UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-K

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(Mark One)
☑			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025.


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☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .

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ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

001-16583

58-2632672

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(Address of principal executive offices)

(404) 853-1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share

AYI

New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

Based on the closing price of the Registrant’s common stock of $~~251~~297.2413 as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on February 2928, ~~2024~~2025, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $78.69 billion.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, was 30,~~863~~612,~~344~~970 shares as of October 23, ~~2024~~2025.

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Location in Form 10-K						Incorporated Document
Part II, Item 5; Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14						Proxy Statement for ~~2025~~2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

Table of Contents

		Page
Part I
Item 1.	Business.	1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.	6
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments.	16
Item 1C.	Cybersecurity.	16
Item 2.	Properties.	1718
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings.	18
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.	18
Part II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.	19
Item 6.	[Reserved]	20
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.	21
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.	29
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.	3031
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.	7681
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures.	7681
Item 9B.	Other Information.	7681
Item 9C.	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections.	7681
Part III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance.	7782
Item 11.	Executive Compensation.	7782
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.	7782
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.	7782
Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services.	7782
Part IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.	7883
Item 16.	Form 10-K Summary.	8691
Signatures		8792

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PART I

Item 1.Business.

Overview

Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or similar references) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and ~~light~~more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting ~~and Lighting Controls~~ (“ABL”) and ~~the~~Acuity Intelligent Spaces ~~Group~~ (“~~ISG~~AIS”), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people'’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and ~~location-aware~~an ~~applications~~audio, video, and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

~~ABL~~Acuity Brands Lighting Segment

Our mission at ABL is to provide sustainable and intelligent lighting solutions that enrich communities where people live, learn, work, and play. We bring this mission to life through our strategy, which is to increase product vitality, elevate service levels, use technology to improve and differentiate both our products and how we operate the business, and drive productivity. ~~ABL's~~At ~~portfolio of lighting solutions includes commercial~~ABL, ~~architectural,~~our ~~and~~offering ~~specialty~~combines ~~lighting~~luminaires inwith ~~addition~~advanced ~~to lighting controls and components that can be combined to create integrated lighting controls systems~~electronics. WeOur ~~offer devices such as~~ luminaires ~~that~~deliver ~~predominantly~~performance ~~utilize~~and ~~light~~aesthetic ~~emitting~~appeal, ~~diode~~while ~~(“LED”)~~our ~~technology~~electronics ~~designed~~portfolio, tofeaturing ~~optimize~~drivers ~~energy~~and ~~efficiency~~a ~~and~~leading ~~comfort~~controls ~~for~~platform, ~~various~~provides ~~indoor~~connectivity and ~~outdoor applications~~functionality. ABL's portfolio of products includes, but is not limited to the following brands: ~~A-LightTM,~~ AculuxTM, American Electric Lighting®, CycloneTM, Dark to Light®, eldoLED®, Eureka®, FrescoTM, Gotham®, Healthcare Lighting®, Holophane®, Hydrel®, IOTA®, Juno®, Lithonia Lighting®, Luminaire LEDTM, Luminis®, Mark Architectural LightingTM, ~~nLight®~~NightingaleTM, ~~OPTOTRONIC~~nLight®, Peerless®, RELOC® Wiring Solutions, and SensorSwitchTM.

~~Principal~~Customers ~~customers~~ of ABL include electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, electric utilities, corporate accounts, original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers, digital retailers, lighting showrooms, and energy service companies. Our customers are located in North America and select international markets that serve new construction, renovation and retrofit, and maintenance and repair applications. ~~ABL's~~Our lighting ~~and lighting controls~~ solutions are sold primarily through a network of independent sales agencies ~~that cover specific geographic areas and market channels~~, by internal sales representatives, through ~~consumer~~electrical ~~retail~~distributors ~~channels~~and consumer retailers, directly to large corporate accounts, and directly to original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers. Products are delivered ~~primarily through a network of distribution centers as well as~~ directly from our manufacturing facilities ~~using~~or ~~both~~through ~~common~~a ~~carriers~~network ~~and~~of andistribution ~~internally-managed truck fleet~~centers.

~~ISG~~Acuity Intelligent Spaces Segment

Our ~~ISG~~mission ~~strategy~~at AIS is to make spaces smarter, safer, and greener bythrough our strategy of connecting the edge towith the cloud. ~~ISG~~using ~~offers~~disruptive ~~building~~technologies. ~~management~~Through ~~solutions~~Atrius®, Distech Controls®, and ~~building~~QSC®, ~~management~~we ~~software.~~are ~~Our~~driving ~~building~~productivity ~~management~~for ~~solutions~~people ~~include~~who ~~products~~own ~~for~~and ~~controlling~~manage ~~heating,~~a ~~ventilation,~~space ~~air~~and ~~conditioning~~for ~~(“HVAC”),~~the ~~lighting,~~people ~~shades,~~who ~~refrigeration,~~utilize ~~and~~a ~~building~~space. ~~access~~Atrius ~~that~~makes ~~deliver~~data ~~end-to-end~~in ~~optimization~~a ofspace ~~those~~accessible, ~~building~~usable, ~~systems~~and actionable. Our ~~intelligent~~data ~~building~~platform ~~management~~and ~~software~~cloud ~~enhances~~applications ~~the~~for ~~occupant experience, improves~~ building ~~system~~performance ~~management,~~ and ~~automates~~spatial ~~labor~~intelligence ~~intensive~~aim ~~tasks~~to ~~while~~maximize ~~delivering~~occupant ~~operational~~and ~~energy~~owner ~~efficiency~~experiences. ~~and~~Our ~~cost~~Distech ~~reductions.~~Controls ~~Through~~intelligent aBuilding ~~connected~~Management ~~and~~Systems ~~converged~~(“BMS”) ~~building~~provide ~~system~~management ~~architecture,~~of ~~our~~a ~~software~~space ~~delivers~~through ~~different~~controls, ~~applications~~sensors, ~~allows~~and ~~clients~~software. toOur ~~upgrade~~open ~~over~~technology ~~time~~includes ~~with~~products ~~natural~~for ~~refresh~~heating, ~~cycles~~ventilation, and ~~deploys~~air ~~new~~conditioning ~~capabilities.~~(“HVAC”), ~~Customers~~refrigeration, oflighting, ~~ISG~~shades, ~~primarily~~and ~~include~~building ~~system~~access ~~integrators~~that asprioritize ~~well~~end-user asoutcomes. ~~retail~~Q-SYS, ~~stores~~our full-stack audio, ~~airports~~video, and ~~enterprise~~control ~~campuses~~platform, ~~throughout~~unifies ~~North~~data, ~~America~~devices, and ~~select~~a ~~international~~cloud-first ~~locations.~~architecture ~~ISG~~to ~~products~~deliver ~~and~~real-time ~~solutions~~action, ~~are~~experiences, ~~marketed~~and ~~under~~insights. ~~multiple~~QSC ~~brand~~Audio ~~names,~~includes ~~including~~audio ~~but~~technology ~~not~~that ~~limited~~enhances ~~to,~~experiences ~~Atrius®~~for live entertainers and ~~Distech~~sound ~~Controls®~~reinforcement professionals.

AIS goes to market primarily through system integrators. Key customer verticals include retail stores, airports, universities, enterprise campuses, sports venues, themed entertainment, and hospitality, among many other broad applications throughout North America, Europe, and other select international locations.

Marketing

We market our product portfolio and service capabilities to customers and end users in multiple channels through a broad spectrum of marketing and promotional methods, including direct customer contact, trade shows, on-site training, print and digital advertising in industry publications, product brochures, and other literature, as well as through digital marketing and social media. We operate training and education facilities inthat ~~various~~illustrate ~~locations~~a inwide ~~North~~range ~~America~~of ~~and~~our ~~Europe designed~~solutions toincluding ~~enhance the~~ lighting, lighting controls, ~~and~~ building management systems, ~~knowledge~~and ofaudio, ~~customers~~video, and ~~industry~~control ~~professionals~~platforms.

Manufacturing and Distribution

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~~product~~Manufacturing ~~quality,~~ and manufacturing efficiency as well as environmental, health, and safety compliance. We also utilize contract manufacturing from U.S., Asian, and European sources for certain products. The following table shows the percentage of finished goods manufactured and purchased in fiscal 2024 by significant geographic region.Distribution

	Manufactured		Purchased		Total
United States	15	%	9	%	24	%
Mexico	53	%	—	%	53	%
Asia	—	%	17	%	17	%
Others	6	%	—	%	6	%
Total	74	%	26	%	100	%

We operate eighteen manufacturing facilities, including seven in Mexico, six in the United States, three in Canada, and two in Europe. We utilize a blend of internal and outsourced manufacturing processes and capabilities to fulfill a variety of customer needs. Our investment in our production facilities is focused primarily on improving capabilities, product quality, and manufacturing efficiency as well as environmental, health, and safety compliance. We also utilize contract manufacturing from U.S., Asian, and European sources for certain products. The following table shows the percentage of finished goods manufactured and purchased in fiscal 2025 by significant geographic region.

We operate seven manufacturing facilities in Mexico, some of which are authorized to operate as Maquiladoras by the Ministry of Economy of Mexico. Maquiladora status allows us to import raw materials into Mexico duty-free, provided that such items, after processing, are exported from Mexico within a stipulated time frame. Maquiladora status, which is renewed periodically, is subject to various restrictions and requirements, including compliance with the terms of the Maquiladora program and other local regulations, which have become stricter in recent years.


	Manufactured		Purchased		Total
United States	16	%	7	%	23	%
Mexico	55	%	2	%	57	%
Asia	—	%	15	%	15	%
Others	5	%	—	%	5	%
Total	76	%	24	%	100	%

We operate seven ~~distribution~~manufacturing facilities in Mexico, some of which are authorized to operate as Maquiladoras under the IMMEX Program, by the Ministry of Economy of Mexico. Maquiladora status allows us to import raw materials into Mexico duty-free, provided that such items, after processing, are exported from Mexico within a stipulated time frame. Maquiladora status, which is renewed periodically, is subject to various restrictions and requirements, including ~~five~~compliance ~~facilities~~with inthe terms of the ~~United~~Maquiladora ~~States~~program and ~~two~~other local regulations, which have become stricter in ~~Canada~~recent years.

~~During~~We ~~fiscal~~operate ~~2024,~~nine ~~net~~distribution ~~sales~~facilities, ~~initiated~~including ~~outside~~six offacilities ~~the~~in ~~U.S. represented approximately 15% of total net sales. See~~ the ~~Supplemental~~United ~~Disaggregated~~States, ~~Information~~two ~~footnote~~in ~~of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the geographic distribution of net sales~~Canada, ~~operating profit,~~ and ~~long-lived~~one ~~assets~~in Mexico.

During fiscal 2025, net sales initiated outside of the U.S. represented approximately 14% of total net sales. See the Supplemental Disaggregated Information footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the geographic distribution of net sales and long-lived assets.

Research and Development

Research and development (“R&D”) is defined as the critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge and the conversion of that knowledge into the design of a new product or service or significant improvement to an existing product or service. We invest in product vitality, including enhancement of existing offerings, with a focus on improving the performance-to-cost ratio and energy efficiency. We also develop software applications ~~with~~that ~~a platform to~~ enhance ~~data analytics offerings for~~ building performance, enterprise operations, and personal experiences. R&D expenses consist of compensation, payroll taxes, employee benefits, materials, supplies, and other administrative costs, but the amounts do not include all new product development costs. For fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, R&D expenses totaled $~~102~~140.32 million, $97102.13 million, and $9597.1 million, respectively.

Industry Overview

Our addressable market includes non-portable luminaires as defined by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association; poles for outdoor lighting; emergency lighting fixtures and lighting equipment; lighting controls; HVAC controls; refrigeration controls; audio-video hardware, software, and systems; and building technology controls, software, and systems.

We operate in highly competitive industries that are affected by a number of general business and economic factors, such as, but not limited to, gross domestic product growth, population growth, government stimulus, employment levels, credit availability, interest rates and inflation, building costs, non-residential fixed investment, freight, construction-related labor availability and costs, building occupancy rates, imports and trade, energy costs, freight costs, tariffs, commodity costs, and commodity availability. Our market is based on non-residential and residential construction, both new as well as renovation and retrofit activity, which may be impacted by these general economic factors. Precise segmentation of the market by new construction and renovation activity is not available, though internal estimates based on third-party data estimate the size of the markets to be about the same. The volume of non-residential construction activity in commercial, institutional, industrial, and infrastructure projects has a material impact on the demand for our lighting, audio-video, and building management solutions. Demand for our ~~residential lighting~~ products is highly dependent on economic drivers, such as consumer spending and discretionary income, along with housing construction and home improvement spending.

Our market is influenced by evolving technologies. This evolution includes: the development of new or improved lighting technologies, including solid-state lighting, electronic drivers, embedded lighting controls, and more effective optical designs and lamps; federal, state, and local requirements for updated energy codes; design strategies and technologies addressing sustainability and facilitating intelligent buildings; and incentives by federal, state, and local municipal authorities, as well as utility companies, for using more energy-efficient lighting and building technology solutions. We are a leading provider of integrated lighting and building technology solutions that utilize internally developed, licensed, or acquired intellectual property.

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Our market is influenced by evolving technologies. This evolution includes: the development of new or improved lighting technologies, including solid-state lighting, electronic drivers, embedded lighting controls, and more effective optical designs and lamps; federal, state, and local requirements for updated energy codes; design strategies and technologies addressing intelligent buildings, occupancy experience, and sustainability; and incentives by federal, state, and local municipal authorities, as well as utility companies, for using more energy-efficient lighting and building technology solutions. We are a leading provider of integrated lighting, audio-video, and building technology solutions that utilize internally developed, licensed, or acquired intellectual property.

Competition

We experience competition based on numerous factors, including product vitality, service capabilities, price, brand name recognition, product quality, product and system design, energy efficiency, and customer relationships. ~~The~~Our markets ~~for lighting and building management solutions~~ are competitive and continue to evolve through acquisition and consolidation activities. Existing and new entrants continue to develop capabilities and solutions that are both complementary as well as competitive to those of traditional industry participants. Additionally, the market for artificial intelligence and software solutions is active with a wide range of competitors, from existing large companies to startup organizations. Certain global and more diversified manufacturers may provide a broader ~~product~~offerings ~~offering~~ utilizing ~~electrical,~~a ~~lighting,~~combination ~~and~~of ~~building technology~~ products and services as well as pricing benefits from the bundling of various offerings. In addition, there are competitors, including ~~Asian~~ importers outside of North America, small startup companies, and global electronics, technology, and software companies, offering competing solutions, sometimes deploying different technologies.

Regulations

We are subject to various federal, state, and local laws and regulations that impose increasingly complex, stringent, and costly compliance activities. These laws and regulations include but are not limited to, the Clean Air Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Clean Water Act; the Safe Harbor data privacy program between the U.S. and the European Union; the United States-Mexico-Canada-Free Trade Agreement (“USMCA”); regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration agency; the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation; California’s Consumer Privacy Act and Connected Device Privacy Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations; the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (~~the~~ “FCPA”); and the U.K. Bribery Act.

On an ongoing basis, we allocate resources, including investments in capital and operating costs, to comply with laws and regulations. We do not currently believe that the costs of complying with government regulations have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, we may be affected by current or future standards, laws, or regulations, including those imposed in response to energy, material content, climate change, product functionality, geopolitics, corporate social responsibility, employee health and safety, privacy, or similar concerns. These standards, laws, and regulations may impact our costs of operation, the sourcing of raw materials, and the manufacture and distribution of our products and services. They may also place restrictions and other requirements or impediments on the products and solutions we can sell in certain geographical locations or may impact the willingness of certain investors to own our shares. See Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors for additional information.

Raw Materials

Our production requires raw materials, including certain grades of steel and aluminum, electrical and electronic components, plastics, and other petroleum-based materials and components. We purchase most raw materials and other components on the open market and rely on third parties to provide certain finished goods. While these items are generally available from multiple sources, the cost of products sold may be affected by changes in the market price of materials, freight, tariffs, and duties on certain materials, particularly imports from ~~Asia~~outside North America, as well as disruptions in availability of raw materials, components, and sourced finished goods.

We do not currently engage in significant commodity hedging transactions for raw materials, though we have and will continue to commit to purchase certain materials generally for a period of up to 12 months. We monitor and investigate alternative suppliers and materials based on numerous attributes including, but not limited to, quality, service, and price. We currently source raw materials and components from a number of suppliers, but our ongoing efforts to improve the cost effectiveness, quality, and availability of our products and services may result in a reduction in the number of our suppliers.

Intellectual Property

We own various domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, and other intellectual property, which are important factors for our businesses. We rely on patent, copyright, trade secret, and trademark laws as well as agreements, restrictive covenants, and internal processes and controls to protect these proprietary rights. Despite these protections, unauthorized parties may take actions that infringe on our intellectual property. We also have licenses to certain patents and trademarks which, if not renewed, could adversely impact our business. As of August 31, 2024, we had approximately 1,600 total patent assets including issued U.S. and foreign patents as well as pending U.S. and foreign patent applications. While patents and patent applications in the aggregate are important to our competitive position, no single patent or patent application is individually material to us.

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~~Seasonality~~Intellectual ~~and Cyclicality~~Property

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Our lighting and building technology solutions are sold to customers in both the new construction as well as renovation and retrofit markets for residential and non-residential applications. The construction market is cyclical in nature and subject to changes in general economic conditions and fiscal policies. Sales volume may have an impact on our profitability. Economic downturns and the potential decline in key construction markets may have a material adverse effect on our net sales, operating income, financial position, and cash flows.Seasonality

Both ABL and AIS exhibit some seasonality, with net sales being affected by business days, weather and seasonal demand on construction and installation programs, particularly during the winter months, and the annual budget cycles of major customers. Historically, with certain exceptions, we have experienced our highest sales in the last two quarters of each fiscal year due to these factors.

Human Capital

We employed approximately 13,~~200~~800 employees at August 31, ~~2024~~2025, of which approximately 34,~~600~~300 were employed in the United States and approximately 8,~~700~~200 were employed in Mexico. Our remaining employees were employed in other international locations including Europe, Canada, and the Asia/Pacific region. Union recognition and collective bargaining arrangements in place or in process cover approximately 1,300 and 76,~~400~~700 employees in the United States and Mexico, respectively. Arrangements related to ~~approximately~~fewer ~~700~~than 100 employees in the United States will expire within the next fiscal year. Arrangements for approximately 76,~~400~~600 employees in Mexico will expire within the next fiscal year, primarily due to statutory requirements of annual negotiations of union contracts. We believe that we have strong relationships with both our unionized and non-unionized employees.

~~Growth~~A key pillar to attract, ~~Development~~develop, and ~~Inclusion~~retain top talent is our focus on the growth and development of our employees. In fiscal 2025, we remained focused on development through development plans for employees, special projects, training opportunities, and other activities. Our performance management and other processes are intended to align employee aspirations, interests, performance, and experiences with the talent needs that enable the business. Managers and employees conduct periodic check-in discussions to encourage continuous performance feedback and improvement. These discussions also act to hold leaders accountable for creating an employee development culture.

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Compensation and Benefits

We review our compensation and benefit plans annually to ensure that we are providing competitive, contemporary, and inclusive programs so we can attract and retain the best people and support the health and well-being of our employees and their families. Based on this review, we offer a competitive total rewards package to our employees that includes base compensation, annual cash incentive programs, stock grants with service and/ or performance requirements, health benefits, and/or retirement benefits commensurate with an employee's position, skill set, and experience.

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Health and Safety

We strive to ensure our employees have a safe and collaborative work environment. Our management practices promote Environmental, Health & Safety (“EHS”) excellence. To achieve this standard, we have instituted an EHS Management System based on the goals and guidelines of the International Standards of Operation for Environmental Management, International Standards for Occupational Health & Safety Management, and our own guiding principles. These guidelines include identifying and controlling hazardous exposures for the prevention of injuries, preventing pollution, and complying with all relevant legal and other requirements. We review each facility’s qualitative and quantitative results, with an emphasis on leading indicators that help avoid violations, accidents, and injuries. A variety of different metrics is averaged to determine a facility’s performance, which is used to find continuous improvement opportunities.

Environmental Sustainability

We ~~save~~contribute to energy savings and ~~help reduce~~ carbon emissions ~~through~~reduction ~~our~~primarily ~~lighting,~~through ~~lighting controls, and building management solutions by~~ replacing ~~older~~legacy technologies, ~~and~~with wemore ~~drive~~efficient ~~innovation and productivity across our business to minimize our impact on the environment~~products. WeOur ~~have extended the capabilities of our~~ energy data management software toenables ~~help enable~~ users to track and report their carbon footprint. We also ~~seek~~aim to ~~use~~improve raw ~~materials~~material ~~more~~efficiency ~~efficiently~~ and to operate our ~~own~~ facilities in a more ~~intelligent,~~productive and environmentally~~-friendly~~ responsible manner. WeProgress ~~regularly communicate progress~~ on ~~our~~these ~~environmental~~initiatives ~~commitments~~is ascommunicated ~~part~~through of our EarthLIGHT ~~sustainability~~ program.

Available Information

Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. was incorporated in 2001 under the laws of the State of Delaware. Effective March 26, 2025, we changed our corporate name from Acuity Brands, Inc. to Acuity Inc. We make our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K (and all amendments to these reports), and proxy statements, together with all reports filed pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by our officers, directors, and beneficial owners of 10% or more of our common stock, available free of charge through the “SEC Filings” link under the “Financials” heading within the “~~For~~ Investors” section on our website, located at www.~~acuitybrands~~acuityinc.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information included on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our reports are also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Additionally, we have adopted a written Code of Ethics and Business Conduct that applies to all of our directors, officers, and employees, including our principal executive officer and senior financial officers. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct as well as our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available free of charge through the “Committee Charters and Governance Documents” link under the “Governance” heading within the “~~For~~ Investors” section on our website. Any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for our principal executive officer and senior financial officers will be disclosed on our website promptly following the date of such amendment or waiver. Additionally, the charters for our Audit Committee, Compensation and Management Development Committee, and Governance Committee are available free of charge through the “Committee Charters & Governance Documents” link under the “Governance” heading within the ~~"For~~ “Investors"” section on our website. The Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, the Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the committee charters are available in print to any of our stockholders that request such document by contacting our Investor Relations department.

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Item 1A.Risk Factors.

This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A variety of risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. See Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These risks could adversely impact our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and financial expectations and could cause the market price of our securities to decrease. Such risks include the following, without limitation.

Risks Related to Our Strategy

Our results may be adversely affected by market and competitive pricing.

Aggressive pricing actions by competitors may affect our ability to manage the price/cost relationship to achieve desired revenue growth and profitability levels. Potential decreased demand for our products resulting from factors including uncertainty in the global economy, an inflationary environment, rising interest rates, and a potential global recession may influence competitor pricing. Additionally, dynamic pricing models may not cover our rising costs. Even if we were able to increase prices to cover our costs, competitive pricing pressures may not allow us to pass on any more than the cost increases. Alternatively, if costs were to decline, the marketplace may not allow us to hold prices at their current levels.

Innovations of new products and services may not yield desired returns, which may also expose our assets, particularly inventory, to potential write-downs.

Continual introductions of new products and solutions, services, and technologies, enhancement of existing products and services, and effective servicing of customers are key to our competitive strategy. The success of new product and solution introductions depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, timely and successful product development, product quality, market acceptance, including entrance into new verticals, and our ability to manage the risks associated with product life cycles, such as additional inventory obsolescence risk as product life cycles begin to shorten, new products and production capabilities, effective management of purchase commitments and inventory levels to support anticipated product manufacturing and demand, availability of products in appropriate quantities and costs to meet anticipated demand, and risk that new products may have quality or other defects in the early stages of introduction. Additionally, new products and solutions may not achieve the same profit margins as expected or as compared to our historic products and solutions. ~~Conversely,~~Market ~~market~~ adoption of new products may impact the sales of other products and may expose on-hand inventories to future write-downs. Accordingly, we cannot fully predict the ultimate effect of new product introductions on our business. Furthermore, other market participants, such as well-established competitors, could develop alternative platforms for monetizing products, solutions, and services that result in a paradigm shift in our industry, particularly with respect to new and developing technologies.

We may not be able to identify, finance, and complete suitable acquisitions, alliances, or investments, and acquisitions, alliances, or investments that we pursue may not yield anticipated benefits.

We have allocated capital within our business to fund acquisitions, alliances, and investments and may continue to do so as opportunities arise in the future. We will benefit from such activity only to the extent that we can effectively identify suitable acquisition and alliance candidates, close those identified acquisitions and alliances, and leverage and integrate the assets or capabilities of the acquired businesses and alliances, including, but not limited to, personnel, technology, and operating processes. It may be difficult for us to integrate acquired businesses efficiently into our business operations. Any acquisitions, alliances, or investments may not be successful or realize the intended benefits. Moreover, unanticipated events, negative revisions to valuation assumptions and estimates, diversion of resources and management's attention from other business concerns, and difficulties in attaining synergies, among other factors, have in the past and could in the future adversely affect our ability to recover initial and subsequent investments, resulting in non-cash impairment charges, particularly those related to acquired goodwill and intangible assets or non-controlling interests. In addition, such investment transactions may limit our ability to invest in other activities that could be more profitable or advantageous.

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We may experience difficulties in streamlining activities, which could impact shipments to customers, product quality, and the realization of expected savings from streamlining actions.

We expect to benefit from potential programs to streamline operations, including the consolidation of certain facilities and the reduction of overhead costs. Such benefits will only be realized to the extent that we can effectively leverage assets, personnel, and operating processes in the transition of production between manufacturing facilities. Uncertainty is inherent within the facility consolidation process, and unforeseen circumstances could offset the anticipated benefits, disrupt service to customers, and impact product quality.

General business, political, and economic conditions, including the strength of the construction and renovation market, political events, or other factors may affect demand for our products and services.

We compete based on numerous factors, including product vitality and service levels, as well as features and benefits, brand name recognition, product quality, product and system design, energy efficiency, customer relationships, service capabilities, and price. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive environment that is influenced by a number of general business and economic factors, such as economic vitality, employment levels, credit availability, interest rates, trends in vacancy rates and rent values, energy costs, and commodity costs. Sales of ~~lighting,~~our ~~lighting~~products ~~controls,~~ and ~~building~~services ~~technology solutions~~ depend significantly on the level of activity in new construction and renovation/retrofits. Declines in general economic activity, appropriations, and regulations, including tax and trade policy and other political uncertainties, may negatively impact new construction and renovation projects, or our ability to expand into new geographies, which in turn may impact demand for our product and service offerings.

Decreased construction and renovation spending and consumer demand for our products and services, along with rising commodity costs may materially affect our future access to our sources of liquidity, particularly our cash flows from operations, financial condition, capitalization, and capital investments. Additionally, potential economic slowdowns, supply chain disruptions, or a global recession could adversely affect our ability to access the capital and other financial markets. This may require us to consider alternative sources of funding for some of our operations and for working capital, which may increase our cost of, as well as adversely impact our access to, capital. These uncertain economic conditions may also result in the inability of our customers and other counter-parties to make payments to us, on a timely basis or at all.

Risks Related to Our Operations

Our business and results have been and may be adversely affected by fluctuations in the cost or availability of raw materials, components, purchased finished goods, or services.

We utilize a variety of raw materials and components in our production process including steel, aluminum, lamps, certain rare earth materials, microchips, light emitting diodes (“LED”), LED drivers, ballasts, wire, electronic components, power supplies, petroleum-based byproducts, natural gas, and copper. We also source certain finished goods externally. Supply chain disruptions for certain components, including microchips and electronics, have resulted in higher prices for significant commodities and materials, as well as increased warehousing, freight, and container costs, which have negatively impacted our business. ~~Although~~Future ~~these~~ disruptions ~~have subsided from their peaks, future disruptions~~ in the supply chain and shortages could affect our ability to procure components for our products on a timely basis, or at all, or could require us to commit to increased purchases and provide longer lead times to secure critical components by entering into longer term guaranteed supply agreements. Alternatively, supply chain disruptions and shortages could require us to rely on relatively high-cost spot market purchases for certain materials or products.

