Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
AITApplied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s price has outrun its earnings. +35.1% in a year against EPS +3.0% — the market is paying now for delivery later.
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +35.1% in a year while annual EPS moved +3.0% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings.
The price is in a confirmed uptrend (19 weeks in) while the P/E sits at the 100th percentile of its own 4-year range. Underneath, the last four quarters read improving — profit +0.0% year on year, and 106% of the last 3 years' profit arrived as cash. What settles it: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved.
Price story Before the numbers, the tape. A stock price moves through four repeating seasons: a flat base (stage 1), an advance (2), a top (3), a decline (4). Where the price sits in that cycle frames everything below.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades at $357, in a confirmed uptrend and 19 weeks into that stage. That is +24.6% against its own 200-day average. It sits at 100% of a 52-week range of $246 to $357. On relative strength it has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks.
Today the stock is in a confirmed uptrend — week 19 of stage 2. At $357 it trades +24.6% versus its 200-day average and sits at 100% of its 52-week range ($246–$357).
Against the market, two honest reads. Cumulative: over the last 10.1 years the stock moved +681% while the S&P 500 moved +263% — ahead of the index over the full window. Recent form: on a trailing-13-week view the stock has been ahead for 10 straight weeks — the ribbon below is that same metric, week by week.
What would end the trend, mechanically: two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day line. That is the exit rule — no debates.
Valuation P/E is the price of $1 of annual profit: how many dollars the market pays for each dollar the company earns in a year.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades at 33.7× P/E, about the priciest it has ever traded. Its long-run median P/E is 20.2×, measured across 4.3 years of weekly readings. This places the multiple against the stock’s own record, and says nothing about what the business is worth.
Today's P/E of 33.7× is about the priciest it has ever traded, against a long-run median of 20.2× measured over 4.3 years of weekly readings. This is a comparison against the stock's own history — not a claim about what it is worth.
🚨 Why the multiple sits where it does: over the past year annual EPS moved +3.0% against a +35.1% price move — the price outran earnings, pushing the multiple UP its own range.
The price move, decomposed: over 3y, of the +36.2%/yr price move, ~+6.2%/yr came from earnings growth and ~+30.0 pp from the multiple (expanding). The split is the honest approximate (price return minus earnings growth); it makes the rally itself visible instead of hiding it behind the percentile.
Put together: the multiple is full against its own past, so the story rests on the earnings line underneath it, not the multiple.
Stage: Consistent Every business sits somewhere on a fundamental arc, and this page names the spot before anything else. The last twelve quarters of revenue, profit and EPS growth — plus the return the business earns on its capital — are read as curves: Deteriorating (the curves are falling), Turning around (a trough has just formed and the last few quarters lift off it), Improving (the climb off the trough is sustained), Consistent (steadily positive with healthy returns), Topping out (still high but decelerating from the peak). When the curves genuinely disagree the read is Mixed; too little history is No read. CAGR (compound annual growth rate) is the smooth yearly pace that turns the starting value into the latest one — the fairest way to compare growth across different time spans. Read the columns together: if the 1-year number towers over the 10-year, recent growth is running hotter than the long-run trend. A dash means that window is not held, or the base year was a loss (where a growth rate is not meaningful).
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. reads as consistent on its fundamental arc. Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 20.8% and holding. The read is built from 12 quarters across 4 curves, on full evidence.
Why it matters: steady curves with healthy returns are the compounding setup — the risk is the price, not the business.
| 1yr | 3yr | 5yr | 10yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +1.8% | +6.2% | — | — |
| Profit | +0.0% | +14.5% | — | — |
| EPS | +3.0% | +15.4% | — | — |
| Stock price | +35.1% | +36.2% | +32.5% | +22.3% |
4-Factor Sector Score
53.8/100 — rank 6 of 20 in Industrial Distribution · 81% evidence confidence
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. scores 53.8 out of 100 against the 20 companies it is compared with in Industrial Distribution, ranking 6. Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction.
The four contributions add to the total exactly: 17.7 + 13.8 + 5.3 + 17 = 53.8. This is the SAME number shown on the sector comparison — it is computed once, for the whole peer set, and read here.
What would change it: The read weakens if profit growth turns negative or margin improvement reverses while sector-relative strength deteriorates.
Revenue Revenue is the top line: everything the company billed its customers in the period.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. reported $1.3 B of revenue in the Mar 26 quarter, +6.8% year on year. That is the 5th straight quarter of year-on-year growth. Over 4 years it has compounded at 8.9% a year. The last full year, FY25, came in at $4.6 B. The last four reported quarters add to $4.8 B.
