Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

AIT Industrials Industrial Distribution

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended June 2026) was $5.0 billion, up 8.84% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+7.64%
EPS
+12.7%
Free cash flow
−34.4%
Total debt
−50.7%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

282.55 15.74 −5.28%
Market cap
$10.3B
P/E
24.7×
Fwd P/E
24.2×
Dividend yield
0.70%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
10.54
Beneish M
−2.45
Dividend safety
93/100

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) Return on equity

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Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 22.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (22.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.76% (fiscal 2020) to 26.6% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Industrial Distribution industry median of 13.2% and above the Industrials sector median of 3.71%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 22.4% 0.13
FY2025 22.2% (2.27)
FY2024 24.5% (2.08)
FY2023 26.6% 1.86
FY2022 24.7% 8.43
FY2021 16.3% 13.54
FY2020 2.76% (14.06)
FY2019 16.8% (1.33)
FY2018 18.2% (0.94)
FY2017 19.1% 14.86

Against its own ten years

Low 2.76% High 26.6%
Ten-year median 18.6%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
POOL Pool Corporation compare 30.2%
CNM Core & Main, Inc. compare 22.6%
AIT Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 22.5%
MSM MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. compare 15.8%
WCC WESCO International, Inc. compare 15.5%
WSO.B Watsco, Inc. compare 13.2%
WSO Watsco, Inc. compare 12.8%
XMTR Xometry, Inc. compare −3.89%
QXO QXO, Inc. compare −7.22%
Industrial Distribution industry median 13.2%
Industrials sector median 3.71%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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