Future increases in our costs could negatively impact our profitability as there can be no assurance that future price increases will be successfully passed through to customers. We generally source our goods from a number of suppliers. However, there are a limited number of suppliers for certain components and certain purchased finished goods, which on a limited basis, results in sole-source supplier situations.

Our competitors supply certain items, and those competitors and other suppliers may, for various strategic reasons, choose to cease selling to us. In addition, our ongoing efforts to improve the effectiveness of our supply chain could result in a reduction in the number of our suppliers, and in turn, increased risk associated with reliance on a single or a limited number of suppliers. Furthermore, volatility in certain commodities, such as oil, impacts all suppliers and, therefore, may result in additional price increases from time to time regardless of the number and availability of suppliers. Profitability and volume could be negatively impacted by limitations inherent within the supply chain of certain of these component parts, including competitive, governmental, and legal limitations, natural disasters, and other events that could impact both supply and price. Additionally, we are dependent on certain service providers for key operational functions. While there are a number of suppliers of these services, the cost to change service providers and set up new processes could be significant.

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key operational functions. While there are a number of suppliers of these services, the cost to change service providers and set up new processes could be significant.

Technological developments and increased competition could affect our operating profit margins and sales volume.

We compete in an industry and markets where technology and innovation play major roles in the competitive landscape. We are highly engaged in the investigation, development, and implementation of new technologies and services. Securing employee talent, key partnerships, and alliances, including having access to technologies, services, and solutions developed by others, as well as obtaining appropriate patents and the right to utilize patents of other parties all play a significant role in protecting our freedom to operate. Additionally, the continual development of new technologies by existing and new source suppliers — including non-traditional competitors with significant resources — looking for either direct market access or partnerships with competing large manufacturers, coupled with significant associated exclusivity and/or patent activity, could adversely affect our ability to sustain operating profit margins and desirable levels of sales volume.

In addition, there are new competitors, including small startup companies and global electronics, technology, and software companies, offering competing solutions, sometimes deploying different technologies. These competitors may vertically integrate and begin offering total solution packages that directly compete with our offerings. Certain global and more diversified electrical manufacturers as well as certain global technology and building solution providers may be able to obtain a competitive advantage, either through internal development or acquisitions, over us by ~~offering~~providing broader ~~and~~offerings ~~more~~that ~~integrated~~utilize ~~solutions~~a ~~utilizing~~combination ~~electrical,~~of ~~lighting,~~products ~~controls, building automation solutions,~~ and/or ~~data analytics~~services, and small startup companies may offer more localized product sales and support services within individual regions.

We may be unable to sustain significant customer and/or channel partner relationships.

Relationships with customers are directly impacted by our ability to deliver quality products and services. Although no individual customer exceeded 10% of net sales during fiscal 2025, 2024, or 2023, the loss of or a substantial decrease in the volume of purchases by certain larger customers could harm our business in a meaningful manner. We have relationships with channel partners such as electrical distributors, home improvement retailers, independent sales agencies, system integrators, and value-added resellers. While we maintain positive, and in many cases long-term, relationships with these channel partners, the sudden or unplanned loss of a number of these channel partners or a substantial decrease in the volume of purchases from a major channel partner or a group of channel partners could adversely affect our business.

We could be adversely affected by external disruptions, including geopolitical and/or other conditions, to our operations.

Disruptions to our operations including, but not limited to, labor disputes, strikes, workplace violence, public health crises, pandemics and epidemics, climate change, brown outs and other power outages, earthquakes, fires, floods, extreme precipitation, explosions, terrorism, adverse weather conditions, water scarcity, cyber-attacks, civil or political disruptions, or other catastrophic events such as war, insurrection, or natural disasters, leading to production interruptions in our or one or more of our suppliers’ facilities could adversely affect us. Approximately 5355% of our finished products are manufactured in Mexico, a country that periodically experiences heightened civil unrest or may experience trade disputes with the U.S., both of which could cause a disruption of the supply of products to or from these facilities. Further, because many of our customers are to varying degrees dependent on planned deliveries from our facilities, those customers that have to reschedule their own production, delay opening a facility, or incur other disruptions due to our missed deliveries as a result of these disruptions could pursue financial claims against us. We may incur costs to correct any of these problems in addition to facing claims from customers. Further, our reputation among actual and potential customers may be harmed and result in a loss of business. These types of events may negatively impact residential, commercial, and industrial spending, including construction and renovation spending as well as consumer spending on our products, in impacted regions or, depending on the severity, globally. As a result, any of such events could adversely impact us. While we have developed business continuity plans, including alternative capacity, to support responses to such events or disruptions and maintain insurance policies covering, among other things, physical damage and business interruptions, these policies may not cover all losses. We could incur uninsured losses and liabilities arising from such events, including damage to our reputation, loss of customers, and substantial losses in operational capacity.

Current global conflicts, such as ~~the~~ those between Russia and Ukraine as well as within the Middle East, have created substantial uncertainty in the global economy, including sanctions and penalties imposed on certain countries ~~from~~and persons by several governments. While we do not have operations in these locations and do not have significant direct exposure to customers and vendors in those countries, we are unable to predict the impact that these actions will have on the global economy or on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

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~~direct~~Company ~~exposure~~operating tosystems, ~~customers~~information ~~and~~systems, ~~vendors~~or indevices ~~those~~have ~~countries~~experienced, weand ~~are~~may ~~unable~~experience toin ~~predict~~ the ~~impact~~future, ~~that~~a ~~these~~failure ~~actions~~or ~~will~~a ~~have~~compromise onof ~~the~~security, ~~global~~which ~~economy~~could oradversely onimpact our ~~financial~~operations ~~condition,~~as ~~results~~well as the effectiveness of internal controls over operations, and ~~cash~~financial ~~flows~~reporting.

Company operating systems, information systems, or devices have experienced, and may experience in the future, a failure, a compromise of security, or a violation of data privacy laws or regulations, which could adversely impact our operations as well as the effectiveness of internal controls over operations and financial reporting.

We are highly dependent on various software and automated systems to record and process operational and financial transactions. We have experienced, and could experience in the future, a failure of one or more of these software and automated systems or we could fail to complete all necessary data reconciliation or other conversion controls when implementing a new software system.

We have also experienced compromises of our security, and could experience in the future, a compromise of our security for reasons including technical system flaws, the improper installation of an upgrade or update, the proper installation of an upgrade or update that has consequences unforeseen by us or the software provider, data input or record-keeping errors, or tampering or manipulation of our systems by employees or unauthorized third parties, such as through viruses, malware, or phishing. Information security risks also exist with respect to the use of portable electronic devices, such as laptops and smartphones, which are particularly vulnerable to loss and theft. We may also be subject to disruptions of systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond our control (for example, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, cyber-attacks, including but not limited to hacking, malware, ransomware attacks, denial-of-service attacks, social engineering, exploitation of internet-connected devises, and other attacks, epidemics, computer viruses, and electrical/telecommunications outages). While prior compromises of our security have not had, in the aggregate, a material impact on the Company’s operations and financial condition, the Company expects events of this nature to continue as cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, and the techniques used in such attacks change rapidly. The Company monitors its data, information technology and personnel usage of Company systems to reduce these risks and continues to do so on an ongoing basis for any current or potential threats. Refer to Part I, Item 1C. Cybersecurity for further details.

While prior compromises of our security have not had, in the aggregate, a material impact on the Company’s operations and financial condition, the Company expects events of this nature to continue as cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and frequent. As artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies advance, new and increasingly sophisticated attack methods are emerging, including fraud involving impersonation technologies or other forms of generative automation that enhance the scale and effectiveness of cyber threats. The techniques used in such attacks change rapidly, and certain vulnerabilities or attack methods may go undetected until after they

are already deployed, potentially allowing them to persist within our systems for extended periods. The Company monitors its data, information technology, and personnel usage of Company systems to reduce these risks and continues to do so on an ongoing basis for any current or potential threats. Refer to Part I, Item 1C. Cybersecurity for further details.

If any of our hardware, software, or automated systems are compromised, fail, or have other significant shortcomings, it could disrupt our business, require us to incur substantial additional expenses, or result in potential liability or reputational damage. There can be no assurance that our efforts to protect our data and information technology will prevent such compromises of security.

We also provide and maintain technology to enable lighting controls, ~~and~~ building technology systems, and audio-video platforms. In addition to the risks noted above, there are other risks associated with these customer offerings. For example, a customer may depend on integral information from, or functionality of, our technology to support that customer’s other systems, such that a failure of our technology could impact those systems, including by loss or destruction of data. Likewise, a customer’s failure to properly configure, update, segregate, or upgrade its own network and integrations with our technology ~~are~~is outside of our control and could result in a failure in functionality or security of our technology.

We and certain of our third-party vendors may receive and store personal information in connection with human resources operations, customer offerings, and other aspects of the business. A material network breach in the security of these systems could include the theft of intellectual property, the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss, change, or destruction of our or our customers', suppliers', or other third-party's confidential, proprietary or personally ~~identifying~~identifiable information, other disruptions of our customers' or other third parties' business operations. To the extent that any disruption or security breach results in a loss or damage to our data, or an inappropriate disclosure of information, it could cause significant damage to our reputation, affect relationships with our customers, employees, and others, or lead to claims against us. Such claims may result in the payment of fines, penalties, and costs, and ultimately harm our business. In addition, we may incur significant costs, regulatory fines, or penalties, or be required to take actions, to protect against damage caused by these disruptions or security breaches.

WeChanges ~~are~~in ~~also subject to an increasing number of evolving and uncertain~~ data privacy ~~and security~~ laws and ~~regulations that impose requirements on us and~~ our ~~technology~~ability ~~prior~~ to ~~certain use or transfer, storing, processing, disclosure, and protection of data and prior to sale or use of certain technologies. Failure to~~ comply with ~~such~~them ~~laws and regulations~~ could ~~result~~adversely inimpact ~~the~~our imposition of fines, penalties and other costs. New privacy and security laws are frequently enacted. Inconsistencies between the interpretation and the practical application of both existing and new laws are common across jurisdictions. Additionally, we routinely undertake contractual obligations to comply with all applicable laws, so a violation of a data privacy or security law could result in additional contractual liability.operations

We are subject to an increasing number of evolving and uncertain data privacy and security laws and regulations that impose requirements on us and our technology prior to certain use or transfer, storing, processing, disclosure, and protection of data and prior to sale or use of certain technologies. Failure to comply with such laws and regulations could result in the imposition of fines, penalties, and other costs. New privacy and security laws are

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frequently enacted. Inconsistencies between the interpretation and the practical application of both existing and new laws are common across jurisdictions. Additionally, we routinely undertake contractual obligations to comply with all applicable laws, so a violation of a data privacy or security law could result in additional contractual liability.

System failures, ineffective system implementation or disruptions, failure to comply with data privacy and security laws or regulations, or the compromise of security with respect to internal or external systems or portable electronic devices could damage our systems or infrastructure, subject us to liability claims, or regulatory fines, penalties, or intervention, harm our reputation, interrupt our operations, disrupt customer operations, and adversely affect our internal control over financial reporting, business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Changes in our relationships with employees, changes in U.S. or international employment regulations, an inability to attract and retain talented employees, or a loss of key employees could adversely impact the effectiveness of our operations.

We employed approximately 13,~~200~~800 people as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, approximately 9,~~600~~300 of whom are employed in international locations. We have significant exposure to changes in domestic and foreign laws governing relationships with employees, including wage and hour laws and regulations, fair labor standards, minimum wage requirements, overtime pay, unemployment tax rates, workers' compensation rates, citizenship requirements, and payroll taxes, which likely would have a direct impact on our operating costs. Union recognition and collective bargaining agreements are in place or in process covering approximately 6558% of our workforce. Collective bargaining agreements representing approximately 6048% of our workforce will expire within one year, primarily due to annual negotiations with unions in Mexico. While we believe that we have good relationships with both our unionized and non-unionized employees, we may become vulnerable to a strike, work stoppage, or other labor action by these employees.

Our success is also dependent upon our ability to attract, retain, and motivate a qualified and diverse workforce, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so, particularly during times of increased labor costs or labor shortages. We rely upon the knowledge and experience of employees involved in functions throughout the organization that require technical expertise and knowledge of the industry. We have experienced intense competition for qualified and capable personnel in key markets and with key skills, and we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to retain our key employees or that we will be successful in attracting, assimilating, and retaining personnel in the future. In addition, our growth may be constrained by resource limitations as competitors and customers compete for increasingly scarce human capital resources. The demand for skilled workers is currently high. We face an increasingly competitive labor market due in part to sustained labor shortages and are subject to inflationary pressures on employee wages, salaries, and benefits, which have and may continue to increase labor costs and impact labor availability. Our competitors may be able to offer a work environment with higher compensation or more opportunities than we can offer. An inability to attract and retain a sufficient number of employees could adversely impact our ability to execute key operational functions.

There are inherent risks in our solutions and services businesses.

Risks inherent in the sale of solutions and services include assuming greater responsibility for successfully delivering projects that meet a particular customer specification, including: defining and controlling contract scope and timing, efficiently executing projects, and managing the performance and quality of subcontractors and suppliers and our own systems. As we expand our service and solutions offerings, reliance on the technical infrastructure to provide services to customers will increase. If we fail to appropriately manage and secure the technical infrastructure required, customers could experience service outages or delays in the implementation of services. If we are unable to manage and mitigate these risks, we could incur liabilities and other losses.

We may be subject to risk in connection with third-party relationships necessary to operate our business.

We utilize strategic partners and third-party relationships in order to operate and grow our business. For instance, we utilize third parties for contract manufacturing of certain products, subcontract installation, and commissioning, as well as ~~perform~~for performing certain selling, distribution, and administrative functions. We cannot control the actions or performance, including product quality, of these third parties and therefore, cannot be certain that we or our end-users will be satisfied. Any future actions of or any failure to act by any third party on which our business relies could cause us to incur losses or interruptions into our operations. In addition, we act as a general contractor in certain relationships with third parties, and as such are subject to risks applicable to general contractors.

We are subject to risks related to operations and suppliers outside the United States.

We have substantial activities outside of the United States, including sourcing of products, materials, components, and contract manufactured finished goods, as well as manufacturing and distribution activities. Our operations, as well as those of key vendors, are therefore subject to regulatory, economic, political, military, and other events in countries where these operations are located. In addition to the risks that are common to both our domestic and

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~~international~~We ~~operations,~~are wesubject ~~face~~to risks ~~specifically~~ related to ~~our foreign~~ operations and ~~sourcing~~suppliers ~~activities,~~outside including but not limited to: exposure to foreign currency fluctuations; increased inflation; unstable political, social, regulatory, economic, financial, and market conditions; laws that prohibit shipments to certain countries or restricted parties and that prohibit improper payments to government officials such as the ~~Foreign~~United ~~Corrupt Practices Act and the U~~States.K. Bribery Act; potential for privatization and other confiscatory actions; trade restrictions and disruption; shipping delays or disruptions, criminal activities, increases in tariffs and taxes, corruption, terrorist action, nationalization and expropriation, limitations on repatriation of earnings or other capital requirements, and other changes in regulation in international jurisdictions that could result in substantial additional legal or compliance obligations for us. Additionally, if we expand our global footprint into new geographies or territories, our exposure to these risks may increase.

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We source certain components and finished goods from countries outside of the United States, some of which are subject to import tariffs. These tariffs could increase in future periods resulting in higher costs and/or lower demand. We could be adversely affected to the extent we are unable to mitigate the impacts of the tariffs.

We are also subject to certain other laws and regulations affecting our international operations, including laws and regulations such as the United States, -Mexico, -Canada ~~Free Trade~~ Agreement (“USMCA”), which, among other things, provide certain beneficial duties and ~~tariffs~~preferential tariff treatment for qualifying imports and exports, subject to compliance with the applicable classification and other requirements. A ~~majority~~large portion of our sales are ~~subject~~impacted toby the USMCA. In addition, the USU.S. government has initiated or is considering imposing tariffs on certain foreign goods, including steel, copper, and aluminum. ~~Related~~Increased toand/or ~~this~~proposed ~~action,~~tariffs ~~certain~~by ~~foreign~~the ~~governments,~~United ~~including~~States ~~China~~have led, ~~have~~and ~~instituted~~may orcontinue ~~are~~to ~~considering~~lead, ~~imposing~~to the imposition of retaliatory tariffs onby ~~certain~~China ~~U.S.~~and ~~goods~~other countries. It remains unclear what the U.S. Administration or foreign governments will or will not do with respect to tariffs, the USMCA, or other international trade agreements and policies. Trade wars or other governmental actions related to tariffs or international trade agreements or policies have the potential to adversely impact demand for our products, costs, customers, suppliers, and/or the U.S. economy or certain sectors therein, and, could adversely impact our business.

The evolution of our products, the complexity of our supply chain, and our reliance on third-party vendors such as customs brokers and freight vendors, which may not have effective processes and controls to enable us to fully and accurately comply with such requirements, could subject us to liabilities for past, present, or future periods. Such liabilities could adversely impact our business.

We continue to monitor conditions affecting our international locations, including potential changes in income from a strengthening or weakening in foreign exchange rates in relation to the U.S. dollar. Some of these risks, including but not limited to foreign exchange rates, violations of laws, and higher costs associated with changes in regulation, could adversely impact our business.

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We may, from time to time, communicate certain initiatives, targets, and goals regarding environmental matters, diversity, responsible sourcing and social investments, and other ESG matters. These initiatives, targets, and goals could be difficult and expensive to implement, and we could be criticized for the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the disclosure thereof. Further, statements about our ESG initiatives, targets, and goals, and progress against those targets and goals, may be based on standards for measuring progress that are still developing, internal controls and processes that continue to evolve, as well as assumptions, estimates and climate scenarios that are subject to change in the future. In addition, we could be criticized or subject to litigation for the

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We ~~have~~may, ~~begun~~from ~~incorporating~~time ~~artificial~~to ~~intelligence~~time, ~~(“AI”)~~communicate ~~capabilities~~certain ~~into~~initiatives, ~~certain~~targets, ~~product~~and ~~offerings~~goals asregarding ~~well~~environmental asmatters, ~~utilizing~~diversity, AIresponsible assourcing ~~part~~and ofsocial ~~our~~investments, ~~operational~~and ~~processes~~other ESG matters. These ~~features~~initiatives, ~~may~~targets, ~~become~~and ~~more~~goals ~~important~~could ~~over~~be ~~time.~~difficult ~~Our~~and ~~competitors~~expensive orto ~~other~~implement, ~~third~~and ~~parties~~we ~~may~~could ~~incorporate~~be AIcriticized ~~into~~for ~~their~~the ~~products~~accuracy, ~~more~~adequacy, ~~quickly~~ or ~~more~~completeness ~~successfully~~of ~~than~~the ~~us,~~disclosure ~~which~~thereof. ~~could~~Further, ~~impair~~statements about our ~~ability~~ESG toinitiatives, ~~compete~~targets, ~~effectively~~ and ~~adversely~~goals, ~~affect~~and ~~our~~progress ~~results~~against ofthose ~~operations.~~targets ~~Additionally,~~and ~~if the content~~goals, ~~analyses,~~may orbe ~~recommendations~~based ~~that~~on AIstandards ~~applications~~for ~~assist~~measuring inprogress ~~producing~~that are orstill ~~are alleged to be deficient~~developing, ~~inaccurate,~~internal orcontrols ~~biased,~~and weprocesses ~~could~~that becontinue ~~subject~~ to ~~competitive risks~~evolve, ~~potential~~and ~~legal~~assumptions, ~~liability~~estimates, and ~~reputational~~climate ~~harm,~~scenarios ~~and~~that ~~our~~are ~~business,~~subject ~~financial~~to ~~condition,~~change ~~and~~in ~~results~~the offuture. ~~operations~~In ~~may~~addition, bewe ~~adversely~~could ~~affected.~~be ~~The~~criticized ~~use~~or ofsubject AIto ~~capabilities~~litigation ~~may~~for ~~also~~the ~~result~~scope inor ~~cybersecurity~~nature ~~incidents.~~of ~~Any~~ such ~~cybersecurity~~initiatives, ~~incidents~~targets, ~~related~~or togoals, ~~our~~or ~~use~~for ofany AIrevisions ~~capabilities~~to ~~could~~such ~~adversely~~targets ~~affect~~or ~~our business~~goals. ~~Finally,~~If ~~multiple~~our ~~jurisdictions~~ESG-related ~~have~~data, ~~either~~processes, ~~already~~and ~~put~~reporting inare ~~place~~incomplete ~~laws~~or ~~and~~inaccurate, ~~regulations~~or ~~governing~~if ~~the~~we ~~use of AI~~fail, or are ~~considering~~perceived ~~such~~to ~~laws~~fail, ~~and~~to ~~regulations,~~achieve ~~and~~progress ~~additional~~with ~~constraints~~respect ~~may~~to ~~result~~our ~~from~~ESG ~~industry~~targets ~~efforts.~~or ~~Compliance~~goals ~~with~~on ~~these~~a ~~laws,~~timely ~~regulations~~basis, ~~and~~or ~~industry~~at ~~frameworks~~all, ~~may limit~~ our ~~ability~~reputation, tobusiness, ~~leverage~~financial AIperformance, orand ~~require~~growth uscould tobe ~~substantially~~adversely ~~revise our approach to its use~~affected.

We have begun to incorporate artificial intelligence (“AI”) capabilities in our product offerings and operations, and challenges with properly managing the use of AI and machine learning could result in reputational harm, competitive harm, and legal liability and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, and/or cash flows.

We have begun incorporating AI capabilities into certain product offerings as well as utilizing AI as part of our operational processes. These features may become more important over time. Our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI into their products more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively and adversely affect our results of operations. Many known and unknown risks related to AI exist. Currently recognized risks include issues related to accuracy, bias, toxicity, intellectual property infringement or misappropriation, data privacy and cybersecurity, and data provenance. If the content, analyses, or recommendations that AI applications assist in producing are or are alleged to be deficient, inaccurate, or biased, we could be subject to competitive risks, potential legal liability, and reputational harm, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected. The use of AI capabilities may also result in cybersecurity incidents. Any such cybersecurity incidents related to our use of AI capabilities could adversely affect our business. Finally, multiple jurisdictions have either already put in place laws and regulations governing the use of AI, or are considering such laws and regulations, and additional constraints may result from industry efforts. Compliance with these laws, regulations, and industry frameworks may limit our ability to leverage AI or require us to substantially revise our approach to its use.

Risks Related to Legal and Regulatory Matters

Failure to comply with the broad range of standards, laws, and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate may result in exposure to substantial disruptions, costs, and liabilities.

We are subject to various foreign and domestic federal, state, and local laws and regulations that include but are not limited to, the Clean Air Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Clean Water Act; the Safe Harbor data privacy program between the U.S. and the European Union; the ~~United States-Mexico-Canada-Free Trade Agreement (“~~USMCA”); regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration agency; the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation; California’s Consumer Privacy Act and Connected Device Privacy Act; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal and state labor and employment laws and regulations; the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”); and the U.K. Bribery Act. The laws and regulations impacting us impose increasingly complex, stringent, and costly compliance activities.

Concerns regarding climate change may also lead to significant legislative and regulatory responses, including efforts to limit greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has implemented regulations that require reporting of GHG emissions or that limit emissions of GHGs from certain mobile or stationary sources. In addition, the U.S. Congress and federal and state regulatory agencies have considered other legislation and regulatory proposals to reduce emissions of GHGs, and many states and other jurisdictions have already taken legal measures to reduce emissions of GHGs, primarily through the development of GHG inventories, GHG permitting, and/or regional GHG cap-and-trade programs. It is uncertain whether, when, and in what form a federal mandatory carbon dioxide emissions reduction program, or other state programs, may be adopted. Similarly, certain countries have adopted the Kyoto Protocol, and in February 2021, the U.S. rejoined the Paris Agreement.

In addition, permits and environmental controls are required for certain of our operations to limit air and water pollution, and these permits are subject to modification, renewal, and revocation by issuing authorities. Some environmental laws, such as Superfund, the Clean Water Act, and comparable laws in U.S. states and other jurisdictions worldwide, impose joint and several liability for the cost of environmental remediation, natural resource damages, third-party claims, and other expenses, without regard to the fault or the legality of the original conduct, on those persons who contributed to the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. Environmental laws and regulations have generally become stricter in recent years, and certain federal, state, and local governments domestically and internationally, have enacted, or are considering enacting, new laws and regulations, including those governing raw material composition, carbon dioxide and other air emissions, end-of-life product dispositions, energy efficiency, and certain additional disclosure obligations related to the above.

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ifGHG ~~we fail to keep up with changing regulations or innovate or operate in ways that minimize the energy use of or other impacts of our products or operations~~inventories, ~~customers~~GHG ~~may choose more energy efficient or sustainable alternatives. These standards~~permitting, ~~laws, or regulations may also impact our costs of operation, the sourcing of raw materials,~~ and ~~the manufacture and distribution of our products and may place restrictions and other requirements~~ /or ~~impediments~~regional onGHG ~~the products~~ cap-and-trade ~~solutions we can sell in certain geographical locations or on the willingness of certain investors to own our shares~~programs. In addition, we may be subject to consumer lawsuits or enforcement actions by governmental authorities if our ESG claims relating to product marketing are inaccurate. At the same time, certain actions that we may take in our efforts to address ESG concerns may be challenged as being inconsistent or prohibited by various federal, state, or local laws and regulations. It is uncertain ~~what laws~~whether, ~~rules~~when, orand ~~regulations~~in ~~may~~what beform ~~enacted,~~a orfederal ~~how~~mandatory ~~courts~~carbon ~~may~~dioxide ~~interpret~~emissions ~~them~~reduction ~~in the future~~program, ~~and therefore we cannot predict the potential impact such laws~~ or ~~regulations~~other ~~may~~state ~~have on our future financial condition~~programs, ~~results~~may ofbe ~~operations, and cash flows~~adopted. ~~The~~Similarly, ~~laws~~certain ~~and~~countries ~~regulations regarding ESG disclosures and requirements are also rapidly evolving and could~~ have anadopted ~~adverse effect on our operations, and~~ the ~~costs~~Kyoto ofProtocol ~~compliance with,~~ and joined the ~~other~~Paris ~~burdens imposed by, these and other laws or regulatory actions may increase our operational costs~~Agreement.

We may be affected by those or other future standards, laws, or regulations, including those imposed in response to energy, climate change, our carbon footprint, product functionality, geopolitical, corporate social responsibility, or similar concerns. As customers become increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of their purchases, if we fail to keep up with changing regulations or innovate or operate in ways that minimize the energy use of or other impacts of our products or operations, customers may choose more energy efficient or sustainable alternatives. These standards, laws, or regulations may also impact our costs of operation, the sourcing of raw materials, and the manufacture and distribution of our products and may place restrictions and other requirements or impediments on the products and solutions we can sell in certain geographical locations or on the willingness of certain investors to own our shares. In addition, we may be subject to consumer lawsuits or enforcement actions by governmental authorities if our ESG claims relating to product marketing are inaccurate. At the same time, certain actions that we may take in our efforts to address ESG concerns may be challenged as being inconsistent or prohibited by various federal, state, or local laws and regulations. It is uncertain what laws, rules, or regulations may be enacted, or how courts may interpret them in the future, and therefore we cannot predict the potential impact such laws or regulations may have on our future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. The laws and regulations regarding ESG disclosures and requirements are also rapidly evolving and could have an adverse effect on our operations, and the costs of compliance with, and the other burdens imposed by, these and other laws or regulatory actions may increase our operational costs.

It is uncertain what laws will be enacted, and therefore we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. The laws and regulations regarding ESG disclosures and requirements are also evolving and could have an adverse effect on our operations and the costs of compliance with, and the other burdens imposed by, these and other laws or regulatory actions may increase our operational costs.

