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Acuity (AYI) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended May 2025, Acuity (AYI - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.18 billion, up 21.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $5.12, compared to $4.15 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.02% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $4.42, the EPS surprise was +15.84%.

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.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

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- Acuity Intelligent Spaces: $264.10 million versus $240.34 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +248.9% change.
  • Net Sales- Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL): $923.20 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $910.77 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.8%.
  • Net Sales- Eliminations: -$8.70 million versus -$7.34 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +42.6% change.
  • Adjusted operating profit- Acuity Intelligent Spaces: $62.30 million compared to the $44.69 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted operating profit- Acuity Brands Lighting: $173.90 million versus $164.07 million estimated by three analysts on average.
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Shares of Acuity have returned +9.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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