Acuity Brands vs Regal Rexnord
Regal Rexnord reported revenue of $5.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times Acuity Brands' $4.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Acuity Brands' revenue grew 6.8% in its latest year, and Regal Rexnord's fell 1.6%. Acuity Brands had an operating margin of 15.4%, against 11.5% at Regal Rexnord. Free cash flow was $748 million at Acuity Brands and $893 million at Regal Rexnord. 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 | Regal Rexnord | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Aug 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $4.6B | $5.9B |
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | −1.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 6.0% | 15.3% |
| Gross margin | 50.6% | 37.4% |
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 11.5% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | 4.7% |
| Free cash flow | $748M | $893M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.1% | 15.1% |
| Return on capital | 17.9% | 4.8% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.1x | 3.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $311M | $93M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.6% | −0.1% |
| Last close | $318.72 | $150.48 |
| P/E at the last close | 18.7× | 31.0× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $362,815, sold $4.9 million | sold $27.7 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 Regal Rexnord pages.