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Commercial Lighting Industry Statistics

The global commercial lighting market is forecast to reach $50.5 billion in 2026, explore the commercial lighting figures on growth, companies, and trends.
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November 11, 2026Updated
Commercial Lighting Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The commercial lighting industry at a glance

The global commercial lighting market is forecast to reach $50.5 billion in 2026, driven by LED retrofits, connected controls, and energy-efficiency requirements. The expansion is forecast at a 7.8% CAGR from 2025 to 2033, and Asia-Pacific accounted for 39.6% of global revenue in 2024.

$47.5B[21]
Global market size, 2024
7.8%[21]
Forecast CAGR, 2025–2033
39.6%[21]
Asia-Pacific share, 2024
374,000[16]
U.S. efficient-lighting jobs, 2025
Market size
The global commercial lighting market was estimated at $47.54 billion in 2024. Grand View Research projects the market to reach $50.5 billion in 2026 and $92.14 billion by 2033.[21]
Forecast & CAGR
The market is forecast to expand at a 7.8% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2033. Growth is linked to green-building certifications, LED replacement cycles, connected controls and demand for lower operating costs.[21]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 39.6% of global commercial-lighting revenue in 2024, making it the largest regional market. Signify reported that its 2025 professional-lighting business grew in the United States while Europe remained weaker, indicating meaningful regional divergence.[21][40]
Segmentation
Commercial lighting is segmented by product, installation, distribution channel, application, end use and region. Product categories include LED, fluorescent and CFL systems, while installation is divided between new construction and retrofit projects; online and offline channels are also tracked.[21]
Pricing
Pricing remained under pressure in 2025: Signify reported a 40-basis-point decline in its Professional adjusted EBITA margin to 8.9%, citing price and volume pressure in European business. The company’s Professional sales were €3.767 billion, down 4.2% nominally from 2024.[40]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Energy efficiency and digitalization are major demand drivers: lighting represents 17% of electricity consumption in U.S. commercial buildings, and ENERGY STAR identifies LED upgrades as a significant savings opportunity. Challenges include weaker European construction and project activity, trade tariffs, reduced demand and pricing pressure.[79][40]
Consumer behavior & competition
Commercial buyers increasingly prioritize efficiency, connected controls and lifecycle value rather than fixture price alone. Signify reported that connected-lighting growth continued in 2025 while non-connected products, particularly through trade channels, declined, intensifying competition around digitally enabled systems and services.[40]
M&A
M&A remained active in commercial and industrial lighting. LSI Industries completed its acquisition of Royston Group for $325 million in March 2026, while Phoenix Lighting completed its acquisition of Rig-A-Lite in May 2026 to expand its industrial and commercial lighting portfolio.[29][80]
Regulation
In the European Union, ecodesign rules for light sources and separate control gears are mandatory for manufacturers and importers selling products in the EU. The current framework is Regulation (EU) 2019/2020, which has applied since September 1, 2021.[81]
Latest news
Signify reported 2025 sales of €5.765 billion and a connected-lighting installed base of 167 million light points at year-end. Its Professional business generated €3.767 billion, with comparable sales down 1.4% as U.S. growth was offset by weakness in Europe and emerging markets.[40]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Commercial Lighting Industry

The leading companies in the commercial lighting industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 10, 2026 · Next review December 10, 2026

Verdict

Lutron Electronics stands out for commercial lighting controls because it covers connected lighting for commercial buildings, while Acuity focuses on commercial luminaires and controls since it reported an operating margin of 15.4% with R&D at 3.2% of revenue in 2025.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in lighting controls

    Lutron Electronics

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.6 · Lighting controls

    Why we picked it: Its segment centers on commercial lighting controls and connected lighting for commercial buildings.

    See in ranking ↓Visit lutron.com ↗

  2. Leader in commercial luminaires and controls

    Acuity

    US

    Ranked #2 · 9.2 · Commercial luminaires and controls

    Why we picked it: Its commercial luminaires, lighting electronics, and controls span commercial spaces, with 15.4% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit acuitybrands.com ↗

  3. Leader in electrical lighting systems

    Hubbell

    US

    Ranked #3 · 8.8 · Electrical lighting systems

    Why we picked it: Its commercial, industrial, and outdoor lighting portfolio aligns with electrical manufacturing scale and margins.

    See in ranking ↓Visit hubbell.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

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Top 10 companies in the commercial lighting industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

Lutron Electronics

Lighting controls · US

9.6
2

Acuity

Commercial luminaires and controls · US

9.2
3

Hubbell

Electrical lighting systems · US

8.8
4

TRILUX

European connected lighting · DE

8.7
5

Glamox

Complete lighting solutions · NO

8.7
6

Signify

Professional lighting, connected systems and services · NL

8.5
7

Fagerhult Group

Professional indoor, outdoor and infrastructure lighting · SE

8.4
8

Zumtobel Group

Professional luminaires, controls and lighting components · AT

8.3
9

Amerlux

Architectural commercial and retail lighting · US

8.2
10

Schréder

Outdoor, infrastructure and smart-city lighting · BE

7.9

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 10, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 10). Top 10 companies in the commercial lighting industry. In Commercial Lighting Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/commercial-lighting-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Breakdown

Share of U.S. building lighting electricity use by sector

Commercial holds the largest share at 69%.

