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Side-by-side financial comparison of ACUITY INC. (DE) (AYI) and ICON PLC (ICLR). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

ICON PLC is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($2.0B vs $1.1B, roughly 1.8× ACUITY INC. (DE)). ACUITY INC. (DE) runs the higher net margin — 10.5% vs 0.1%, a 10.4% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, ACUITY INC. (DE) posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (20.2% vs 0.6%). ICON PLC produced more free cash flow last quarter ($333.9M vs $114.8M). Over the past eight quarters, ACUITY INC. (DE)'s revenue compounded faster (12.4% CAGR vs 0.6%).

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AYI vs ICLR — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
ICLR
ICLR
1.8× larger
ICLR
$2.0B
$1.1B
AYI
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
AYI
AYI
+19.6% gap
AYI
20.2%
0.6%
ICLR
Higher net margin
AYI
AYI
10.4% more per $
AYI
10.5%
0.1%
ICLR
More free cash flow
ICLR
ICLR
$219.1M more FCF
ICLR
$333.9M
$114.8M
AYI
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
AYI
AYI
Annualised
AYI
12.4%
0.6%
ICLR

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q3 FY2025

Metric
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Revenue
$1.1B
$2.0B
Net Profit
$120.5M
$2.4M
Gross Margin
48.4%
Operating Margin
14.0%
4.2%
Net Margin
10.5%
0.1%
Revenue YoY
20.2%
0.6%
Net Profit YoY
12.9%
-98.8%
EPS (diluted)
$3.82
$0.03

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$1.1B
Q3 25
$1.2B
$2.0B
Q2 25
$1.2B
$2.0B
Q1 25
$1.0B
$2.0B
Q4 24
$951.6M
Q3 24
$1.0B
$2.0B
Q2 24
$968.1M
$2.1B
Q1 24
$905.9M
$2.1B
Net Profit
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$120.5M
Q3 25
$114.0M
$2.4M
Q2 25
$98.4M
$183.0M
Q1 25
$77.5M
$154.2M
Q4 24
$106.7M
Q3 24
$118.9M
$197.1M
Q2 24
$113.9M
$146.9M
Q1 24
$89.2M
$187.4M
Gross Margin
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
48.4%
Q3 25
48.9%
Q2 25
48.4%
Q1 25
46.5%
Q4 24
47.2%
Q3 24
47.3%
Q2 24
46.7%
Q1 24
45.5%
Operating Margin
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
14.0%
Q3 25
14.9%
4.2%
Q2 25
11.9%
10.4%
Q1 25
11.0%
11.0%
Q4 24
14.0%
Q3 24
15.2%
14.1%
Q2 24
15.0%
10.8%
Q1 24
13.0%
13.7%
Net Margin
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
10.5%
Q3 25
9.4%
0.1%
Q2 25
8.3%
9.1%
Q1 25
7.7%
7.7%
Q4 24
11.2%
Q3 24
11.5%
9.7%
Q2 24
11.8%
6.9%
Q1 24
9.8%
9.0%
EPS (diluted)
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$3.82
Q3 25
$3.61
$0.03
Q2 25
$3.12
$2.30
Q1 25
$2.45
$1.90
Q4 24
$3.35
Q3 24
$3.77
$2.36
Q2 24
$3.62
$1.76
Q1 24
$2.84
$2.25

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$376.1M
$468.9M
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$2.8B
$9.3B
Total Assets
$4.7B
$16.5B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$376.1M
Q3 25
$422.5M
$468.9M
Q2 25
$371.8M
$390.4M
Q1 25
$397.9M
$526.7M
Q4 24
$935.6M
Q3 24
$845.8M
$695.5M
Q2 24
$699.0M
$506.6M
Q1 24
$578.9M
$396.1M
Stockholders' Equity
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$2.8B
Q3 25
$2.7B
$9.3B
Q2 25
$2.6B
$9.6B
Q1 25
$2.5B
$9.5B
Q4 24
$2.5B
Q3 24
$2.4B
$9.8B
Q2 24
$2.3B
$9.6B
Q1 24
$2.1B
$9.4B
Total Assets
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$4.7B
Q3 25
$4.8B
$16.5B
Q2 25
$4.6B
$16.6B
Q1 25
$4.6B
$16.7B
Q4 24
$3.9B
Q3 24
$3.8B
$17.2B
Q2 24
$3.6B
$17.0B
Q1 24
$3.5B
$17.0B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$140.8M
$387.6M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$114.8M
$333.9M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
10.0%
16.3%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
2.3%
2.6%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
1.17×
164.59×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$534.5M
$1.0B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$140.8M
Q3 25
$202.5M
$387.6M
Q2 25
$207.3M
$146.2M
Q1 25
$59.4M
$268.2M
Q4 24
$132.2M
Q3 24
$174.1M
$402.7M
Q2 24
$152.5M
$218.6M
Q1 24
$102.6M
$327.1M
Free Cash Flow
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
$114.8M
Q3 25
$177.7M
$333.9M
Q2 25
$192.3M
$113.9M
Q1 25
$49.7M
$239.3M
Q4 24
$113.3M
Q3 24
$151.1M
$359.3M
Q2 24
$140.5M
$182.3M
Q1 24
$88.2M
$299.9M
FCF Margin
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
10.0%
Q3 25
14.7%
16.3%
Q2 25
16.3%
5.6%
Q1 25
4.9%
12.0%
Q4 24
11.9%
Q3 24
14.6%
17.7%
Q2 24
14.5%
8.6%
Q1 24
9.7%
14.3%
Capex Intensity
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
2.3%
Q3 25
2.1%
2.6%
Q2 25
1.3%
1.6%
Q1 25
1.0%
1.4%
Q4 24
2.0%
Q3 24
2.2%
2.1%
Q2 24
1.2%
1.7%
Q1 24
1.6%
1.3%
Cash Conversion
AYI
AYI
ICLR
ICLR
Q4 25
1.17×
Q3 25
1.78×
164.59×
Q2 25
2.11×
0.80×
Q1 25
0.77×
1.74×
Q4 24
1.24×
Q3 24
1.46×
2.04×
Q2 24
1.34×
1.49×
Q1 24
1.15×
1.74×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

AYI
AYI

Sales Channel Through Independent Sales Network$616.7M54%
Acuity Intelligent Spaces$248.1M22%
QSCLLC$95.1M8%
Sales Channel Through Direct Sales Network$70.6M6%
Sales Channel Through Original Equipment Manufacturer And Other$49.1M4%
Sales Channel Through Corporate Accounts Network$40.7M4%
Sales Channel Through Retail$40.3M4%

ICLR
ICLR

Other Customers$681.3M33%
Clients1125$549.4M27%
Clients15$503.3M25%
Clients610$308.8M15%

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