Oppenheimer cuts Acuity stock target from USD 440 to USD 415

Published on 10/20/2026 at 21:10 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Acuity reported fiscal 2026 sales of USD 4.64 billion, up 6.80 percent. Acuity stock costs EUR 275.00 on October 20, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and company results

On October 8, 2026, Oppenheimer lowered its Acuity target from USD 440.00 to USD 415.00.
Fiscal 2026 sales reached USD 4.64 billion, up 6.80 percent from fiscal 2025.
Acuity stock costs EUR 275.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. CEST.
Fiscal 2026 operating cash flow reached USD 825.60 million.

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Oppenheimer lowered its target for Acuity stock from USD 440.00 to USD 415.00 on October 8, 2026, while keeping an Outperform rating, according to Yahoo Finance. Acuity stock was trading at EUR 275.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. CEST.

Fiscal sales reached USD 4.64 billion

The company entered the new fiscal year with stronger profitability and cash generation. In fiscal 2026, sales rose 6.80 percent to USD 4.64 billion from USD 4.35 billion in fiscal 2025, while operating profit increased 26.60 percent to USD 713.70 million. The figures were reported in Acuity's fiscal 2026 results carried by Yahoo Finance on October 1, 2026.

What does AIS growth mean?

Acuity Intelligent Spaces generated fiscal 2026 sales of USD 1.11 billion, up 44.80 percent year over year. Acuity Brands Lighting, the larger business, produced USD 3.58 billion of sales, down 1.00 percent. The split leaves the faster-growing Intelligent Spaces unit carrying more weight in the company's growth profile, while the core lighting operation remains the main operating counterpoint.

Valuation and dividend dates

Acuity had a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14 and a market capitalization of USD 9.3 billion as of October 20, 2026. Its primary listing is on the NYSE, where the stock was last quoted at USD 309.89 at 3:09 p.m. ET on October 20, 2026. The same quote showed a 52-week range of USD 257.04 to USD 380.17 and volume of 158,202 shares.

Fiscal 2026 operating cash flow reached USD 825.60 million, up 37.30 percent from USD 601.40 million in fiscal 2025. Simply Wall St lists a USD 0.20 dividend payment for November 2, 2026, following the October 16, 2026 ex-dividend date.

Stock price and investor frame

The analyst revision places the current discussion on valuation rather than on a new earnings release. The fiscal 2026 results show a clear contrast between the two segments, with Intelligent Spaces sales growth of 44.80 percent against a 1.00 percent decline in Lighting sales.

Acuity stock was trading at EUR 275.00 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Acuity stock.