31%
Residential
69%
Commercial
source-verifiedenergy.gov

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

AI is moving from concept to specifications: 93% of respondents agreed AI will improve how lighting controls are designed, specified, or installed in 2026.

AI in the commercial lighting industry

  • 61% of respondents rated AI-generated energy-optimization recommendations as very high value for building owners and operators.[1]
  • 29% of lighting-controls survey respondents said AI will be moderately significant in the category in 2026.[1]
  • 93% of respondents agreed AI will improve how lighting controls are designed, specified or installed in 2026.[1]
  • 31% of respondents expected AI to optimize lighting-control settings automatically with human approval in the future.[1]
  • 62% of respondents expected users to interact mainly with dashboards enhanced by AI-generated insights.[1]
  • More than 93% of respondents ranked continuous energy optimization as an area likely to benefit from AI in lighting controls in 2026.[1]

Automation in the commercial lighting industry

  • 3% of large U.S. lit commercial buildings reported plug-load controls in 2015.[2]
  • 14% of light fixtures in Illinois commercial and industrial facilities were controlled by occupancy sensors in 2023–2024.[3]
  • Less than 1% of U.S. commercial lighting stock used connected lighting controls in 2017.[4]
  • 15% of U.S. commercial lighting stock used energy-management-system controls in 2017.[4]
  • 78% of light fixtures in Illinois commercial and industrial facilities had manual-only controls in 2023–2024.[3]
  • 1% of U.S. lit commercial buildings reported plug-load controls in 2015.[2]

Digital Transformation in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 24% of companies across the European Industrial Ecosystem had a concrete digital-transformation strategy in 2024.[5]
  • 76% of industrial-manufacturing firms across 26 countries reported that their workforce had an appetite to embrace cutting-edge technology in 2024.[6]
  • 34% of industrial-manufacturing organizations across 26 countries had achieved return on investment from multiple AI use cases in 2024.[6]
  • 32% of U.S. industrial-products respondents said their operations-technology investments had delivered expected results in 2024.[7]

Technology Adoption in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 37% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing AI and automation strategies in 2024.[8]
  • 30% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing edge-computing strategies in 2024.[8]
  • 31% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing modern-delivery technologies, including low-code and no-code, in 2024.[8]
  • 35% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing data-and-analytics strategies in 2024.[8]

Cloud Computing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 87% of Australian manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2022.[9]
  • 87% of Finnish manufacturing enterprises used cloud computing in 2023.[9]
  • 54% of EU manufacturing enterprises used paid cloud-computing services in 2025, up from approximately 45% in 2023.[10]
  • 39% of industrial-manufacturing organizations were proactive in advancing XaaS technologies, including public and multicloud, in 2024.[8]

Big Data in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024.[11]
  • 60% of manufacturers surveyed could collect and normalize data from assets or equipment in 2024, across 461 decision makers in the United States, Germany and Malaysia.[12]
  • 44% of manufacturing leaders reported that the amount of data their organizations collected had at least doubled over the previous two years in 2024.[13]
  • 16.2% of businesses in the European Industrial Ecosystem used big-data technologies in 2024.[5]
  • 57% of manufacturers used some form of artificial intelligence to analyze collected manufacturing data in 2024.[14]
  • 28% of manufacturing survey respondents were implementing big-data processing in 2024, up 7 percentage points from 2023, according to an Auburn University study of 97 participants.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Operational data availability remains a constraint: 66% of U.S. commercial buildings had no lighting controls in installed stock in 2017, limiting analytics inputs.

Business intelligence in the commercial lighting industry

  • 38% of Signify’s Professional business came from connected lighting and specialty lighting categories in 2024, up from 36% in 2023.[15]
  • 43% of large U.S. commercial buildings used lighting schedules in 2015, compared with 18% of all lit buildings.[2]
  • 19% of large U.S. commercial buildings used building automation systems for lighting in 2015, compared with 4% of all lit buildings.[2]
  • 17% of U.S. commercial buildings used occupancy sensors in 2018, representing 46% of commercial floorspace.[2]
  • 33,552 U.S. commercial buildings reported light scheduling in 2018, providing a recurring operational data point for lighting-management decisions.[2]
  • 2,045 U.S. commercial buildings reported demand-responsive lighting in 2018, linking lighting operation with electricity-demand conditions.[2]

Data analytics in the commercial lighting industry

  • 66% of U.S. commercial buildings had no lighting controls in installed stock in 2017, limiting the amount of operational data available for analytics.[4]
  • 5,601 GWh of annual U.S. commercial-sector lighting energy savings were attributed to controls in 2020, including energy-management systems, dimming, daylighting, and multistrategy controls.[16]
  • 21 GWh of annual U.S. commercial-sector lighting energy savings were attributed to dimmers in 2020.[16]
  • 634 GWh of annual U.S. commercial-sector lighting energy savings were attributed to multistrategy controls in 2020.[16]
  • 4% of U.S. commercial lighting installations used timers in 2017.[4]
  • 3% of U.S. commercial lighting installations used dimmers in 2017.[4]

