Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “AYI.” At October 23, 2025, there were 1,575 stockholders of record.
The timing, declaration, and payment of future dividends to holders of our common stock will depend upon many factors, including our cash balances and potential future capital requirements for strategic transactions, including acquisitions, results of operations, financial condition, and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.
The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is included under the caption Equity Compensation Plans in our proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held January 21, 2026, which we will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A. The proxy statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On January 25, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the repurchase of up to an additional three million shares of our common stock. Under the current share repurchase authorization, we may repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time at prevailing market prices, depending on market conditions, through open market or privately negotiated transactions. No date has been established for the completion of the share repurchase program, and we are not obligated to repurchase any shares. Subject to applicable corporate securities laws, repurchases may be made at such times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. Repurchases under the program can be discontinued at any time management feels additional repurchases are not warranted. As of August 31, 2025, the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board equaled 3.3 million shares. The following table reflects activity related to equity securities we repurchased during the three months ended August 31, 2025:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
6/01/2025 through 6/30/2025 47,130 $ 272.58 47,130 3,384,700
7/01/2025 through 7/31/2025 32,654 $ 296.85 32,654 3,352,046
8/01/2025 through 8/31/2025 12,675 $ 315.88 12,675 3,339,371
Total 92,459 $ 287.09 92,459 3,339,371
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Company Stock Performance
The following information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C under the Exchange Act or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and it will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into such filing.
The following graph compares the cumulative total return to shareholders on our outstanding stock during the five years ended August 31, 2025, with the cumulative total returns of the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) Midcap 400 Index, the Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index, and the Dow Jones U.S. Building Materials & Fixtures Index. We are a component of both the S&P Midcap 400 Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Building Materials & Fixtures Index. The Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index is included in the following graph as the parent companies of several major lighting companies are included in the index.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Acuity Inc., the S&P Midcap 400 Index,
the Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index,
and the Dow Jones U.S. Building Materials & Fixtures Index
*Assumes $100 invested on August 31, 2020 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.
Aug-20 Aug-21 Aug-22 Aug-23 Aug-24 Aug-25
Acuity Inc. $ 100 $ 170 $ 151 $ 149 $ 236 $ 303
S&P Midcap 400 Index 100 145 130 144 171 182
Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index 100 145 128 155 188 272
Dow Jones U.S. Building Materials & Fixtures Index 100 158 124 157 213 231
Item 6. [Reserved]
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