Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)
Cash ratio
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Nov 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Feb 28, 2021 | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | US$ in thousands | 422,500 | 371,800 | 397,900 | 935,600 | 845,800 | 699,000 | 578,900 | 513,300 | 397,900 | 359,300 | 339,000 | 284,100 | 223,200 | 318,200 | 475,500 | 504,000 | 491,300 | 593,500 | 498,700 | 507,000 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 845,800 | 799,500 | 801,100 | 650,600 | 687,900 | 605,300 | 597,900 | 600,600 | 595,400 | 624,200 | 596,300 | 697,600 | 733,600 | 866,900 | 743,700 | 695,200 | 692,200 | 671,400 | 576,300 | 583,400 |
| Cash ratio | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.85 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.88 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
August 31, 2025 calculation
Cash ratio = (Cash and cash equivalents + Short-term investments) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($422,500K
+ $—K)
÷ $845,800K
= 0.50
Peer comparison
Aug 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Cash ratio
Acuity Brands Inc
AYI
0.50
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