FY25 revenue came in at $4.6 B (+1.8% on the year), capping 4 years at 8.9% compound. The latest quarter (Mar 26) printed $1.3 B, +6.8% year on year — the 5th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.
Pace check: the last four quarters averaged +7.4% growth against the decade's 8.9% — the current year is running slower than its own long-run rate.
Acceleration check: trailing-twelve-month revenue grew +7.3% over the last 4 quarters against +3.7%/yr over the last 8 — accelerating; TTM profit +7.9% vs +5.3%/yr — stabilising.
Operating margin Operating margin is what is left of every $100 of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. It is the cleanest read on pricing power and cost control.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s operating margin is 11.2% in the Mar 26 quarter, +0.1 percentage points against the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 6.5% to 11.2%. The current quarter sits inside that band.
The latest quarter's operating margin is 11.2%, +0.1 pp against the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 fiscal years the operating margin has ranged 6.5%–11.2%.
Why the margin moved: operating margin went +0.1 pp year on year while gross margin went −0.4 pp — the gain came mostly from the gross line: input costs and pricing.
Net profit Net profit is what survives every cost, interest and tax — the number EPS, dividends and book value all grow from.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. earned $0.1 B of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +0.0% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.4 B. The 4-year compound rate is 29.2%. That is 8.0% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $0.1 B.
Mar 26 profit was $0.1 B, +0.0% year on year. On the full year, FY25 printed $0.4 B (+0.0%), and the 4-year compound rate is 29.2%.
🚨 Why profit moved: revenue contributed +6.8% and the margin +0.1 pp — the quarter was revenue-led, with the margin roughly flat.
Pace comparison, last four quarters: profit +8.1% vs revenue +7.4%. Profit and revenue are moving roughly in step.
Cash flow — the router The P&L says what was earned; the cash-flow statement says what actually arrived. Operating cash flow (CFO) against profit is the cleanest lie detector in the accounts.
Over the last 3 fiscal years 106% of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash — the cash follows the profit. In FY25 that was $0.5 B of operating cash against $0.4 B of profit. After $0.0 B of capital spending, $0.5 B was left as free cash.
FY25: operating cash of $0.5 B against reported profit of $0.4 B, leaving free cash of $0.5 B after $0.0 B of capital spending. Across the last 3 fiscal years the conversion rate is 106% of profit.
Cash-flow readings here are annual — that is the resolution our series carries, so this section moves once a year.
Why: conversion is measured cleanly, but the working-capital day-counts behind it sit below what we hold — the move is shown without inventing its driver.
Router verdict: the visible cash user is investment — the next section checks what the spending is buying.
Where the cash goes Working capital is the cash tied up between paying suppliers and getting paid: debtor days (customers owe), inventory days (stock waits), and the cash conversion cycle (the whole loop, in days of sales).
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. does not report the debtor, inventory and payable day-counts a cash cycle is built from, so this section reads the investment side instead. Capital spending ran $0.0 B over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 0.0% of FY25 revenue a year.
Working-capital day-counts are not in our numbers for this stock, so this section reads the investment side — where the cash is being put to work.
On the investment side: capital spending of $0.0 B over the last 3 fiscal years.
The synthesis: the cash is going into capacity, not disappearing into the cycle — the question becomes whether the new capacity earns.
Return on equity Return on equity (ROE) is the profit the business earns on its shareholders’ money. With the full capital-employed split not in our numbers, ROE is the cleanest long ladder we can draw here.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. earns a ROE of 21% in FY25. That is up from a trough of 15% in FY21. Return on invested capital clears the cost of that capital by +11.1 percentage points, so growth here adds value rather than only size. The wiring behind it is 8.6% net margin on 1.43× asset turns.
FY25 ROE is 21%, recovered from a FY21 trough of 15% — the full ladder below shows the fall and the climb, undoctored.
Why the return is what it is — the wiring (FY25): 8.6% net margin × 1.43× asset turns × 1.73× balance-sheet leverage ≈ 21.3% on equity. Margin does its share; leverage is a meaningful part of the equation.
The capstone test — ROIC − WACC: 19.9% − 8.8% = a +11.1 pp spread. The 8.8% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital — read the sign and the size of the spread, not the decimals. A spread this wide means every dollar reinvested creates more than a dollar of value — the engine compounds.
