Acuity Brands (AYI)
NYSEIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$327.36+3.24%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsElectrical Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Electrical Components & Equipment is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Revenue growth of at least 5% per year: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 7% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 20%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskAYI depends on product innovation and market expansion sustaining its growth, though revenue growth remains modest. Revenue grew 3% year over year in fiscal fourth quarter 2026, following 2% growth previously. That quarter’s earnings beat, yet shares fell after management issued fiscal 2027 guidance. AYI trades at 16× P/E versus a 35× peer median, while expectations look modest versus our view. The comparison behind the annual revenue-growth pillar needs review, so it remains unverified. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 28%. Peer multiples imply a price about 26% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. AYI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 8 analysts currently covering AYI (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for AYI in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electrical Components & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Drive growth through innovative products and market expansion
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $327.36
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $327.36.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Sales forecast indicates growth challenges due to cost headwinds.
Earnings beat but shares fell, indicating market concerns.
Advances: Enhance profitability through cost management
Intelligent Spaces growth aligns with profitability enhancement.
Advances: Enhance profitability through cost management
Earnings beat indicates enhanced profitability.