We may develop unexpected legal contingencies or matters that exceed insurance coverage.

We are subject to and in the future may be subject to various claims, including legal claims arising in the normal course of business. Such claims may include without limitation employment claims, product recall, personal injury, network security, data privacy, or property damage claims resulting from the use of our products, services, or solutions, as well as exposure to hazardous materials, contract disputes, or intellectual property disputes. We are insured up to specified limits for certain types of losses with a self-insurance retention per occurrence, including product or professional liability, and cyber liability, including network security and data privacy claims, and are fully self-insured for certain other types of losses, including environmental, product recall, warranty, commercial dispute, and patent infringement losses. We establish accruals for legal claims when the costs associated with the claims become probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal claims may be substantially higher or lower than the level of insurance coverage we hold and/or the amounts accrued for such claims. In the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolutions of such matters could be unfavorable. Our insurance coverage is negotiated on an annual basis, and insurance policies in the future may have coverage exclusions that could cause claim-related costs to rise.

If our products are improperly designed, manufactured, packaged, or labeled, or are otherwise alleged to cause harm or injury, we may need to recall those items, may have increased warranty costs, and could be the target of product liability claims.

We may need to recall products if they are improperly designed, manufactured, packaged, or labeled, and we do not maintain insurance for such recall events. Many of our products and solutions have become more complex in recent years and include more sophisticated and sensitive electronic components. A problem or issue relating to any individual component could have the effect of creating a compounded problem for an integrated solution, which could result in significant costs and losses. We have increasingly manufactured certain of those components and products in our own facilities. We have previously initiated product recalls or formal campaigns soliciting repair or return of a product as a result of potentially faulty components, assembly, installation, design, and packaging of our products. Widespread product recalls could result in significant losses due to the costs of a recall, the destruction of product inventory, penalties, and lost sales due to the unavailability of a product for a period of time. In addition, products we developed that incorporate technologies, such as LED, generally provide for more extensive warranty protection, which may result in higher costs if warranty claims on these products are higher than historical amounts. We may also be liable if the use or failure of any of our products cause harm, whether from fire, shock, harmful materials or components, alleged adverse health impacts from exposure to light emitted by our products, or any other personal injury or property damage, and we could suffer losses from a significant product liability judgment against us in excess of our insurance limits. We may not be able to obtain indemnity or reimbursement from our suppliers or other third parties for the warranty costs or liabilities associated with our products, even if such costs or liabilities are covered under supplier warranty obligations. We have incurred and may incur in the future charges and loss of reimbursed cash flows from such suppliers. A significant product recall, warranty claim, product liability case, and/or challenges around seeking indemnity or reimbursement from our suppliers or other third parties could also result in adverse publicity, damage to our reputation, and a loss of consumer confidence in our products.

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individual component could have the effect of creating a compounded problem for an integrated solution, which could result in significant costs and losses. We have increasingly manufactured certain of those components and products in our own facilities. We have previously initiated product recalls or formal campaigns soliciting repair or return of a product as a result of potentially faulty components, assembly, installation, design, and packaging of our products. Widespread product recalls could result in significant losses due to the costs of a recall, the destruction of product inventory, penalties, and lost sales due to the unavailability of a product for a period of time. In addition, products we developed that incorporate technologies, such as LED, generally provide for more extensive warranty protection, which may result in higher costs if warranty claims on these products are higher than historical amounts. We may also be liable if the use or failure of any of our products cause harm, whether from fire, shock, harmful materials or components, alleged adverse health impacts from exposure to light emitted by our products, or any other personal injury or property damage, and we could suffer losses from a significant product liability judgment against us in excess of our insurance limits. We may not be able to obtain indemnity or reimbursement from our suppliers or other third parties for the warranty costs or liabilities associated with our products, even if such costs or liabilities are covered under supplier warranty obligations. We have incurred and may incur in the future charges and loss of reimbursed cash flows from such suppliers. A significant product recall, warranty claim, product liability case, and/or challenges around seeking indemnity or reimbursement from our suppliers or other third parties could also result in adverse publicity, damage to our reputation, and a loss of consumer confidence in our products.

We may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property rights and could be the target of intellectual property claims.

We own certain patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property. Where appropriate, these assets are the subject of registrations or other filings with governmental entities. In addition, we have internal policies and processes that establish a strategy for protecting newly developed key company technologies. We make decisions about what intellectual property to register based on these policies and processes. Formal protection for all company intellectual property is not appropriate, but even if it were, it could not be obtained without incurring significant legal expenses and adversely affecting our financial condition and results of operations. With respect to intellectual property rights that we have obtained, we cannot be certain that others have not infringed and will not infringe on these rights. Enforcement actions against these third parties could result in significant legal expenses, which could also adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Like others in the industry, from time to time we receive allegations of patent infringement from competitors and from non-practicing entity patent holders. Those allegations may be coupled with offers to license their patents for use in our products. We typically address those allegations by developing invalidity or non-infringement positions or obtaining access to such patents through licensing, cross-licensing, or other mutually beneficial arrangements. To the extent we cannot develop such positions and are unable to enter into such arrangements on acceptable economic terms, it could adversely impact us.

We are exposed to certain regulatory, financial, and other risks related to climate change and other sustainability matters.

The scientific consensus indicates that emissions of GHGs continue to alter the composition of Earth’s atmosphere in ways that are affecting, and are expected to continue to affect, the global climate. The potential impacts of climate change on our customers, product offerings, operations, facilities, and suppliers are accelerating and uncertain, as they will be particular to local and customer-specific circumstances.

Concerns regarding climate change may lead to significant legislative and regulatory responses, including efforts to limit GHG emissions. The EPA has implemented regulations that require reporting of GHG emissions or that limit emissions of GHGs from certain mobile or stationary sources. In addition, the U.S. Congress and federal and state regulatory agencies have considered other legislation and regulatory proposals to reduce emissions of GHGs, and many states have already taken legal measures to reduce emissions of GHGs, primarily through the development of GHG inventories, GHG permitting, and/or regional GHG cap-and-trade programs. It is uncertain whether, when, and in what form a federal mandatory carbon dioxide emissions reduction program, or other state programs, may be adopted. Similarly, certain countries have adopted the Kyoto Protocol, and injoined ~~February 2021,~~ the ~~U.S. rejoined the~~ Paris Accord. These and other existing or potential international initiatives and regulations could affect our international operations. As customers become increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of their purchases, if we fail to keep up with changing regulations or innovate or operate in ways that minimize the energy use of our products or operations, customers may choose more energy efficient or sustainable alternatives. These actions could also increase costs associated with our operations, including costs for raw materials and transportation. We may also be subject to consumer lawsuits or enforcement actions by governmental authorities if our ESG claims relating to product marketing are inaccurate. It is uncertain what laws will be enacted, and therefore we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

In addition, certain investors and stakeholders are increasingly interested in ESG matters, and as stakeholder ESG expectations and standards evolve, our failure to sufficiently respond to these evolving standards and expectations may cause us to suffer from reputational damage, and our business or financial condition could be adversely affected. The laws and regulations regarding ESG disclosures and requirements are also evolving and could have an adverse effect on our operations and the costs of compliance with, and the other burdens imposed by, these and other laws or regulatory actions may increase our operational costs.

Tax liabilities due in the jurisdictions in which we operate may exceed anticipated amounts.

Our operations are subject to income tax, sales tax, value-added tax (“VAT”), excise tax, property tax, and other taxes and assessments at federal, state, local, and international levels. Our consolidated tax obligation is driven largely by our corporate structure as well as domestic and international intercompany arrangements. We operate in several jurisdictions, including but not limited to, the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Europe. Certain jurisdictions may aggressively interpret their laws, regulations, and policies in an effort to raise additional tax revenue, and international tax authorities may seek to assert extraterritorial taxing rights on our transactions or operations.

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marketing are inaccurate. It is uncertain what laws will be enacted, and therefore we cannot predict the potential impact of such laws on our future financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Tax liabilities due in the jurisdictions in which we operate may exceed anticipated amounts.

Our operations are subject to income tax, sales tax, value-added tax (“VAT”), excise tax, property tax, and other taxes and assessments at federal, state, local, and international levels. Our consolidated tax obligation is driven largely by our corporate structure as well as domestic and international intercompany arrangements. We operate in several jurisdictions, including but not limited to, the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Certain jurisdictions may aggressively interpret their laws, regulations, and policies in an effort to raise additional tax revenue, and international tax authorities may seek to assert extraterritorial taxing rights on our transactions or operations.

We have previously been subject to domestic and international tax audits by taxing authorities of the jurisdictions in which we operate, and we may be subject to additional such audits in the future. While our previous audits resulted in no significant findings, and we believe we continue to be in compliance with relevant tax laws, tax authorities may challenge or disagree with certain positions or methodologies in calculating our tax positions. An unfavorable interpretation or outcome could increase our worldwide effective tax rate, result in additional tax obligations owed, impact the amount of recoverable VAT, and/or increase excise taxes owed, which could have an adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

Further, tax laws and regulations in domestic and international jurisdictions are often extremely complex and subject to varying interpretations and may require us to make judgments and estimates about our provisions, including with respect to certain transactions where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Although we believe that our estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax outcome may differ from the amounts recorded, which could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, and/or cash flows.

Additionally, our future income tax obligations could be adversely affected by changes in, or interpretations of, tax laws, regulations, policies, or decisions in the United States or in the other jurisdictions in which we operate.

Risks Related to Financial Matters

The market price and trading volume of our shares may be volatile.

The market price of our common shares could fluctuate significantly for many reasons, including reasons unrelated to our specific performance, such as reports by industry analysts, investor perceptions, or negative announcements by customers, competitors, or suppliers regarding their own performance, as well as general global economic, industry, and political conditions, or due to our ability to accurately forecast our performance. Our performance could be different than analyst expectations or issued guidance, causing a decline in our stock price. To the extent that other large companies within our industry experience declines in share price, our share price may decline as well. In addition, we may discontinue or reduce dividend payments and may discontinue or suspend our share repurchase program based on several 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. Any modification or suspension of dividends and any suspension or termination of our share repurchase program could cause our stock price to decline.

When the market price of our shares drops significantly, shareholders could institute securities class action lawsuits against us or otherwise engage in activism, which could cause us to incur substantial costs and could divert the time and attention of our management and other resources.

Risks related to our defined benefit retirement plans may adversely impact results of operations and cash flows.

Significant changes in actual investment returns on defined benefit plan assets, discount rates, and other factors could adversely affect our comprehensive income and the amount of contributions we are required to make to the defined benefit plans in future periods. As our defined benefit plan assets and liabilities are marked-to-market on an annual basis, large non-cash gains or losses could be recorded in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. In accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, the income or expense for the plans is calculated using actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect assumptions about financial markets and interest rates, which may change based on economic conditions. Funding requirements for the defined benefit plans are dependent upon, among other things, interest rates, underlying asset returns, and the impact of legislative or regulatory changes related to defined benefit funding obligations. Unfavorable changes in these factors could adversely affect our results. Additionally, a planned termination of any of our defined retirement benefit plans may not be approved timely, or at all, by the appropriate regulatory authorities; may result in additional non-cash charges within our results of operations as well as additional administrative costs; and may not yield the desired benefits.

Our business and operations are subject to interest rate risks, and changes in interest rates can reduce demand for our products and increase borrowing costs.

Rising interest rates could have a negative effect on overall economic activity, and could impair the ability of real estate developers, property owners, and contractors to obtain reasonable costs of capital on borrowed funds, resulting in depressed levels of construction and renovation projects and a resulting decrease in demand for our products and services. Rising interest rates could also impair our customers’ ability to repay obligations to us. Additionally, rising interest rates may increase our cost of capital, which could have material adverse effects on our financial condition and cash flows.

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annual basis, large non-cash gains or losses could be recorded in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. In accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, the income or expense for the plans is calculated using actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect assumptions about financial markets and interest rates, which may change based on economic conditions. Funding requirements for the defined benefit plans are dependent upon, among other things, interest rates, underlying asset returns, and the impact of legislative or regulatory changes related to defined benefit funding obligations. Unfavorable changes in these factors could adversely affect our results. Additionally, planned or actioned termination or settlement activities of any of our defined retirement benefit plans may not be approved timely, or at all, by the appropriate regulatory authorities; may result in additional non-cash charges within our results of operations as well as additional administrative costs; and/or may not yield the desired benefits.

Our business and operations are subject to interest rate risks, and changes in interest rates can reduce demand for our products and increase borrowing costs.

Rising interest rates could have a negative effect on overall economic activity, and could impair the ability of real estate developers, property owners, contractors, and system integrators to obtain reasonable costs of capital on borrowed funds, resulting in depressed levels of construction and renovation projects and a resulting decrease in demand for our products and services. Rising interest rates could also impair our customers’ ability to repay obligations to us. Additionally, rising interest rates may increase our cost of capital, which could have material adverse effects on our financial condition and cash flows.

Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 1C.Cybersecurity.

Our management and Board of Directors recognize the importance of maintaining the capacity, reliability, and security of our information technology environment and data security infrastructure. Both management and the Board of Directors are actively involved in our enterprise risk management process, which specifically identifies cybersecurity as a key risk to us. To address cybersecurity risk, we have instituted policies, processes, and internal controls aligned with the framework established by the Secure Controls Framework, a meta-framework that reflects the standards of multiple security frameworks including those of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”). The focus of our cybersecurity program is to preserve the confidentiality, security, and availability of our systems and data, mitigate cybersecurity threats, and effectively respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents when they occur.

Material Cybersecurity Risks, Threats, and Incidents

While prior compromises of our security have not had, individually or in the aggregate, a material impact on our operations and/or financial condition, the Company expects risks from cybersecurity threats, including, but not limited to, security breaches, viruses, malware, ransom attacks, other cyber-attacks, or other similar threats, to continue as events of this nature are becoming more sophisticated and frequent, and the techniques used in such attacks change rapidly. Additional information on cybersecurity risks we face is discussed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, which should be read in conjunction with the foregoing information.

Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy

We have established and implemented processes to assess, identify, and manage material cybersecurity risks. Our cybersecurity risk management efforts are led by our Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”). We deploy technical safeguards designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats, including firewalls, network access control, end point protection, privileged access management, user behavior analytics, and multi-factor authentication, among others, which are evaluated and improved through vulnerability assessments and cybersecurity threat intelligence. We also perform robust security reviews of third-party software vendors prior to purchasing their software or engaging their services. We maintain a comprehensive, risk-based, third-party risk management process to identify, oversee, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks presented by third parties, including vendors, service providers, and other external users of the Company’s systems, as well as the systems of third parties that could adversely impact our business in the event of a cybersecurity incident affecting those third-party systems.

Cybersecurity risks are identified and responded to by our cybersecurity team lead by our CISO. Cybersecurity incidents are managed, evaluated, investigated, and responded to in accordance with the Company’s documented Cyber Incident Response Plan (“CIRP”). The CIRP is administered by the Cyber Incident Response Team (“CIRT”), which is overseen and managed by the CISO. We test and evaluate the CIRP on at least an annual basis through tabletop exercises designed to achieve incident readiness and promote cybersecurity awareness. We also from time to time engage third parties, including assessors and consultants, and our internal audit function to perform assessments, reviews, and audits on our cybersecurity measures. The results of such assessments, reviews, and audits are reported to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as well as the CIRT. We adjust our CIRP and other cybersecurity policies, standards, processes, and practices as necessary based on the information provided by these assessments, reviews, and audits.

Governance

Our Board of Directors, in coordination with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, oversees the Company’s overall enterprise risk management process, including the management of risks arising from cybersecurity threats. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and discussing with management our risk exposure to cybersecurity risks and the steps management has taken to monitor and control the Company’s exposure to risk. Additionally, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors each receive regular presentations and reports on cybersecurity risks as well as prompt and timely information regarding any cybersecurity incident identified as significant by our CISO or Chief Privacy Officer, as required by the CIRP, and ongoing updates regarding any such incident until it has been addressed.

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Cyber Incident Response Plan (“CIRP”). The CIRP is administered by the Cyber Incident Response Team (“CIRT”), which is overseen and managed by the CISO. We test and evaluate the CIRP on at least an annual basis through tabletop exercises designed to achieve incident readiness and promote cybersecurity awareness. We also from time to time engage third parties, including assessors and consultants, and our internal audit function to perform assessments, reviews, and audits on our cybersecurity measures. The results of such assessments, reviews, and audits are reported to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as well as the CIRT. We adjust our CIRP and other cybersecurity policies, standards, processes, and practices as necessary based on the information provided by these assessments, reviews, and audits.

Governance

On an annual basis, the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors discuss the Company’s approach to cybersecurity risk management, as well as our overall risk management strategy, with the members of senior leadership, which includes the Company’s CISO, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. The Audit Committee also receives periodic updates on risk management and enterprise risk management, including cybersecurity, throughout the year.

Our CISO has over three decades of relevant experience across the information technology landscape. His work experience has included managing cybersecurity risks at large multinational companies. Reporting to our CISO and leading a team of security engineers is our Vice President, Enterprise Security, who also has decades of experience architecting and deploying secure network, system, and data center infrastructure as well as designing and deploying processes and technology platforms that are designed to protect the enterprise from cybersecurity threats.

In addition to board oversight and the presence of a cybersecurity team, we provide all applicable employees and contractors with cybersecurity awareness training and testing on an annual basis. We also ~~deliver~~deploy phishing exercises to all applicable employees and select contractors, as well as targeted phishing training to select employees and contractors, on a quarterly basis. Our product development teams keep current through specialized training on secure development practices for firmware, software, and hardware. Our training programs are designed to educate our employees on current cybersecurity risks and the programs we have in place that are designed to protect the Company’s information systems from cybersecurity threats and to promptly respond to any cybersecurity incidents in accordance with the Company’s incident response and recovery plans. To facilitate the success of the Company’s cybersecurity risk management program, multidisciplinary teams throughout the Company are deployed to address cybersecurity threats and to respond to cybersecurity incidents. Through ongoing communications with these teams, the CISO monitors the prevention, detection, mitigation, and remediation of cybersecurity threats and incidents in real time and reports such threats and incidents to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors when appropriate.

Item 2.Properties.

Our general corporate offices are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Because of the diverse nature of operations and the large number of individual locations, it is neither practical nor meaningful to describe each of our operating facilities owned or leased. The following listing summarizes the significant facility categories by which reportable segment, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (“ABL”) or the Intelligent Spaces Group (“ISG”), the facility primarily benefits as of August 31, 2024:

	ABL		ISG		Corporate	Total
Nature of Facilities	Owned	Leased	Owned	Leased	Leased	Owned	Leased
Manufacturing facilities	10	5	2	1	—	12	6
Warehouses	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Distribution centers	2	5	—	—	—	2	5
Offices	5	8	—	3	1	5	12
Total	17	19	2	4	1	19	24

The following table provides additional geographic information related to our manufacturing facilities as of August 31, 2024:

	United States	Mexico	Europe	Canada	Total
ABL:
Owned	4	5	1	—	10
Leased	1	2	—	2	5
Total	5	7	1	2	15
ISG:
Owned	—	—	1	1	2
Leased	1	—	—	—	1
Total	1	—	1	1	3

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Item 2.Properties.

Our general corporate offices are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Because of the diverse nature of operations and the large number of individual locations, it is neither practical nor meaningful to describe each of our operating facilities owned or leased. The following listing summarizes the significant facility categories by which reportable segment, Acuity Brands Lighting (“ABL”) or Acuity Intelligent Spaces (“AIS”), the facility primarily benefits as of August 31, 2025:


	ABL		AIS		Corporate	Total
Nature of Facilities	Owned	Leased	Owned	Leased	Leased	Owned	Leased
Manufacturing facilities	10	5	2	1	—	12	6
Warehouses	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Distribution centers	2	6	—	1	—	2	7
Offices	3	8	—	25	1	3	34
Total	15	19	2	28	1	17	48

The following table provides additional geographic information related to our manufacturing facilities as of August 31, 2025:


	United States	Mexico	Europe	Canada	Total
ABL:
Owned	4	5	1	—	10
Leased	1	2	—	2	5
Total	5	7	1	2	15

AIS:
Owned	—	—	1	1	2
Leased	1	—	—	—	1
Total	1	—	1	1	3

We believe that our properties are well maintained and in good operating condition and that our properties are suitable and adequate for our present needs. Initiatives related to enhancing global operations may result in the future consolidation or addition of certain facilities.

Item 3.Legal Proceedings.

See the Commitments and Contingencies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding our legal proceedings.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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PART II

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, ~~2024~~2025, there were 1,~~681~~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 2221, ~~2025~~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, ~~2024~~2025, the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board equaled 3.83 million shares. ~~There~~The ~~were~~following notable ~~shares~~reflects activity related to equity securities we repurchased during the ~~quarter~~three months ended August 31, ~~2024.~~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, ~~2024~~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 ~~Brands,~~ 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, ~~2019~~2020 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends.

	Aug-19		Aug-20		Aug-21		Aug-22		Aug-23		Aug-24
	Aug-20		Aug-21		Aug-22		Aug-23		Aug-24		Aug-25
Acuity Brands, Inc.	$	100	$	88	$	148	$	132	$	131	$	207
Acuity Inc.	$	100	$	170	$	151	$	149	$	236	$	303
S&P Midcap 400 Index	100		~~104~~145		~~151~~130		~~135~~144		~~150~~171		~~178~~182
Dow Jones U.S. Electrical Components & Equipment Index	100		~~115~~145		~~167~~128		~~148~~155		~~180~~188		~~217~~272
Dow Jones U.S. Building Materials & Fixtures Index	100		~~118~~158		~~186~~124		~~146~~157		~~186~~213		~~251~~231

Item 6.[Reserved]

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Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The purpose of this discussion and analysis is to enhance the understanding and evaluation of the results of operations, financial position, cash flows, indebtedness, and other key financial information of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or similar references) and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included within this report.

A discussion of the year ended August 31, ~~2023~~2024 compared to the year ended August 31, ~~2022~~2023 can be found within Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis within our fiscal ~~2023~~2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2628, ~~2023~~2024.

Overview

Company

WeAcuity ~~are~~Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or similar references) is a market-leading industrial technology company. Effective March 26, 2025, we changed our corporate name from Acuity Brands, Inc. to Acuity Inc. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and ~~light~~more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting ~~and Lighting Controls~~ (“ABL”) and ~~the~~Acuity Intelligent Spaces ~~Group~~ (“~~ISG~~AIS”), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people'’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and ~~location-aware~~an ~~applications~~audio, video, and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Financial Condition, Capital Resources, and Liquidity

We have numerous sources of capital, including cash on hand and cash flows generated from operations, as well as various sources of financing. Our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations or to access certain capital markets, including banks, is necessary to meet our capital allocation priorities, which are to invest in our current business for growth, to invest in mergers and acquisitions, to pay a dividend, and to make share repurchases. Sufficient cash flow generation is also critical to fund our operations in the short and long ~~terms~~term and to maintain compliance with covenants contained in our financing agreements.

Our significant contractual cash requirements as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025 primarily include principal and interest on ~~our~~outstanding ~~unsecured notes~~debt, accounts payable, accrued employee compensation, ~~and~~ operating lease liabilities., Weand ~~had~~certain nopurchase ~~borrowings~~obligations ~~outstanding~~incurred ~~under~~in ~~our~~the ~~credit~~ordinary ~~agreement~~course as of ~~August 31,~~business ~~2024~~that are enforceable and legally binding. Further details on our borrowings and operating lease liabilities are outlined in the Debt and Lines of Credit, Leases, and ~~Leases~~Subsequent Event footnotes of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, ~~respectively,~~ within this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

~~Additionally, we incur purchase obligations in the ordinary course of business that are enforceable and legally binding.~~ Contractual purchase obligations subsequent to August 31, ~~2024~~2025 include $~~284~~323.43 million in fiscal ~~2025~~2026. Contractual purchase obligations beyond fiscal ~~2025~~2026 are not significant.

We believe that we will be able to meet our liquidity needs over the next 12 months based on our cash on hand, current projections of cash flows from operations, borrowing availability under financing arrangements, and current access to capital markets. Additionally, we believe that our cash flows from operations and sources of funding, including, but not limited to, future borrowings and borrowing capacity, will sufficiently support our long-term liquidity needs. In the event of a sustained market deterioration, we may need additional capital, which would require us to evaluate available alternatives and take appropriate actions.

Cash

Our cash position at August 31, ~~2024~~2025 was $~~845~~422.85 million, ana ~~increase~~decrease of $~~447~~423.93 million from August 31, ~~2023~~2024. Cash generated from operating activities and cash on hand were used during the current year to partially fund the QSC, LLC (“QSC”) acquisition and our other capital allocation priorities as discussed below.

We generated $~~619~~601.24 million of cash flows from operating activities during fiscal ~~2024~~2025 compared with $~~578~~619.12 million in the prior-year period, ana ~~increase~~decrease of $4117.18 million. ~~This~~Cash ~~increase~~flows ~~was~~from ~~due~~operations ~~primarily~~decreased toas ~~higher~~payments ~~net~~for ~~income~~acquisition-related incosts, ~~fiscal~~higher ~~2024~~interest, and increased purchases of inventory were partially offset by ~~higher~~the ~~working~~timing ~~capital~~of ~~investments~~collections tofrom ~~fund profitable growth~~customers.

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Financing Arrangements

See the Debt and Lines of Credit footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for discussion of the terms of our various financing arrangements, including the ~~$500.0 million aggregate principal amount of~~ 2.150% senior unsecured notes due December 15, 2030 (the “Unsecured Notes”), ~~as well as~~ the terms of our ~~$600.0 million~~ five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”), and the terms of our unsecured term loan facility (“Term Loan Facility”) due June 27, 2027.

At August 31, ~~2024~~2025, our outstanding debt balance was $~~496~~896.28 million, which consisted ~~solely~~ of our Unsecured Notes and borrowings on our Term Loan Facility, compared to our cash position of $~~845~~422.85 million. We were in compliance with all covenants under our financing arrangements as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025.

AtThe ~~August 31,~~Unsecured ~~2024,~~Notes wewere ~~had~~issued ~~additional~~by ~~borrowing~~Acuity ~~capacity~~Brands ~~under~~Lighting, ~~the~~Inc., ~~Revolving~~a ~~Credit~~wholly-owned ~~Facility~~subsidiary of ~~$596~~Acuity Inc.2 ~~million~~The ~~under~~Unsecured ~~the~~Notes ~~most~~are ~~restrictive~~fully ~~covenant~~and inunconditionally ~~effect~~guaranteed aton ~~the~~a ~~time,~~senior ~~which~~unsecured ~~represents~~basis ~~the~~by ~~full~~Acuity ~~amount~~Inc. ofand ~~the~~ABL ~~Revolving~~IP ~~Credit~~Holding ~~Facility~~LLC, ~~less~~a ~~outstanding~~wholly-owned ~~letters~~subsidiary of ~~credit~~Acuity ~~of $3~~Inc.8 ~~million~~The ~~issued~~following ~~under~~tables ~~the~~present ~~facility~~summarized financial information for Acuity Inc., AsAcuity ofBrands ~~August 31~~Lighting, ~~2024~~Inc., ~~our~~and ~~cash~~ABL IP Holding LLC on ~~hand~~a combined ~~with~~basis after the ~~additional~~elimination ~~borrowing~~of ~~capacity~~all ~~under~~intercompany balances and transactions between the ~~Revolving~~combined ~~Credit~~group ~~Facility~~as ~~totaled~~well ~~$1.4 billion.~~as any investments in non-guarantors as of the dates and during the period presented (in millions):

The Unsecured Notes were issued by Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acuity Brands, Inc. The Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Acuity Brands, Inc. and ABL IP Holding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acuity Brands, Inc. The following tables present summarized financial information for Acuity Brands, Inc., Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., and ABL IP Holding LLC on a combined basis after the elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions between the combined group as well as any investments in non-guarantors as of the dates and during the period presented (in millions):


Summarized Balance Sheet Information	August 31, 2025		August 31, 2024
Current assets	$	1,068.2	$	1,517.6
Current assets due from non-guarantor affiliates	303.5		338.0
Non-current assets	1,369.4		1,337.7
Current liabilities	604.0		553.2
Non-current liabilities	1,138.4		746.5

Summarized Balance Sheet Information	August 31, 2024		August 31, 2023
Summarized Income Statement Information	Year Ended August 31, 2025
Current assets	$	1,517.6	$	995.7
Net sales	$	3,326.2
Current assets due from non-guarantor affiliates	338.0		326.4
Gross profit	1,503.1
Non-current assets	1,337.7		1,377.9
Net income	348.3
Current liabilities	553.2		464.2
Non-current liabilities	746.5		785.4

Summarized Income Statement Information	Year Ended August 31, 2024
Net sales	$	3,146.9
Gross profit	1,447.0
Net income	407.9

On November 25, 2024, we entered into an amendment to our credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) that, among other things, provided for a delayed draw term under the Term Loan Facility of up to $600.0 million. In January 2025, we drew the full $600.0 million on the Term Loan Facility to fund the QSC acquisition. During fiscal 2025, we voluntarily repaid $200.0 million of the outstanding obligation. We had $400.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan Facility at August 31, 2025.

