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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-21-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2021-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T07:51:24.342368+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands Q3 net sales up 15.9% to $899.7M; adj. EPS $2.77 (+42.8%); closes OSRAM deal

## Summary
- Net sales $899.7M, up 15.9% YoY; gross margin expanded 80bps to 43.0%.
- Diluted EPS $2.37 (+55.9%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.77 (+42.8% vs $1.94).
- ABL segment sales $850M (+14.6%); ISG segment sales $55.4M (+46.9% YoY).
- Closed acquisition of ams OSRAM's North American Digital Systems business on July 1, 2021.
- Repurchased 3.3M shares for $340.9M in 9 months; share count down ~10% since May 2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-21-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2021-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000068/0001144215-21-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000068/ayi-20210625.htm

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