Data Quality in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 30% of manufacturers identified poor data quality as a technical barrier to improving processes in 2025.[17]
  • 44% of manufacturers surveyed reported that AI projects had failed because of poor data quality in 2025.[18]
  • 61% of manufacturing leaders agreed that poor data quality limited adoption and optimization of emerging technologies in 2025.[17]
  • 54% of manufacturers surveyed had duplicate data in several systems in 2025.[18]
  • 51% of manufacturers surveyed said their data was siloed across disparate tools and systems in 2025.[18]
  • 41% of manufacturers surveyed distrusted the data used for supply-chain operations in 2025.[18]

Data Governance in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • 58% of manufacturers surveyed assigned primary data-governance responsibility to a C-suite or senior leader in 2024.[14]
  • 15% of manufacturers surveyed said their data strategy was entirely aligned with their overall business strategy in 2024.[14]
  • 22% of manufacturers surveyed included data collection, management or analysis in executive incentives, KPIs or business imperatives in 2024.[14]
  • 61% of manufacturers surveyed had a corporate-wide governance plan, strategy or formal data-management guidelines in 2024.[14]

KPIs in the commercial lighting industry

  • 69% of the 244 TWh consumed by lighting in U.S. buildings in 2020 was attributable to the commercial sector.[16]
  • 29.8% was indoor LED penetration in the United States in 2018, compared with 51.4% for outdoor lighting.[16]
  • 9% of commercial-building electricity use in 2018 was equivalent to the potential annual savings from using the most efficient LEDs in all outdoor applications.[16]
  • 27 watts was the average wattage per installed commercial lighting unit in the United States in 2020.[16]
  • 20% to 60% was the reported lighting-energy saving range for photosensors in commercial-building case studies cited by the EIA.[2]
  • 32.9% was the installed LED penetration of A-type lamps in the United States in 2018.[16]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Retrofit remains a throughput driver: 62.21% of commercial lighting demand came from retrofit and renovation projects in 2025.

Growth in the commercial lighting industry

  • 45% of the global LED-lighting market in buildings was attributed to commercial buildings in 2024.[19]
  • 5.9% was the projected compound annual growth rate for commercial lighting from 2024 to 2029.[19]
  • $18.2 billion was the projected United States commercial lighting market value for 2034.[20]
  • 5.5% was the projected compound annual growth rate for the United States commercial lighting market from 2025 to 2030.[20]
  • $47.54 billion was the estimated global commercial lighting market size in 2024, according to Grand View Research.[21]
  • $92.14 billion was the projected global commercial lighting market value for 2033.[21]

Differentiation in the commercial lighting industry

  • 48.07% was the commercial-office share of global commercial lighting revenue in 2025.[22]
  • 25.5% of global smart-lighting installations used wireless communication in 2024.[19]
  • 52.2% of global smart-lighting revenue is projected to come from commercial end users in 2029.[19]
  • 62.21% of commercial lighting demand came from retrofit and renovation projects in 2025.[22]
  • 51.7% of global smart-lighting revenue came from commercial end users in 2024.[19]
  • 35.2% of global smart-lighting installations are projected to use wireless communication in 2029.[19]

Mergers and acquisitions in the commercial lighting industry

  • 14% was Royston Group’s adjusted EBITDA margin before LSI Industries completed the acquisition in 2026.[23]
  • $97.5 million was the value of LSI Industries’ 2017 acquisition of Atlas Lighting Products.[1]
  • More than 20 lighting-industry acquisitions were reported by Inside Lighting during 2025.[1]
  • 8.1 times adjusted EBITDA was the valuation multiple reported for LSI Industries’ 2026 acquisition of Royston Group.[1]
  • 1,000-plus SKUs were offered by Sun-Tech and related brands acquired by Intermatic in 2026 for utility, municipal, commercial and industrial customers.[1]
  • $1.215 billion was the value of Acuity Brands’ acquisition of QSC, completed in January 2025.[1]

Strategic partnerships in the commercial lighting industry

  • 20 years was the maximum duration of some strategic relationships developed by Whitecroft Lighting with partners by 2024.[24]
  • 9 states were served by Lester Sales Company before its 2024 partnership with MaxLite.[25]
  • 3 companies—Siemens, Enlighted and Zumtobel Group—formed a 2024 ecosystem partnership for smart-building and IoT lighting solutions.[26]
  • 12 years of lighting and construction experience were cited for Whitecroft Lighting’s head of strategic partnering in 2024.[24]
  • 2 companies—VONN Lighting and CLS—formed a 2023 strategic partnership targeting Southern California’s lighting market.[27]
  • 8 states were included in Ardd + Winter’s 2026 strategic agent partnership with Leviton’s Visioneering and Certolux brands in the southeastern United States.[28]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce capability and turnover sit alongside adoption targets, with Signify’s 16% adjusted global employee turnover rate in 2024 and 25,537 training hours delivered by Schréder in 2024.

