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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2026-06-25T11:29:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T11:30:17.149238+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Q3 FY2026: EPS $4.56 (+46%), adjusted EPS $5.31 (+4%), sales $1.2B (+2%)

## Summary
- Net sales of $1.2B (+1.6% YoY); lighting segment ABL down 1.9%, intelligent spaces AIS up 14.9%.
- Operating profit $193M (+38%); adjusted operating profit $224M (+1%); tariff refunds of $6.4M in ABL.
- Diluted EPS $4.56 (+46%); adjusted diluted EPS $5.31 (+4%).
- First nine months cash from operations $520M; YTD share repurchases 766k shares for $230M.
- AIS adjusted operating margin 25.1% (+150 bps); solid execution cited by CEO Neil Ashe.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T11:29:08+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/1144215/000114421526000038/0001144215-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421526000038/ayi-20260625.htm

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