Dividend A dividend is cash paid out per share. Dividend per share is the declared amount for the period; the trailing twelve-month total is the four most recent quarters added together.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. paid $1.89 per share over the last four reported quarters, up 10.9% on a year ago. The most recent declaration was $0.51 for Mar 26. Against the current price of $357 that is a trailing yield of 0.53%, measured on dividends already paid rather than on a forecast.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. paid $1.89 per share across the last four reported quarters, most recently $0.51 for Mar 26. That is up 10.9% against the same quarter a year earlier. Against the current price of $357 the trailing twelve months work out to 0.53% — trailing dividends measured against today's price, not a forward estimate.
Debt Debt-to-equity says how much of the business is funded by borrowings. Low is the safe corner; the trend matters as much as the level.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. carries total debt of $0.4 B against shareholder equity of $1.9 B as of Mar 26, a debt-to-equity of 0.20 — effectively unlevered. On the annual view that ratio went from 0.89 in FY21 to 0.31 in FY25. The returns elsewhere on this page are therefore earned rather than borrowed.
Mar 26: total debt of $0.4 B against shareholder equity of $1.9 B — a debt-to-equity of 0.20. On the annual view, debt-to-equity went from 0.89 (FY21) to 0.31 (FY25). The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed.
Ownership There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read here, so we read the crowd through short interest — the slice of tradable shares currently sold short, positioned for a fall.
2.1% of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s tradable float is currently sold short — some money is positioned against it. At typical trading volumes those positions would take about 2.4 days to buy back. There is no quarter-by-quarter holder register to read for this filer, so the crowd is read through short interest instead.
The latest reading: 2.1% of the float is sold short, and at typical trading volumes it would take about 2.4 days to buy those positions back. Some money is positioned against it. This is a single point-in-time reading — we do not yet hold its history, so we show no trend chart.
Why it sits there: who is doing the shorting, and why, does not travel with the number — the level is shown without inventing its story.
Safety line The Z-score estimates how far a company sits from balance-sheet distress — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the danger zone. It was built for manufacturers, so it is not applied to banks and lenders.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.: the Z-score reads 9.00. A Z-score above roughly 3 reads as safe and below roughly 1.8 as the distress zone, so this sits well clear of distress. It is a distance-to-distress estimate from the balance sheet, not a forecast of failure.
Why it matters: a Z-score of 9.00 sits well clear of the distress zone — the balance sheet is not the risk here.
The safety line in one sentence: the Z-score reads 9.00.
| Company | Score | Price stage | Growth & earnings/35 | Capital efficiency/25 | Valuation/20 | Relative strength/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.MSM | 67.3/100Favorable setup85% evidence | LEADER | 23.2/35 Revenue 4.4% · PAT 16.3% · OPM change 1.7 pp 95% evidence | 14.2/25 ROCE 6.1% · OPM 10.2% 76% evidence | 11.1/20 P/E 26.4× · PEG 1.56 65% evidence | 18.8/20 RS sector 20.9% · RS bench 17.7% · 1Y 47.2%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.2 + 14.2 + 11.1 + 18.8 = 67.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 2Fastenal CompanyFAST | 61.4/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 20.6/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.2 pp 45% evidence | 18.4/25 ROCE 11.7% · OPM 20.3% 76% evidence | 9.2/20 P/E 40.7× · PEG — 15% evidence | 13.2/20 RS sector 1.8% · RS bench -1.3% · 1Y 3.6%1 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 20.6 + 18.4 + 9.2 + 13.2 = 61.4 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 3Ferguson Enterprises Inc.FERG | 57.9/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence | TURNING | 19.5/35 Revenue 6.2% · PAT 27.7% · OPM change 2.2 pp 83% evidence | 12.6/25 ROCE 5.2% · OPM 8.2% 76% evidence | 15.7/20 P/E 21.8× · PEG 0.7 65% evidence | 10.1/20 RS sector -1.1% · RS bench -3.9% · 1Y 14.3%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 19.5 + 12.6 + 15.7 + 10.1 = 57.9 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 4WESCO International, Inc.WCC | 55.3/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 20.1/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.3 pp 45% evidence | 10.3/25 ROCE 3.1% · OPM 4.8% 76% evidence | 10.5/20 P/E 23.9× · PEG — 15% evidence | 14.4/20 RS sector 22.2% · RS bench 19.1% · 1Y 83.1%6 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 20.1 + 10.3 + 10.5 + 14.4 = 55.