AYI PEER ANALYSIS

Acuity Brands Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

AYIAcuity Brands Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Electrical Equipment & Parts

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

AYIIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	AYI	ASTOR	ABB	LR	EUPWR	BLDP	Ind. Median
P/E	23.84●	37.13	38.84	29.53	66.47	—	37.13
P/B	3.95	8.29	13.64	4.91	4.22	1.86●	4.89
EV/EBITDA	14.66●	24.90	26.63	18.29	16.38	—	20.64
P/S	2.44●	8.31	5.64	3.90	3.52	10.36	4.33

Financial Health
Metric	AYI	ASTOR	ABB	LR	EUPWR	BLDP	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.05	2.37	1.38	1.96	2.41	10.70●	2.11
Debt/Equity	28.2%	16.8%	60.9%	85.4%	22.5%	3.6%●	49.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.49	-0.69●	0.40	2.00	0.71	6.88	0.49

Profitability
Metric	AYI	ASTOR	ABB	LR	EUPWR	BLDP	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.3%	22.4%●	14.5%	13.2%	5.3%	-78.3%	2.8%
ROE	17.4%	27.6%	36.7%●	16.8%	7.5%	-13.2%	7.5%
ROA	10.2%	18.4%●	11.9%	7.4%	4.7%	-11.5%	3.7%
EBITDA Margin	17.3%	32.5%●	21.5%	23.9%	22.4%	-69.9%	10.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AYI	ASTOR	ABB	LR	EUPWR	BLDP	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.5%	15.7%	8.6%	9.5%	44.0%	47.1%●	9.3%
NI Growth	17.6%	24.0%	25.5%	8.7%	106.5%●	—	28.0%
Div. Yield	0.2%	0.5%	0.1%	1.7%●	0.0%	—	0.1%
Payout	4.9%	19.0%	67.3%	44.8%	0.0%	—	0.0%

Valuation
Metric	AYI	AEIS	POWL	ENS	NVT	HUBB	Ind. Median
P/E	23.84●	68.95	48.15	26.86	50.89	28.67	37.13
P/B	3.95●	9.49	12.70	4.14	6.57	6.87	4.89
EV/EBITDA	14.66●	46.60	34.03	16.88	28.94	19.63	20.64
P/S	2.44	6.89	7.95	2.10●	5.77	4.33	4.33

Financial Health
Metric	AYI	AEIS	POWL	ENS	NVT	HUBB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.05	1.59	2.25	2.66●	1.70	1.58	2.11
Debt/Equity	28.2%	49.3%	0.3%●	62.4%	44.7%	72.5%	49.3%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.49	-0.06	-2.18●	1.47	1.65	1.55	0.49

Profitability
Metric	AYI	AEIS	POWL	ENS	NVT	HUBB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	10.3%	10.0%	16.5%●	7.8%	11.3%	15.1%	2.8%
ROE	17.4%	14.6%	29.9%●	15.4%	13.2%	25.7%	7.5%
ROA	10.2%	7.8%	17.4%●	7.4%	7.2%	11.8%	3.7%
EBITDA Margin	17.3%	14.8%	22.0%	13.6%	21.1%	24.0%●	10.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AYI	AEIS	POWL	ENS	NVT	HUBB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	10.5%	22.2%	4.5%	3.7%	40.3%●	7.2%	9.3%
NI Growth	17.6%	159.3%●	7.8%	-19.3%	-16.5%	11.8%	28.0%
Div. Yield	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%●	0.1%
Payout	4.9%	8.2%	6.9%	13.0%	26.8%	32.2%	0.0%

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