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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-21-000083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2021-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T22:29:57.046500+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands Q4 sales up 11.4% to $992.7M; adj. EPS $3.27 beats prior year by 39%

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $992.7M (+11.4% YoY); diluted EPS $2.72 (+45.5%), adjusted diluted EPS $3.27 (+39.1%).
- Gross margin expanded 10 bps to 42.2%; operating margin up 150 bps to 13.4%; adjusted operating margin up 110 bps to 15.8%.
- ABL segment net sales +11.0%; ISG segment net sales +23.5% on strong demand for building controls and energy services.
- Repurchased 3.8M shares for $434.9M during fiscal 2021; reduced outstanding share count by over 10% since May 2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-21-000083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2021-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000083/0001144215-21-000083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000083/ayi-20211006.htm

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