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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Acuity Brands (AYI)

Acuity Q4 Net Sales Rise 17% to $1.2 Billion; GAAP Diluted EPS Falls 4%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Acuity reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $1.2 billion, up 17.1%, with Acuity Intelligent Spaces contributing most of the increase. GAAP diluted earnings per share fell 4.2% to $3.61, while adjusted diluted EPS rose 20.9% to $5.20. The results are preliminary until the company's audit is completed and its Form 10-K is filed.

Key points

  • Fiscal Q4 net sales were $1.2 billion, up $176.8 million (17.1%); Acuity Intelligent Spaces sales were $255.2 million, up $171.3 million.
  • Fiscal Q4 diluted EPS was $3.61, down $0.16 (4.2%); adjusted diluted EPS was $5.20, up $0.90 (20.9%).
  • Fiscal Q4 included a $30.9 million non-cash pension settlement charge and an $8.2 million one-time tax benefit.
  • Full-year fiscal 2025 net sales were $4.3 billion, up 13.1%, while diluted EPS was $12.53, down 6.8%.

The filing

CompanyAcuity Brands (AYI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 1, 2025, 7:24 AM ET
Accession number0001144215-25-000076

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 01, 2025.

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