Every material Form 8-K Acuity Brands filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
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.
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%.
Acuity reported fiscal third-quarter results for the period ended May 31, 2025, with net sales of $1.2 billion, up 21.7% from the prior year. GAAP operating profit fell 3.8% to $139.8 million and GAAP diluted EPS fell 13.8% to $3.12, after $29.7 million of special charges tied to productivity actions in its ABL segment. Adjusted diluted EPS rose 23.4% to $5.12, a non-GAAP measure the company emphasizes.
Net sales were $1.2 billion, up $210.5 million or 21.7%, with Acuity Intelligent Spaces contributing $172.8 million from three months of QSC performance.
GAAP operating profit was $139.8 million, down $5.5 million; adjusted operating profit was $221.7 million, up 32.7%.
GAAP diluted EPS was $3.12, down $0.50; adjusted diluted EPS was $5.12, up $0.97 from $4.15.
Nine-month operating cash flow was $398.9 million; the company repurchased about 344,000 shares for $91.3 million and raised its quarterly dividend to $0.17 per share.
Acuity Inc. reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter results for the quarter ended February 28, 2025. Net sales rose 11.1% to $1,006.3 million, helped by the QSC acquisition, while GAAP operating profit fell 6.7% to $110.2 million and GAAP diluted EPS fell 13.7% to $2.45. Adjusted diluted EPS rose 10.4% to $3.73, and the company raised its quarterly dividend 13% to $0.17 per share.
Net sales were $1,006.3 million, up $100.4 million or 11.1% from the prior-year quarter.
GAAP operating profit was $110.2 million, down 6.7%; adjusted operating profit was $162.9 million, up 16.3%.
GAAP diluted EPS was $2.45, down from $2.84; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.73, up from $3.38.
Acuity closed the QSC acquisition during the quarter, and two months of its results are included.
Acuity Brands said Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Dianne S. Mills notified the company on February 10, 2025, of her plan to retire from that role effective December 31, 2025. She is expected to stay on as a strategic advisor for a period after retiring, and the company has not yet entered into any compensation arrangements with her.
Dianne S. Mills, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, gave notice on February 10, 2025
Retirement from the role is effective December 31, 2025
Mills is expected to continue as a strategic advisor for a period after retiring
No compensation arrangements had been entered into with Mills as of the filing
Acuity Brands reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 results for the quarter ended November 30, 2024, with net sales up 1.8% and diluted EPS up 4.4% from a year earlier. The company also said it completed its acquisition of QSC, LLC effective January 1, 2025, for a gross purchase price of $1.215 billion, which is a large deal relative to the company's size.
Net sales were $951.6 million, up $16.9 million or 1.8% from the prior year.
GAAP operating profit was $133.3 million, up 0.3%; adjusted operating profit was $158.7 million, up 3.1%.
Diluted EPS was $3.35, up $0.14 or 4.4%; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.97, up 6.7%.
QSC, LLC acquisition closed effective January 1, 2025, at a gross purchase price of $1.215 billion, or $1.1 billion net of about $100 million in present value of expected tax benefits.
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