Acuity (AYI) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

Acuity (AYI) reported $1.14 billion in revenue for the quarter ended November 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 20.2%. EPS of $4.69 for the same period compares to $3.97 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.53% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.52, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Acuity performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales by Channel- Acuity Intelligent Spaces: $257.4 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $243.9 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +250.2%.
• Net Sales by Channel- Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL)- Total: $895.1 million versus $902.29 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1% change.
• Net Sales by Channel- Eliminations: $-8.8 million compared to the $-9 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.4% year over year.
• Adjusted operating profit- Acuity Intelligent Spaces: $56.6 million versus $46.51 million estimated by three analysts on average.
• Adjusted operating profit- Acuity Brands Lighting: $159.8 million compared to the $165.89 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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Shares of Acuity have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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