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Acuity Brands AYI Advertising

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.1B+4.9%
Gross profit$520.4M+11.2%
Operating income$133.0M+20.7%
Net income$96.8M+24.9%
EPS (diluted)$3.09+26.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$272.5M-31.5%
Total debt$808.2M-32.2%
Total equity$2.8B+12.7%
Total assets$4.6B-0.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$89.1M+50.0%
CapEx$15.8M+62.9%
Free cash flow$73.3M+47.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.63B+0.5%
Enterprise value$10.16B-2.1%
P/E22.4×-0.6×
P/S2.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin48.7%+1.8pp
Operating margin13.4%-0.4pp
Net margin9.4%-1.2pp
FCF margin12.2%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity16%-1.8pp
Debt / equity0.3×-0.2×
Current ratio2.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Acuity Brands in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AdvertisingExpense.

The official record: Acuity Brands’s 10-K, filed October 27, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Acuity Brands's advertising?
Acuity Brands (AYI) reported advertising of $7.3M in Q2 2025.
How has Acuity Brands's advertising changed year-over-year?
Acuity Brands's advertising increased by 45.3% year-over-year, from $5.03M to $7.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Acuity Brands's advertising?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Acuity Brands's advertising has grown at a 16.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.9M to $29.2M.
What does advertising mean?
Spending on marketing and promoting the company's products.
How do you interpret advertising?
Increased spending is intended to drive revenue growth, though excessive spending without revenue correlation may indicate inefficiency.
How does advertising compare across companies?
Varies widely by industry; peers in consumer-facing segments typically have higher advertising-to-sales ratios.