Acuity Brands vs nVent Electric
Acuity Brands reported revenue of $4.6 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.2 times nVent Electric's $3.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Acuity Brands' revenue grew 6.8% in its latest year, and nVent Electric's grew 29.5%. Acuity Brands had an operating margin of 15.4%, against 15.8% at nVent Electric. Free cash flow was $748 million at Acuity Brands and $372 million at nVent Electric. Their fiscal years end in different months (August 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Acuity Brands | nVent Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.6B | $3.9B |
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | 29.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.0% | 14.3% |
| Gross margin | 50.6% | 37.7% |
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 15.8% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 18.2% |
| Free cash flow | $748M | $372M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.1% | 9.6% |
| Return on capital | 17.9% | 9.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.1x | 1.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $311M | $384M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.6% | −2.1% |
| Last close | $318.72 | $129.18 |
| P/E at the last close | 18.7× | 35.4× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $362,815, sold $4.9 million | sold $50.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
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Operating margin
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Acuity Brands and nVent Electric pages.