Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI ranks Applied Industrial Technologies Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $12.13B. It ranks number 1 by market capitalization among the 5 Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AIT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 39.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $12.13B | 1/5 |
| P/E Ratio | 30.18x | – |
| P/B Ratio | 6.51x | 1/5 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.60% | – |
| EPS | $10.95 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $50.73 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $135.34 | – |
| FCF/Share | $12.55 | – |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 23.2% | 1/5 |
| ROA | 14.4% | – |
| Gross Margin | 30.3% | – |
| Operating Margin | 10.7% | 2/5 |
| Net Margin | 8.4% | 2/5 |
| EBT Margin | 10.6% | 2/5 |
| Tax Rate | 23.8% | – |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| D/E Ratio | 0.62x | 4/5 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.62x | – |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $484M | 1/5 |
| Free Cash Flow | $461M | 1/5 |
| Capital Spending | -$24M | 5/5 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -1.7% | 2/5 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 1.2% | 1/5 |
| FCF/Sales | 9.3% | 2/5 |
| CapEx/Sales | 0.5% | 5/5 |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 1.65x | – |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $4.97B | 1/5 |
| Operating Income | $549M | 1/5 |
| Net Income | $432M | 1/5 |
| SG&A Expense | $957M | 1/5 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $3.46B | – |
| Metric | AIT | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $1.98 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 18.1% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 37M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 7.6% | 2/5 |
| EPS Growth | 8.2% | – |
| Total Liabilities | $1.15B | 38.1% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Applied Industrial Technologies Inc (Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies): 5 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Our AI ranks Applied Industrial Technologies Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
For AIT, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 39.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
5 issuers in our coverage, AIT included, share the SEC industry code Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies. The largest are: Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (DSGR), Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC), Aersale Corp (ASLE), Hudson Technologies Inc /Ny (HDSN).
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