Acuity Brands Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of February 2026: 0.92x

Acuity Brands Inc cash flow quality index. Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.92x as of February 2026. Operating cash flow of $89.10 Million is below net income of $96.80 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See AYI FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.92x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$89.10 Million
USD

Net Income

$96.80 Million
USD

Data as of

Feb 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Acuity Brands Inc (2000–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Acuity Brands Inc from 2000 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Acuity Brands Inc across 26 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore AYI operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Acuity Brands Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2025)

Acuity Brands Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Acuity Brands Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Acuity Brands Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.52x $601.40 Million $396.60 Million ▲ +3.5%
2024 1.47x $619.20 Million $422.60 Million ▼ -12.3%
2023 1.67x $578.10 Million $346.00 Million ▲ +102.8%
2022 0.82x $316.30 Million $384.00 Million ▼ -38.3%
2021 1.33x $408.70 Million $306.30 Million ▼ -34.4%
2020 2.03x $504.80 Million $248.30 Million ▲ +35.8%
2019 1.50x $494.70 Million $330.40 Million ▲ +48.2%
2018 1.01x $353.20 Million $349.60 Million ▲ +2.8%
2017 0.98x $316.20 Million $321.70 Million ▼ -17.3%
2016 1.19x $345.70 Million $290.80 Million ▼ -8.6%
2015 1.30x $288.90 Million $222.10 Million ▼ -1.9%
2014 1.33x $233.10 Million $175.80 Million ▲ +27.7%
2013 1.04x $132.30 Million $127.40 Million ▼ -29.9%
2012 1.48x $172.20 Million $116.30 Million ▼ -2.9%
2011 1.52x $160.80 Million $105.50 Million ▼ -25.0%
2010 2.03x $160.50 Million $79.00 Million ▲ +87.2%
2009 1.09x $92.44 Million $85.20 Million ▼ -28.7%
2008 1.52x $226.05 Million $148.63 Million ▼ -6.6%
2007 1.63x $241.16 Million $148.05 Million ▲ +11.4%
2006 1.46x $155.88 Million $106.56 Million ▼ -44.3%
2005 2.62x $137.09 Million $52.23 Million ▲ +55.8%
2004 1.68x $113.25 Million $67.21 Million ▼ -49.8%
2003 3.36x $160.34 Million $47.78 Million ▲ +18.9%
2002 2.82x $146.84 Million $52.02 Million ▼ -15.4%
2001 3.34x $183.65 Million $55.06 Million ▲ +336.2%
2000 0.76x $63.99 Million $83.69 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.