AYI
Acuity Brands, Inc.
AYI has the edge over BA overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and lower modeled downside.
BA
The Boeing Company
BA's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
AYI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AYI's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
BA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
BA's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
AYI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $257 | -22% |
| Forward | 15x | $330 | — |
| Current | 19x | $330 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $335 | +1.5% |
| Expensive | 24x | $412 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AYI's PE is in its fair range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 18x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 51x | $496 | +189% |
| Fair | 82x | $790 | +360% |
| Expensive | 91x | $876 | +411% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BA has the edge over AYI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AYI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AYI's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BA has the edge over AYI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
AYI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.36 | +25% |
| Q3 2026 | $17.05 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.08 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.64 | +3.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.00 | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.53 | -6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.69 | +3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.19 | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.58 | +16% |
AYI has the edge over BA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.66 | +$23.38 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.78 | +$19.33 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.53 | +$20.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.48 | +$20.84 |
| Q3 2025 | -$13.72 | -$0.83 |
| Q2 2025 | -$16.55 | -$10.93 |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.96 | -$14.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$18.36 | -$14.69 |
BA has returned to profit: it earned $9.66 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
AYI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $951.6M | +1.8% |
AYI's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $1.2B last quarter, up 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -3.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -0.2 points |
AYI has the edge over BA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.2B | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.6B | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.2B | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.9B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $23.3B | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.7B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.5B | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.2B | -31% |
BA's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $24.2B last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5% | +22 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +61 points |
| Q3 2025 | -21% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.8% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -26 points |
BA's operating margin was 1.5% last quarter, up 22 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AYI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $286.2M | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $273.6M | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $73.3M | +47% |
| Q4 2025 | $114.8M | +1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.7M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $192.3M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $49.7M | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $113.3M | -35% |
AYI's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $748M over the past year, up 40% from the year before.
BA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $464M | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $631M | +$831M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5B | +$836M |
| Q4 2025 | $375M | +$4.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $238M | +$2.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$200M | +$4.1B |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3B | +$1.6B |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.1B | -239% |
BA has the edge over AYI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AYI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +197K shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -490K shares |
| 3 years | -3.1% | -1M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -5.4M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -8.4M shares |
AYI has the edge over BA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $57.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $126.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $75.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $27.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $27.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $68.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $15.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.7M |
AYI spent $287M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 142% from the year before.
BA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +4.3% | +32.8M shares |
| 3 years | +31% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +204M shares |
| Available history | +40% | +227M shares |
BA has 793M diluted shares, up 4.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2019 | — |
AYI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
AYI has the edge over BA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 361.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 36.1x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 36.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 96.1x | High |
BA's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
AYI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.4 | Neutral |
AYI's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
BA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 31.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
BA's weekly RSI is 31 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
AYI PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AYI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 24x | 20% below |
| PE % | 47 | 58 | 11 pts below |
AYI is trading at 19x earnings, a 20% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
BA PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | BA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 24x | 26% below |
| PE % | 0 | 58 | 58 pts below |
BA has the edge over AYI on valuation relative to its sector.
AYI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $315.0 | 4.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $327.8 | 0.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $317.1 | 4.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $311.0 | 6.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $264.5 | 25% above |
AYI has the edge over BA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $184.6 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $203.8 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $215.5 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $205.9 | 17% below |
| 200 week MA | $200.6 | 14% below |
BA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
AYI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $137.7 | $119.0 | -14% |
| 2021 | $119.0 | $209.0 | +76% |
| 2022 | $209.0 | $166.4 | -20% |
| 2023 | $166.4 | $204.8 | +23% |
| 2024 | $204.8 | $297.7 | +45% |
| 2025 | $297.7 | $373.3 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $373.3 | $330.3 | -12% |
AYI has the edge over BA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $330.1 | $217.2 | -34% |
| 2021 | $217.2 | $204.2 | -6% |
| 2022 | $204.2 | $189.1 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | $189.1 | $260.7 | +38% |
| 2024 | $260.7 | $180.7 | -31% |
| 2025 | $180.7 | $216.4 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $216.4 | $171.6 | -21% |
BA has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 21% so far in 2026.