At August 31, 2025, we had additional borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement of $595.8 million under the most restrictive covenant in effect at the time, which represents the full amount of the Revolving Credit Facility less outstanding letters of credit of $4.2 million issued under the Revolving Credit Facility, primarily for securing collateral requirements under our casualty insurance premiums. As of August 31, 2025, our cash on hand combined with the additional borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $1.0 billion.

Capital Allocation Priorities

Our capital allocation priorities are to invest in our current business for growth, to invest in mergers and acquisitions, to pay a dividend, and to make share repurchases.

Investments in Current Business for Growth

We invested $6468.04 million and $6664.70 million in property, plant, and equipment in fiscal ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively. We invested primarily in new and enhanced information technology, ~~tooling~~equipment, ~~machinery~~tooling, and facility improvements in fiscal ~~2024~~2025.

Strategic Acquisitions, Investments, and Divestitures

We seek opportunities to strategically expand and enhance our portfolio of solutions. Refer to the Acquisitions and Divestitures footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Arize Assets

On January 19, 2024, we acquired certain assets related to Arize® horticulture lighting products from Current Lighting Solutions, LLC. The assets have been included in ABL's financial results since the date of acquisition and did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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~~KE2~~QSC, ~~Therm~~LLC

On ~~May~~January 151, ~~2023~~2025, ~~using cash on hand,~~ we acquired all of the equity interests of ~~KE2~~QSC, ~~Therm~~a ~~Solutions~~leader in the design, ~~Inc.~~engineering, ~~(“KE2~~and ~~Therm”).~~manufacturing ~~KE2~~of ~~Therm~~audio, ~~develops~~video, and ~~provides~~control ~~intelligent~~solutions ~~refrigeration~~and services, for $1.2 billion. This acquisition expands AIS into a cloud-manageable audio, video, and control ~~solutions~~platform that ~~deliver~~includes ~~the~~controls, ~~precision~~sensors, ofand ~~digital~~software ~~controls~~with tobroad ~~promote~~applications ~~safety~~across multiple end-markets including education, ~~efficiency~~commercial, ~~and~~hospitality, ~~reliability~~government, ~~while~~healthcare, ~~delivering~~and ~~cost~~transportation. ~~savings~~We tofunded the ~~customer~~transaction using cash on hand and proceeds from our Term Loan Facility. ~~This~~The ~~acquisition~~operating ~~expanded~~results, ~~ISG's~~assets, ~~technology~~liabilities, and ~~controls~~cash ~~product~~flows ~~portfolio~~of ~~and~~QSC ~~reached~~have ~~new~~been ~~customers~~included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition.

~~Divestitures~~M3 Innovation, LLC

~~There~~On ~~were~~May no1, ~~divestitures~~2025, ~~during~~we ~~fiscal~~acquired ~~2024.~~certain Weassets ~~sold~~of ~~our~~M3 ~~Sunoptics~~Innovation, ~~prismatic~~LLC, ~~skylights~~a ~~business~~sports inlighting ~~the~~startup ~~first~~that ~~fiscal~~uses ~~quarter~~innovative oftechnology ~~2023~~to ~~and~~lower ~~recognized~~the aoverall ~~pre-tax~~cost ~~loss~~of the installation and operation of ~~$11~~sports lighting solutions.2 ~~million~~The onassets have been included in ABL's financial results since the ~~sale~~date of ~~this~~acquisition ~~business.~~and did not have a material impact to our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Dividends

We paid dividends on our common stock of $1820.26 million ($0.5866 per share) in fiscal ~~2024~~2025 and $1618.82 million ($0.5258 per share) in fiscal ~~2023~~2024. All decisions regarding the declaration and payment of dividends are at the discretion of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) and are evaluated regularly inwith ~~light~~consideration of our financial condition, earnings, growth prospects, funding requirements, applicable law, and any other factors the Board deems relevant.

Share Repurchases

During fiscal ~~2024~~2025, we repurchased approximately 0.54 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $87117.81 million. Total cash outflows for share repurchases during fiscal ~~2024~~2025 were $88118.75 million. During fiscal ~~2023~~2024, we repurchased 10.65 million shares of our outstanding common stock for $~~269~~87.38 million. Total cash outflows for share repurchases during fiscal ~~2023~~2024 were $~~266~~88.67 million. We expect to repurchase shares on an opportunistic basis subject to various factors including stock price, Company performance, market conditions, and other possible uses of cash.

On January 25, 2024, the Board approved an increase of three million shares to the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the share repurchase program. As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, the maximum number of shares that may yet be repurchased under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board equaled 3.83 million shares.

Recent Developments

On October 24, 2024, Acuity Brands Technology Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Acuity Brands, Inc. entered into an equity purchase agreement (the (“Purchase Agreement”) to acquire QSC, LLC (“QSC”), a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of audio, video, and control solutions and services. Refer to the Subsequent Event footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our results of operations in fiscal ~~2024~~2025 compared to fiscal ~~2023~~2024. A discussion of our fiscal ~~2023~~2024 results of operations compared to fiscal ~~2022~~2023 can be found within Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations within our fiscal ~~2023~~2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2628, ~~2023~~2024.

The following table sets forth information comparing the components of net income for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 with the year ended August 31, ~~2023~~2024 (in millions except per share data):

	Year Ended August 31,						Increase			Percent
	2024			2023			(Decrease)			Change
	2025			2024			(Decrease)			Change
Net sales	$	34,~~841~~345.06		$	3,~~952~~841.20		$	~~(111~~504.2)6		(213.8)1	%
Cost of products sold	2,~~059~~267.31			2,~~239~~059.03			~~(179~~207.7)8			(810.0)1	%
Gross profit	12,~~781~~078.75			1,~~713~~781.27			68296.58			416.07	%
Percent of net sales	4647.48		%	4346.34		%	~~310~~140		bps
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses	1,~~228~~484.49			1,~~212~~228.94			15256.5			120.39	%
Special charges	—29.7			~~26.9~~—			~~(26~~29.9)7			NM
Operating profit	~~553~~563.39			~~473~~553.43			7910.96			161.9	%
Percent of net sales	1413.40		%	1214.04		%	~~240~~(140)		bps
Other expense:
Interest (income) expense, net	(4.5)			18.9			(23.4)			(123.8)	%
Interest expense (income), net	22.0			(4.5)			26.5			NM
Miscellaneous expense, net	941.27			79.82			132.45			~~17.9~~NM	%
Total other expense	463.7			264.7			~~(22~~59.0)			~~(82.4)~~NM	%
Income before income taxes	~~548~~500.62			~~446~~548.76			~~101~~(48.94)			22(8.8)	%
Percent of net sales	1411.35		%	1114.3		%	~~300~~(280)		bps
Income tax expense	~~126~~103.06			~~100~~126.70			25(22.34)			25(17.18)	%
Effective tax rate	2320.07		%	2223.50		%
Net income	$	~~422~~396.6		$	~~346~~422.06		$	76(26.60)		22(6.12)	%
Diluted earnings per share	$	1312.4453		$	1013.7644		$	2(0.6891)		24(6.98)	%
NM - not meaningful

Net Sales

Net sales of $34.8435 billion for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 ~~decreased~~increased by $~~111~~504.26 million, or 213.81%, compared with the prior-year period due primarily to aincreases ~~decline~~ in sales ~~within~~in both our AIS and ABL segments. The increase in our AIS segment, ~~partially~~was ~~offset~~driven by the acquisition of QSC, which contributed $428.6 million in sales, as well higher net sales ~~within~~of our ~~ISG~~Atrius ~~segment~~and Distech products. ~~Acquisitions~~Additionally, ~~and~~net ~~divestitures~~sales ~~did~~increased ~~not~~in ~~have~~our ~~material~~ABL ~~impacts~~segment ondue ~~consolidated~~primarily to higher net sales ~~for~~within the ~~year~~independent ~~ended~~sales ~~August 31~~and direct sales networks, ~~2024~~partially offset by lower net sales within the corporate accounts and retail channels.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 increased $68296.58 million, or 416.07%, to $12.7808 billion compared with $1.7178 billion for the prior year. ~~Gross profit margin increased 310 basis points to 46.4% for fiscal 2024 compared with 43.3% in the prior-year period.~~ Our gross profit increased compared with the prior ~~year~~period due primarily to ~~favorable~~the ~~material~~fall ~~and~~through ~~import~~of ~~costs,~~higher ~~which more than offset the lower~~ net sales, ~~and~~including ~~higher~~contributions ~~production~~from ~~costs.~~the ~~Additionally~~QSC inacquisition, ~~fiscal~~as ~~2023,~~well weas ~~recognized~~favorable amaterials ~~$13~~costs.0 ~~million~~These ~~charge~~increases ~~resulting~~were ~~from~~partially ~~the~~offset ~~collectability~~by ofincreased aproduction ~~supplier~~costs, ~~warranty~~higher ~~obligation~~tariffs, ~~owed~~and toacquisition-date usfair ~~for~~value ~~components~~adjustments weto ~~used~~QSC's ~~in products manufactured and sold between 2017 and 2019~~inventory.

Operating Profit

Selling, distribution, and administrative (“SD&A”) expenses for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 were $1.2348 billion compared with $1.2123 billion in the prior year, an increase of $15256.5 million, or 120.39%. The increase in SD&A expenses was due primarily to higher selling costs associated with higher sales and higher employee-related costs. The increase was also due to amounts related to the QSC acquisition, ~~partially~~including ~~offset~~higher byemployee-related ~~lower~~costs, ~~commissions~~higher amortization from acquired intangibles, and ~~freight~~acquisition-related costs. ~~associated~~Acquisition-related ~~with~~costs ~~the~~were ~~decline~~recorded inwithin ~~net~~unallocated ~~sales~~corporate amounts.

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We ~~recognized~~recorded special charges oftotaling $2629.97 million ~~during~~for ~~fiscal~~the year ~~2023~~ended August 31, 2025, which consisted primarily of impairments of long-lived assets as well as employee severance costs related to productivity initiatives. Please refer to the Special Charges footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further details.

Operating profit for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 was $~~553~~563.39 million (1413.40% of net sales) compared with $~~473~~553.43 million (1214.04% of net sales) for the prior fiscal year, an increase of $7910.96 million, or 161.9%. The increase in operating profit was due primarily to higher gross profit ~~and nonrecurring fiscal 2023 special charges~~, partially offset by higher SD&A expenses and nonrecurring fiscal 2025 special charges.

Interest Expense (Income) ~~Expense~~, net

We reported net interest ~~income~~expense of $422.50 million and net interest ~~expense~~income of $184.95 million for the years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively. The increase in net interest ~~income~~expense was due primarily to ~~higher~~ interest ~~bearing~~incurred ~~cash~~on ~~and~~our ~~cash~~outstanding ~~equivalent~~Term ~~balances,~~Loan ~~higher~~Facility ~~investing~~and ~~rates~~lower oninterest-bearing ~~those~~cash ~~balances,~~ and ~~lower~~cash ~~average~~equivalent ~~short-term~~balances ~~borrowings~~as ~~outstanding~~a ~~compared~~result toof ~~the~~our ~~prior~~purchase ~~year~~of QSC.

Miscellaneous Expense, net

Miscellaneous expense, net consists of non-service components of net periodic pension cost, gains and losses associated with foreign currency-related transactions, and non-operating gains and losses~~, and non-service components of net periodic pension cost~~.

We reported net miscellaneous expense of $941.27 million in fiscal ~~2024~~2025 compared with $79.82 million in fiscal ~~2023~~2024. This year-over-year change was due primarily to the ~~impact of foreign currency-related items compared to the prior year. This increase in expense was partially offset by the~~ recognition ~~in the prior year~~ of an $1130.29 million ~~loss~~for onnon-cash ~~the~~pension ~~sale~~settlement ofcharges ~~our~~in ~~Sunoptics~~the ~~prismatic~~fourth ~~skylights~~quarter ~~business and an impairment charge~~ of ~~$2.5~~fiscal ~~million for one unconsolidated equity investment~~2025.

The details of the ~~Sunoptics~~pension ~~sale~~settlement charges are described in the ~~Acquisitions~~Pension and ~~Divestitures~~Defined ~~footnote~~Contribution ofPlans ~~the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The details of the equity investment impairment charge are included in the Fair Value Measurements~~ footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Taxes and Net Income

Our effective income tax rate was 2320.07% and 2223.50% for the years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively. This reduction was due primarily to a one-time $8.2 million tax benefit related to the expiration of the statute in fiscal 2025 of limitations on tax reserves for uncertain tax positions. Further details regarding income taxes are included in the Income Taxes footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net income for fiscal ~~2024~~2025 ~~increased~~decreased $7626.60 million, or 226.12%, to $~~422~~396.6 million from $~~346~~422.06 million reported for the prior year. ~~Diluted~~This ~~earnings~~decrease ~~per~~was ~~share~~due ~~for~~primarily ~~fiscal~~to ~~2024~~the ~~was~~recognition ~~$13.44~~of ~~compared~~non-cash ~~with~~pension ~~$10.76~~settlement ~~for~~charges, ~~the~~nonrecurring ~~prior-year~~special ~~period~~charges, anhigher ~~increase~~SD&A ~~of $2.68~~expenses, orand ~~24.9%.~~higher ~~This~~net ~~increase~~interest ~~reflects~~expense, ~~higher~~partially ~~net~~offset ~~income~~by ashigher ~~well~~gross asprofit and lower ~~outstanding~~income ~~diluted~~tax ~~shares~~expense.

~~Segment~~Diluted ~~Results~~earnings per share for fiscal 2025 was $12.53 compared with $13.44 for the prior-year period, a decrease of $0.91, or 6.8%. This decrease reflects lower net income as well as higher outstanding diluted shares.

The following table sets forth information comparing the operating results of our segments, ABL and ISG, for the year ended August 31, 2024 with the year ended August 31, 2023 (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024			2023			Increase (Decrease)		Percent Change
ABL:
Net sales	$	3,573.4		$	3,722.8		$	(149.4)	(4.0)	%
Operating profit	582.8			509.5			73.3		14.4	%
Operating profit margin	16.3		%	13.7		%	260		bps
ISG:
Net sales	$	291.9		$	252.7		$	39.2	15.5	%
Operating profit	43.6			32.1			$	11.5	35.8	%
Operating profit margin	14.9		%	12.7		%	220		bps

ABL net sales for the year ended August 31, 2024 decreased 4.0% compared with the prior-year period due to lower net sales across all channels, excluding corporate accounts. Net sales in fiscal 2023 benefited from working through an elevated backlog.

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~~Operating~~Segment profit for ABL was $582.8 million (16.3% of ABL net sales) for the year ended August 31, 2024 compared to $509.5 million (13.7% of ABL net sales) in the prior year, an increase of $73.3 million. The increase in operating profit was due primarily to improved profitability on lower sales as well as lower sales-related costs, such as commissions and freight to customers. This improved profitability was partially offset by higher employee-related costs. Additionally, in fiscal 2023, we recorded special charges for ABL of $25.0 million, charges related to the collectability of a supplier receivable of $13.0 million, and accelerated amortization expense for intangibles associated with certain brands that were discontinued of $4.0 million.Results

~~ISG~~The ~~net~~following ~~sales~~table ~~for~~sets ~~the~~forth ~~year~~information ~~ended~~comparing ~~August 31, 2024 increased 15.5% compared with~~ the ~~prior-year~~operating ~~period~~results ~~primarily~~of ~~driven~~our bysegments, ~~higher~~ABL ~~demand for Distech products~~ and ~~the~~AIS, ~~acquisition of KE2 Therm. ISG operating profit was $43.6 million (14.9% of ISG net sales)~~ for the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 ~~compared~~ with ~~$32.1 million (12.7% of ISG net sales) in~~ the ~~prior-~~year ~~period,~~ended ~~an increase of $11.5 million. This increase was due primarily to contributions from higher sales~~August 31, ~~partially~~2024 ~~offset~~(in ~~by increased employee-related costs and professional fees.~~millions):

Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2024 and Accounting Standards Yet to Be Adopted


	Year Ended August 31,
	2025			2024			Increase (Decrease)		Percent Change
ABL:
Net sales	$	3,612.2		$	3,573.4		$	38.8	1.1	%
Gross profit	1,654.5			1,612.5			42.0		2.6	%
Operating profit	590.6			582.8			7.8		1.3	%

Gross profit margin	45.8		%	45.1		%	70		bps
Operating profit margin	16.4		%	16.3		%	10		bps

AIS:
Net sales	$	764.3		$	291.9		$	472.4	161.8	%
Gross profit	424.0			169.2			254.8		150.6	%
Operating profit	76.1			43.6			$	32.5	74.5	%

Gross profit margin	55.5		%	58.0		%	(250)		bps
Operating profit margin	10.0		%	14.9		%	(490)		bps

ABL net sales for the year ended August 31, 2025 increased 1.1% compared with the prior-year period due primarily to higher net sales in our independent and direct sales networks, partially offset by a decline in corporate accounts due primarily to the timing of renovation activities for a large customer and a decline in the retail sales channel.

ABL gross profit was $1.7 billion (45.8% of ABL net sales) for the year ended August 31, 2025 compared with $1.6 billion (45.1% of ABL net sales) in the prior year, an increase of $42.0 million. The increase in gross profit was due primarily to fall through of higher net sales and favorable materials cost. These increases were partially offset by higher production and tariff costs.

ABL operating profit was $590.6 million (16.4% of ABL net sales) for the year ended August 31, 2025 compared with $582.8 million (16.3% of ABL net sales) in the prior year, an increase of $7.8 million. The increase in operating profit was primarily due to higher gross profit, partially offset by the recognition of nonrecurring special charges and higher selling costs associated with higher sales.

AIS net sales for the year ended August 31, 2025 increased $472.4 million or 161.8% compared with the prior-year period due primarily to the acquisition of QSC, which contributed $428.6 million in sales, as well as higher net sales of Atrius and Distech products.

AIS gross profit was $424.0 million (55.5% of AIS net sales) for the year ended August 31, 2025 compared with $169.2 million (58.0% of AIS net sales) in the prior-year period, an increase of $254.8 million. The increase in gross profit was due primarily to fall through of higher net sales, including contributions from the QSC acquisition. These increases were partially offset by preliminary pre-tax fair value adjustments to QSC's inventory and higher tariffs.

AIS operating profit was $76.1 million (10.0% of AIS net sales) for the year ended August 31, 2025 compared with $43.6 million (14.9% of AIS net sales) in the prior-year period, an increase of $32.5 million. This increase primarily reflects higher gross profit, partially offset by higher SD&A costs due primarily to contributions from the QSC acquisition. AIS's operating results also include preliminary pre-tax fair value adjustments to inventory and amortization of intangible assets related to the QSC acquisition.

Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2025 and Accounting Standards Yet to Be Adopted

See the New Accounting Pronouncements footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information on recently adopted and upcoming standards.

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Critical Accounting Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations addresses the financial condition and results of operations as reflected in our Consolidated Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). As discussed in the Description of Business and Basis of Presentation footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments. We base our estimates and judgments on our substantial historical experience and/or other relevant factors, such as projections of future performance, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We discuss the development of accounting estimates with our Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on a recurring basis. See the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a summary of our accounting policies.

We believe the following accounting topics represent our critical accounting estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of goods and services to our customers. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for goods and services. In the period of revenue recognition, we estimate and record provisions for rebates, sales incentives, product returns, and discounts to customers, in most instances, as reductions of revenue.

We also maintain one-time or on-going marketing and trade-promotion programs with certain customers that require us to estimate and accrue the expected costs of such programs. Generally, these provisions are recorded as reductions of revenue and are estimated based on customer agreements, historical trends, expected demand, or specific notification of pending returns. Although historical experience has generally been within expectations, there can be no assurance that future rebates, sales incentives, product returns, discounts, and marketing and trade-promotion programs will not exceed historical amounts. A significant increase in these activities could have a material adverse impact on our operating results in the future.

Please refer to the Revenue Recognition footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information, including financial balances, regarding estimates related to revenue recognition.

Inventories

Inventories include materials, direct labor, inbound freight, customs, duties, tariffs, and related manufacturing overhead. Inventories are stated on a first-in, first-out basis at the lower of cost and net realizable value. We review inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess or obsolete inventory primarily based on estimated future demand and current market conditions. Although our historical experience related to demand and market conditions has been within expectations, a significant change in customer demand, market conditions, or technology could render certain inventory obsolete and thus could have a material adverse impact on our operating results in the period the change occurs.

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could render certain inventory obsolete and thus could have a material adverse impact on our operating results in the period the change occurs.

Please refer to the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Business Combinations

We account for business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires that once control is obtained, all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective fair values at the date of acquisition. The determination of the acquisition-date fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires estimates and a significant amount of management judgment and may involve third-party specialists. Generally, the assets requiring the most judgment are identified intangible assets, which are generally valued using an income, replacement cost, market comparable, or other approach.

For the QSC acquisition, we used an income approach to value significant acquired intangible assets. We used a relief-from royalty method for trade names, a distributor model for customer relationships, and a multi-period excess earnings method for developed technology and patents. Significant assumptions used in these models included

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projected revenues, attrition rates, hypothetical royalty rates, hypothetical distributor margins, projected obsolescence factors, and/or relevant discount rates.

Although we believe our estimates of acquisition-date fair values are reasonable, actual financial results could differ from those estimates due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making such estimates. Changes in assumptions concerning future financial results or other underlying assumptions could have a significant impact on the determination of the fair values of the intangible assets acquired.

Please refer to the Acquisitions and Divestitures footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill is calculated as the residual value of an acquisition's purchase price less the value of the identifiable net assets and is thus dependent on the appropriate identification and valuation of the net assets obtained in an acquisition.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of acquired trade names that are expected to generate cash flows indefinitely. Significant estimates and assumptions were used to both identify and determine the initial fair value of these acquired intangible assets, often with the assistance of third-party valuation specialists. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, estimated future net sales and profitability, royalty rates, and discount rates.

We review goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of the first date of our fiscal fourth quarter (June 1) or more frequently if events occur or circumstances change, such as a significant adverse change in our business climate, that would more likely than not indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit or an indefinite-lived asset is below its carrying value.

For our annual impairment tests, we may elect to perform a qualitative assessment of our goodwill and/or indefinite-lived intangibles as allowed under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”) to determine whether it is more likely than not that an impairment occurred. If we determine that an asset is more likely than not impaired, we perform a quantitative impairment assessment for that asset. Alternatively, we may elect to forego the qualitative assessment. An impairment loss for goodwill is recognized in the event a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value and for an indefinite-lived intangible asset in the event the asset's carrying value exceeds its fair value.

An assessment of our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment considers the use of significant judgments and estimates in accordance with U.S. GAAP including, but not limited to, economic, industry, and Company-specific qualitative factors, projected future net sales, operating results, and cash flows. Under a quantitative assessment, fair values for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are estimated using discounted future cash flows or another appropriate fair value method. We currently believe that the estimates used in the evaluation of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are reasonable~~, including our calculations of fiscal 2024 trade name impairment charges described below~~. However, future differences between actual and expected net sales, operating results, and cash flows and/or changes in the discount rates, or theoretical royalty rates for indefinite-lived intangible assets, used could require us to record additional non-cash impairment charges to earnings for the write-down in the value of such assets. Such charges could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position but not our cash flows from operations.

Goodwill

As of June 1, ~~2024~~2025, the current fiscal year testing date, we performed a qualitative analysis to assess goodwill for impairment. Our qualitative analysis considered and assessed external factors for each reporting unit such as macroeconomic, industry, cost, and market conditions as well as Company-specific factors, including but not limited to, our actual and planned financial performance. Based on the results of our analysis, we determined there was not a more likely than not probability of impairment for each of our ~~three~~four reporting units. Thus, no quantitative test was required for our $1.1 5 billion of goodwill.

We last performed a quantitative goodwill impairment analysis in fiscal 2023 and concluded that any reasonably likely change in the assumptions used in those analyses, including revenue growth rates, discount rates, longer term growth rates, or relevant multiples would not cause the carrying value of any reporting unit to exceed its estimated fair value. See the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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~~name's actual and planned financial performance. Based on the results of our analysis, we determined there was not a more likely than not probability of impairment for seven of the indefinite~~Indefinite-~~lived~~Lived ~~intangible~~Intangible assets, and no quantitative test for these assets was required. We last performed a quantitative analysis in fiscal 2023 for these seven trade names and concluded that any reasonably likely change in the assumptions used in those analyses, including revenue growth rates, discount rates, long-term growth rates, or implied royalty rates would not result in an impairment.Assets

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See the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the assumptions used and results of our annual impairment tests for the periods presented.

Product Warranty Costs

We accrue for the estimated amount of future warranty costs when the related revenue is recognized and when costs are deemed to be probable and can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities related to product warranty costs are subject to uncertainty because they require estimates of future costs. Estimated future warranty costs are primarily based on historical experience, including the number and costs of identified warranty claims as well as the period of time between the shipment of products and our settlement of related claims.

We are fully self-insured for product warranty costs. Although we assume that historical experience will continue to be the best indicator of future warranty costs, we cannot assure that future warranty costs will not exceed historical amounts. If actual future warranty costs exceed recorded amounts, additional accruals may be required, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow.

See the Commitments and Contingencies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information, including financial balances, on our estimates of liabilities for product warranty costs.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Information

This filing contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”). Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements that describe or relate to the Company’s plans, initiatives, projections, vision, goals, targets, commitments, expectations, objectives, prospects, strategies, or financial outlook, and the assumptions underlying or relating thereto. In some cases, we may use words such as “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “indicate,” “project,” “predict,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” and words of similar meaning, as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions, or circumstances, to identify forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Act. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Our forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual events or results to differ materially from our historical experience and management’s present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including this Annual Report on Form 10-K (including, but not limited to, Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors), quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this quarterly report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

General

We are exposed to worldwide market risks that may impact our Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity due primarily to changing interest and foreign exchange rates. We do not currently engage in significant commodity hedging transactions for raw materials. The following discussion provides additional information regarding our market risks.

Interest Rates

Interest rate fluctuations expose variable-rate debt of the organization to changes in interest expense and cash flows. As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, our long-term debt consisted ~~primarily~~ of fixed-rate senior unsecured notes and variable-rate borrowings on the term loan facility. A fluctuation in interest rates would not affect interest expense or cash flows related to the Company’s fixed-rate debt. However, a 10% increase in market interest rates at August 31, ~~2024~~2025 would have decreased the estimated fair value of our senior unsecured notes by approximately $119.76 million. As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had no$400.0 million borrowings outstanding on our credit facility. ~~Interest~~A ~~incurred~~hypothetical onincrease ~~these~~in ~~borrowings~~interest isrates ~~not~~of ~~significant~~10% towould ~~our~~increase ~~overall~~the ~~results~~annual ofinterest ~~operations~~expense oron ~~cash~~this ~~flows~~outstanding debt by approximately $2.2 million. See the Debt and Lines of Credit footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Form 10-K for additional information.

