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ACUITY INC. (DE) (AYI)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for ACUITY INC. (DE). The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About ACUITY INC. (DE)

Acuity Inc. is an industrial technology company that designs and manufactures lighting products, lighting controls, building management solutions, and audio-video control platforms. It operates through two segments: Acuity Brands Lighting, which provides lighting solutions for new construction and renovation projects primarily in North America, and Acuity Intelligent Spaces, which offers building management systems and audio-video platforms for spaces such as retail stores, airports, and universities. The company serves customers through sales agencies, distributors, system integrators, and direct sales across multiple international markets.

Snapshot

Revenue
$4.35B
Revenue growth (YoY)
13.1%
Net income
$396.6M
Diluted EPS
$12.53
Gross margin
47.8%
Operating margin
13.0%
Net margin
9.1%
FCF margin
12.3%
ROE
14.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
22.6×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$10.22B
Long-term debt / equity
0.33×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended August 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Acuity Inc. (de)

  • Revenue grew 13.1% to $4.3B in FY2025, after a 2.8% decline the year before.
  • Operating margin is 13.0% in FY2025, +0.6 pp against 12.4% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $1.2B, up 1.6% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $533M in FY2025, 12.3% of revenue.
  • Net income fell 6.2% to $397M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Acuity Inc. (de)’s fundamentals sit among the 625 Technology companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin47.8%
47th percentile of 509
Operating margin13.0%
74th percentile of 563
Net margin9.1%
68th percentile of 577
FCF margin12.3%
55th percentile of 544
Revenue growth (YoY)+13.1%
59th percentile of 616
ROE14.6%
73rd percentile of 540
P/E22.6×
38th percentile of 330
Long-term debt / equity0.33×
47th percentile of 278
Short interest4.02d
61st percentile of 622

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $438,780. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 3 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
3
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
5
4 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$642.7M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$471.0M1.3MAdded
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$74.4M197.6KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$46.2M122.6KAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$30.7M81.5KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$13.2M35.0KReduced
Markel GroupQ2 2026$3.7M9.8KHeld
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$2.9M7.7KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$618,8521.6KReduced

No longer held by: Renaissance Technologies (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
1
$439K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-02
filed 2026-07-06
GOLDMAN BARRY RSVP & General CounselSell1.2K$365.65$439K
2026-06-01
filed 2026-06-03
HOLCOM KAREN JSVP & Chief Financial OfficerSell2.1K$303.14$629K
2026-04-30
filed 2026-05-04
Leibman MayaDirectorBuy200$288.83$58K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.0M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-23.4%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.02
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
260.0K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.0M-23.4%4.02
2026-07-311.4M-6.4%4.77
2026-07-151.5M+9.3%3.77
2026-06-301.3M-5.3%2.03
2026-06-151.4M+9.6%3.92
2026-05-291.3M-1.1%3.93
2026-05-151.3M+1.7%4.32
2026-04-301.3M+57.5%3.31

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$4.35B$3.84B$3.95B$4.01B$3.46B
Gross profit$2.08B$1.78B$1.71B$1.67B$1.48B
Operating income$563.9M$553.3M$473.4M$509.7M$427.6M
Net income$396.6M$422.6M$346.0M$384.0M$306.3M
Diluted EPS$12.53$13.44$10.76$11.08$8.38

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$601.4M$619.2M$578.1M$316.3M$408.7M
Capital expenditure$68.4M$64.0M$66.7M$56.5M$43.8M
Free cash flow$533.0M$555.2M$511.4M$259.8M$364.9M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$1.20B1.6%$141.0M$4.56
Q2 FY2026$1.06B4.9%$96.8M$3.09
Q1 FY2026$1.14B20.2%$120.5M$3.82
Q4 FY2025$1.21B17.1%$114.0M$3.61
Q3 FY2025$1.18B21.7%$98.4M$3.12
Q2 FY2025$1.01B11.1%$77.5M$2.45
Q1 FY2025$951.6M1.8%$106.7M$3.35
Q4 FY2024$1.03B2.2%$118.9M$3.77

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorTechnology
SIC industryElectric Lighting & Wiring Equipment
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended August 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2011
SEC CIK1144215

Selected SEC filings

10-K2025-10-27
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10-Q2026-06-25
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10-Q2026-04-02
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10-Q2026-01-08
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8-K2026-06-25
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8-K2026-05-13
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8-K2026-04-02
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8-K2026-01-23
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.