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 5W.W. Grainger, Inc.GWW | 54.8/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence | FADING | 17.9/35 Revenue 6.6% · PAT -4.3% · OPM change 1.1 pp 83% evidence | 17.5/25 ROCE 11.4% · OPM 16.7% 76% evidence | 5.3/20 P/E 29.3× · PEG 3.25 65% evidence | 14.1/20 RS sector 8.1% · RS bench 5.2% · 1Y 36.9%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.9 + 17.5 + 5.3 + 14.1 = 54.8 · Decision use: Strong business, demanding price: keep it on the quality list, but require either earnings upgrades or valuation compression. | ||||||
| 6Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.this pageAIT | 53.8/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence | BREAKING OUT | 17.7/35 Revenue 7.5% · PAT 4.1% · OPM change -0.1 pp 83% evidence | 13.8/25 ROCE 5.4% · OPM 11% 76% evidence | 5.3/20 P/E 25.1× · PEG 3.96 65% evidence | 17.0/20 RS sector 16.8% · RS bench 13.6% · 1Y 35.6%9 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.7 + 13.8 + 5.3 + 17 = 53.8 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 7Xometry, Inc.XMTR | 52.4/100Mixed-positive evidence61% evidence | LEADER | 23.9/35 Revenue 28.9% · PAT — · OPM change 7.7 pp 62% evidence | 4.2/25 ROCE -0.9% · OPM -2.5% 76% evidence | 10.0/20 P/E — · PEG — 0% evidence | 14.3/20 RS sector 36.2% · RS bench 33% · 1Y 120.1%12 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 23.9 + 4.2 + 10 + 14.3 = 52.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 8Pool CorporationPOOL | 51.6/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | TURNING | 17.8/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.1 pp 45% evidence | 14.9/25 ROCE 9.2% · OPM 7.3% 76% evidence | 11.0/20 P/E 19.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 7.9/20 RS sector -21.9% · RS bench -24.5% · 1Y -33.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.8 + 14.9 + 11 + 7.9 = 51.6 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 9DXP Enterprises, Inc.DXPE | 50.7/100Mixed-positive evidence81% evidence | TURNING | 16.9/35 Revenue 10.4% · PAT 11.3% · OPM change -0.4 pp 83% evidence | 11.6/25 ROCE 3.3% · OPM 8.1% 76% evidence | 7.9/20 P/E 26.1× · PEG 2.33 65% evidence | 14.3/20 RS sector 17.9% · RS bench 14.4% · 1Y 55.4%3 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 16.9 + 11.6 + 7.9 + 14.3 = 50.7 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 14.4%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 10Global Industrial CompanyGIC | 49.3/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence | TURNING | 12.3/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -3.4 pp 45% evidence | 12.4/25 ROCE 5.4% · OPM 5.9% 76% evidence | 11.2/20 P/E 16× · PEG — 15% evidence | 13.4/20 RS sector 6.9% · RS bench 3.6% · 1Y 7.9%1 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12.3 + 12.4 + 11.2 + 13.4 = 49.3 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 11Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.DSGR | 46.2/100Mixed-negative evidence65% evidence | TURNING | 16.8/35 Revenue 7.1% · PAT 100% · OPM change -1.5 pp 83% evidence | 6.1/25 ROCE 0.9% · OPM 2.7% 76% evidence | 8.7/20 P/E 218.7× · PEG — 15% evidence | 14.6/20 RS sector 11.8% · RS bench 8.4% · 1Y 13.2%6 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 16.8 + 6.1 + 8.7 + 14.6 = 46.2 · Decision use: Price leads the evidence: RS versus the benchmark is 8.4%, but earnings trajectory is weak. Wait for revenue and profit confirmation. | ||||||
