profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Applied Industrial Technologies
$299.81-0.55% today
+17.0% in 1 year
1-year low $240.631-year high $361.95
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $27.86 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Applied Industrial Technologies sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.81 billion in 2022 to $4.56 billion in 2025, with $393 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Applied Industrial Technologies handed back 47% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $153M$64M
Free cash flow 2025$465M
Bought back its own shares$153M
Paid as dividends$64M
Cash vs. debt$388M vs. $572M
Applied Industrial Technologies vs. similar companies
Applied Industrial Technologies grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Industrial Technologies | 27.9× · Fair price | ||
 Fastenal | 50.6× · Expensive | ||
 Ferguson | 18.2× · Fair price | ||
 WESCO International | 24.9× · Fair price | ||
 QXO | No profit yet |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Applied Industrial Technologies's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,246 | 3,236 | 3,811 | 4,413 | 4,479 | 4,563 | |
| 938 | 936 | 1,107 | 1,287 | 1,337 | 1,383 | |
| 89 | 205 | 357 | 473 | 496 | 499 | |
| 155 | 263 | 410 | 528 | 571 | 580 | |
| 24 | 145 | 257 | 347 | 386 | 393 | |
| 0.62 | 3.68 | 6.58 | 8.84 | 9.83 | 10.12 | |
| 28.9% | 28.9% | 29.0% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 30.3% | |
| 2.7% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 10.9% | |
| 0.7% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 8.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,284 | 2,272 | 2,453 | 2,743 | 2,952 | 3,176 |
| Cash | 269 | 258 | 184 | 344 | 461 | 388 |
| Total debt | 934 | 828 | 689 | 622 | 597 | 572 |
| Total liabilities | 1,440 | 1,339 | 1,303 | 1,285 | 1,263 | 1,331 |
| 844 | 933 | 1,149 | 1,458 | 1,689 | 1,845 | |
| 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
| 4.1% | 9.3% | 15.3% | 18.0% | 17.9% | 17.0% | |
| 2.9% | 15.5% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 22.8% | 21.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | 242 | 188 | 344 | 371 | 492 | |
| 20 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
| 277 | 226 | 169 | 317 | 347 | 465 | |
| Dividends paid | 49 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 64 |
| 0 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 73 | 153 | |
| 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Valuation
- 27.9×
- 28.0×
- 0.37
- 6.2×
- 2.4×
- 23.5×
- 19.2×
- 4.2%
- 3.6%
- 0.6%
Profitability
- 30.3%
- 10.9%
- 8.6%
- 12.4%
- 17.0%
- 14.0%
- 21.6%
- 13.5%
- 22.1%
- –
Growth
- +7.1%
- +74.8%
- +34.2%
- +7.5%
- −0.3%
Financial health
- 0.3×
- 0.20
- 12.2%
- 42.3×
- 2.95
- 1.97
- 1.62
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 11%of 987
Top 34%of 988
Bottom 34%of 865
Top 47%of 986
Top 46%of 990
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $322.33
- Range
- $300.00 – $350.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 2.65 | 2.63 | +0.8% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 2.51 | 2.48 | +1.2% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 2.63 | 2.48 | +6.0% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 2.80 | 2.63 | +6.5% |
| May 1, 2025 | 2.57 | 2.40 | +7.1% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | 2.39 | 2.22 | +7.7% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 2.36 | 2.25 | +4.9% |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 2.64 | 2.51 | +5.2% |
0.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$6a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.5%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.08 in 2015 → $1.84 in 2025
How safe it looks
16.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 13.7%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
68Pass
Benjamin Graham
57No pass
Philip Fisher
64Pass
Peter Lynch
86Pass
Joel Greenblatt
31No pass
Charlie Munger
59No pass
Terry Smith
58No pass
Questions about Applied Industrial Technologies
Is Applied Industrial Technologies a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Applied Industrial Technologies AI analysis
What does Applied Industrial Technologies do?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. distributes industrial motion, power, control, and automation technology solutions in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It operates through two segments, Service Center Based Distribution, and Fluid Power & Flow Control. It is in Industrial - Distribution, based in Cleveland, OH, United States, with 6,859 employees.
Does Applied Industrial Technologies pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 0.6% a year, about 16% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $63.7 million in dividends.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies stock halal?
Yes. Applied Industrial Technologies passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 5% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Applied Industrial Technologies stock done over the past year?
Up 17.0% over the past twelve months, to $299.81. It traded between $240.63 and $361.95 and is 17.2% below its high.
Who are Applied Industrial Technologies's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Fastenal, Ferguson, WESCO International and QXO. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Applied Industrial Technologies's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 12, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.