Cash i436.1M100.4M-234.6M-62.7M71.8M

Cash Flow Trend

Acuity Brands Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 28.15
Forward P/E 19.26
Price to Book 3.98
Price to Sales 2.49
PEG Ratio -7.24

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 9.13%
Operating Margin 14.94%
Return on Equity 15.54%
Return on Assets 8.66%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.95
Debt to Equity 32.91
Beta 1.65

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $12.54
Book Value per Share $88.79
Revenue per Share $140.82

Peer Financial Comparison

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Hubbell 21.9B26.806.2925.47%14.76%57.18
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nVent Electric plc 15.7B63.514.477.53%17.72%53.96
Advanced Energy 6.6B76.935.217.05%5.13%54.68

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.