Hiring in the commercial lighting industry

  • 6,561 employees worked for Signify in China at the end of 2024.[15]
  • 1,018 men represented 36% of Signify’s new hires in 2024 globally.[29]
  • 2,241 employees worked for Signify in the United States at the end of 2024.[15]
  • 893 employees under age 30 represented 32% of Signify’s new hires in 2024 globally.[29]
  • 13 non-binary people represented approximately 0% of Signify’s new hires in 2024 globally.[29]

Employee retention in the commercial lighting industry

  • 8% was Signify’s total turnover among professional employees in 2024.[15]
  • 28% was Signify’s reported global employee turnover rate in 2024.[15]
  • Nearly 8 years was LSI Lighting’s average workforce tenure in the United States and Canada.[23]
  • 16% was Signify’s adjusted global employee turnover rate in 2024.[15]
  • 2% was Signify’s total turnover among mid-level professionals in 2024.[15]

Remote Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 19% of workers worked remotely, including hybrid and fully remote arrangements, during October 2023–September 2024.[30]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, teleworked hours represented 12.2% of total hours worked in 2025.[31]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 35.2% of surveyed workers reported remote work in the Chicago Fed Survey of Economic Conditions from July 2021 through March 2024.[32]
  • Across U.S. manufacturing, 36.9% of workers could work at home and 33.3% actually did so during 2024–2025.[31]

Hybrid Work in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing companies, 79% operated a hybrid model for non-production employees in 2025.[33]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 67% identified productivity as a key factor driving pressure to return to the office in 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 17% were fully back in the office for non-production employees in 2025.[33]
  • Across manufacturing employers, 80% said their organizations were still struggling to balance hybrid working in 2025.[34]
  • Across manufacturing companies, the average required office attendance reached 2.82 days per week in the second quarter of 2025.[33]

Upskilling in the commercial lighting industry

  • 31 average training hours were provided to GEWISS female blue-collar employees in 2023.[35]
  • 25,537 training hours were delivered by Schréder in 2024, averaging 14.7 hours per employee globally.[36]
  • 3,838 language-learning hours were completed by Schréder employees in 2024.[36]
  • 19 average training hours were provided to GEWISS office staff in 2023, for both men and women respectively.[35]
  • 7.4 average training hours per employee were provided by the L&S Group in 2024.[37]

Employee Engagement in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, 84.2% of employees said they cared about their organization’s future in 2026.[38]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 41% identified employee recognition as a high priority in 2024.[39]
  • Across manufacturing, distribution and storage organizations, the average employee-engagement score was 72.9% in 2026.[38]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 70% of respondents said most non-frontline employees were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[7]
  • Across manufacturing companies, 48% of respondents said most frontline workers were engaged in their jobs in 2023.[7]

DEI in the commercial lighting industry

  • 10% of Signify’s workforce consisted of early-career talent in 2023.[40]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Adoption demand tracks energy priorities: 82% of surveyed commercial customers said energy savings were a priority when considering lighting equipment in the Ameren Illinois territory in 2024.

Customer experience in the commercial lighting industry

  • 100% of surveyed commercial customers with installed LLLC systems were satisfied with equipment cost in the Ameren Illinois territory in 2024.[3]
  • 100% of surveyed commercial customers with installed LLLC systems were satisfied with the installation process in the Ameren Illinois territory in 2024.[3]
  • 62% of surveyed commercial customers reported having no lighting controls installed in the Ameren Illinois territory in 2024.[3]
  • 19% of commercial customers aware of LLLCs identified lighting contractors as their source of awareness in 2024.[3]
  • 82% of surveyed commercial customers said energy savings were a priority when considering lighting equipment in the Ameren Illinois territory in 2024.[3]

Customer acquisition in the commercial lighting industry

  • 4.5 was the average satisfaction rating commercial end users gave the lighting-program discount amount in the District of Columbia evaluation.[41]
  • 50% of surveyed contractors rated distributors’ commercial lighting recommendations as strongly influential, using ratings of four or five on a five-point scale, in 2024.[42]
  • 40% of commercial lighting providers said customer-acquisition costs were higher for projects with lighting controls in the 2024 New York market evaluation.[43]
  • More than 50% of commercial-lighting distributors presented beyond-code lighting as a standard offering in the NYSERDA market assessment.[43]
  • More than 75% of commercial-lighting contractors used customer education about energy-efficient-lighting benefits as a sales strategy in the NYSERDA market assessment.[43]