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Foreign Exchange Rates

The majority of our net sales, expense, and capital purchases are transacted in U.S. dollars. Our primary exposure with respect to foreign exchange rate fluctuation exists due to the translation of foreign operations' results into U.S. Dollars, with our largest exposures in Mexico and Canada, and, to a lesser extent, in Europe. Based on fiscal ~~2024~~2025 performance, a hypothetical depreciation of 10% in the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar would negatively impact operating profit by approximately $83.60 million, while a hypothetical 10% appreciation in the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. dollar would favorably impact operating profit by approximately $103.57 million. In addition to products and services sold in Mexico, a significant portion of the goods sold in the United States are manufactured in Mexico. A hypothetical 10% decrease in the value of the Mexican peso in relation to the U.S. dollar would favorably impact operating profit by approximately $2223.0 million, while a hypothetical 10% increase in the value of the Mexican peso in relation to the U.S. dollar would negatively impact operating profit by approximately $2628.91 million. The individual impacts to the operating profit of hypothetical currency fluctuations in the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso have been calculated assuming no changes to functional currency amounts and in isolation from any potential responses to address such exchange rate changes in our foreign markets.

Our exposure to foreign currency risk related to our operations in Europe is immaterial and has been excluded from this analysis.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

			Page
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting			3132
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			3233
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2024 and 2023			35
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2025 and 2024			37
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			36
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			38
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			37
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			39
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022			38
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023			40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			3941
Note 1 — Description of Business and Basis of Presentation			3941
Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies			4042
Note 3 — New Accounting Pronouncements			4951
Note 4 — Acquisitions and Divestitures			4952
Note 5 — Fair Value Measurements			5055
Note 6 — Leases			5157
Note 7 — Debt and Lines of Credit			5358
Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies			5459
Note 9 — Segment Information			5561
Note 10 — Revenue Recognition			5763
Note 11 — Share-based Payments			5965
Note 12 — Pension and Defined Contribution Plans			6468
Note 13 — Special Charges			6974
Note 14 — Common Stock and Related Matters			7075
Note 15 — Income Taxes			7276
Note 16 — Supplemental Disaggregated Information			7479
Note 17 — Subsequent Event			7580

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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

The management of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework). Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.

~~Ernst~~Management’s &assessment ~~Young~~of ~~LLP~~and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of the acquired business of QSC, LLC (“QSC”), which is included in the Company’s ~~independent~~consolidated ~~registered~~financial ~~public~~statements ~~accounting~~as ~~firm~~of August 31, ~~has~~2025 ~~issued~~and anfor ~~audit~~the ~~report~~period onfrom ~~its~~the ~~audit~~acquisition date of January 1, 2025 through August 31, 2025. As of August 31, 2025, QSC assets and net assets after excluding acquired goodwill and intangible assets constituted 7% of both the Company’s ~~internal~~consolidated ~~control~~total ~~over~~assets ~~financial~~and ~~reporting~~net assets. ~~This~~For ~~report~~the ~~dated~~year ~~October 28~~ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, isQSC ~~included~~net ~~within~~sales ~~this~~and ~~Form~~ pre-tax income constituted 10% of the Company's net sales and 4% of the Company's pre-Ktax income, respectively.

Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an audit report on its audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This report dated October 27, 2025 is included within this Form 10-K.


/s/ NEIL M. ASHE						/s/ KAREN J. HOLCOM
Neil M. Ashe Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer						Karen J. Holcom Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the ~~Stockholders~~Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. (the Company) as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and stockholders’' equity for each of the three years in the period ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control-—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated October 2827, ~~2024~~2025 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the ~~account~~accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

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~~Product~~Acquisition ~~Warranty~~of ~~Costs~~QSC, LLC – Valuation of Developed Technology

Description of the Matter			As discussed in Note 84 to the consolidated financial statements, the ~~liabilities~~Company ~~for~~acquired ~~product~~QSC, ~~warranty~~LLC ~~costs~~(QSC) ~~amount~~on toJanuary ~~$37.5~~1, ~~million~~2025, atfor ~~August~~cash ~~31,~~consideration ~~2024~~of approximately $1.2 billion. The Company ~~accrues~~accounted for the ~~estimated~~acquisition ~~amount~~ of ~~future~~QSC ~~warranty~~as ~~costs~~a ~~when~~business combination. The acquisition date fair value of the ~~related~~acquired ~~revenue~~developed istechnology ~~recognized~~intangible assets was $434.0 ~~Estimated~~million, ~~costs~~substantially ~~for~~all ~~product~~of ~~warranty~~which ~~costs~~was ~~are~~Q-SYS, ~~accrued~~an ~~when~~audio, ~~probable~~video, and ~~estimable~~control platform. Auditing ~~these~~the ~~liabilities~~Company’s isaccounting for the Q-SYS developed technology intangible asset was complex due to ~~the~~estimation uncertainty ~~inherent~~and subjectivity involved in the ~~estimates~~Company’s ~~used~~determination byof ~~management~~fair tovalue. ~~calculate~~The Company determined the ~~liability~~fair ~~balances.~~value ~~Management’s~~of ~~cost~~the ~~estimates~~Q-SYS ~~consider~~developed ~~historical~~technology ~~experience,~~intangible ~~including~~asset ~~the~~based ~~number~~on ~~and~~a ~~costs~~multi-period ofexcess ~~identified~~earnings ~~warranty~~method ~~claims~~income asapproach. ~~well~~The asestimation ~~the~~uncertainty ~~period~~was ofprimarily ~~time~~due ~~between~~to the ~~shipment~~sensitivity of ~~products~~the ~~and~~Q-SYS ~~the~~developed ~~settlement~~technology ofintangible ~~related~~asset ~~claims.~~fair Invalue ~~addition,~~to underlying assumptions about the ~~liabilities~~future ~~are~~performance ~~sensitive~~of toQSC. The significant ~~management~~ assumptions, ~~including~~used to estimate the ~~expectation~~fair ~~that~~value ~~historical~~of ~~experience~~the ~~will~~Q-SYS ~~continue~~developed totechnology beintangible asset were projected revenues and the ~~best~~discount ~~indicator~~rate. These significant assumptions include forward-looking considerations and were based on expectations of future ~~warranty~~economic ~~costs~~and market conditions.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit			We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the Company’s ~~product~~estimation ~~warranty~~process ~~costs~~supporting ~~process.~~the Wefair ~~tested~~value ~~internal~~of ~~controls~~Q-SYS ~~over~~developed ~~management’s~~technology ~~estimates~~intangible ~~for~~asset. ~~the~~For ~~product~~example, ~~warranty~~we ~~costs.~~tested ~~Our~~management’s ~~audit~~review ~~also~~controls ~~included~~over the ~~evaluation~~significant ofassumptions ~~controls~~described ~~that~~above ~~address~~along with the completeness and accuracy of the data utilized in ~~calculating~~ the fair value estimates.Our audit procedures related to ~~product~~the ~~warranty~~estimated ~~costs~~fair ~~also~~value of the Q-SYS developed technology intangible asset included, among others, evaluating the Company’'s ~~estimation~~selection of the valuation methodology, ~~and~~evaluating the ~~related~~ significant assumptions, ~~including~~described above and testing the ~~historical~~completeness ~~data~~and ~~used~~accuracy inof the ~~Company’s~~underlying ~~estimation~~data ~~methodology~~supporting the significant assumptions. ~~Furthermore,~~We weinvolved ~~performed~~our ~~sensitivity~~valuation ~~analyses~~specialists onto assist with evaluating the ~~cost~~methodology ~~estimates~~and significant assumptions used by management to ~~evaluate~~determine the fair value estimates. We compared the significant ~~judgments~~assumptions ~~made~~to byhistorical ~~management~~and current industry, market and ~~the~~economic ~~impact~~trends, onas ~~the~~well ~~liability~~as ~~from~~historical ~~changes~~results inof ~~assumptions~~QSC and guideline companies within the same industry.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.

Atlanta, Georgia

October 2827, ~~2024~~2025

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the ~~Stockholders~~Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We have audited Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, based on the COSO criteria.

WeAs ~~also~~indicated ~~have~~in ~~audited~~the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, inmanagement’s ~~accordance~~assessment ~~with~~of and conclusion on the ~~standards~~effectiveness of ~~the~~internal ~~Public~~control ~~Company~~over ~~Accounting~~financial ~~Oversight~~reporting ~~Board~~did ~~(United~~not ~~States)~~include the internal controls of QSC, LLC (~~PCAOB~~QSC), which is included in the 2025 consolidated ~~balance~~financial ~~sheets~~statements of the Company asand ofconstituted ~~August~~7% ~~31,~~of ~~2024~~total assets and ~~2023~~net assets, excluding the ~~related~~acquired ~~consolidated~~value ~~statements~~of goodwill and other intangible assets, as of ~~comprehensive~~August ~~income~~31, ~~cash~~2025 ~~flows~~and 10% and ~~stockholders’~~4% ~~equity~~of ~~for~~net ~~each~~sales ofand ~~the~~pre-tax ~~three~~income, ~~years~~respectively, infor the ~~period~~year then ended. ~~August~~Our ~~31,~~audit ~~2024,~~of ~~and~~internal ~~the~~control ~~related~~over ~~notes~~financial ~~and~~reporting ~~our~~of ~~report~~the ~~dated~~Company ~~October~~also ~~28,~~did ~~2024~~not ~~expressed~~include an ~~unqualified~~evaluation ~~opinion~~of ~~thereon~~the internal control over financial reporting of QSC.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended August 31, 2025, and the related notes and our report dated October 27, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

October 2827, ~~2024~~2025

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ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except per-share data)

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	~~845~~422.85	$	~~397~~845.98
Accounts receivable, less reserve for doubtful accounts of $1.9 and $1.3, respectively	563.0		555.3
Accounts receivable, less reserve for doubtful accounts of $4.3 and $1.9, respectively	593.9		563.0
Inventories	~~387~~526.67		~~368~~387.56
Prepayments and other current assets	75108.14		7375.51
Total current assets	1,~~871~~651.5		1,~~395~~871.25
Property, plant, and equipment, net	~~303~~343.92		~~297~~303.69
Operating lease right-of-use assets	6597.64		8465.16
Goodwill	1,~~098~~495.75		1,~~097~~098.97
Intangible assets, net	~~440~~1,099.50		~~481~~440.25
Deferred income taxes	223.34		32.03
Other long-term assets	3245.12		4932.51
Total assets	$	34,~~814~~755.62	$	3,~~408~~814.56
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	~~352~~454.35	$	~~285~~352.73
Current operating lease liabilities	1923.23		19.72
Accrued compensation	110.10		~~103~~110.31
Other current liabilities	~~206~~258.30		~~186~~206.73
Total current liabilities	~~687~~845.98		~~595~~687.49
Long-term debt	~~496~~896.28		~~495~~496.62
Long-term operating lease liabilities	5884.13		7558.51
Accrued pension liabilities	3739.52		3837.45
Deferred income taxes	2624.09		5926.0
Other long-term liabilities	~~130~~139.13		~~129~~130.21
Total liabilities	12,~~435~~030.83		1,~~393~~435.18
Commitments and contingencies (see Commitments and Contingencies footnote)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50.0 shares authorized; none issued	—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 500.0 shares authorized; 54.6 and 54.4 issued, respectively	0.5		0.5
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 500.0 shares authorized; 54.9 and 54.6 issued, respectively	0.5		0.5
Paid-in capital	1,~~115~~164.97		1,~~066~~115.89
Retained earnings	34,~~909~~285.8		3,~~505~~909.48
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(~~114~~76.95)		(~~112~~114.69)
Treasury stock, at cost — 23.8 and 23.4 shares, respectively	(2,532.5)		(2,444.7)
Treasury stock, at cost — 24.2 and 23.8 shares, respectively	(2,649.6)		(2,532.5)
Total stockholders’ equity	2,~~378~~724.89		2,~~015~~378.48
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	34,~~814~~755.62	$	3,~~408~~814.56

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions, except per-share data)

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Net sales	$	34,~~841~~345.06	$	3,~~952~~841.20	$	43,~~006~~952.12
Cost of products sold	2,~~059~~267.31		2,~~239~~059.03		2,~~333~~239.40
Gross profit	12,~~781~~078.75		1,~~713~~781.27		1,~~672~~713.72
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses	1,~~228~~484.49		1,~~212~~228.94		1,~~163~~212.09
Special charges	—29.7		~~26.9~~—		—26.9
Operating profit	~~553~~563.39		~~473~~553.43		~~509~~473.74
Other expense:
Interest (income) expense, net	(4.5)		18.9		24.9
Interest expense (income), net	22.0		(4.5)		18.9
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	9.2		7.8		(9.1)
Miscellaneous expense, net	41.7		9.2		7.8
Total other expense	463.7		264.7		1526.87
Income before income taxes	~~548~~500.62		~~446~~548.76		~~493~~446.97
Income tax expense	~~126~~103.06		~~100~~126.70		~~109~~100.97
Net income	$	~~422~~396.6	$	~~346~~422.06	$	~~384~~346.0
Earnings per share(1):
Basic earnings per share	$	1312.6885	$	1013.8868	$	1110.2388
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding	30.~~885~~859		3130.~~806~~885		3431.~~182~~806
Diluted earnings per share	$	1312.4453	$	1013.7644	$	1110.0876
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding	31.~~445~~641		3231.~~164~~445		3432.~~645~~164
Dividends declared per share	$	0.5866	$	0.5258	$	0.52
Comprehensive income:
Net income	$	~~422~~396.6	$	~~346~~422.06	$	~~384~~346.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income items, net of tax:
Other comprehensive income (loss) items, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(510.9)8		8.(5.9)		~~(33~~8.3)5
Defined benefit plans, net of tax	327.6		43.76		54.7
Other comprehensive (loss) income items, net of tax	(2.3)		13.2		(27.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items, net of tax	38.4		(2.3)		13.2
Comprehensive income	$	~~420~~435.30	$	~~359~~420.23	$	~~356~~359.42

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(1) Earnings per share is calculated using unrounded numbers. Amounts in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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ACUITY ~~BRANDS,~~ INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	~~422~~396.6	$	~~346~~422.06	$	~~384~~346.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	91133.1		9391.21		9493.82
Share-based payment expense	46.6		42.0		37.4
Pension settlement loss	30.9		—		—
Gain on the sale or disposal of property, plant, and equipment	—		—		(2.3)
Share-based payment expense	45.1		46.6		42.0
Asset impairments	316.07		203.80		120.78
Loss on sale of a business	—		11.2		—
Deferred income taxes	(45.0)		(33.6)		(47.8)
Deferred income taxes	(33.6)		(47.8)		0.6
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(826.7)3		~~114~~(8.67)		~~(99~~114.7)6
Inventories	(1634.32)		~~115~~(16.23)		~~(83~~115.3)2
Prepayments and other current assets	(314.03)		21(3.40)		~~(17~~21.6)4
Accounts payable	6664.24		~~(110~~66.5)2		2(110.65)
Other operating activities	51(18.32)		~~(28~~51.0)3		(116.98)
Net cash provided by operating activities	~~619~~601.24		~~578~~619.12		~~316~~578.31
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(6468.04)		(6664.70)		(5666.57)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment	—		—		8.9
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(1,189.4)		—		(35.5)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	—		(35.5)		(12.9)
Other investing activities	(22.9)		(1.1)		11.5
Other investing activities	(1.1)		11.5		(1.7)
Net cash used for investing activities	(1,280.7)		(65.1)		(90.7)
Net cash used for investing activities	(65.1)		(90.7)		(62.2)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on credit facility, net of borrowings	—		~~(18.0)~~—		(18.0)
Repurchases of common stock	(88.7)		(266.6)		(514.8)
Borrowings from term loan	600.0		—		—
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other	13.5		2.7		12.5
Repayments of term loan borrowings	(200.0)		—		—
Payments of taxes withheld on net settlement of equity awards	(11.1)		(14.2)		(8.6)
Repurchases of common stock	(118.5)		(88.7)		(266.6)
Dividends paid	(18.2)		(16.8)		(18.1)
Proceeds from stock option exercises and other	28.4		13.5		2.7
Other financing activities	—		—		(1.4)
Payments of taxes withheld on net settlement of equity awards	(24.6)		(11.1)		(14.2)
Net cash used for financing activities	(104.5)		(312.9)		(512.4)
Dividends paid	(20.6)		(18.2)		(16.8)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1.7)		0.2		(9.8)
Other financing activities	(9.3)		—		—
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	447.9		174.7		(268.1)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	255.4		(104.5)		(312.9)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	397.9		223.2		491.3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	0.6		(1.7)		0.2
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	845.8	$	397.9	$	223.2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(423.3)		447.9		174.7
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	845.8		397.9		223.2
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	422.5	$	845.8	$	397.9
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	$	~~155~~151.78	$	~~147~~155.27	$	~~109~~147.42
Interest paid	$	2440.45	$	2724.94	$	2627.19

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In millions except per-share data)

	Common Stock Outstanding
	Shares(1)		Amount		Paid-inCapital		RetainedEarnings		Accumulated OtherComprehensiveLoss Items		TreasuryStock, at cost		Total
Balance, August 31, 2021	35.2		$	0.5	$	995.6	$	2,810.3	$	(98.2)	$	(1,663.7)	$	2,044.5
Balance, August 31, 2022	32.5		$	0.5	$	1,036.3	$	3,176.2	$	(125.8)	$	(2,175.4)	$	1,911.8
Net income	—		—		—		384.0		—		—		384.0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—		(27.6)		—		(27.6)
Share-based payment amortization, issuances, and cancellations	0.1		—		28.2		—		—		—		28.2
Employee stock purchase plan issuances	—		—		1.8		—		—		—		1.8
Cash dividends of $0.52 per share paid on common stock	—		—		—		(18.1)		—		—		(18.1)
Stock options exercised	0.1		—		10.7		—		—		—		10.7
Repurchases of common stock	(2.9)		—		—		—		—		(511.7)		(511.7)
Balance, August 31, 2022	32.5		0.5		1,036.3		3,176.2		(125.8)		(2,175.4)		1,911.8
Net income	—		—		—		346.0		—		—		346.0
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		—		13.2		—		13.2
Share-based payment amortization, issuances, and cancellations	0.2		—		27.8		—		—		—		27.8
Employee stock purchase plan issuances	—	*	—		1.5		—		—		—		1.5
Cash dividends of $0.52 per share paid on common stock	—		—		—		(16.8)		—		—		(16.8)
Stock options exercised	—	*	—		1.2		—		—		—		1.2
Repurchases of common stock	(1.6)		—		—		—		—		(269.3)		(269.3)
Balance, August 31, 2023	31.1		0.5		1,066.8		3,505.4		(112.6)		(2,444.7)		2,015.4
Net income	—		—		—		422.6		—		—		422.6
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—		—		—		—		(2.3)		—		(2.3)
Share-based payment amortization, issuances, and cancellations	0.1		—		35.6		—		—		—		35.6
Employee stock purchase plan issuances	—	*	—		1.5		—		—		—		1.5
Cash dividends of $0.58 per share paid on common stock	—		—		—		(18.2)		—		—		(18.2)
Stock options exercised	0.1		—		12.0		—		—		—		12.0
Repurchases of common stock	(0.5)		—		—		—		—		(87.8)		(87.8)
Balance, August 31, 2024	30.8		$0.5	~~0.5~~	$1,115.9	~~1,115.9~~	$3,909.8	~~3,909.8~~	$(114.9)	~~(114.9)~~	$(2,532.5)	~~(2,532.5)~~	$2,378.8	~~2,378.8~~
Net income	—		—		—		396.6		—		—		396.6
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—		—		—		—		38.4		—		38.4
Share-based payment amortization, issuances, and cancellations	0.2		—		20.4		—		—		—		20.4
Employee stock purchase plan issuances	—	*	—		1.9		—		—		—		1.9
Cash dividends of $0.66 per share paid on common stock	—		—		—		(20.6)		—		—		(20.6)
Stock options exercised	0.1		—		26.5		—		—		—		26.5
Repurchases of common stock	(0.4)		—		—		—		—		(117.1)		(117.1)
Balance, August 31, 2025	30.7		$	0.5	$	1,164.7	$	4,285.8	$	(76.5)	$	(2,649.6)	$	2,724.9

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(1) Share activity and balances above calculated using rounded numbers.

* Represents shares of less than 0.1 million.

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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Note 1 — Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. (referred to herein as “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” or similar references) is a market-leading industrial technology company. Effective March 26, 2025, we changed our corporate name from Acuity Brands, Inc. to Acuity Inc. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and ~~light~~more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting ~~and Lighting Controls~~ (“ABL”) and ~~the~~Acuity Intelligent Spaces ~~Group~~ (“~~ISG~~AIS”), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people'’s lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management ~~systems~~solutions, and ~~location-aware~~an ~~applications~~audio, video, and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

~~ABL~~Acuity Brands Lighting Segment

~~ISG~~Acuity Intelligent Spaces Segment

Basis of Presentation

We have prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) to present the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition

Refer to the Revenue Recognition footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information related to our revenue recognition accounting policies.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash in excess of daily requirements ismay be invested in time deposits and marketable securities and is included in the accompanying balance sheets at fair value. We consider time deposits and marketable securities with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable

We record accounts receivable at net realizable value. This value includes a reserve for doubtful accounts to reflect our estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual terms of our receivables. Our estimation of current expected credit losses reflects our considerations of historical write-offs, an analysis of past due accounts based on the contractual terms of the receivables, and the economic status of customers, if known. We additionally consider the impact of general economic conditions, including construction spending, unemployment rates, and macroeconomic growth, on our customers' future ability to meet their obligations. We believe that the reserve is sufficient to cover uncollectible amounts; however, there can be no assurance that unanticipated future business conditions of customers will not have a negative impact on our results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables, which are typically unsecured, are generally limited due to the wide variety of customers and markets using our ~~lighting,~~products ~~lighting controls, building management systems,~~ and ~~location-aware~~services ~~applications~~ as well as their dispersion across many different geographic areas. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of receivables at August 31, ~~2024.~~2025 ~~One~~or ~~customer accounted for 10% of receivables at~~ August 31, ~~2023~~2024. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales in fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, or ~~2022~~2023.

Reclassifications

We may reclassify certain prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation. No material reclassifications occurred during the current period.

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Inventories

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Raw materials, supplies, and work in process(1)	$	~~222~~246.18	$	~~214~~222.01
Finished goods	~~191~~306.17		~~180~~191.31
Inventories excluding reserves	~~413~~553.25		~~394~~413.32
Less: Reserves	(2526.68)		(25.86)
Total inventories	$	~~387~~526.67	$	~~368~~387.56

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(1) Due to the immaterial amount of estimated work in process and the short lead times for the conversion of raw materials to finished goods, we do not believe the segregation of raw materials and work in process is meaningful information.

We review inventory quantities on hand and record a provision for excess or obsolete inventory primarily based on estimated future demand and current market conditions. Although our historical experience related to demand and market conditions have been within expectations, a significant change in customer demand, market conditions, or technology could render certain inventory obsolete and thus could have a material adverse impact on our operating results in the period the change occurs. The following table summarizes the changes in our inventory reserves for the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Beginning balance	$	25.86	$	3025.98	$	3830.09
Additions to reserve	1011.9		1610.29		1516.72
Disposals of reserved inventory	(1110.04)		(2011.60)		(2220.56)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(0.13)		(0.71)		(0.37)
Ending balance	$	2526.68	$	25.86	$	3025.98

Assets Held for Sale

We classify assets as held for sale when a plan for disposal is developed and approved, the asset is available for immediate sale, an active program to locate a buyer at a price reasonable in relation to current fair value is initiated, and transfer of the asset is expected to be completed within one year. We cease the depreciation and amortization of the assets when all of these criteria have been met and generally reflect balances within Prepayments and other current assets on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. ~~We did not have any assets classified as held for sale at August 31, 2024 or August 31, 2023.~~

~~During~~As ~~the~~of ~~year ended~~ August 31, ~~2022~~2025, weone ~~sold~~of ~~one~~our ~~building~~assets with a carrying value of $5.5 million met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. atThis ~~August~~asset ~~31,~~is ~~2021~~reflected ~~with~~within aPrepayments ~~total~~and ~~carrying~~other ~~value~~current ofassets ~~$6.6~~on ~~million~~our ~~for~~Consolidated aBalance ~~gain~~Sheets as of ~~approximately~~August 31, $22025.~~3 million.~~ ~~This~~See ~~gain~~the isFair ~~reflected~~Value inMeasurement ~~Selling,~~footnote ~~distribution,~~of ~~and~~the ~~administrative~~Notes ~~expenses~~to ~~within our~~ Consolidated Financial Statements offor ~~Comprehensive~~further ~~Income~~details.

41We did not have any assets classified as held for sale at August 31, 2024.

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the periods presented by segment are summarized as follows (in millions):

	ABL		~~ISG~~AIS		Total
Balance as of August 31, 2022	$	1,014.2	$	70.1	$	1,084.3
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	1,014.4	$	83.5	$	1,097.9
Additions from acquired businesses	—		15.2		15.2
Adjustments to provisional amounts from acquired businesses	—		(0.2)		(0.2)
Derecognitions for divestitures	(0.7)		—		(0.7)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0.9		(1.6)		(0.7)
Balance as of August 31, 2023	1,014.4		83.5		1,097.9
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0.7		0.1		0.8
Balance as of August 31, 2024	$1,015.1	~~1,015.1~~	$83.6	~~83.6~~	$1,098.7	~~1,098.7~~
Additions from acquired businesses	—		394.6		394.6
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0.9		1.3		2.2
Balance as of August 31, 2025	$	1,016.0	$	479.5	$	1,495.5

Through multiple acquisitions, we acquired definite-lived intangible assets that are amortized over their estimated useful lives as well as indefinite-lived intangible assets, which consist of trade names that are expected to generate cash flows indefinitely. Significant estimates and assumptions were used to determine the initial fair value of these acquired intangible assets, including, but not limited to, estimated future short-term and long-term net sales and profitability, customer attrition rates, royalty rates, and discount rates. The increase in definite-lived intangible assets in the current fiscal year was due primarily to acquisitions. Refer to the Acquisitions and Divestitures footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information. Certain of our intangible assets are attributable to foreign operations and are impacted by currency translation due to movements in foreign currency rates year over year. Summarized information for our intangible assets is as follows as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024				2023
	2025				2024
	Gross CarryingAmount		AccumulatedAmortization		Gross CarryingAmount		AccumulatedAmortization
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Patents and patented technology	$	157.5	$	(133.3)	$	158.8	$	(122.3)
Developed technology and patents	$	616.7	$	(170.5)	$	157.5	$	(133.3)
Trademarks and trade names	45176.59		(2029.50)		45.5		(1820.45)
Distribution networks	61.8		(5153.67)		61.8		(4951.46)
Customer relationships	~~428~~571.61		(~~180~~206.19)		~~425~~428.06		(~~155~~180.41)
Total definite-lived intangible assets	$	~~693~~1,426.45	$	(~~385~~460.51)	$	~~691~~693.14	$	(~~345~~385.5)
Indefinite-lived trade names	$	132.6			$	~~135~~132.6

We recorded amortization expense of $3976.75 million, $4239.17 million, and $4142.01 million related to acquired intangible assets during fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively. Amortization expense is generally recorded on a straight-line basis.

