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AYI vs V // OPERATING MARGIN
Acuity Inc. (NYSE) VS. Visa Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AYI 6
— V 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: V
LAST: $318.14 (-2.82%) • MKT CAP: $9.72B
operating-margins
13.00%
LAST: $413.59 (+0.74%) • MKT CAP: $733.53B
operating-margins
60.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AYI VS. V)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AYI | V | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 47.80% | 41.00% | +6.80 | AYI | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 13.90% | 32.30% | -18.40 | V | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.3x | 28.9x | -12.60 | AYI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.48% | 2.90% | +2.58 | AYI | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.00% | 60.00% | -47.00 | V | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.10% | 50.10% | -41.00 | V | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.10% | 11.30% | +1.80 | AYI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.21% | 0.63% | -0.42 | V | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 6.01 | 9.09 | -3.08 | V | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | V | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.60% | 7.10% | -0.50 | AYI | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 54.0 | 69.4 | -15.49 | V | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 1.06 | -0.15 | V | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.6x | 34.0x | -13.40 | AYI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.72B | $733.53B | -$723.81B | V | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AYI REV | V REV | AYI GROSS % | V GROSS % | AYI FCF | V FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.35B | $40.00B | 47.8% | 44.0% | $533.0M | $21.26B |
| FY 2024 | $3.84B | $35.93B | 46.4% | 44.0% | $555.2M | $18.33B |
| FY 2023 | $3.95B | $32.65B | 44.0% | 44.0% | $400.3M | $19.29B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AYI // BETA 0.91
V // BETA 1.06