Customer loyalty in the commercial lighting industry

  • 29% of surveyed U.S. contractors participated in manufacturer-sponsored loyalty programs in the 2021 contractor-loyalty study.[44]
  • 93% of surveyed U.S. contractors participated in big-box-retail loyalty programs in the 2021 contractor-loyalty study.[44]
  • 91% of surveyed U.S. contractors had already made an online purchase in the 2021 contractor-loyalty study covering electrical and other building trades.[44]
  • 32% was the year-over-year sales increase among customers participating in a lighting manufacturer’s B2B loyalty program.[45]
  • 30% of commercial program participants suggested expanding the upstream program to support HVAC equipment in the District of Columbia evaluation.[41]

Lead generation in the commercial lighting industry

  • 27% of commercial customers aware of LLLCs identified Ameren Illinois as their source of awareness in 2024, indicating utility-led lead generation for lighting-controls adoption.[3]
  • More than 75% of commercial-lighting contractors used customer education about energy-efficient-lighting benefits to improve sales in the NYSERDA market assessment.[43]
  • More than 95% of commercial-lighting distributors used customer education about energy-efficient-lighting benefits to improve sales in the NYSERDA market assessment.[43]
  • 15% of commercial customers aware of LLLCs identified other facility owners as their source of awareness in 2024, indicating peer-led lead generation.[3]
  • 19% of commercial customers aware of LLLCs identified lighting contractors as their source of awareness in 2024, indicating contractor-led lead generation.[3]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Product discovery channels influence spec paths, with 70% of commercial-lighting contractors reporting trade magazines as information sources for new lighting products.

Marketing in the commercial lighting industry

  • 28.6% of lighting-industry executives reported performance slightly above 2024 in the Q4 2025 survey.[46]
  • 75% of lighting-industry executives reported stronger company performance in 2025 than in 2024.[46]
  • 18 lighting websites in the 2026 B2B manufacturing marketing study had a median of 491 ranking keywords.[47]
  • 5% of lighting websites showed evidence of LinkedIn advertising in the 2026 B2B manufacturing marketing study.[47]
  • 70% of commercial-lighting contractors reported obtaining information about new lighting products from trade magazines.[48]

Digital marketing in the commercial lighting industry

  • 11% of audited lighting websites showed Google advertising activity.[47]
  • 33% of commercial-lighting contractors reported using distributors for information about new lighting products.[48]
  • 22% of audited lighting websites used at least one paid-media channel.[47]
  • 25% of commercial-lighting designers reported using the Internet for information about new lighting products.[48]
  • 5% of commercial-lighting distributors reported using websites for information about new lighting technologies.[48]

Branding in the commercial lighting industry

  • 6% of commercial-lighting contractors cited a better brand as a reason for substituting equipment.[48]
  • 16% of commercial-lighting professionals cited lifecycle cost or energy efficiency as a recommendation factor.[48]
  • 17% of commercial-lighting professionals cited lighting quality and its effect on merchandise appearance as a recommendation factor.[48]
  • 19% of commercial-lighting professionals cited appropriate lighting level as a recommendation factor.[48]
  • 78% of surveyed architects named Cooper Lighting as the best-known lighting manufacturer in an Architect magazine survey.[49]

Social media in the commercial lighting industry

  • 37,707 opted-in newsletter subscribers were reported by LED professional in July 2026.[50]
  • 75,726 combined-channel reach was reported by LED professional in July 2026.[50]
  • 9,217 LinkedIn followers were reported across LED professional’s brands in July 2026.[50]
  • 7,900-plus Facebook followers were reported by Irrigation & Lighting in its 2024 social-media advertising sheet.[51]
  • 2% of LED professional readers said they were not likely to recommend the publication in its 2023 survey.[50]

Influencer Marketing in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers planned to increase influencer investment in the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[52]
  • Among manufacturing marketers using paid channels, 19% used influencer marketing in the 12 months covered by the 2025 outlook survey; global manufacturing, survey conducted June–August 2024.[53]
  • Across B2B companies, 29% of marketers planned to adopt influencer marketing within the following year in 2025; global survey scope.[52]
  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketers used influencers in 2025, providing a benchmark applicable to industrial manufacturing marketers.[52]
  • Across B2B companies, 28% ranked thought leaders or industry analysts as the most effective influencer type in 2025; global survey scope.[52]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution and cost control show up in supplier reporting, including €110 million in indirect-cost savings achieved by Signify in 2024 through its fixed-cost reduction program globally.

Process optimization in the commercial lighting industry

  • 4 reductions in workforce were conducted by Dialight during fiscal 2026 as part of its transformation plan.[54]
  • 36% was the reduction in Dialight’s inventory during fiscal 2026, bringing inventory to $30.0 million globally.[54]
  • 2,400-plus patents were held by Zumtobel Group in 2024/25, supporting lighting-system and product development.[54]
  • €110 million in indirect-cost savings were achieved by Signify in 2024 through its fixed-cost reduction program globally.[54]
  • 53% of Signify’s global employees worked in Operations in 2025, covering manufacturing, logistics and related execution functions.[40]

