What is Acuity Brands's advertising costs?

Acuity Brands (AYI) reported advertising costs of $7.3M in Q2 2025.

How has Acuity Brands's advertising costs changed year-over-year?

Acuity Brands's advertising costs increased by 45.3% year-over-year, from $5.03M to $7.3M.

What is the long-term trend for Acuity Brands's advertising costs?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Acuity Brands's advertising costs has grown at a 16.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.9M to $29.2M.

Acuity Brands AYI Advertising costs

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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 costs?: Acuity Brands (AYI) reported advertising costs of $7.3M in Q2 2025.
How has Acuity Brands's advertising costs changed year-over-year?: Acuity Brands's advertising costs increased by 45.3% year-over-year, from $5.03M to $7.3M.
What is the long-term trend for Acuity Brands's advertising costs?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Acuity Brands's advertising costs has grown at a 16.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.9M to $29.2M.