---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-24-000074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T23:02:29.382549+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands Q4 net sales up 2.2% to $1.03B; adj. EPS $4.30 (+8% YoY)

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.03B (+2.2% YoY); diluted EPS $3.77 (+43%); adjusted diluted EPS $4.30 (+8%).
- FY2024 net sales $3.84B (-2.8% YoY); diluted EPS $13.44 (+25%); adj. diluted EPS $15.56 (+11%).
- ABL Q4 sales $955M (+1.1%), op. margin 16.9% (+440 bps); ISG Q4 sales $83.9M (+16.7%), op. margin 19.9%.
- Operating cash flow $619M (+7% YoY); repurchased ~454k shares for ~$89M during FY2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-24-000074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2024-10-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421524000074/0001144215-24-000074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421524000074/ayi-20241001.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144215-24-000074.txt

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