---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-25-000076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2025-10-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T05:02:53.417487+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Q4 net sales +17% to $1.2B; adj EPS $5.20 (+21%); FY25 adj EPS $18.01 (+16%)

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.2B (+17% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $5.20 (+21%), GAAP EPS $3.61 (-4%).
- Full-year net sales $4.3B (+13%); adjusted diluted EPS $18.01 (+16%), GAAP EPS $12.53 (-7%).
- ABL segment net sales $962M (+0.8%); AIS net sales $255M (+171%) on QSC and M3 acquisitions.
- Operating cash flow $601M; repurchased ~436K shares for $118.5M; dividend increased 13% to $0.17/share.
- Q4 included $30.9M non-cash pension settlement charge and $8.2M one-time tax benefit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-25-000076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2025-10-01T23:59:59+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/1144215/000114421525000076/0001144215-25-000076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421525000076/ayi-20251001.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144215-25-000076.txt

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