The following table summarizes the expected amortization expense for the next five fiscal years (in millions):

Fiscal Year	August 31, ~~2024~~2025
2025	$	32.1
2026	$	91.7
2026	29.8
2027	90.2
2027	28.3
2028	85.7
2028	24.2
2029	84.8
2029	22.8
2030	81.9

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Impairment Analyses

We test goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis as of the first date of our fourth fiscal quarter (June 1) or more frequently if facts and circumstances indicate an asset is more likely than not impaired, as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”). ASC 350 allows for an optional qualitative analysis for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets to determine the likelihood of impairment. If the qualitative review results in a more likely than not probability of impairment, a quantitative analysis is required. The qualitative step may be bypassed entirely in favor of a quantitative test.

Goodwill

As of June 1, ~~2024~~2025, the current fiscal year testing date, we performed a qualitative analysis to assess the fair value of our reporting units as prescribed by ASC 350. Our qualitative analysis considered and assessed external factors for each reporting unit such as macroeconomic, industry, cost, and market conditions as well as Company-specific factors, including but not limited to, our actual and planned financial performance. Based on the results of our analysis, we determined there was not a more likely than not probability of impairment for each of our ~~three~~ reporting units. Thus, no quantitative test was required for our $1.15 billion of goodwill.

In fiscal ~~2023 and 2022~~2024, we ~~used~~performed a ~~quantitative~~qualitative analysis to ~~calculate~~assess the fair value of our ~~three~~ reporting units ~~using~~as aprescribed ~~combination~~by ofASC ~~discounted~~350. ~~future~~Our ~~cash~~qualitative ~~flows~~analysis considered and ~~relevant~~assessed external factors for each reporting unit such as macroeconomic, industry, cost, and market ~~multiples~~conditions as well as Company-specific factors, including but not limited to, our actual and planned financial performance. ~~The~~Based on the results of our analysis, ~~for~~we ~~goodwill~~determined ~~did~~there was not ~~result~~a inmore anlikely than not probability of impairment ~~charge~~for ~~during~~each ~~fiscal~~of ~~2023~~our reporting units. Thus, orno ~~2022~~quantitative test was required for our $1.1 billion of goodwill.

In fiscal 2023, we used a quantitative analysis to calculate the fair value of our reporting units using a combination of discounted future cash flows and relevant market multiples. The analysis for goodwill did not result in an impairment charge during fiscal 2023.

Indefinite-Lived Intangibles

As of June 1, 2025, the current fiscal year testing date, we held eight indefinite-lived intangible assets with an aggregate carrying value of $132.5 million. For fiscal 2025, we performed a qualitative analysis to assess our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. Our qualitative analysis considered and assessed external factors such as macroeconomic, industry, cost, and market conditions as well as asset-specific factors, such as each trade name's actual and planned financial performance. Based on the results of our analysis, we determined there was not a more likely than not probability of impairment for all of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, and no quantitative test for these assets was required.

As of June 1, 2024, the current fiscal year testing date, we held eight indefinite-lived intangible assets with an aggregate carrying value of $135.5 million. For fiscal 2024, we performed a qualitative analysis to assess our indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. Our qualitative analysis considered and assessed external factors such as macroeconomic, industry, cost, and market conditions as well as asset-specific factors, such as each trade name's actual and planned financial performance. Based on the results of our analyses, we determined there was not a more likely than not probability of impairment for seven of the indefinite-lived intangible assets, and no quantitative test for these assets was required.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, management committed to a plan to rebrand certain products in ABL's portfolio. We determined this plan adversely impacted one trade name. Therefore, we performed a quantitative analysis to compare the fair value of this trade name with its carrying value. We estimated the fair value of this indefinite-lived trade name using the relief-from-royalty method, a fair value model based on discounted future cash flows. Our assumptions in valuing the trade name primarily reflected a projected decline in revenues generated by the trade name due to management’s planned reduction in future use of the asset. We additionally considered other inputs, including theoretical royalty rates and discount rates, in valuing the asset. Based on the results of the indefinite-lived intangible asset analyses for fiscal 2024, we recorded an impairment charge of $3.0 million for one indefinite-lived trade name asset within Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to our ABL segment. Any reasonably likely change in the assumptions used in the analysis for the trade name would not be material to the impairment charge recorded or to our financial conditions or results of operations. 45

In fiscal 2023, we recorded an impairment charge of $14.0 million for six trade names within Special Charges in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to our ABL segment. We also determined five of these trade names no longer had indefinite lives. These trade names were classified as definite-lived as of June 1, 2023 and are amortized over 15 years. The impairment analyses for fiscal 2023 of the other seven indefinite-lived intangible assets indicated that their fair values exceeded their carrying values.

The impairment analyses of our indefinite-lived intangible assets indicated that their fair values exceeded their carrying values for fiscal 2022.

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In fiscal 2023, we recorded an impairment charge of $14.0 million for six trade names within Special charges in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income related to our ABL segment. We also determined five of these trade names no longer had indefinite lives. These trade names were classified as definite-lived as of June 1, 2023 and are amortized over 15 years. The impairment analyses for fiscal 2023 of the other seven indefinite-lived intangible assets indicated that their fair values exceeded their carrying values.

Other Long-Term Assets

Other long-term assets consist of the following items whose economic benefits are expected to be realized greater than one year from the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Deferred costs and other assets(1) (2)	$	1230.14	$	2912.91
Investments in debt and equity securities	65.71		76.27
Pensions plans in which plan assets exceed benefit obligation	13.3		12.4
Pension plans in which plan assets exceed benefit obligation	9.7		13.3
Total other long-term assets	$	3245.12	$	4932.51

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(1)Estimated recoveries of warranty costs, net of estimated credit losses, expected to be recovered greater than one year from the respective balance sheet dates are included in this category.

(2)Included within this category are company-owned life insurance investments. We maintain life insurance policies on 5248 former employees primarily to satisfy obligations under certain deferred compensation plans. These company-owned life insurance policies are presented net of loans that are secured by these policies. This program is frozen, and no new policies were issued in the three-year period ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025.

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Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consist of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Customer incentive programs(1)	$	3546.35	$	3135.63
Refunds to customers(1)	2831.27		2528.62
Current deferred revenues(1)	1721.4		1417.14
Sales commissions	3530.38		35.73
Freight costs	1813.13		1518.01
Product warranty costs(2)	2829.4		2228.84
Tax-related items(3)	725.13		97.21
Interest on long-term debt(4)	2.3.8		2.3
Other	3455.28		3034.42
Total other current liabilities	$	~~206~~258.30	$	~~186~~206.73

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(1)Refer to the Revenue Recognition footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(2)Refer to the Commitments and Contingencies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(3)Includes accruals for income, property, sales and use, and value added taxes.

(4)Refer to the Debt and Lines of Credit footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consist of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Deferred compensation and postretirement benefits other than pensions(1)	$	4751.26	$	4547.62
Deferred revenues(2)	4138.50		4741.65
Unrecognized tax position liabilities, including interest(3)	2520.79		2325.47
Product warranty costs(4)	914.17		89.81
Other	614.61		36.86
Total other long-term liabilities	$	~~130~~139.13	$	~~129~~130.21

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(1)We maintain several non-qualified retirement plans for the benefit of eligible employees, primarily deferred compensation plans. The deferred compensation plans provide for elective deferrals of an eligible employee’s compensation and, in some cases, matching contributions by the organization. We maintain life insurance policies on certain former officers and other key employees as a means of satisfying a portion of these obligations.

(2)Refer to the Revenue Recognition footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(3)Refer to the Income Taxes footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(4)Refer to the Commitments and Contingencies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs

We include shipping and handling fees billed to customers in Net sales in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Refer to the Revenue Recognition footnote of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information.

When a product is sold, the associated shipping and handling costs are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income based on their function. Costs associated with inbound freight and freight between manufacturing facilities and distribution centers are generally recorded in Cost of products sold~~, which may be capitalized into inventory~~. Other shipping and handling costs, which primarily include amounts incurred to transfer finished goods to a customer's desired location, are included in Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses and totaled $~~134~~141.21 million, $~~141~~134.72 million, and $~~151~~141.27 million in fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively.

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Share-based Payments

We account for stock options, restricted stock, performance stock units, and stock units representing certain deferrals into the Nonemployee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (~~the~~referred ~~“Director~~to ~~Plan”)~~as or the ~~Supplemental~~“Director ~~Deferred Savings~~ Plan ~~(“SDSP~~”) ~~(both~~and ~~of which are~~ discussed further in the Share-based Payments footnote) based on their grant-date fair values estimated under the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”).

We generally recognize compensation cost for share-based payment transactions on a straight-line basis over an award's requisite service period as defined by ASC 718. We apply the accelerated attribution method in certain circumstances, such as when a performance stock unit is subject to graded vesting. For awards subject to a market condition, we consider both actual and derived service periods, as well as the expected performance period, to determine the appropriate compensation recognition method.

We have recorded share-based payment expense, net of estimated forfeitures, in Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Share-based payment expense includes expense related to restricted stock, performance stock units, options issued, and stock units deferred into the Director Plan. We recorded $4645.61 million, $4246.06 million, and $3742.40 million of share-based payment expense for the years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized for share-based payment expense was $812.32 million, $78.23 million, and $97.62 million for the years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively.

Excess tax benefits and/or expense related to share-based payment awards are reported within Income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. We recognized net excess tax benefits related to share-based payment cost of $6.0 million, $1.5 million, and $1.5 million for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

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to share-based payment cost of $1.5 million, $1.5 million, and $4.8 million for the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

See the Share-based Payments footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment is initially recorded at cost and depreciated principally on a straight-line basis using estimated useful lives of plant and equipment (3 to 40 years for buildings and related improvements and 2 to 15 years for machinery, equipment, and information technology) for financial reporting purposes. Accelerated depreciation methods are used for income tax purposes. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the life of the lease or the estimated useful life of the improvement. Land is not depreciated. Depreciation expense amounted to $5156.46 million, $51.14 million, and $5351.81 million during fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively. The balance of property, plant, and equipment consists of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Land	$	22.32	$	2322.03
Buildings and leasehold improvements	~~218~~235.73		~~210~~218.97
Machinery, equipment, and information technology	~~758~~839.74		~~727~~758.97
Total property, plant, and equipment, at cost	~~999~~1,096.79		~~961~~999.87
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(~~695~~753.87)		(~~664~~695.28)
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$	~~303~~343.92	$	~~297~~303.69

Research and Development

Research and development (“R&D”) expense consists of compensation, payroll taxes, employee benefits, materials, supplies, and other administrative costs, but it does not include all new or enhanced product development costs. R&D expense is expensed as incurred and is included in Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. R&D expense amounted to $~~102~~140.32 million, $97102.13 million, and $9597.1 million during fiscal ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023, respectively.

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Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included within Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. These costs totaled $20.1 million, $21.9 million, and $19.3 million during fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

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Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included within Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. These costs totaled $29.2 million, $20.1 million, and $21.9 million during fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Other Expense

The following table summarizes the components of Other expense during the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Interest (income) expense, net:
Interest expense (income), net:
Interest expense(1)	$	2542.35	$	2725.93	$	27.09
Interest income(2)	(2920.85)		(929.08)		(29.10)
Interest (income) expense, net	(4.5)		$	18.9	$	24.9
Interest expense (income), net	22.0		(4.5)		18.9
Miscellaneous expense (income), net
Miscellaneous expense, net
Non-service components of net periodic pension cost	4.5		5.0		(1.0)
Non-service components of net periodic pension cost(3)	34.9		4.5		5.0
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains)	51.31		(85.4)3		(58.34)
Loss on sale of business(3)	—		11.2		—
Loss on sale of business(4)	—		—		11.2
Other items	(05.6)7		—(0.6)		~~(2.8)~~—
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	9.2		7.8		(9.1)
Miscellaneous expense, net	41.7		9.2		7.8
Other expense	$	463.7	$	264.7	$	1526.87

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(1)Consists primarily of interest expense on long-term debt, line of credit borrowings, and loans that are secured by and presented net of company-owned life insurance policies on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)Certain cash and cash equivalents are held in interest-bearing accounts.

(3)We recorded a settlement loss oncharge ~~the~~due ~~sale~~to ofpension ~~our~~de-risking ~~Sunoptics~~activities ~~prismatic skylights business~~ in fiscal ~~2023~~2025. Refer to ~~Acquisitions~~the Pensions and ~~Divestitures~~Defined Contribution Plans footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

(4)We recorded a loss on the sale of our Sunoptics prismatic skylights business in fiscal 2023. Refer to the Acquisitions and Divestitures footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

Income Taxes

We are taxed at statutory corporate rates after adjusting income reported for financial statement purposes for certain items that are treated differently for income tax purposes. Deferred income tax expenses or benefits result from changes during the year in cumulative temporary differences between the tax basis and book basis of assets and liabilities. Refer to the Income Taxes footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Foreign Currency Translation

The functional currency for foreign operations is generally the local currency where the foreign operations are domiciled. The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for asset and liability accounts using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet dates and for revenue and expense accounts using a weighted average exchange rate each month during the year. The gains or losses resulting from the balance sheet translation are included in Foreign currency translation adjustments in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and are excluded from net income.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income represents a measure of all changes in equity that result from recognized transactions and other economic events other than transactions with owners in their capacity as owners. Other comprehensive income (loss) ~~income~~ items includes foreign currency translation and pension adjustments.

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The following table presents the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss net of tax during the periods presented (in millions):

	Foreign Currency Items		Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Items
Balance as of August 31, 2022	$	(73.5)	$	(52.3)	$	(125.8)
Balance as of August 31, 2023	$	(65.0)	$	(47.6)	$	(112.6)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	8.5		0.4		8.9
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(1)	—		4.3		4.3
Net current period other comprehensive income	8.5		4.7		13.2
Balance as of August 31, 2023	(65.0)		(47.6)		(112.6)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(5.9)		1.0		(4.9)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(1)	—		2.6		2.6
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income	(5.9)		3.6		(2.3)
Balance as of August 31, 2024	$(70.9)	~~(70.9)~~	$(44.0)	~~(44.0)~~	$(114.9)	~~(114.9)~~
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	10.8		2.1		12.9
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss(1)	—		25.5		25.5
Net current period other comprehensive income	10.8		27.6		38.4
Balance as of August 31, 2025	$	(60.1)	$	(16.4)	$	(76.5)

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(1)The before tax amounts of the defined benefit pension plan items are included in net periodic pension cost. See the Pension and Defined Contribution Plans footnote for additional details.

The following table presents the tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income (loss) during the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024						2023						2022
	2025						2024						2023
	Before Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) or Benefit		Net of Tax Amount		Before Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) or Benefit		Net of Tax Amount		Before Tax Amount		Tax (Expense) or Benefit		Net of Tax Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(510.9)8	$	—	$	(510.9)8	$	8.(5.9)	$	—	$	8.(5.9)	$	~~(33~~8.3)5	$	—	$	~~(33~~8.3)5
Defined benefit pension plans:
Actuarial amounts	12.48		(0.47)		12.01		01.4		—(0.4)		01.40		0.74		—		0.74
Amortization of defined benefit pension items:
Prior service cost	0.1		—		0.1		20.61		~~(0.6)~~—		2.0.1		2.96		(0.76)		2.20
Actuarial losses	32.36		(0.87)		21.59		3.03		(0.78)		2.35		3.30		(0.87)		2.53
Settlement losses	—30.9		—(7.4)		—23.5		—		—		—		~~0.4~~—		~~(0.1)~~—		~~0.3~~—
Total defined benefit plans, net	436.84		(18.28)		327.6		64.08		(1.32)		43.76		76.30		(1.63)		54.7
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(1.1)	$	(1.2)	$	(2.3)	$	14.5	$	(1.3)	$	13.2	$	(26.0)	$	(1.6)	$	(27.6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	47.2	$	(8.8)	$	38.4	$	(1.1)	$	(1.2)	$	(2.3)	$	14.5	$	(1.3)	$	13.2

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Note 3 — New Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2025

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”)

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-07, which expands reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in the ASU require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to an entity's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), a description of other segment items by reportable segment, and any additional measures of a segment's profit or loss used by the CODM when deciding how to allocate resources. Annual disclosures are required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 or our fiscal 2025. Interim disclosures are required for periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, or our fiscal 2026. We adopted ASU 2023-07 for the year ended August 31, 2025. We applied the enhanced disclosure requirements retrospectively to all periods presented. Refer to the Segment Information footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.

Accounting Standards Yet to Be Adopted

~~Accounting~~ASU ~~Standards~~2024-03, ~~Update~~Income ~~(“ASU”)~~Statement ~~2023~~-~~09,~~ Reporting Comprehensive Income ~~Taxes~~- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic ~~740~~220): ~~Improvements~~Disaggregation toof Income ~~Tax~~Statement ~~Disclosures~~Expenses (“ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903”)

In ~~December~~November ~~2023~~2024, the ~~Financial Accounting Standards Board (“~~FASB”) issued ASU ~~2023~~2024-0903, which ~~expands~~requires ~~income~~public ~~tax~~entities ~~disclosure requirements~~ to ~~include~~disaggregate ~~additional~~specific ~~information~~types ~~related~~of toexpenses, ~~the~~including ~~rate~~disclosures ~~reconciliation~~for purchases of ~~our~~inventory, ~~effective~~employee ~~tax~~compensation, ~~rates~~depreciation, toand ~~statutory~~intangible ~~rates~~asset amortization, as well as ~~additional~~selling ~~disaggregation of taxes paid~~expenses. ~~The~~Annual ~~amendments~~disclosures inare ~~the~~required ~~ASU~~for ~~also~~fiscal ~~remove~~years ~~disclosures~~beginning ~~related~~after toDecember ~~certain~~15, ~~unrecognized~~2026, ~~tax~~or ~~benefits~~our ~~and~~fiscal ~~deferred taxes~~2028. ~~ASU~~Interim ~~2023-09~~disclosures isare ~~effective~~required for periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, ~~2024~~2027, or our fiscal ~~2026~~2029. ~~The~~Early ~~amendments~~adoption ~~may~~is bepermitted. ~~applied~~Prospective ~~prospectively~~application oris ~~retrospectively~~required, and ~~early~~retrospective ~~adoption~~application is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of the requirements on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

ASU 2023-0709, ~~Segment~~Income ~~Reporting~~Taxes (Topic ~~280~~740): Improvements to ~~Reportable~~Income ~~Segment~~Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-0709”)

In ~~November~~December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-0709, which expands ~~reportable~~annual ~~segment~~income tax disclosure requirements, ~~primarily~~to ~~through~~include ~~enhanced~~additional ~~disclosures~~information ~~about~~related ~~significant~~to ~~segment expenses. The amendments in~~ the ~~ASU~~rate ~~require~~reconciliation ~~that~~of aour ~~public~~effective ~~entity~~tax ~~disclose,~~rates ~~on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided~~ to anstatutory ~~entity's~~rates ~~chief~~as ~~operating~~well ~~decision~~as ~~maker (“CODM”), a description of other segment items by reportable segment, and any~~ additional ~~measures~~disaggregation of ataxes ~~segment's~~paid. ~~profit~~The oramendments ~~loss~~in ~~used by~~ the ~~CODM~~ASU ~~when~~also ~~deciding~~remove ~~how to allocate resources. Annual~~ disclosures ~~are~~related ~~required~~to ~~for~~certain ~~fiscal~~unrecognized ~~years~~tax ~~beginning~~benefits ~~after~~and ~~December~~deferred ~~15, 2023 or our fiscal 2025~~taxes. ~~Interim~~ASU ~~disclosures~~2023-09 ~~are~~is ~~required~~effective for ~~periods within~~ fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, or our fiscal 2026. ~~Retrospective~~The ~~application~~amendments ismay ~~required~~be ~~for~~applied ~~all~~prospectively ~~prior~~or ~~periods presented~~retrospectively, and early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of the requirements on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

All other newly issued accounting pronouncements not yet effective have been deemed either immaterial or not applicable.

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Note 4 — Acquisitions and Divestitures

Acquisitions

The following discussion relates to fiscal 2025 and 2023 acquisitions. There were no material acquisitions during fiscal 2024 ~~or 2022~~. ~~The $12.9 million of cash outflows reflected in the fiscal 2022 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows relate to fiscal 2021 acquisitions primarily for working capital settlements.~~

Fiscal 2025 Acquisitions

QSC, LLC

On January 1, 2025, we acquired all of the equity interests of QSC, LLC (“QSC”), a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of audio, video, and control solutions and services, for $1.2 billion in cash. This acquisition expands AIS into a cloud-manageable audio, video, and control platform that includes controls, sensors, and software with broad applications across multiple end-markets including education, commercial, hospitality, government, healthcare, and transportation. We funded the transaction using cash on hand and proceeds from our indebtedness. See Debt and Lines of Credit footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on our outstanding borrowings.

We accounted for the acquisition of QSC in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated acquisition-date fair values. Acquisition-related professional fees were expensed as incurred for $23.8 million for the year ended August 31, 2025. These costs were recorded in Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and were reflected in our unallocated corporate amounts.

The following table outlines the preliminary fair values of the assets and liabilities obtained in connection with the QSC acquisition as of January 1, 2025 (in millions):






	Purchase Price Allocation
Consideration transferred:
Cash consideration	$	1,240.7
Identifiable assets:
Intangible assets	713.9
Inventories	101.9
Property, plant, and equipment	28.4
Operating lease right-of-use assets	24.2
Accounts receivable	55.7
Cash and cash equivalents	51.3
Other assets	45.8
Total identifiable assets	1,021.2
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable	32.6
Operating lease liabilities	24.2
Deferred tax liabilities	17.6
Other liabilities	100.7
Total liabilities assumed	175.1
Total identifiable net assets	846.1
Goodwill	$	394.6

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The estimated fair values and estimated useful lives of identifiable intangible assets as of January 1, 2025 are as follows:


	Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)	Fair Value (in millions)
Developed technology and patents(1)	10	$	434.0
Customer relationships	19	145.0
Trademarks	18	133.0
Other	1	1.9
Total identifiable intangible assets	13	$	713.9

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(1) Substantially all of the the developed technology intangible assets relates to Q-SYS, an audio, video, and control platform.

Assets and liabilities for QSC are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2025. The preliminary goodwill is recorded in the AIS segment, and it is primarily comprised of benefits related to expanding AIS’ technology and audio, video, and control solution product portfolios. Approximately $350.0 million of the preliminary goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Amounts recorded for acquired assets and liabilities are deemed to be provisional until disclosed otherwise, as we continue to gather information related to the identification and valuation of acquired assets and liabilities. These amounts are expected to change as we finalize the allocation. The primary areas of the preliminary acquisition accounting that are not yet finalized relate to income taxes and residual goodwill. The final determination of acquisition-date fair values will be completed as soon as practicable, and within the measurement period of up to one year from the acquisition date as permitted under U.S. GAAP. Any adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period will be recorded in the reporting period in which the adjustment is determined.

We recorded measurement period adjustments to goodwill during fiscal 2025 of $31.1 million, primarily for updated amounts of consideration transferred for the purchase of QSC, additional information obtained related to the fair values of identified intangible assets, including the useful lives of those assets, and additional information obtained regarding acquired tax-related assets and liabilities. We additionally recorded cumulative catch-up amortization of $6.9 million during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 related to measurement period adjustments for acquired intangible assets. Other measurement period adjustments, including the income statement impact to prior period results, were not material.

The operating results of QSC have been included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. The following table provides the amount of QSC net sales and net income included within our consolidated financial statements since the acquisition date (in millions):


	Year Ended
	August 31, 2025
Net sales	$	428.6
Net income(1)	14.4

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(1) Net income for the year ended August 31, 2025 includes preliminary pre-tax nonrecurring acquisition date fair value adjustments to inventory of $29.6 million and amortization of acquired intangible assets of $42.1 million.

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We have included unaudited pro forma financial information to show the impacts of the QSC acquisition to our consolidated results assuming the acquisition closed as of the first day of our prior fiscal year. The unaudited pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of our results of operations had the acquisition been completed on this date, neither is it necessarily indicative of our future results. Amounts in the table below combine our previously reported results with QSC’s results for the corresponding periods as well as adjustments for purchase accounting, accounting policy alignments, changes to our capital structure, including additional interest expense associated with borrowings to fund the acquisition, and other nonrecurring items that were incurred in connection with the acquisition, assuming they occurred as of September 1, 2023 (in millions):


	Year Ended August 31,
		2025		2024
Revenue		$	4,546.3	$	4,376.1
Net income(1)		436.0		355.7

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(1) Pro forma net income for the year ended August 31, 2024 includes preliminary pre-tax nonrecurring acquisition date fair value adjustments to inventory of $29.6 million and acquisition-related costs of $23.8 million. We did not have any other significant nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the acquisition.

M3 Innovation, LLC

On May 1, 2025, we acquired certain assets of M3 Innovation, LLC (“M3 Innovation”), a sports lighting startup that uses innovative technology to lower the overall cost of the installation and operation of sports lighting solutions. The assets have been included in ABL's financial results since the date of acquisition and did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Fiscal 2023 Acquisitions

~~On May 15, 2023, using cash on hand, we acquired all of the equity interests of~~ KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc. (“KE2 Therm”). KE2 Therm develops and provides intelligent refrigeration control solutions that deliver the precision of digital controls to promote safety, efficiency, and reliability, while delivering cost savings to the customer. This acquisition expanded ISG's technology and controls product portfolio and reached new customers.

WeOn ~~accounted~~May ~~for~~15, ~~the~~2023, ~~acquisition~~using ofcash ~~KE2~~on ~~Therm~~hand, inwe ~~accordance~~acquired ~~with~~all ~~ASC~~of ~~Topic~~the ~~805,~~equity ~~Business~~interests ~~Combinations~~of KE2 Therm Solutions, Inc. (“~~ASC~~KE2 ~~805~~Therm”). WeKE2 ~~finalized~~Therm ~~the~~develops ~~acquisition~~and ~~accounting~~provides ~~for~~intelligent ~~the~~refrigeration ~~KE2~~control ~~Therm~~solutions ~~acquisition~~that ~~during~~deliver the ~~third~~precision ~~quarter~~ of ~~fiscal~~digital ~~2024~~controls to promote safety, efficiency, and reliability, while delivering cost savings to the customer. ~~There~~This ~~were~~acquisition noexpanded ~~material~~AIS's ~~measurement~~technology ~~period~~and ~~adjustments~~controls ~~during~~product ~~fiscal~~portfolio ~~2024~~and reached new customers.

~~Acquired~~We ~~assets~~accounted ~~and~~for ~~liabilities~~the ~~were recorded at their estimated~~ acquisition~~-date~~ ~~fair~~of ~~values.~~KE2 ~~Acquisition-related~~Therm ~~costs~~in ~~were~~accordance ~~expensed~~with asASC ~~incurred~~805. ~~and~~We ~~were~~finalized ~~not~~the ~~material~~acquisition toaccounting ~~our~~for ~~financial~~the ~~statements.~~KE2 ~~The~~Therm ~~aggregate purchase price of this~~ acquisition ~~reflects~~during ~~goodwill within~~ the ~~ISG~~third ~~segment~~quarter of ~~$15.0 million,~~fiscal ~~which is not deductible for tax purposes~~2024. ~~The~~There ~~goodwill~~were ~~was~~no ~~comprised~~material ofmeasurement ~~expected~~period ~~benefits~~adjustments ~~related~~during tofiscal ~~expanding ISG's technology and controls product portfolio as well as the trained workforce acquired with these businesses and expected synergies from combining KE2 Therm with our current businesses~~2024.

Acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their estimated acquisition-date fair values. Acquisition-related costs were expensed as incurred and were not material to our financial statements. The aggregate purchase price of this acquisition reflects goodwill within the AIS segment of $15.0 million, which is not deductible for tax purposes. The goodwill was comprised of expected benefits related to expanding AIS's technology and controls product portfolio as well as the trained workforce acquired with these businesses and expected synergies from combining KE2 Therm with our current businesses.

We additionally recorded gross intangible assets of $18.0 million, which reflects estimates for definite-lived intangibles with an estimated weighted average useful life of approximately 15 years.

The operating results of KE2 Therm have been included in our financial statements since the date of acquisition and are not material to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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are not material to our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Divestitures

There were no divestitures during fiscal ~~2024~~2025 or ~~2022~~2024. The following discussion relates to fiscal year 2023 activities.