| 12Core & Main, Inc.CNM | 45.3/100Mixed-negative evidence85% evidence | BASING | 16.8/35 Revenue 0.5% · PAT 7.3% · OPM change 0.4 pp 95% evidence | 12.4/25 ROCE 3.5% · OPM 9.3% 76% evidence | 9.7/20 P/E 20.8× · PEG 2.13 65% evidence | 6.4/20 RS sector -17.4% · RS bench -20% · 1Y -27.6%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 16.8 + 12.4 + 9.7 + 6.4 = 45.3 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 13Watsco, Inc.WSO | 41.5/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | ASLEEP | 15.6/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp 45% evidence | 13.6/25 ROCE 6.2% · OPM 7.2% 76% evidence | 9.3/20 P/E 36.1× · PEG — 15% evidence | 3.0/20 RS sector -18.9% · RS bench -21.4% · 1Y -18.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 15.6 + 13.6 + 9.3 + 3 = 41.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 14SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.SITE | 40.5/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | BASING | 17.9/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change 0.3 pp 45% evidence | 10.3/25 ROCE 7.5% · OPM -2.8% 76% evidence | 9.5/20 P/E 32× · PEG — 15% evidence | 2.8/20 RS sector -27.1% · RS bench -29.4% · 1Y -23.5%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 17.9 + 10.3 + 9.5 + 2.8 = 40.5 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 15Titan Machinery Inc.TITN | 39.5/100Mixed-negative evidence61% evidence | BASING | 13.2/35 Revenue -11.7% · PAT — · OPM change -0.1 pp 71% evidence | 5.7/25 ROCE -0.7% · OPM -1.1% 76% evidence | 11.3/20 P/E 10.2× · PEG — 15% evidence | 9.3/20 RS sector -0.9% · RS bench -3.8% · 1Y 2.6%4 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 13.2 + 5.7 + 11.3 + 9.3 = 39.5 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 16EVI Industries, Inc.EVI | 38.1/100Mixed-negative evidence75% evidence | BASING | 16.0/35 Revenue 17% · PAT 0% · OPM change -0.2 pp 83% evidence | 8.3/25 ROCE 1.1% · OPM 2.2% 76% evidence | 10.8/20 P/E 45.7× · PEG 1.54 65% evidence | 3.0/20 RS sector -40.7% · RS bench -42.6% · 1Y -38.8%0 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 16 + 8.3 + 10.8 + 3 = 38.1 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 17BlueLinx Holdings Inc.BXC | 36.0/100Thin evidence · provisional52% evidence | TURNING | 14.4/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -0.9 pp 45% evidence | 6.8/25 ROCE 0.5% · OPM 1% 76% evidence | 8.5/20 P/E 3037.5× · PEG — 15% evidence | 6.3/20 RS sector -6.3% · RS bench -9.4% · 1Y -10.7%3 of 12 weeks ahead 70% evidence |
| Exact sum: 14.4 + 6.8 + 8.5 + 6.3 = 36 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
| 18DNOW Inc.DNOW | 35.0/100Mixed-negative evidence71% evidence | TURNING | 10.2/35 Revenue 41.3% · PAT -286.8% · OPM change -9 pp 83% evidence | 5.3/25 ROCE -2.4% · OPM -4.2% 76% evidence | 9.8/20 P/E 29.3× · PEG — 15% evidence | 9.7/20 RS sector -3.6% · RS bench -6.5% · 1Y -3.7%4 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 10.2 + 5.3 + 9.8 + 9.7 = 35 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 19QXO, Inc.QXO | 33.4/100Adverse evidence71% evidence | BASING | 16.7/35 Revenue 100% · PAT -1530.6% · OPM change 276.5 pp 83% evidence | 3.1/25 ROCE -2.5% · OPM -14.6% 76% evidence | 11.5/20 P/E 2.8× · PEG — 15% evidence | 2.1/20 RS sector -27.7% · RS bench -30% · 1Y -20.4%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 16.7 + 3.1 + 11.5 + 2.1 = 33.4 · Decision use: Balanced evidence: keep at normal research priority and require another comparable period before raising conviction. | ||||||
| 20Resideo Technologies, Inc.REZI | 30.8/100Thin evidence · provisional58% evidence | ASLEEP | 12.5/35 Revenue — · PAT — · OPM change -3.8 pp 45% evidence | 9.0/25 ROCE 1.5% · OPM 5.3% 76% evidence | 8.8/20 P/E 55.7× · PEG — 15% evidence | 0.5/20 RS sector -31.8% · RS bench -33.8% · 1Y -4.1%0 of 12 weeks ahead 100% evidence |
| Exact sum: 12.5 + 9 + 8.8 + 0.5 = 30.8 · Decision use: Fill the missing evidence before acting; the ranking is deliberately pulled toward neutral. | ||||||
Missing observations are not scored as bad. Their missing weight lowers confidence and pulls the final score toward neutral. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step curve the sector itself is placed on — basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep — read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is widening or shrinking. It describes where the PRICE stands, not the earnings trajectory and not a recommendation, and it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read.
Frequently asked questions
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s stock price today?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades at $357, +35.1% over the past year. The company is valued at $13.0 B. The stock sits at 100% of its 52-week range of $246–$357, +24.6% versus its 200-day average. On the tape, the price is in a confirmed uptrend, 19 weeks in. — as of 5 August 2026.
