---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-22-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2022-01-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:48:14.172093+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands Q1 FY2022 sales up 17% to $926M; diluted EPS up 57% to $2.46

## Summary
- Net sales $926.1M (+16.9% YoY); diluted EPS $2.46 (+56.7%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.85 (+40.4%).
- Operating profit $115.1M (+34.3%); adjusted operating margin 14.4%, up 120 bps.
- ABL segment sales $883.6M (+17.3%); ISG segment sales $46.4M (+13.7%).
- Operating cash flow $83.7M, down 32.4% due to working capital build; bought back 0.3M shares for $52.8M.
- Price increases largely offset material and freight cost inflation amid supply chain challenges.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-22-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2022-01-07T23:59:59+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/1144215/000114421522000008/0001144215-22-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421522000008/ayi-20220107.htm

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