Stock Analysis
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.AIT
P/E 30.07×· 5Y range 14.29–33.94×· top 6% of history
Sector: Industrials · Industry: Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
AnalystsStrong Buy13 analystsP/E 30.1× sits at the 94th percentile of its 5.065023956194388-year history.
Cash covers 47% of debt · Q3 2026.
PMP Verdict
High quality, but expensive
Strengths
- Quality100
- Financial Health95
Risks
- Valuation44
Excellent business. Weak entry price.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓Altman Z 10.1 — safe-zone balance sheet
- ✓ROE 21.7% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Interest coverage 27.4× — debt well covered
What's happening with AIT
Profile
Strong earnings quality and financial health; valuation lags behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation44/100 · Weak
- P/E vs own history (94th pct)0/25
- FCF yield (3.6%)12/25
- P/S (2.5x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (23.5x)12/25
- Growth64/100 · Moderate
- Revenue CAGR (6.8%)12/25
- Net income CAGR (12.6%)20/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (13.6%)20/25
- Fwd implied growth (11.4%)12/25
- Profitability65/100 · Moderate
- ROIC (20.2%)20/25
- ROE (21.7%)20/25
- Net margin (8.3%)13/25
- Operating margin (10.9%)12/25
- Financial Health95/100 · Strong
- Altman Z (10.08)25/25
- Current ratio (2.95)25/25
- Interest coverage (27.4x)25/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 6%)20/25
- Quality100/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (8/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-7.09)25/25
- FCF conversion (109%)25/25
- Margin stability (σ 2.6%)25/25
- Moat56/100 · Moderate
- ROIC >12% years (5/9 yrs)13/25
- Median gross margin (29.0%)6/25
- FCF-positive years (10/10 yrs)25/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst 0.7%)12/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠P/E 30.1× at top 6% of 5-year history
About Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies and related maintenance supplies. Show more
It focus on industrial bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control, and factory automation solutions, as well as general maintenance products. Its customers use its products and services for both Maintenance, Repair, and Operations, Original Equipment Manufacturing, and new system install applications across a variety of end markets mainly in North America, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It segments are Service Center and Engineered Solutions. Majority of revenue is from Service Center. Majority of sales is from USA.
Headquarters: CLEVELAND, OH · Employees: 6,900 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
44D+P/E (TTM)30.1xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 14.3x–33.9x · 94th pct
P/FCF26.6xB
Grade B: FairPrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative
FCF Yield3.6%C
Grade C: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: 2.8%–9.4% · 24th pct
P/S (TTM)2.51xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 1.0x–2.8x · 94th pct
EV/EBIT23.5xC
Grade C: ExpensiveEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 11.5x–26.8x · 93rd pct
EV/Sales2.5xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E27.0xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio6.53xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio2.31C
Grade C: ExpensiveFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield0.59%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio17.5%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
Profitability
65BROIC20.2%A
Grade A: MoatNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE21.7%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA13.4%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin8.3%C
Grade C: AverageNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin10.9%C
Grade C: AverageTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin30.4%C
Grade C: AverageGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin9.1%C
Grade C: AverageFCF / Revenue
True FCF Margin9.1%C
Grade C: AverageTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost
Growth
64BRevenue CAGR6.8%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR12.6%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)13.6%C
Grade C: OkCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth11.4%B
Grade B: LowAnalyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)-6.6%A
Grade A: BuybacksShare count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income—
Stock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue—
TTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
95A+Altman Z-Score10.08A
Grade A: SafeBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio2.95xA
Grade A: HighCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio1.75xA
Grade A: High(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage27.4xA
Grade A: StrongEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment0.4yA
Grade A: FastYears to repay net debt via FCF
Net Debt/EBIT0.4xA
Grade A: LowLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity0.20xA
Grade A: LowDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.47xC
Grade C: PartialCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
100A+Piotroski F-Score8/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-7.09A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion108.7%A
Grade A: StrongFCF / Net Income
Margin Stability2.6%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue0.6%A
Grade A: Asset-lightTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover1.61xA
Grade A: HighRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wallace Peter C Filed | Wallace Peter C | Grant / award | +4 | |
Wallace Peter C Filed | Wallace Peter C | SellOpen market sale | -1904 | |
Vasquez Jason W Filed | Vasquez Jason W | Option exercise | -7700 | |
Vasquez Jason W Filed | Vasquez Jason W | Tax withholding | -2774 | |
Vasquez Jason W Filed | Vasquez Jason W | Option exercise | +7.7K |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wells David K. Filed | Wells David K. | SellOpen market sale | -1812 | |
TOMCZIK PAMELA J Filed | TOMCZIK PAMELA J | Grant / award | +234 | |
Ploetz Jon S Filed | Ploetz Jon S | Grant / award | +1.2K |
Option exercise (M) rows report a derivative leg, not an open-market sale — a paired negative entry is the option position being consumed.
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
56CROIC >12% Years5/9 yrsC
Grade C: ModerateShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)29.0%D
Grade D: WeakMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years10/10 yrsA
Grade A: DurableShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor0.7%C
Grade C: ModerateWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$10.99
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$3.45
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$50.59
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$365.30M
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$171.58M
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$193.72M
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$1.86B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability2.65xA
Grade A: SolidTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$12.14B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta0.85B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Jun 2026 · Ratio snapshot Oct 16, 2026
Key Insights: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT)
AIT is down 1.00% at the last close. Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. meets 8 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 10.08 sits comfortably in the safe zone (≥ 2.99), indicating low bankruptcy risk.
- Beneish M-Score of -7.09 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation.
- Takes ~0.4 years to repay net debt from free cash flow.
- Return on equity of 21.7% is well above the market average.
See how AIT ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all AIT moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | Regular | 335.55 | -2.74% | -2.46 |
| Oct 7 | After-hours | 334.58 | -3.02% | -2.69 |
| Sep 22 | After-hours | 329.79 | +2.93% | 2.06 |
Frequently Asked Questions about AIT
What is the current Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) stock price?
AIT is trading at $330.48 at the last market close, down 1.00% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks AIT pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is AIT stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s financial health at 95/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is AIT stock overvalued?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades at a trailing P/E of 30.1 and our valuation score rates it 44/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for AIT. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. operate in?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. do?
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies and related maintenance supplies.
About Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) Stock
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) is a US-listed stock operating in the Industrials sector, specifically the Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies industry. As of the latest update, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. is trading at $330.48, down 1.00% on the day with a market capitalization of $12.1 billion. The financial health score for AIT is 95/100, which indicates excellent financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for AIT stock.
AIT Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 95/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for AIT.
- Sector peers: Compare AIT against 4 other industrials stocks on key financial metrics.
Is AIT a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) as an investment. The financial health score of 95/100 suggests excellent financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.