Operational efficiency in the commercial lighting industry

  • $10.3 million was Dialight’s underlying operating profit in fiscal 2026, more than double the prior year’s result.[1]
  • 5,300 employees were employed by Zumtobel Group as of April 30, 2025 across its global lighting operations.[55]
  • 100% was the share of renewable electricity in Signify’s total electricity use in 2024.[54]
  • 19.3% was Hubbell Electrical Solutions’ operating margin in 2025, up 150 basis points from 2024.[56]
  • 7.2% was Hubbell Electrical Solutions’ organic net-sales growth in 2025, driven partly by higher unit volumes.[56]

Quality management in the commercial lighting industry

  • 70% of Signify’s reporting organizations held ISO 14001 certification in 2022, providing a historical quality-management baseline.[54]
  • 95% of Signify’s reporting organizations held ISO 14001 certification in 2024.[54]
  • 83% of Signify’s reporting organizations held ISO 45001 certification in 2023, up from 61% in 2022.[54]
  • 61% of Signify’s reporting organizations held ISO 45001 certification in 2022, covering occupational-health and safety management.[54]
  • €255 million was Signify’s 2025 investment in sustainable innovation, representing 96% of research-and-development expenses.[40]

Supply chain in the commercial lighting industry

  • 29,459 full-time-equivalent employees worked for Signify globally in 2024 across manufacturing, warehouses and offices.[15]
  • 8% of Signify’s tier-one suppliers were located in Mexico in 2024.[15]
  • 5% of Signify’s tier-one suppliers were located in India in 2024.[15]
  • 45% of Signify’s global full-time-equivalent workforce was located in Asia and Pacific in 2024.[15]
  • 2% of Signify’s global full-time-equivalent workforce was located in Africa and the Middle East in 2024.[15]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the industrial manufacturing sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across global manufacturing, executives expected offshore facilities to decline to 28% within three years of 2025, while onshore facilities rise to 48%.[57]
  • Across EU enterprises engaged in international sourcing during 2021–2023, 37% operated in manufacturing, the largest sector share among sourcing enterprises.[10]
  • Across global manufacturing, 56% of executives in 2025 said their organization had invested in nearshoring or a combination of reshoring and nearshoring.[57]
  • Across global manufacturing, 37% of facilities were offshore in 2024, compared with 41% onshore and 22% nearshore.[57]
  • Across EU enterprises sourcing abroad during 2021–2023, 39% outsourced business functions to external providers, while 72% used affiliated enterprises abroad for insourcing.[10]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and unit economics diverge across components: the cost of integrated advanced lighting controls was $0.47 per square foot versus $1 per square foot for stand-alone controls.

Pricing strategy in the commercial lighting industry

  • 9% per year was the projected average LED product price decline across 15 priority categories from 2017 through 2020 in California.[58]
  • 10% to 15% was the expected October 2026 supply-price increase announced by Signify’s China OEM unit for Philips-brand LED OEM products and accessories.[1]
  • 6.7% was the year-over-year increase in the average U.S. export price for commercial, industrial and institutional electric lighting fixtures in 2024.[59]
  • 5% was the reported mid-single-digit lighting-price increase cited by manufacturers during Q3 2025 amid tariff uncertainty.[60]
  • $69 per unit was the average U.S. export price for commercial, industrial and institutional electric lighting fixtures in 2024.[59]

Cost reduction in the commercial lighting industry

  • $0.47 per square foot was the cost of integrated advanced lighting controls, compared with $1 per square foot for stand-alone controls.[61]
  • 1.59 kWh per square foot per year was the energy saving from converting fluorescent lighting to LED in the GSA office demonstration.[61]
  • 41% of the fluorescent-baseline energy savings came from LED wattage reduction in the GSA integrated-controls demonstration.[61]
  • 93% was the predicted annual energy-consumption reduction from an LED and controls retrofit in a 44,800-square-foot California warehouse.[62]
  • 43% was the total energy saving attributed to advanced lighting controls in a GSA fluorescent-to-LED office demonstration.[61]

Profitability in the commercial lighting industry

  • 16.6% was LSI Industries’ adjusted lighting-segment operating margin in Q4 fiscal 2025.[63]
  • 36.2% was LSI Industries’ adjusted lighting-segment gross margin in Q4 fiscal 2025.[63]
  • 14.8% was Luceco Group’s adjusted operating margin in 2025, compared with 17.5% in 2024.[64]
  • 17.5% was LSI Industries’ adjusted lighting-segment EBITDA margin in Q4 fiscal 2025.[63]
  • 14.4% was LSI Industries’ adjusted lighting-segment EBITDA margin for fiscal 2025.[63]

Financial planning in the commercial lighting industry

  • 19% of installation cost was attributed to controls in California warehouses larger than 100,000 square feet.[65]
  • 7.6% was Signify’s 2025 free-cash-flow conversion, based on €440 million of free cash flow and €5.765 billion of sales.[40]
  • €180 million was Signify’s planned cost-reduction program initiated after its 2025 results.[40]
  • 5.8% was Signify’s 2025 net-income margin, calculated from €259 million of net income and €5.765 billion of sales.[40]
  • 167 million connected light points was Signify’s installed base at the end of 2025.[40]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Case-study evidence links networked controls to maintenance outcomes, with 16 of 108 networked-lighting-control case studies quantifying non-energy benefits.

