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Acuity Stock Quote

Acuity (NYSE: AYI)

$270.86
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Price as of May 20, 2025, 2:03 p.m. ET

Acuity Return vs. S&P

1 Year 5 Year 5 Year Annualized Since IPO
AYI +4.66% +226.71% +26.72% +3,133%
S&P +12.45% +100.69% +14.95% +423%

Acuity Company Info

Acuity Brands, Inc. operates as an industrial technology company, which engages in the provision of lighting and building management solutions and services. It operates through the Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls and Intelligent Spaces Group segments. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

News & Analysis

The Fool has written over 100 articles on Acuity.
Featured Article

Why Shares of Acuity Brands Are Soaring This Week

Between the company's strong recent performance and its encouraging outlook, investors are excited about Acuity Brands stock.

Scott Levine  |  Oct 4, 2024
Featured Article

Why Acuity Brands Plunged Today

The company beat on earnings but missed on revenues, and fell victim to pessimism regarding the industrial sector.

Billy Duberstein  |  Apr 4, 2023

Why Shares of Acuity Brands Jumped 12% in April

Scott Levine  |  May 10, 2021

A strong second-quarter earnings report, as well as enthusiasm from Wall Street, lit up investors' excitement last month.

Why Acuity Brands Stock Dropped 10% Today

Howard Smith  |  Oct 8, 2020

Investors were disappointed with quarterly earnings and the outlook after a recent run in the share price.

Why Acuity Brands Stock Crashed in February

Lee Samaha  |  Mar 3, 2020

Fears over the economic impact of the coronavirus have only added to uncertainty around the lighting company's earnings prospects.

Soft Demand Crimps Acuity's First-Quarter Profits

Asit Sharma  |  Jan 9, 2020

The lighting solutions provider's sales undershot management's guidance, and its outlook has grown cloudy.

Acuity Brands' First-Quarter Earnings Preview: Expect Volatility

Asit Sharma  |  Jan 6, 2020

A lack of clarity regarding the lighting giant's expectations means that any result could be met with a wide share-price swing.

Why Delta Air Lines, United Natural Foods, and Acuity Brands Slumped Today

Dan Caplinger  |  Oct 2, 2019

Special circumstances led these stocks to much larger losses than the overall market.

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Earnings Transcripts

Acuity Brands (AYI) Q2 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

AYI earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2022.

Motley Fool Transcribing  |  Apr 5, 2022

Acuity Brands (AYI) Q1 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

AYI earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribing  |  Jan 7, 2022

Acuity Brands, inc (AYI) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

AYI earnings call for the period ending August 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Oct 6, 2021

Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) Q3 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

AYI earnings call for the period ending May 31, 2021.

Motley Fool Transcribers  |  Jul 1, 2021

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