What is Acuity Brands's operating cash flow?

Acuity Brands (AYI) reported operating cash flow of $290.3M in Q1 2026.

How has Acuity Brands's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Acuity Brands's operating cash flow increased by 40.0% year-over-year, from $207.3M to $290.3M.

What is the long-term trend for Acuity Brands's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Acuity Brands's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $408.7M to $601.4M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Acuity Brands AYI Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+1.6%

Gross profit$606.4M+6.3%

Operating income$193.3M+38.3%

Net income$141.0M+43.3%

EPS (diluted)$4.56+46.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$411.9M+10.8%

Total debt$804.3M-25.9%

Total equity$2.9B+10.4%

Total assets$4.6B-0.2%

Cash flow

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CapEx$16.7M+11.3%

Free cash flow$273.6M+42.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.89B+30.2%

Enterprise value$11.29B+25.9%

P/E23.1×+4.1×

P/S2.4×+0.4×

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Acuity Brands’s 10-Q, filed June 25, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Acuity Brands's operating cash flow?: Acuity Brands (AYI) reported operating cash flow of $290.3M in Q1 2026.
How has Acuity Brands's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Acuity Brands's operating cash flow increased by 40.0% year-over-year, from $207.3M to $290.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Acuity Brands's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Acuity Brands's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $408.7M to $601.4M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.