Product development in the commercial lighting industry

  • 16 of 108 networked-lighting-control case studies quantified non-energy benefits, and every quantified benefit was maintenance-cost savings.[65]
  • 210 lm/W was the efficacy of the best commercialized non-directional LED lamps cited by the IEA.[66]
  • 88 of 108 networked-lighting-control case studies explicitly mentioned energy savings as a benefit, according to the California study.[65]
  • 15 times higher efficacy than incandescent lamps was achieved by the best commercialized non-directional LED lamps cited by the IEA.[66]
  • 90% of Signify’s 2024 sales came from LED products, indicating the company’s product portfolio had largely shifted to LED technology.[15]

Product lifecycle in the commercial lighting industry

  • 64,700 hours was Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 expected durability for outdoor lighting products.[55]
  • 83,118 hours was Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 expected durability for drivers.[55]
  • 69,973 hours was Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 expected durability for light sources.[55]
  • 66% to 100% was the range of lighting-segment design-for-maintenance-and-repair evaluations reported by Zumtobel Group.[55]
  • 59,513 hours was Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 expected durability for indoor lighting products.[55]

After-sales in the commercial lighting industry

  • 90% of surveyed commercial properties commonly performed standard lighting-fixture maintenance, including relamping, cleaning and ballast replacement.[48]
  • 100% of surveyed property managers commonly reviewed and adjusted outdoor-lighting schedules or photosensors.[48]
  • 56% of surveyed lighting service providers commonly performed standard fixture maintenance, compared with 90% of property managers.[48]
  • 100% of surveyed property managers commonly inspected, repaired or replaced lighting timeclocks, controls and sensors.[48]
  • 90% of surveyed property managers used enhanced practices to test, clean, recalibrate or replace lighting controls and sensors.[48]

Value proposition in the commercial lighting industry

  • 44 troffer fixtures were retrofitted at Clean Harbors in the U.S. case cited by the Department of Energy.[16]
  • 5 U.S.-based networked-lighting-control manufacturers were represented in the 108 case studies reviewed for customer benefits.[65]
  • 2025 was the forecast year for commercial-lighting demand-response resources in the California value-proposition study.[67]
  • 57 of 108 U.S. networked-lighting-control case studies cited maintenance benefits such as lower lamp-replacement costs or reduced operating hours.[65]
  • 88 of 108 U.S. networked-lighting-control case studies explicitly advertised energy savings as a customer benefit.[65]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Connected lighting scale is reflected in installed base and renewables use, with 124 million connected lighting points installed by Signify worldwide in 2024.

Sustainability in the commercial lighting industry

  • 124 million connected lighting points were installed by Signify worldwide in 2024, including workplace and city applications.[15]
  • 50%–75% energy savings are available when LEDs replace high-intensity-discharge lighting in parking lots and other large-area applications.[68]
  • 95% of Signify’s adjusted research-and-development spending supported sustainable innovation in 2024, globally.[15]
  • 82% of U.S. lighting sales are projected to be LED products in 2026, according to a national commercial-and-industrial lighting study.[68]
  • 90% of Signify’s reporting organizations held ISO 45001 occupational-health-and-safety certification in 2024.[15]

ESG in the commercial lighting industry

  • 8 consecutive years was Signify’s inclusion period in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index through 2024.[40]
  • 100% of Signify’s electricity consumption came from renewable electricity in 2024.[15]
  • 13,000 patents had been granted or applied for by ams OSRAM by 2024, supporting innovation in lighting and sensing.[69]
  • 96% was Signify’s reported supplier-sustainability performance score in 2024, globally.[15]
  • 29 was Signify’s employee Net Promoter Score in 2024, globally.[15]

Ethics in the commercial lighting industry

  • 7% of companies in the OECD capital-market dataset disclosed integrating social supply-chain policies into purchasing practices in 2026.[9]
  • 6% of companies in the OECD capital-market dataset reported commitments to remedy adverse impacts in the United States, compared with 37% by market capitalization, in 2026.[9]
  • 3% of companies in the OECD capital-market dataset disclosed health-and-safety improvements in their supply chains in 2026.[9]

CSR in the commercial lighting industry

  • 31% of Signify’s 2023 sales came from Brighter Lives products and services supporting social and well-being outcomes.[15]
  • 27% of Signify’s 2022 sales came from Brighter Lives products and services supporting social and well-being outcomes.[15]
  • 9.4 million people had been reached through Signify’s access-to-lighting programs cumulatively by 2023.[15]
  • 10.5 million people had been reached cumulatively through Signify’s access-to-lighting programs by 2024.[15]
  • 8.3 million people had been reached through Signify’s access-to-lighting programs cumulatively by 2022.[15]

