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Acuity Brands, Inc.
1W: +3.3% 1M: -0.2% 3M: -7.4% YTD: -14.6% 1Y: -13.9% 3Y: +93.9% 5Y: +52.9%
$323.11
+4.39 (+1.38%)
After Hours: $318.23 (-4.88, -1.51%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.0%
$293 $306 $319 $331 $344
NYSE · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts · Tech Score Buy · Power 64 · $9.5B mcap · 30M float · 1.18% daily turnover · Short 54% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 75% of companies Debt: 7.8% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.43 (down 99.2%), Acuity Brands, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $808.9M against a stock market value of $9.54B.
Distance to default 8.53 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-08-31, debt counted $448.7M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 37.7%; Altman Z 6.03. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Bullish 75
Insider+$0.1M
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$9.5B
52W Range257.04-380.17
Volume466,103
Avg Volume352,762
Beta1.30
Dividend$0.80
Analyst Ratings
14 Buy 18 Hold 1 Sell
Consensus Hold
Company Info
CEONeil Ashe
Employees13,900
SectorIndustrials
IndustryElectrical Equipment & Parts
IPO Date2001-12-03
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309
US
404 853 1400
About Acuity Brands, Inc.

Acuity Brands, Inc. operates as a global provider of advanced lighting and building management solutions, serving markets both within North America and internationally. The company's operations are divided into two principal segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL), and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG). The ABL division offers a comprehensive portfolio of commercial, architectural, and specialized lighting products, alongside control systems and related components, designed for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications. This segment markets its offerings under numerous well-known brands, including Lithonia Lighting, Holophane, Peerless, Gotham, Mark Architectural Lighting, Winona Lighting, Juno, Indy, Aculux, Healthcare Lighting, Hydrel, American Electric Lighting, Sunoptics, eldoLED, nLight, Sensor Switch, IOTA, A-Light, Cyclone, Eureka, Lumniaire LED, Luminis, Dark to Light, and RELOC Wiring Solutions. Its diverse customer base for lighting products spans electrical distributors, major retail home improvement chains, utility providers, national account clients, online retailers, dedicated lighting showrooms, and energy service firms. In contrast, the ISG segment focuses on sophisticated building management systems and location-aware applications, delivered through its Distech Controls, Atrius, and Rockpile Ventures brands. This includes serving system integrators, as well as end-users such as retail establishments, airports, and large corporate campuses. Established in 2001, Acuity Brands, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Recent Insider Trades

NameTypeSharesPriceDate
GOLDMAN BARRY R S-Sale 3,800 $321.48 2026-10-27
HOLCOM KAREN J A-Award 12,200 — 2026-10-24
HOLCOM KAREN J F-InKind 6,066 $318.72 2026-10-24
GOLDMAN BARRY R A-Award 7,394 — 2026-10-24
GOLDMAN BARRY R F-InKind 3,476 $318.72 2026-10-24

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