We sold our Sunoptics prismatic skylights business in November 2022. We transferred assets with a total carrying value of $15.1 million, which primarily consisted of intangibles with definite lives, inventories, and allocated goodwill from the ABL segment. We recognized a pre-tax loss on the sale of $11.2 million within Miscellaneous expense ~~(income)~~, net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Additionally, during fiscal 2023 we recorded impairment charges for certain retained assets as well as associate severance and other costs related to the sale. These items are included within Special charges on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See the Special Charges footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

Note 5 — Fair Value Measurements

We determine fair value measurements based on the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability. ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), establishes a three-level hierarchy that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on (i) unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market (Level 1), (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (Level 2), and (iii) prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement (Level 3).

We utilize valuation methodologies to determine the fair values of our financial assets and liabilities in conformity with the concepts of “exit price” and the fair value hierarchy as prescribed in ASC 820. All valuation methods and assumptions are validated at least quarterly to ensure the accuracy and relevance of the fair values. There were no material changes to the valuation methods or assumptions used to determine fair values during the current period. No transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy occurred during the current fiscal period. In the event of a transfer in or out of a level within the fair value hierarchy, the transfers would be recognized on the date of occurrence. We may from time to time be required to remeasure the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities to fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Such adjustments typically arise if we determine that certain of our assets are impaired.

Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value

The following table summarizes balances and the fair value hierarchy level of our financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024								2023
	2025								2024
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash and cash equivalents	$	~~845~~422.85	$	—	$	—	$	~~845~~422.85	$	~~397~~845.98	$	—	$	—	$	~~397~~845.98
Other financial instruments	—		—		—		—		—		0.4		—		0.4
Assets in fair value hierarchy	422.5		—		—		422.5		845.8		—		—		845.8
Assets in fair value hierarchy	845.8		—		—		845.8		397.9		0.4		—		398.3
Other investments(1)							5.1								6.7
Other investments(1)							6.7								7.2
Total	$	422.5	$	—	$	—	$	427.6	$	845.8	$	—	$	—	$	852.5
Total	$	845.8	$	—	$	—	$	852.5	$	397.9	$	0.4	$	—	$	405.5

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(1)Includes strategic investments in privately-held entities over which we do not exercise significant influence or control and without readily determinable fair values. Amounts are recorded at cost less any impairment adjusted for observable price changes, if any.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, management committed to a plan to rebrand certain products in ABL's portfolio, which resulted in an impairment charge of $3.0 million for one indefinite-lived trade name asset. This amount is recorded within Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive 55

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~~Income~~Nonrecurring ~~and~~Fair ~~related~~Value ~~to our ABL segment. Refer to the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.~~Measurements

WeThe ~~had~~following notable ~~credit~~summarizes ~~losses~~information onrelated to our ~~investments~~nonrecurring atfair ~~August 31,~~value ~~2024.~~measurements ~~During~~as ~~fiscal 2023, we received cash for the cancellation~~ of ~~a strategic investment, whose underlying company was acquired by a third party. We also received preferred equity in~~ the ~~third~~dates ~~party~~presented ~~with a cost basis of $2.5 million that is accounted for under ASC 320, Investments—Debt Securities using discounted cash flows based on rates of similar instruments~~ (~~Level 2). During the year ended August 31, 2023, we recorded an allowance for credit loss for this investment for its full cost basis. This credit loss reflected a decline~~ in the underlying company's financial condition and long-term prospects, which included a suspension of dividend payments owed to us as well as a significant market decline in its publicly traded securities, including similar preferred equities. This impairment charge is reflected in Miscellaneous expense (incomemillions)~~, net for the year ended August 31, 2023 within our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Accrued interest related to this investment was not material to our financial statements.~~ :

Measurement Date

Fair Value Hierarchy Level

Fair Value

Long-lived intangible assets

May 31, 2025

Level 3

—

Assets held for sale

May 31, 2025

Level 3

5.5

Total assets at nonrecurring fair value

5.5

Long-Lived Intangible Assets

During the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we took actions to accelerate productivity efforts, including the elimination of certain brands, which triggered an impairment test for the related intangible assets. Accordingly, we assessed the recoverability of these assets using an undiscounted cash flow model and concluded the carrying values of the assets were not fully recoverable. Based on the significant change in expected use of these assets, we determined their fair values were de minimis at May 31, 2025, and recorded impairment charges of $14.7 million. These charges are reflected within Special Charges on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and relate to our ABL segment.

Long-lived Assets Held for Sale

During the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we determined one of our assets, included within property, plant, and equipment, with a carrying value of $7.5 million met the criteria to be classified as held for sale and is expected to be sold within one year. We concluded the carrying value exceeded the fair value less cost to sell of this asset, which resulted in an impairment charge of $2.0 million. This charge is reflected within Special Charges on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and relates to our ABL segment. Fair values and costs were measured primarily using recent sales of comparable assets. As of August 31, 2025, the carrying value of the asset was $5.5 million.

Any reasonably likely change in the assumptions used in the analyses for the assets impaired during fiscal 2025 would not be material to our financial condition or results of operations.

Disclosures of Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Disclosures of fair value information about financial instruments, for which it is practicable to estimate that value, are required each reporting period in addition to any financial instruments carried at fair value on a recurring basis as prescribed by ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825”). In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows.

Fair value for our ~~outstanding~~senior ~~debt~~unsecured ~~obligations~~public notes is estimated based on discounted future cash flows using rates currently available for debt of similar terms and maturity (Level 2). Our senior unsecured public notes are carried at the outstanding balance, net of unamortized bond discount and deferred costs, as of the end of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of our senior unsecured public notes was $~~429~~446.7 million and $~~401~~429.47 million as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively.

We had no$400.0 ~~short-term~~million ~~borrowings~~as ~~outstanding~~of ~~under~~August 31, ~~our~~2025 ~~revolving~~and ~~credit~~no ~~facility~~borrowings as of August 31, 2024 ~~and~~outstanding ~~2023~~under our credit agreement. ~~These~~Such borrowings are variable-rate instruments that reset on a frequent short-term basis; therefore, we estimate that any outstanding carrying values of these instruments, which are equal to their face amounts, approximate their fair values. See Debt and Lines of Credit footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on our outstanding borrowings.

ASC 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from its disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented do not represent the underlying value to us. In many cases, the fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets, nor can the disclosed value be realized in immediate settlement of the instruments. In evaluating our management of liquidity and other risks, the fair values of all assets and liabilities should be taken into consideration, not only those presented ~~in this footnote~~above.

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Note 6 — Leases

We lease property and equipment under operating lease arrangements, most of which relate to distribution centers, ~~and~~ manufacturing facilities ~~in the U.S.~~, ~~Mexico,~~ and ~~Canada~~offices. We include both the contractual term as well as any renewal option that we are reasonably certain to exercise in the determination of our lease terms. For leases with a term of greater than 12 months, we value lease liabilities as the present value of the lease payments over the related term. Related assets are equal to the calculated lease liabilities adjusted for incentives and other items as prescribed by ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). Lease payments generally consist of fixed amounts, and variable amounts based on a market rate or an index are not material to our consolidated lease cost. We have elected to use the practical expedient present in ASC 842 to not separate lease and non-lease components for all significant underlying asset classes and instead account for them together as a single lease component in the measurement of our lease liabilities.

We apply the short-term lease exception to leases with a term of 12 months or less and exclude such leases from our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Payments related to these short-term leases are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term and are reflected as a component of lease cost within our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Generally, the rates implicit in our leases are not readily determinable. Therefore, we discount future lease payments using our estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement. We determine this rate based on a credit-adjusted risk-free rate, which approximates a secured rate over the lease term. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 4.3% and 3.7% as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

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on a credit-adjusted risk-free rate, which approximates a secured rate over the lease term. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 3.7% and 3.5% as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The following table presents the future undiscounted payments due on our operating lease liabilities as well as a reconciliation of those payments to our operating lease liabilities recorded as of the date presented (in millions):

Fiscal year	August 31, ~~2024~~2025
2025	$	21.1
2026	$	27.1
2026	17.5
2027	26.4
2027	13.5
2028	21.8
2028	9.6
2029	17.7
2029	8.0
2030	15.3
Thereafter	1613.32
Total undiscounted lease payments	86121.05
Less: Discount due to interest	(813.79)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	77107.36

The weighted average remaining lease term for our operating leases was ~~five~~4.96 years as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025.

Lease cost is recorded within Cost of products sold, and may be capitalized into inventory as manufacturing overhead, or Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income based on the primary use of the related right of use (“ROU”) asset. The components of total lease cost were as follows during the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Operating lease cost	$	2326.52	$	2223.35	$	1822.83
Variable lease cost	35.84		43.28		24.72
Short-term lease cost	34.80		3.68		4.3.6
Total lease cost	$	3135.16	$	3031.1	$	2530.81

Cash paid for operating lease liabilities during the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023 was $2226.94 million, $2022.19 million, and $1820.51 million, respectively. ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities during the year ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024 were $352.45 million and $293.94 million, respectively. ROU assets obtained in fiscal 2025 include $24.2 million from the acquisition of QSC.

~~We have no significant leases that have not yet commenced as of August 31, 2024 that create significant rights and obligations.~~ 57

We have subleased certain properties. Lease income from these subleases is recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income as it is earned and is not material to our consolidated results of operations. We do not have any other significant transactions in which we are the lessor.

In connection with our fiscal 2023 sale of our Sunoptics prismatic skylights, we retained certain assets, primarily ROU assets, that we did not plan to continue using in our manufacturing operations. Accordingly, we assessed the recoverability of these assets using an undiscounted cash flow model and concluded that the carrying values of the assets were not fully recoverable, which triggered an impairment test for these assets. We recorded an impairment charge of $4.3 million within for these assets using a discounted cash flow model to estimate their fair values in fiscal 2023. The impairments were recorded within Special charges in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and pertained to our ABL segment. See the Special Charges footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the fiscal 2023 impairments. The recoverability and impairment tests required significant assumptions including estimated future cash flows, the identification of assets within each asset group, and the determination of an appropriate discount rate.

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We have no significant leases that have not yet commenced as of August 31, 2025 that create significant rights and obligations.

In connection with our fiscal 2023 sale of our Sunoptics prismatic skylights, we retained certain assets, primarily ROU assets, that we did not plan to continue using in our manufacturing operations. Accordingly, we assessed the recoverability of these assets using an undiscounted cash flow model and concluded that the carrying values of the assets were not fully recoverable, which triggered an impairment test for these assets. We recorded an impairment charge of $4.3 million for these assets using a discounted cash flow model to estimate their fair values in fiscal 2023. The impairments were recorded within Special charges in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and pertained to our ABL segment. See the Special Charges footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the fiscal 2023 impairments. The recoverability and impairment tests required significant assumptions including estimated future cash flows, the identification of assets within each asset group, and the determination of an appropriate discount rate.

Note 7 — Debt and Lines of Credit

Our debt is carried at the outstanding balance net of any related unamortized discounts and deferred costs and consists of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
	2025		2024
Senior unsecured public notes due December 2030, principal	$	500.0	$	500.0
Senior unsecured public notes due December 2030, unamortized discount and deferred costs	(3.82)		(43.48)
Total debt	$	496.2	$	495.6
Long-term borrowings under credit agreement	400.0		—
Total debt outstanding	$	896.8	$	496.2

Long-term Debt

On November 10, 2020, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of Acuity Inc., issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.150% senior unsecured notes due December 15, 2030 (the “Unsecured Notes”) at a price equal to 99.737% of their face value. Interest on the Unsecured Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. WeAt issuance we recorded $4.8 million of deferred issuance costs related to the Unsecured Notes as a direct deduction from the face amount of the Unsecured Notes. These issuance costs are amortized over the 10-year term of the Unsecured Notes.

The Unsecured Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. and ABL IP Holding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc.

Lines of Credit

On June 30, 2022, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks that provides us with a $600.0 million five-year unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with the ability to request an additional $400.0 million of borrowing capacity. We had no short-term borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

~~The~~On ~~Revolving~~November ~~Credit~~25, ~~Facility~~2024, ~~uses~~we ~~the~~entered ~~Secured~~into ~~Overnight~~an ~~Financing~~amendment ~~Rate~~to ~~(“SOFR”) as~~ the ~~applicable~~Credit ~~benchmark~~Agreement ~~for~~that, ~~U.S.~~among ~~Dollar~~other ~~borrowings~~things, ~~and~~provided ~~an applicable benchmark rate~~ for ~~non-U.S.~~a ~~Dollar~~delayed ~~borrowings~~draw asterm ~~defined~~loan infacility ~~the~~of ~~Credit~~up ~~Agreement~~to $600.0 million ~~The applicable margin pricing grid mechanics are based on~~ (the ~~better~~“Term ofLoan ~~our~~Facility”), ~~public~~which ~~credit~~could ~~ratings~~be ordrawn ~~our~~in ~~net~~a ~~leverage~~single ~~ratio~~borrowing ~~and~~at ~~range~~any ~~from~~time, ~~0.80%~~subject to 1certain conditions.~~20%~~ ~~for~~In ~~base~~connection ~~rate~~with ~~borrowings~~the ~~and~~acquisition ~~from~~of ~~0.00%~~QSC, towe ~~0.20%~~incurred ~~for~~an ~~floating~~aggregate ~~rate advances~~$600.0 million ~~We are also required to pay certain fees~~ in ~~connection~~indebtedness ~~with~~under the ~~Credit~~Term ~~Agreement,~~Loan ~~including~~Facility. ~~administrative~~In ~~service~~fiscal ~~fees and annual facility fees~~2025, ~~which~~we ~~range~~voluntarily ~~from~~repaid 0$200.~~075% to~~ 0~~.175%~~ million of the ~~aggregate~~outstanding obligation. We had $~~600~~400.0 million ~~remaining~~in ~~commitment~~borrowings ofoutstanding under the ~~lenders~~Term ~~under~~Loan ~~the~~Facility ~~Credit~~at ~~Agreement~~August 31, 2025.

The Credit Agreement contains a leverage ratio covenant (“Maximum Leverage Ratio”) of total indebtedness to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement. These ratios are computed at the end of each fiscal quarter for the most recent 12-month period. The Credit Agreement generally allows for a Maximum Leverage Ratio of 3.75 (subject to temporary increase to 4.25 in the event of a significant acquisition) and allows netting of all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents against debt.58

We had no short-term borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility at August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as of August 31, 2024. At August 31, 2024, we had additional borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement of $596.2 million under the most restrictive covenant in effect at the time, which represents the full amount of the Revolving Credit Facility less outstanding letters of credit of $3.8 million issued under the Revolving Credit Facility, primarily for securing collateral requirements under our casualty insurance premiums.

None of our existing debt instruments include provisions that would require an acceleration of repayments based solely on changes in our credit ratings. Borrowings and repayments on our Revolving Credit Facility with terms of three months or less are reported on a net basis on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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The Term Loan Facility will mature on June 30, 2027, which is the maturity date of the revolving loans and commitments under the existing Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at an adjusted term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), adjusted daily simple SOFR rate, or base rate, at the Company’s option, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on, at our option, the Company’s leverage ratio or ratings level, each as defined in the Credit Agreement, and ranges from 0.875% to 1.375% (for SOFR-based loans) and from 0% to 0.375% (for base rate loans).

The covenants and events of default that apply to the revolving loans and commitments under the Credit Agreement also apply to the Term Loan Facility, and borrowings under the Term Loan Facility are guaranteed by the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that guarantee the revolving loans and commitments.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement as of August 31, 2025. At August 31, 2025, we had additional borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement of $595.8 million under the most restrictive covenant in effect at the time, which represents the full amount of the Revolving Credit Facility less outstanding letters of credit of $4.2 million issued under the Revolving Credit Facility, primarily for securing collateral requirements under our casualty insurance premiums.

Note 8 — Commitments and Contingencies

Self-Insurance

Our policy is to self-insure up to certain limits traditional risks, including workers’ compensation, comprehensive general liability, and auto liability. Our self-insured retention for each claim involving workers’ compensation, comprehensive general liability (including product liability claims), and auto liability is limited per occurrence of such claims. A provision for claims under this self-insured program, based on our estimate of the aggregate liability for claims incurred, is revised and recorded annually. The estimate is derived from both internal and external sources including, but not limited to, our independent actuary. We are also self-insured up to certain limits for certain other insurable risks, primarily physical loss to property and business interruptions resulting from such loss lasting two days or more in duration. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic property and casualty exposures, as well as those risks required to be insured by law or contract. We are fully self-insured for certain other types of liabilities, including environmental, product recall, warranty, and patent infringement. ~~The~~Actuarial ~~actuarial~~ estimates used are subject to uncertainty from various sources including, among others, changes in claim reporting patterns, claim settlement patterns, actual claims, judicial decisions, legislation, and economic conditions. Although we believe that the actuarial estimates are reasonable, significant differences related to the items noted above could materially affect our self-insurance obligations, future expense, and cash flows.

We are also self-insured for the majority of our medical benefit plans up to certain limits. We estimate our aggregate liability for claims incurred by applying a lag factor to our historical claims and administrative cost experience. The appropriateness of our lag factor is evaluated annually and revised as necessary.

Leases

We lease certain of our buildings and equipment under noncancellable lease agreements. Please refer to the Leases footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Approximately 6558% of our total work force is covered by collective bargaining agreements. Collective bargaining agreements representing approximately 6048% of our work force will expire within one year, primarily due to annual negotiations of union contracts in Mexico.

Litigation

We are subject to various ~~other~~ legal claims arising in the normal course of business, including without limitation, patent infringement, contract disputes, employment matters, and product liability claims. Based on information currently available, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of pending and threatened legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, if unfavorable, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows in future periods. We establish estimated liabilities for legal claims when associated costs become probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal claims may be substantially higher than the amounts accrued for such claims. However, we cannot make a meaningful estimate of actual costs to be incurred that could possibly be higher or lower than the accrued amounts.

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available, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of pending and threatened legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected future developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of any such matters, if unfavorable, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows in future periods. We establish estimated liabilities for legal claims when associated costs become probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual costs of resolving legal claims may be substantially higher than the amounts accrued for such claims. However, we cannot make a meaningful estimate of actual costs to be incurred that could possibly be higher or lower than the accrued amounts.

Environmental Matters

Our operations are subject to numerous comprehensive laws and regulations relating to the generation, storage, handling, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances, as well as solid and hazardous wastes, and to the remediation of contaminated sites. In addition, permits and environmental controls are required for certain operations to limit air and water pollution, and these permits are subject to modification, renewal, and revocation by issuing authorities. On an ongoing basis, we invest capital and incur operating costs relating to environmental compliance. Environmental laws and regulations have generally become stricter in recent years. We are not aware of any pending legislation or proposed regulation related to environmental issues that would have a material adverse effect. The cost of responding to future changes may be substantial. We establish accruals for known environmental claims when the associated costs become probable and can be reasonably estimated. The actual cost of environmental issues may be substantially higher than that accrued due to difficulty in estimating such costs.

Guarantees and Indemnities

We are a party to contracts entered into in the normal course of business in which it is common for us to agree to indemnify third parties for certain liabilities that may arise out of or relate to the subject matter of the contract. In most cases, we cannot estimate the potential amount of future payments under these indemnities until events arise that would result in a liability under the indemnities.

Product Warranty Costs

Our products generally have a standard warranty term of five years that assure our products comply with agreed upon specifications. We record an accrual for the estimated amount of future warranty costs in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies (“ASC 450”) when the related revenue is recognized and when costs are deemed to be probable and can be reasonably estimated. Liabilities related to product warranty costs are subject to uncertainty because they require estimates of future costs. Estimated future warranty costs are primarily based on historical experience, including the number and costs of identified warranty claims as well as the period of time between the shipment of products and our settlement of related claims. Any estimated or actual loss recoveries that offset our costs and payments are reflected as assets and included within Other current assets or Other long-term assets based on the timing of receipt of recovery. Recoveries are recorded net of allowances for credit losses.

Although we assume that historical experience will continue to be the best indicator of future warranty costs, we cannot assure that future warranty costs will not exceed historical amounts, and/or loss recoveries will not be fully collectible. If actual future warranty costs exceed recorded amounts, or recoveries are no longer collectible, adjustments to our accruals and/or receivables may be warranted, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flows.

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Estimated liabilities for product warranty costs are included in Other accrued liabilities or Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets based upon when we expect to settle the incurred warranty. The following table summarizes changes in the estimated liabilities for product warranty costs during the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Beginning balance	$	3137.65	$	2731.36	$	2027.3
Product warranty costs(1)	4936.45		4749.04		5247.40
Payments and other deductions(1)	(4337.57)		(4243.75)		(4542.47)
Ending balance	$	37.5	$	31.6	$	27.3
Acquired warranty and recall liabilities	7.8		—		—
Ending balance	$	44.1	$	37.5	$	31.6

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(1) Amounts exclude any estimated or actual loss recoveries.

Note 9 — Segment Information

We present our financial results of operations for our two reportable segments, ABL and ~~ISG~~AIS, consistent with how our ~~chief~~CODM, ~~operating~~Neil ~~decision~~Ashe, ~~maker~~Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, evaluates operating results, assesses performance, and allocates resources within the Company. See Description of Business and Basis of Presentation footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on how we identify our reportable segments.

55For both segments, our CODM uses segment operating profit as the measurement of segment profit to allocate resources and assess performance. Our CODM considers target-to-actual differences in operating profit when making decisions on how to allocate capital and resources. Additionally, he considers segment operating profit when evaluating employee compensation and personnel allocations.

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The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Corporate expenses that are primarily administrative in function and benefit the Company on an entity-wide basis are not allocated to segments. These include expenses related to governance, policy setting, compliance, and certain other shared services functions. Additionally, net interest (income) expense, net miscellaneous expense (income), and income tax expense are not allocated to segments.

We recorded no special charges during the years ended August 31, 2024 and August 31, 2022. We allocated $25.0 million of the $26.9 million in special charges incurred during the year ended August 31, 2023 to the ABL segment; the remaining amounts of the fiscal 2023 charge were not allocated to a segment.

We allocate certain working capital assets and capital expenditures to our segments primarily to assess each segment's contribution to our consolidated operating cash flows and capital expenditures. Segment assets include accounts receivable and inventory. Unallocated assets are presented in corporate as a reconciling item to our total consolidated assets.

The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Policies footnote of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Corporate expenses that are primarily administrative in function and benefit the Company on an entity-wide basis are not allocated to segments. These include expenses related to governance, policy setting, compliance, and certain other shared services functions. Additionally, net interest expense (income), net miscellaneous expense, and income tax expense are not allocated to segments.

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The following table presents financial information by operating segment for the periods presented (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	Year Ended August 31, 2025
	2024		2023		2022
	ABL		AIS		Corporate		Eliminations		Total
Net sales:
Net sales	$	3,612.2	$	764.3	$	—	$	(30.9)	$	4,345.6
ABL	$	3,573.4	$	3,722.8	$	3,810.1
Cost of goods sold	1,957.7		340.3		—		(30.9)		2,267.1
ISG	291.9		252.7		216.1
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses	1,034.2		347.9		102.8		—		1,484.9
Eliminations(1)	(24.3)		(23.3)		(20.1)
Special charges	29.7		—		—		—		29.7
Total	$	3,841.0	$	3,952.2	$	4,006.1
Operating profit	$	590.6	$	76.1	$	(102.8)	$	—	563.9
Operating profit (loss):
Interest expense, net									22.0
ABL	$	582.8	$	509.5	$	545.6
Miscellaneous expense, net									41.7
ISG	43.6		32.1		22.7
Income before income taxes									$	500.2
Unallocated corporate amounts	(73.1)		(68.2)		(58.6)
Supplemental Information:
Total	$	553.3	$	473.4	$	509.7
Depreciation and amortization	$	71.0	$	59.7	$	2.4	$	—	$	133.1
Depreciation and amortization:
Segment assets	906.1		214.5		3,634.6		—		4,755.2
ABL	$	74.7	$	77.4	$	79.3
Capital expenditures	55.1		10.4		2.9		—		68.4
ISG	15.3		14.4		14.4
	Year Ended August 31, 2024
Unallocated corporate amounts	1.1		1.4		1.1
	ABL		AIS		Corporate		Eliminations		Total
Total	$	91.1	$	93.2	$	94.8
Net sales	$	3,573.4	$	291.9	$	—	$	(24.3)	$	3,841.0
Segment assets:
Cost of goods sold	1,960.9		122.7		—		(24.3)		2,059.3
ABL	$	883.0	$	870.1	$	1,097.8
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses	1,029.7		125.6		73.1		—		1,228.4
ISG	67.6		53.7		53.8
Operating profit	$	582.8	$	43.6	$	(73.1)	$	—	553.3
Unallocated corporate amounts	2,864.0		2,484.7		2,328.6
Interest income, net									(4.5)
Total	$	3,814.6	$	3,408.5	$	3,480.2
Miscellaneous expense, net									9.2
Capital expenditures:
Income before income taxes									$	548.6
ABL	$	55.1	$	59.3	$	51.7
Supplemental Information:
ISG	3.6		3.5		2.6
Depreciation and amortization	$	74.7	$	15.3	$	1.1	$	—	$	91.1
Unallocated corporate amounts	5.3		3.9		2.2
Segment assets	883.9		67.6		2,863.1		—		3,814.6
Total	$	64.0	$	66.7	$	56.5
Capital expenditures	55.1		3.6		5.3		—		64.0
	Year Ended August 31, 2023
	ABL		AIS		Corporate		Eliminations		Total
Net sales	$	3,722.8	$	252.7	$	—	$	(23.3)	$	3,952.2
Cost of goods sold	2,152.5		109.8		—		(23.3)		2,239.0
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses	1,035.8		110.8		66.3		—		1,212.9
Special charges	25.0		—		1.9		—		26.9
Operating profit	$	509.5	$	32.1	$	(68.2)	$	—	473.4
Interest expense, net									18.9
Miscellaneous expense, net									7.8
Income before income taxes									$	446.7
Supplemental Information:
Depreciation and amortization	$	77.4	$	14.4	$	1.4	$	—	$	93.2
Segment assets	870.4		53.7		2,484.4		—		3,408.5
Capital expenditures	60.2		3.5		3.0		—		66.7

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(1) These amounts represent intersegment sales. Profit on these sales eliminates within gross profit on a consolidated basis.

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The following table reconciles operating profit by segment to income before income taxes (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
Operating profit - ABL	$	582.8	$	509.5	$	545.6
Operating profit - ISG	43.6		32.1		22.7
Unallocated corporate amounts	(73.1)		(68.2)		(58.6)
Operating profit	553.3		473.4		509.7
Interest (income) expense, net	(4.5)		18.9		24.9
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	9.2		7.8		(9.1)
Income before income taxes	$	548.6	$	446.7	$	493.9

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, we recognized charges within our ABL segment of $14.0 million for trade name impairments, $13.0 million for the collectability of a supplier warranty obligation owed to us for components we used in products manufactured and sold between 2017 and 2019, and $4.1 million for employee severance costs.

Note 10 — Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when we transfer control of goods and services to our customers. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for goods and services and is recognized net of rebates, sales incentives, product returns, and discounts to customers. We allocate the expected consideration to be collected to each distinct performance obligation identified in a sale based on its standalone selling price. Sales and use taxes collected on behalf of governmental authorities are excluded from revenues.

Payment is generally due and received within 60 days from the point of sale. In some instances, such as for software as a service agreements, payment is made prior to the transfer of control of goods and services. Payment terms generally do not extend beyond one year, and we apply the significant financing component practical expedient within ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Accruals for cash discounts to customers are estimated using the expected value method based on historical experience and are recorded as a reduction to sales.