Circular economy in the commercial lighting industry

  • 98% of selected Signify product packaging had recyclable content in the company’s revised 2024 data.[40]
  • 65% of products and packaging in Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 reporting scope contained recyclable content in products.[55]
  • 69,973 hours was Zumtobel Group’s reported expected durability for light sources in 2024/25.[55]
  • 68% of Signify professional LED-based products had recyclable content in the company’s 2025 reporting data.[40]
  • 64% of packaging in Zumtobel Group’s 2024/25 reporting scope contained recyclable content.[55]

Carbon footprint in the commercial lighting industry

  • 3,237 terajoules was Signify’s operational energy consumption in 2023.[15]
  • 0.37 terajoules per million euros of sales was Signify’s operational energy intensity in 2024.[15]
  • 3,811 terajoules was Signify’s operational energy consumption in 2022.[15]
  • 28,771 tonnes of CO2e per million euros of sales was Signify’s value-chain emissions intensity in 2023.[15]
  • 192,820,972 tonnes of CO2e represented Signify’s reported value-chain greenhouse-gas emissions in 2023.[15]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

International footprint matters for delivery and sourcing, with Signify operating across over 70 countries in 2024 and assigning 14,578 employees to its Professional business.

Globalization in the commercial lighting industry

  • Over 70 countries hosted Signify operations in 2024, demonstrating the company’s international commercial-lighting footprint.[15]
  • 14,578 employees were assigned to Signify’s Professional business in 2024, supporting its international commercial-lighting operations.[54]
  • €3.933 billion was Signify Professional’s sales in 2024, covering professional luminaires, LED lamps, connected systems and services.[54]
  • €510 million was Signify’s Netherlands revenue in 2024, representing 8.3% of total company sales.[1]
  • €347 million was Signify’s Germany revenue in 2024, representing 5.6% of total company sales.[1]

Supplier management in the commercial lighting industry

  • 4% of Signify’s audited suppliers were based in India in 2024, according to the company’s supplier audit disclosures.[15]
  • 90 points out of 100 was Signify’s initial-audit score threshold below which suppliers had to implement corrective-action plans in 2024.[15]
  • 10 suppliers, equal to 4% of audited suppliers, were classified as non-compliant by Signify at the end of 2024.[15]
  • 6% of Signify’s audited suppliers were based in Mexico in 2024, according to the company’s supplier audit disclosures.[15]
  • 228 suppliers participated in Signify’s supplier audit program at the end of 2024, representing 56% of total company spend.[15]

Stakeholder management in the commercial lighting industry

  • 12% was Signify’s unadjusted involuntary turnover rate in 2024 for the disclosed senior-level professional category.[15]
  • 17% was Signify’s total adjusted employee turnover rate in 2024 for the disclosed senior-level professional category.[15]
  • 28% was Signify’s total employee turnover rate in 2024 for the disclosed senior-level professional category before adjustment.[15]
  • 6% was Signify’s adjusted involuntary turnover rate in 2024 for the disclosed senior-level professional category.[15]
  • 16% was Signify’s unadjusted voluntary turnover rate in 2024 for the disclosed senior-level professional category.[15]

Distribution channels in the commercial lighting industry

  • $226.6 million was Acuity Brands Lighting revenue from original-equipment manufacturers and other channels in fiscal 2025.[29]
  • $3.573 billion was Acuity Brands Lighting’s total segment revenue in fiscal 2024 across its reported sales channels.[29]
  • $411.4 million was Acuity Brands Lighting revenue through its direct sales network in fiscal 2025.[29]
  • 3.7% was the fiscal-year 2025 growth in Acuity Brands Lighting revenue through its independent sales network.[29]
  • Acuity Brands identified electrical distributors, retail home-improvement centers, utilities, corporate accounts, OEM customers, digital retailers, lighting showrooms and energy-service companies as principal customers in fiscal 2024.[29]

Key questions about the commercial lighting industry

How large is the global commercial lighting market?
The global commercial lighting market was estimated at $47.54 billion in 2024. Grand View Research projects it to reach $50.5 billion in 2026.
What growth rate should we assume for commercial lighting demand?
The market is forecast to expand at a 7.8% compound annual growth rate from 2025 to 2033. Forecast growth is linked to green-building certifications, LED replacement cycles, connected controls, and lower operating costs.
Which companies lead the commercial lighting industry?
Lutron Electronics stands out for commercial lighting controls because it covers connected lighting for commercial buildings, while Acuity focuses on commercial luminaires and controls since it reported an operating margin of 15.4% with R&D at 3.2% of revenue in 2025.
What technology shift is changing lighting products and installations?
LED retrofits and connected controls are reshaping demand, and lighting controls are becoming standard in projects. In installed-stock terms, less than 1% of U.S. commercial lighting stock used connected lighting controls in 2017.
How does the market structure show up in adoption and channels?
Commercial lighting is segmented by product, installation, distribution channel, application, end use, and region. Online and offline channels are also tracked in addition to new construction versus retrofit projects.
How does pricing pressure affect suppliers in this market?
Pricing remained under pressure in 2025, with Signify reporting a 40-basis-point decline in its Professional adjusted EBITA margin to 8.9% due to price and volume pressure in Europe.
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