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ACUITY INC.

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ACUITY INC.

AYI·NYSE·Industrial Applications And Services·CIK 0001144215

Acuity Inc. is a market-leading industrial technology company that uses technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and other areas. The company operates through two business segments: Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS). Through these segments, Acuity Inc. designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video, and control platform. The Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) segment focuses on providing sustainable and intelligent lighting solutions. ABL's offerings combine luminaires with advanced electronics, including drivers and a controls platform, to provide connectivity and functionality. ABL's product portfolio includes brands such as Aculux, American Electric Lighting, Cyclone, Dark to Light, eldoLED, Eureka, Fresco, Gotham, Healthcare Lighting, Holophane, Hydrel, IOTA, Juno, Lithonia Lighting, Luminaire LED, Luminis, Mark Architectural Lighting, Nightingale, nLight, Peerless, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and SensorSwitch. ABL serves customers in North America and select international markets for new construction, renovation and retrofit, and maintenance and repair applications.

ACUITY INC. (NYSE:AYI) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 10 items for AYI at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-01, rated 7/10. Across its 10 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 7 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for AYI spans 8-K, 10-Q.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Acuity Q4 Revenue Miss Sends Stock Down 4% Despite EPS Beat
  • Acuity Q4 EPS Jumps 56% to $5.63; Full-Year Cash Flow Hits $826M
  • Acuity Q4 EPS Jumps 56% to $5.63, Full-Year Sales Hit $4.6B
  • Acuity Inc. Q3 EPS Jumps 46% to $4.56 on Strong Revenue Growth
  • Acuity Inc. Reports Strong Q3 Fiscal 2026 Results with 46% EPS Growth and Significant Debt Reduction

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
$4.35B
Net Income
$396.6M
Diluted EPS
$12.53
Op. Cash Flow
$601.4M
Free Cash Flow
$533M
Gross Profit
$2.08B
Operating Income
$563.9M
Cash & Equivalents
$422.5M
Total Debt
$896.8M
Debt / Equity
0.33×
Net Margin
9.1%
Shares Outstanding
30.86M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2025-10-27 · accession 0001144215-25-000082

Short Interest & Short Volume

5.09 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 1,080,311 shares in AYI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 4.9% increase from the prior period — about 5.1 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 62.8% of AYI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)1,080,311 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 4.9%
Days to cover5.09 at avg daily volume of 212,178
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)62.8% of 252,035 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume64.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$308.76
52-week range · as of 2026-10-01 $257.04 – $380.17
Market cap
$9.24B
Volume
745.8K (2.3× avg)
3-mo avg 322.5K
Live data · 2026-10-03 11:16 UTC · Market closed

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AYI
Oct 01, 2026, 9:01 AM EDT
Source: Benzinga
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $299.09
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: +$9.68 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Oct 01, 2026, 7:20 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $305.43
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: +$3.33 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Oct 01, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $311.93
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: -$3.17 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Jun 25, 2026, 7:31 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $319.99
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: -$11.23 (-4%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Jun 25, 2026, 7:24 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $312.00
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: -$3.24 (-1%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
May 13, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $283.85
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: +$24.91 (+9%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Apr 02, 2026, 7:21 AM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $295.00
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: +$13.76 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Apr 02, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $286.96
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: +$21.80 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Jan 08, 2026, 7:40 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $364.00
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: -$55.24 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
AYI
Jan 08, 2026, 7:34 AM EST
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $364.00
Real-time Price: $308.76 info
Change: -$55.24 (-15%) info
Market Cap: $9.243B info
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