Our standard terms and conditions of sale generally allow for the return of certain products within four months of the date of shipment. We also provide for limited product return rights to certain distributors and other customers, primarily for slow moving or damaged items subject to certain defined criteria. The limited product return rights generally allow customers to return resalable products purchased within a specified time period and subject to certain limitations, including, at times, when accompanied by a replacement order of equal or greater value. At the time revenue is recognized, we record a refund liability for the expected value of future returns primarily based on historical experience, specific notification of pending returns, or contractual terms with the respective customers. Although historical product returns generally have been within expectations, there can be no assurance that future product returns will not exceed historical amounts. A significant increase in product returns could have a material adverse impact on our operating results in future periods.

Refund liabilities recorded under ASC 606 relating to rights of return, cash discounts, and other miscellaneous credits to customers were $2831.27 million and $2528.62 million as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively, and are reflected within Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, we recorded right of return assets for products expected to be returned to our facilities, which are included within Prepayments and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Such assets totaled $43.54 million and $4.95 million as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and ~~2023~~2024, respectively.

We also maintain one-time and ongoing promotions with ~~our~~certain customers, which may include rebate, sales incentive, marketing, and trade-promotion programs with ~~certain~~ customers that require us to estimate and accrue the expected costs of such programs. These arrangements may include volume rebate incentives, cooperative marketing programs, merchandising of our products, introductory marketing funds for new products, and other trade-promotion activities conducted by the customer. Costs associated with these programs are generally estimated based on the most likely amount expected to be settled based on the context of the individual contract and are reflected within the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income in accordance with ASC 606, which in most instances requires such costs to be recorded as reductions of revenue. Amounts due to our customers associated with these programs totaled $46.5 million and $35.3 million as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and are reflected within Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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associated with these programs totaled $35.3 million and $31.6 million as of August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and are reflected within Other accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Costs to obtain and fulfill contracts, such as sales commissions, are generally short-term in nature and are generally expensed as incurred.

Nature of Goods and Services

Products

Substantially all of the revenues for the periods presented were generated from short-term contracts with our customers to deliver only tangible goods such as luminaires, lighting controls, ~~and~~building system controls, ~~for~~and ~~various~~audio, ~~building~~video, ~~systems~~and control platform products. We record revenue from these contracts when the customer obtains control of those goods. For sales designated free on board shipping point, control is transferred and revenue is recognized at the time of shipment. For sales designated free on board destination, customers take control and revenue is recognized when a product is delivered to the customer’s delivery site.

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Professional Services

We collect fees associated with training, installation, and technical support services, primarily related to the set up of our lighting and building technology solutions. We recognize revenue for these one-time services at the time the service is performed. We also sell certain service-type warranties that extend coverages for products beyond their base warranties. We account for service-type warranties as distinct performance obligations and recognize revenue for these contracts ratably over the life of the additional warranty period. We allocate transaction price to our service-type warranties largely based on expectations of cost plus margin based on our estimate of future claims. Claims related to service-type warranties are expensed as incurred.

Software

Software sales include licenses for software, data usage fees, and software as a service arrangements. We recognize revenue for software based on the contractual rights provided to a customer, which in certain instances results in the recognition of revenue ratably over the contractual service period.

Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations

A small portion of our revenue was derived from the combination of any or all of our products, professional services, and software ~~licenses~~. Significant judgment may be required to determine which performance obligations are distinct and should be accounted for separately. We allocate the expected consideration to be collected to each distinct performance obligation based on its standalone selling price. Standalone selling price is generally determined using a cost plus margin valuation when no observable input is available. The amount of consideration allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as revenue in accordance with the timing for products, professional services, and software as described above.

Shipping and Handling Activities

We account for ~~all~~ shipping and handling activities for customers as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer products to our customers. As such, we do not consider shipping and handling activities to be separate performance obligations, and we expense these costs as incurred.

Contract Balances

Our rights related to collections from customers are unconditional and are reflected within Accounts receivable on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We do not have any other significant contract assets. Contract liabilities arise when we receive cash or an unconditional right to collect cash prior to the transfer of control of goods or services.

58The amount of transaction price from contracts with customers allocated to our contract liabilities consists of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

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	August 31,
	2025		2024
Current deferred revenues	$	21.4	$	17.4
Non-current deferred revenues	38.0		41.5

~~ACUITY~~Current ~~BRANDS~~deferred revenues primarily consist of upfront fees collected for service-type warranties, ~~INC~~time-bound software licenses, software as a service arrangements, and professional fees and are included within Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. ~~NOTES~~These TOservices ~~CONSOLIDATED~~are ~~FINANCIAL~~expected ~~STATEMENTS~~to be performed within one year. Revenue earned from beginning contract balances during the year ended August 31, 2025 approximated the current deferred revenue balance at August 31, 2024.

The amount of transaction price from contracts with customers allocated to our contract liabilities consist of the following as of the dates presented (in millions):

	August 31,
	2024		2023
Current deferred revenues	$	17.4	$	14.1
Non-current deferred revenues	41.5		47.6

Current deferred revenues primarily consist of upfront fees collected for service-type warranties, time-bound software licenses, software as a service arrangements, and professional fees and are included within Other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These services are expected to be performed within one year. Revenue earned from beginning contract balances during the year ended August 31, 2024 approximated the current deferred revenue balance at August 31, 2023.

Non-current deferred revenues primarily consist of long-term service-type warranties, which are typically recognized ratably as revenue between five years and ten years from the date of sale, and are included within Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Unsatisfied performance obligations that do not represent contract liabilities are expected to be satisfied within one year from August 31, ~~2024~~2025 and consist primarily of orders for physical goods that have not yet been shipped.

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Disaggregated Revenues

Our ABL segment's ~~lighting~~luminaires and ~~lighting~~electronics ~~controls~~ are sold primarily through independent sales agents who cover specific geographic areas and market channels, by internal sales representatives, through consumer retail channels, directly to large corporate accounts, and through other distribution methods, including directly to OEM customers. ~~ISG~~AIS sells predominantly to system integrators. The following table shows revenue from contracts with customers by sales channel and reconciles to our segment information for the periods presented (in millions):

Year Ended August 31,

2024

2023

2022

2025

2024

2023

ABL:

Independent sales network

2,~~551~~646.78

2,~~671~~551.07

2,~~714~~671.10

Direct sales network

~~397~~411.04

~~414~~397.40

~~384~~414.24

Retail sales

~~190~~170.37

~~194~~190.93

~~178~~194.39

Corporate accounts

~~205~~156.97

~~200~~205.39

~~222~~200.73

OEM and other

~~228~~226.56

~~242~~228.25

~~310~~242.82

Total ABL

3,~~573~~612.42

3,~~722~~573.84

3,~~810~~722.18

ISG

291.9

252.7

216.1

AIS

764.3

291.9

252.7

Eliminations

(2430.39)

(2324.3)

(2023.13)

Total

34,~~841~~345.06

3,~~952~~841.20

43,~~006~~952.12

Note 11 — Share-based Payments

Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans

In January 2022, our stockholders approved the Amended and Restated Acuity ~~Brands,~~ Inc. 2012 Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”), which, among other things, increased the total number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan from 2.7 million to 3.6 million, with a corresponding increase to shares available for grant. The Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) is authorized to issue awards consisting of incentive and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance stock awards, performance stock units, stock bonus awards, and cash-based awards to eligible employees, non-employee directors, and outside consultants.

59Shares available for grant under the Stock Incentive Plan were approximately 0.6 million, 0.7 million, and 1.0 million at August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Any shares subject to an award under the Stock Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, expired, or settled for cash will be available for future grant under the Stock Incentive Plan.

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Shares available for grant under the Stock Incentive Plan were approximately 0.7 million, 1.0 million, and 1.1 million at August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Any shares subject to an award under the Stock Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, expired, or settled for cash will be available for future grant under the Stock Incentive Plan.

Our share-based payment awards are valued based on their grant date fair values as described further below. We recognize compensation cost for share-based payment transactions in accordance with ASC 718. For most of our awards, compensation cost is recognized on a straight-line basis over the award's requisite service period. We apply the accelerated attribution method in certain circumstances, such as when a performance stock unit is subject to graded vesting. For awards subject to a market condition, we consider both actual and derived service periods, as well as the expected performance period, to determine the appropriate compensation recognition method.

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Compensation expense recognized related to our share-based payment awards during the periods presented is summarized as follows (in millions):

	Year Ended August 31,
	2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023
Restricted stock awards and units	$	2324.90	$	1923.69	$	1719.26
Performance stock units	18.69		1518.26		915.92
Stock options	20.67		52.76		85.87
Director stock units	1.5		1.5		1.5
Total share-based payment expense	$	4645.61	$	4246.06	$	3742.40

Restricted Stock

As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had approximately 0.32 million shares outstanding of restricted stock to officers, directors, and other key employees under the Stock Incentive Plan. Grants awarded beginning in fiscal 2022 vest primarily over a three-year period, and grants awarded prior to fiscal 2022 vest primarily over a four-year period. Our restricted stock grants are valued at the closing stock price on the date of the grant.

Activity related to restricted stock awards during the periods presented was as follows (in millions, except per share data):

	Number ofShares		Weighted AverageGrant DateFair Value PerShare
Outstanding at August 31, 2021	0.4		$	116.77
Granted	0.1		$	204.36
Vested	(0.1)		$	122.27
Forfeited	(0.1)		$	131.08
Outstanding at August 31, 2022	0.3		$	144.51
Granted	0.2		$	175.23
Vested	(0.1)		$	140.85
Forfeited	(0.1)		$	163.37
Outstanding at August 31, 2023	0.3		$	159.33
Granted	0.2		$	168.74
Vested	(0.2)		$	153.74
Forfeited	—	*	$	154.90
Outstanding at August 31, 2024	0.3		$	167.39
Granted	0.1		$	295.56
Vested	(0.2)		$	166.16
Forfeited	—	*	$	204.37
Outstanding at August 31, 2025	0.2		$	229.73

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* Represents shares of less than 0.1 million.

60As of August 31, 2025, there was $34.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years. The total fair value of stock vested during the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was approximately $26.2 million, $22.9 million, and $19.9 million, respectively.

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As of August 31, 2024, there was $30.1 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.3 years. The total fair value of stock vested during the years ended August 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was approximately $22.9 million, $19.9 million, and $16.4 million, respectively.

Performance Stock Units

As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had approximately 0.3 million performance stock units outstanding to officers and other key employees under the Stock Incentive Plan. Our performance stock units vest ~~primarily~~ over a three-year period.

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For most of these grants, the actual number of performance stock units earned for these awards will be determined at the end of the related performance period based on the level of achievement of established performance thresholds. Such grants are valued at the closing stock price on the date of grant. We recognize compensation expense for these grants proportionately over the requisite service period for each employee when it becomes probable that the performance metric will be satisfied.

A small subset of our performance stock units granted in fiscal 2025, 2024, and ~~fiscal~~ 2023 have a payout based on a total shareholder return relative to a peer group index over a three-year period. These awards are valued using a Monte-Carlo simulation and are expensed over the longer of the requisite service period and the derived service period. Stock compensation may be accelerated if a market condition is met prior to the derived service period lapsing. All inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation are estimates made at the time of grant, which are summarized in the table below. Actual realized value of each award could materially differ from these estimates, without impact to future reported net income. Dividends were assumed to be reinvested on the ex-dividend date for us and peer companies. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of our stock as well as our peer group. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield consistent with the derived performance period.

	2024	2023
	2025	2024	2023
Dividend yield	—%	—%	—%
Expected volatility	3433.61%	4634.76%	46.7%
Risk-free interest rate	4.90%	4.59%	4.5%
Fair value of awards	$~~241~~470.3966	$~~254~~241.1939	$254.19

Activity related to performance stock units during the periods presented was as follows (in millions, except per share data):

	Number ofShares		Weighted AverageGrant DateFair Value PerShare
Outstanding at August 31, 2021	0.2		$	109.99
Granted	—	*	$	207.02
Forfeited	—	*	$	113.51
Outstanding at August 31, 2022	0.2		$	145.46
Granted	0.1		$	186.78
Vested	(0.1)		$	124.29
Forfeited	—	*	$	195.67
Outstanding at August 31, 2023	0.2		$	171.01
Granted	0.2		$	172.98
Vested	(0.1)		$	91.36
Outstanding at August 31, 2024	0.3		$	186.66
Granted	0.1		$	321.59
Vested	(0.1)		$	207.02
Forfeited	—	*	$	178.82
Outstanding at August 31, 2025	0.3		$	214.89

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* Represents shares of less than 0.1 million.

61As of August 31, 2025 there was $13.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance stock units. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.4 years. The total fair value of performance units vested during the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $14.9 million, $5.0 million, and $11.5 million, respectively.

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As of August 31, 2024 there was $12.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested performance stock units. This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.4 years. The total fair value of performance units vested during the years ended August 31, 2024 and 2023 was $5.0 million and $11.5 million, respectively. No awards vested during the year ended August 31, 2022.

Stock Options

As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, we had approximately 0.98 million options outstanding to officers as well as other key current and former employees under the Stock Incentive Plan, all of which were granted in previous fiscal years. Of these options, 0.3 million were granted in fiscal 2021 and become exercisable over a four-year period. ~~These options are also subject to a market condition (the “Market~~ Options~~”).~~ ~~Options~~ issued under the Stock Incentive Plan are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant, but never less than the fair market value on the grant date, and expire 10 years from the date of grant.

The fair value of each Market Option was estimated on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The dividend yield was calculated based on annual dividends paid and the trailing 12-month average closing stock price at the time of grant. Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of our stock, calculated using the most recent time period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term equal to the contractual term for the Market Options. The expected life of the Market Options is based on projected exercise dates resulting from the Monte Carlo simulation for each award tranche. All inputs noted above are estimates made at the time of grant. Actual realized value of each option grant could materially differ from these estimates, without impact to future reported net income.

The following weighted average assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of the stock options granted in the fiscal year presented:

						Market Options
						2021
Dividend yield						0.5%
Expected volatility						36.5%
Risk-free interest rate						0.7%
Expected life of options						8 years
Weighted-average fair value of options						$40.45

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Stock option activity during the periods presented was as follows:

	Outstanding				Exercisable
	Number ofOptions(in millions)		Weighted AverageExercise Price		Number ofOptions(in millions)		Weighted AverageExercise Price
Outstanding at August 31, 2021	1.2		$	127.98	0.5		$	142.36
Exercised	(0.1)	*	$	88.94
Outstanding at August 31, 2022	1.1		$	132.50	0.6		$	143.15
Exercised	—	*	$	126.92
Forfeitures	(0.1)		$	227.15
Forfeited	(0.1)		$	227.15
Outstanding at August 31, 2023	1.0		$	131.81	0.9		$	135.91
Exercised	(0.1)		$	143.92
Outstanding at August 31, 2024	0.9		$	130.74	0.9		$	132.48
Exercised	(0.1)		$	195.50
Outstanding at August 31, 2025	0.8		$	119.81	0.8		$	119.81
Range of option exercise prices:
$100.00 - $160.00 (average life - 5.5 years)	0.8		$	118.70	0.8		$	119.58
$100.00 - $160.00 (average life - 4.6 years)	0.8		$	117.46	0.8		$	117.46
$160.01 - $210.00 (average life - 1.2 years)	—	*	$	207.80	—	*	$	207.80
$210.01 - $239.76 (average life - 1.1 years)	—	*	$	239.76	—	*	$	239.76
$210.01 - $239.76 (average life - 2.1 years)	0.1		$	239.76	0.1		$	239.76

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* Represents amounts of less than 0.1 million.

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended August 31, ~~2024~~2025, ~~2023~~2024, and ~~2022~~2023 was approximately $613.69 million, $06.56 million, and $~~14.~~0.5 million, respectively. As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, the total intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable was $~~116~~166.51 million,. ~~the~~As ~~total intrinsic value~~ of ~~options~~August 31, ~~expected~~2025, tothere ~~vest~~ was ~~$10.1~~no ~~million, and the total~~ intrinsic value of options ~~exercisable~~expected ~~was~~to ~~$106~~vest.4 ~~million.~~ As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, there was ~~$0.7~~no ~~million of total~~ unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested options. ~~We expect to recognize this cost over the next fiscal year.~~

Employee Deferred Stock Units

We previously allowed employees to defer a portion of restricted stock awards granted in fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2004 into the SDSP as stock units. The stock units are payable in shares of stock at the time of distribution from the SDSP. As of August 31, 2024, approximately 4,000 fully vested stock units remain deferred, but undistributed, under the Stock Incentive Plan. There was no compensation expense related to these stock units during fiscal years 2024, 2023, and 2022.

Director Deferred Stock Units

In January 2022, the total remaining shares available for issuance under the Director Plan were transferred into the Stock Incentive Plan. As of August 31, ~~2024~~2025, approximately 3827,000 stock units were deferred but undistributed under the Director Plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employees are able to purchase, through payroll deduction, common stock at a 5% discount on a monthly basis. There were 1.5 million shares of our common stock reserved for purchase under the plan, of which approximately 1.0 million shares remain available as of August 31, ~~2024~~2025. Employees may participate at their discretion.

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Note 12 — Pension and Defined Contribution Plans

Company-sponsored Pension Plans

We have several pension plans, both qualified and non-qualified, covering certain hourly and salaried employees. Benefits paid under these plans are based generally on employees’ years of service and/or compensation during the final years of employment. We historically have made at least the minimum annual contributions to the plans to the extent indicated by actuarial valuations and statutory requirements. Plan assets are invested primarily in fixed income and equity securities.

~~The following tables reflect the status of our domestic (U.S.-based) and international pension plans as of the dates presented (in millions):~~68

	Domestic Plans				International Plans
	August 31,				August 31,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	159.8	$	176.0	$	34.6	$	31.5
Service cost	3.6		3.8		0.9		0.8
Interest cost	7.8		7.4		2.0		1.6
Actuarial losses (gains)	3.7		(16.2)		(0.1)		(1.2)
Benefits paid	(11.1)		(11.2)		(1.9)		(1.9)
Other	—		—		(1.5)		3.8
Benefit obligation at end of year	163.8		159.8		34.0		34.6
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	132.7		141.5		32.1		28.5
Actual return (loss) on plan assets	9.5		(1.3)		3.2		(5.2)
Employer contributions	3.4		3.7		—		7.9
Benefits paid	(11.1)		(11.2)		(1.3)		(1.9)
Other	—		—		0.6		2.8
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	134.5		132.7		34.6		32.1
Funded status at the end of year	$	(29.3)	$	(27.1)	$	0.6	$	(2.5)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Non-current assets	$	8.4	$	10.1	$	4.9	$	2.3
Current liabilities	(4.2)		(3.4)		(0.3)		(0.2)
Non-current liabilities	(33.5)		(33.8)		(4.0)		(4.6)
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets	$	(29.3)	$	(27.1)	$	0.6	$	(2.5)
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	162.5	$	158.9	$	31.8	$	31.9
Pre-tax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Prior service cost	$	(0.1)	$	(0.1)	$	—	$	(0.1)
Net actuarial loss	(43.5)		(44.3)		(8.8)		(13.4)
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(43.6)	$	(44.4)	$	(8.8)	$	(13.5)
Pensions plans in which benefit obligation exceeds plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	37.7	$	37.2	$	4.3	$	5.6
Accumulated benefit obligation	36.4		36.3		2.9		3.5
Plan assets	—		—		—		0.8
Pensions plans in which plan assets exceed benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation	$	126.1	$	122.6	$	29.7	$	29.0
Accumulated benefit obligation	126.1		122.6		28.9		28.4
Plan assets	134.5		132.7		34.6		31.3

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~~Comprehensive~~In ~~Income.~~the Wefourth ~~utilize~~quarter aof ~~corridor~~fiscal ~~approach~~2025, towe ~~amortize~~completed ~~cumulative~~full ~~unrecognized~~and ~~actuarial~~partial ~~gains~~settlements orof ~~losses~~our ~~over~~domestic ~~either~~qualified defined benefit plans through the ~~average~~purchases ~~expected~~of ~~future~~nonparticipating ~~service~~annuities and lump sum elections. Additionally, we terminated one of ~~active~~our ~~participants~~international orpension ~~average~~plans. ~~life~~As ~~expectancy~~a result of ~~plan~~these ~~participants~~transactions, ~~based~~we onrecognized ~~each~~one-time, ~~plan’s~~non-cash ~~composition.~~pension ~~The~~settlement ~~corridor~~charges istotaling ~~determined~~$30.9 asmillion in the ~~greater~~fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. These pension settlement charges are primarily related to the ~~excess~~accelerated recognition of ~~10%~~actuarial oflosses ~~plan~~included ~~assets~~within orMiscellaneous ~~the~~expense, ~~projected~~net ~~benefit~~in ~~obligation~~the atConsolidated ~~each~~Statements ~~valuation~~of ~~date~~Comprehensive Income. ~~Amounts~~The ~~related~~combined tofinancial ~~prior~~impact ~~service~~of ~~cost~~the ~~are~~settlements ~~amortized~~and ~~over~~de-risking ~~the~~activities ~~average~~taken ~~remaining~~overall ~~expected~~are ~~future~~reflected ~~service~~in ~~period~~the ~~for~~accompanying ~~active~~tables ~~participants~~and indisclosures ~~each~~within ~~plan~~this note.

The following tables reflect the status of our domestic (U.S. based) and international pension plans as of the dates presented (in millions):


	Domestic Plans				International Plans
	August 31,				August 31,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	163.8	$	159.8	$	34.0	$	34.6
Service cost	4.6		3.6		0.8		0.9
Interest cost	7.8		7.8		1.9		2.0

Actuarial (gains) losses	(12.1)		3.7		(2.2)		(0.1)
Settlements	(95.2)		—		(1.4)		—

Benefits paid	(12.2)		(11.1)		(2.4)		(1.9)
Other	—		—		1.2		(1.5)
Benefit obligation at end of year	56.7		163.8		31.9		34.0
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	134.5		132.7		34.6		32.1
Actual (loss) return on plan assets	(1.6)		9.5		(3.2)		3.2
Employer contributions	0.9		3.4		1.0		—
Benefits paid	(12.2)		(11.1)		(1.6)		(1.3)
Settlements	(95.2)		—		(2.6)		—

Other	—		—		0.7		0.6
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	26.4		134.5		28.9		34.6

Funded status at the end of year	$	(30.3)	$	(29.3)	$	(3.0)	$	0.6

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Non-current assets	$	5.4	$	8.4	$	4.3	$	4.9
Current liabilities	(3.4)		(4.2)		(0.4)		(0.3)
Non-current liabilities	(32.3)		(33.5)		(6.9)		(4.0)
Net amount recognized in consolidated balance sheets	$	(30.3)	$	(29.3)	$	(3.0)	$	0.6
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	55.6	$	162.5	$	29.0	$	31.8
Pre-tax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Prior service cost	$	—	$	(0.1)	$	(0.2)	$	—
Net actuarial loss	(4.8)		(43.5)		12.4		(8.8)
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(4.8)	$	(43.6)	$	12.2	$	(8.8)
Pensions plans in which benefit obligation exceeds plan assets:
Projected benefit obligation	$	35.7	$	37.7	$	7.3	$	4.3
Accumulated benefit obligation	34.6		36.4		4.4		2.9

Pensions plans in which plan assets exceed benefit obligation:
Projected benefit obligation	$	21.0	$	126.1	$	24.6	$	29.7
Accumulated benefit obligation	21.0		126.1		24.6		28.9
Plan assets	26.4		134.5		28.9		34.6

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Service cost of net periodic pension cost is allocated between Cost of products sold, and may be capitalized into inventory as labor costs, and Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income based on the function of the employee's services. All other components of net periodic pension cost are included within Miscellaneous expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. We utilize a corridor approach to amortize cumulative unrecognized actuarial gains or losses over either the average expected future service of active participants or average life expectancy of plan participants based on each plan’s composition. The corridor is determined as the greater of the excess of 10% of plan assets or the projected benefit obligation at each valuation date. Amounts related to prior service cost are amortized over the average remaining expected future service period for active participants in each plan.

Net periodic pension cost during the periods presented included the following components before tax (in millions):

	Domestic Plans						International Plans
	2024		2023		2022		2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023		2025		2024		2023
Service cost	$	34.6	$	3.86	$	43.48	$	0.98	$	0.89	$	0.48
Interest cost	7.8		7.48		57.34		21.09		12.60		01.96
Expected return on plan assets	(6.7)		(76.57)		(117.25)		(21.07)		(2.10)		(2.61)
Amortization of prior service cost	~~0.1~~—		20.61		2.96		—0.1		—		—
Settlement	—		—		0.4		—		—		—
Recognized actuarial loss	1.6		1.7		2.4		1.0		1.6		0.6
Recognized actuarial loss	1.7		2.4		2.4		1.6		0.6		0.9
Settlement loss (gain)	33.2		—		—		(2.3)		—		—
Net periodic pension cost	$	640.5	$	86.75	$	48.27	$	2(0.52)	$	02.95	$	(0.4)9

Weighted average assumptions used in computing the benefit obligation are as follows:

	Domestic Plans				International Plans
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Discount rate	45.93	%	54.19	%	56.9	%	5.9	%
Rate of compensation increase	5.0	%	5.0	%	3.4.5	%	3.54	%

Weighted average assumptions used in computing net periodic pension cost are as follows:

	Domestic Plans						International Plans
	2024		2023		2022		2024		2023		2022
	2025		2024		2023		2025		2024		2023
Discount rate	54.19	%	45.41	%	24.4	%	5.9	%	45.9	%	14.9	%
Expected return on plan assets	5.3	%	5.53	%	65.35	%	45.74	%	6.4.7	%	6.4	%
Rate of compensation increase	5.0	%	5.0	%	5.0	%	3.54	%	3.5	%	3.45	%

It is our policy to adjust, on an annual basis, the discount rate used to determine the projected benefit obligation to approximate rates on high-quality, long-term obligations based on our estimated benefit payments available as of the measurement date. We use published yield curves to assist in the development of our discount rates. We estimate that a 100 basis point increase in the discount rate would reduce net periodic pension cost for fiscal 2025 approximately $0.43 million for the domestic plans and $0.57 million for the international plans. The expected return on plan assets is derived primarily from a periodic study of long-term historical rates of return on the fair value of our various asset classes included in our targeted pension plan asset allocation as well as future expectations. We estimate that each 100 basis point reduction in the expected return on plan assets would result in additional net periodic pension cost of $10.38 million and $0.3 million for domestic plans and international plans, respectively. We also evaluate the rate of compensation increase annually and adjust if necessary.

Our investment objective for domestic plan assets is to earn a rate of return sufficient to exceed the long-term growth of the plans’ liabilities without subjecting plan assets to undue risk. The plan assets are invested primarily in high quality debt and equity securities. We conduct a periodic strategic asset allocation study to form a basis for the allocation of pension assets between various asset categories. Specific allocation percentages are assigned to each asset category with minimum and maximum ranges established for each. The assets are then managed within these ranges. At August 31, 2024, the U.S. targeted asset allocation approximated 95% fixed income securities and 5% equity securities. Our investment objective for the international plan assets is also to add value by exceeding the long-term growth of the plans’ liabilities. At August 31, 2024, the international asset target allocation approximated 93% fixed income securities and 7% multi-strategy investments.70

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Our investment objective for domestic plan assets is to earn a rate of return sufficient to exceed the long-term growth of the plans’ liabilities without subjecting plan assets to undue risk. The plan assets are invested primarily in fixed income securities. We conduct a periodic strategic asset allocation study to form a basis for the allocation of pension assets between various asset categories. Specific allocation percentages are assigned to each asset category with minimum and maximum ranges established for each. The assets are then managed within these ranges. At August 31, 2025, the U.S. targeted asset allocation approximated 70% fixed income securities, 15% real estate securities, and 15% equity securities. Our investment objective for the international plan assets is to cover the value of the plans’ liabilities. At August 31, 2025, the international asset target allocation approximated 100% guaranteed insurance policies.

Our pension plan asset allocation by asset category as of the dates presented is as follows:

% of Plan Assets

Domestic Plans

International Plans

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