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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-22-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:19:15.429900+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands Q2 FY2022 net sales +17% to $909M; adjusted EPS $2.57 vs $2.12

## Summary
- Net sales $909.1M, up 17.1% YoY; diluted EPS $2.13, up 22.4% YoY.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $2.57, up 21.2% YoY; adjusted operating profit $122.6M, up 12.6%.
- Gross margin 41.7%, down 170 bps YoY due to material and freight cost inflation.
- ABL segment net sales $863.1M (+17.1%); ISG segment net sales $50.0M (+15.5%).
- Operating cash flow first-half $127.3M, down 40.1% YoY on higher working capital.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-22-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2022-04-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1144215/000114421522000051/0001144215-22-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421522000051/ayi-20220405.htm

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