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Company snapshot — Acuity Brands Inc

AYI in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Acuity designs and sells lighting fixtures, lighting controls and building-management systems, mainly through two units: Acuity Brands Lighting, which makes luminaires and electronic lighting components under a wide set of brand names for distributors, retailers and equipment makers, and Acuity Intelligent Spaces, which supplies building controls, audio-visual platforms and related software for venues such as airports, campuses and stadiums. It is based in Atlanta and trades on US markets after a 2001 listing.
Where it sits in the stack
Acuity has no seat in Rubin, our AI-infrastructure index; it sits in the Russell 1000 within the Industrials sector, under Electrical Equipment & Parts, alongside other diversified electrical-products makers rather than the AI build-out chain.
Who it is priced against
Our index carries no assigned peer group for Acuity; the comparison the market draws is with other lighting and building-systems suppliers such as Hubbell.
Why Closelook tracks it
It is a Russell 1000 constituent but carries no Rubin or Halo seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or other editions.
What the diary watches
Whether the recent slide off its 52-week high, now running through a third straight down session, steadies or extends further below its 50-day and 200-day averages.

Acuity Brands Inc (AYI) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for AYI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Acuity Brands Inc (AYI)?

Acuity Brands Inc trades as AYI on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is AYI in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Acuity Brands Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does AYI trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -10.7% vs the 50-day and -5.6% vs the 200-day average, 21.1% below the 52-week high and +16.6% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 34 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Acuity Brands Inc do?

Acuity designs and sells lighting fixtures, lighting controls and building-management systems, mainly through two units: Acuity Brands Lighting, which makes luminaires and electronic lighting components under a wide set of brand names for distributors, retailers and equipment makers, and Acuity Intelligent Spaces, which supplies building controls, audio-visual platforms and related software for venues such as airports, campuses and stadiums. It is based in Atlanta and trades on US markets after a 2001 listing. Our index carries no assigned peer group for Acuity; the comparison the market draws is with other lighting and building-systems suppliers such as Hubbell.

Where does Acuity Brands Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Acuity has no seat in Rubin, our AI-infrastructure index; it sits in the Russell 1000 within the Industrials sector, under Electrical Equipment & Parts, alongside other diversified electrical-products makers rather than the AI build-out chain. It is a Russell 1000 constituent but carries no Rubin or Halo seat and no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or other editions.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for AYI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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