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Strong BuyPremium GrowerAI neutralAcuity Inc. · Industrials · United States · $9.5B cap · $129.2M/day traded
$318.72 -0.0% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
StockRank down 2.1 since 24 Oct: Value down 3.
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Acuity Inc. (AYI) is 88/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 74, Value 43, Momentum 71, each scored against its sector).
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Acuity is the largest North American commercial lighting maker and owns a growing building-controls business (Distech) plus the QSC audio-visual business, with strong free cash flow, high returns on capital and a record of steady buybacks. Building automation and efficient lighting gain relevance as energy costs rise, and controls are a higher-margin, stickier revenue stream than fixtures. The core lighting business, however, still depends on non-residential construction, and full-year results on 1 October will show whether the controls segment is growing fast enough to change the mix.
ABOUT ACUITY INC.
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Acuity Inc. is a leading North American provider of innovative lighting solutions and building management systems for commercial, institutional, and industrial applications. The company commands a strong market position through its extensive portfolio of LED lighting products, smart lighting technologies, and a robust distribution network, positioning it at the forefront of connected building solutions.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4.0B | 4.0B | 3.8B | 4.3B | 2.7% | 4.6B | 4.5B | 4.7B | 2.9% |
| EPS | 11.23 | 10.88 | 13.68 | 12.85 | 4.6% | 17.05 | 13.76 | 15.02 | 5.3% |
| Shares | 32.5M | 31.0M | 30.9M | 30.7M | -5.5% | 29.9M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 596.1M | 590.8M | 573.5M | 1.0B | 19.0% | 697.4M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 1.9B | 2.0B | 2.4B | 2.7B | 12.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 316.3M | 578.1M | 619.2M | 601.4M | 23.9% | 825.6M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -62.2M | -90.7M | -65.1M | -1.3B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -512.4M | -312.9M | -104.5M | 255.4M | — | — | — | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 31 weeks, 24% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 71: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Calmer than 57% of stocks we rank over the past year (38% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of AYI are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYI | Acuity Inc.(you) | $9.5B | 88 | Strong Buy |
| ENS | EnerSys | $6.0B | 75 | Buy |
| AEIS | Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. | $8.7B | 42 | Hold |
| ENR | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | $1.5B | 74 | Buy |
| POWL | Powell Industries, Inc. | $5.5B | 46 | Hold |
| HUBB | Hubbell Incorporated | $23.7B | 48 | Hold |
| FPS | Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. | $7.7B | 26 | Sell |
| HAYW | Hayward Holdings, Inc. | $2.7B | 39 | Hold |
| PLPC | Preformed Line Products Company | $1.6B | 48 | Hold |
| ATKR | Atkore Inc. | $3.2B | 28 | Sell |
Peer medians: ROE 8.8% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.2%
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