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Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

AIT

Industrials · 318.50 -2.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-2.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeIndustrial Distribution · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Cash used for acquisitions fell sharply from the prior year, making the comparison an important baseline for future deal activity.
  • Accounts receivable rose with stronger second-half revenue, contributing to a $8.3 million decline in operating cash flow.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if AIT's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Industrial Distribution

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Cash used for acquisitions fell sharply from the prior year, making the comparison an important baseline for future deal activity.
  • Accounts receivable rose with stronger second-half revenue, contributing to a $8.3 million decline in operating cash flow.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements46
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.8% year over year.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 26% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 37% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

318.50
6m+17.9%12m+21.7%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-06-30$3.8B+17.8%$6.58-0.5%
2023-06-30$4.4B+15.8%$8.84+0.3%
2024-06-30$4.5B+1.5%$9.83+0.1%
2025-06-30$4.6B+1.9%$10.12-1.1%
2026-06-30$5.0B+8.8%$10.95-2.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 2 filings
The Company reduced outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility by a net $310.0 million, using available cash to mitigate the impact of higher interest costs due to the maturity of this instrument.
10-K · Aug 13, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 2 filings
Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales increased $97.1 million or 6.3%, due to higher volumes of approximately $56.1 million primarily reflecting stronger demand across our fluid power and automation operations, as well as positive price contribut…
10-K · Aug 13, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 2 filings
In accordance with the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, as amended, the Company is subject to a 1% excise tax on the net repurchase of its stock, which is recorded as a direct cost of the transaction in the period of repurchase.
10-K · Aug 13, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 2 filings
Accrued incentives expected to be settled as a credit against future purchases are reported on the consolidated balance sheets as an offset to amounts due to the related supplier.
10-K · Aug 13, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.4× · EV/sales 2.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

318.50-2.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for AIT. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for AIT. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind AIT

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

WTSWatts Water Technologies, Inc.supplierFeb 23, 2026

Applied Industrial Technologies is a distributor of bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and other industrial supplies and provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial and fluid power applications, as well as cu…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

AIT is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Industrial Distribution. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for AIT; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.