What were Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s latest quarterly results?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. reported revenue of $1.3 B and net profit of $0.1 B for the Mar 26 quarter. Revenue rose 6.8% and profit rose 0.0% year on year. Earnings per share were $2.65. The operating margin was 11.2%, 0.1 pp higher than a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s revenue?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. reported revenue of $1.3 B in the Mar 26 quarter, +6.8% year on year. For the full FY25 fiscal year, revenue was $4.6 B (+1.8%). Over the last 4 years revenue compounded at 8.9% a year. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s profit?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. earned $0.1 B of net profit in the Mar 26 quarter, +0.0% year on year. Full-year FY25 profit was $0.4 B. The operating margin ran 11.2% in the latest quarter. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s market cap?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $13.0 B at a stock price of $357. Market cap is the share price multiplied by shares outstanding, so it is restated whenever the price moves. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s P/E ratio?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. trades at a P/E of 33.7×, at the 100th percentile of its own 4-year range, against a long-run median of 20.2×. This is a comparison with the stock's own history, not a value call — as of 5 August 2026.
Does Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes — Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. declared $0.51 per share for Mar 26, and $1.89 per share across the last four reported quarters. The latest quarter is up 10.9% on the same quarter a year earlier. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s dividend per share?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s most recently declared dividend is $0.51 per share for Mar 26, giving $1.89 per share over the trailing twelve months. Each figure is the amount declared for that quarter as reported, added across four quarters for the trailing total. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s trailing dividend yield is 0.53%: $1.89 declared per share across the last four reported quarters, against a share price of $357. Each quarter’s figure is the amount declared for that quarter as reported, added across four quarters and divided by the latest close. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. overvalued?
On its own history, Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. looks expensive against its own history: its P/E of 33.7× sits at the 100th percentile of its 4-year range (long-run median 20.2×). That is a percentile read against the stock's own past, not a price opinion or a direction call. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. growing?
Yes — Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. is growing: latest-quarter revenue +6.8% year on year, profit +0.0%, and the margin +0.1 pp at 11.2%. The 4-year compound rates are 8.9% (revenue) and 29.2% (profit). The earnings engine currently reads: improving — as of 5 August 2026.
How is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. performing?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. is in a confirmed uptrend, 19 weeks in. Its latest quarter's revenue rose 6.8% and profit rose 0.0% year on year. Against the S&P 500 it has been ahead on a trailing-13-week view for 10 weeks. This describes what the data did, not a rating. — as of 5 August 2026.
What stage is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in?
Consistent — revenue, profit and EPS growth have stayed positive through the window, with ROCE at 20.8% and holding. The read comes from the last 12 quarters of growth (revenue growth +7.3% latest, profit growth +7.9% latest, eps growth +6.3% latest) plus the ROCE curve, classified by deterministic rules — a trajectory read, not a buy or sell call — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in an uptrend?
Yes — the price is in a confirmed uptrend (week 19 of stage 2), trading +24.6% versus its 200-day average and at 100% of its 52-week range. Price stages cycle base → advance → top → decline, and the stage names where this stock sits in that cycle — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. beating the market?
On recent form, yes — Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. has been ahead of the S&P 500 on a trailing-13-week view for 10 straight weeks, the same metric the week-by-week ribbon on this page draws. Separately, on the cumulative view: over the last 10.1 years the stock moved +681% against the S&P 500's +263% — ahead of the index over the full window. — as of 5 August 2026.
Will Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s stock price go up?
This page publishes no price forecast for Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. What it measures instead: the stock price is $357, the price is in a confirmed uptrend 19 weeks in. Its P/E of 33.7× sits at the 100th percentile of its own 4-year range. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is the market betting against Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.?
Somewhat — short interest is 2.1% of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s tradable float, about 2.4 days to cover at typical volumes. A moderate reading: some money is positioned against it. With no quarter-by-quarter holder register here, short interest is the cleanest crowd read we hold — as of 5 August 2026.
Does Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. have too much debt?
No — Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s debt-to-equity is 0.20. A year-by-year borrowings ladder is not in our numbers for this stock, so the latest reading is the cleanest hold. The returns on this page are earned, not borrowed — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s capex?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. spent $0.0 B on capital expenditure over the last 3 fiscal years, a figure derived from the change in fixed assets plus depreciation. In FY25 alone that was $0.0 B. — as of 5 August 2026.
What is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s cash flow?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. generated $0.5 B of operating cash flow in FY25 and $0.5 B of free cash flow after $0.0 B of capital spending. Reported profit that year was $0.4 B, so operating cash ran ahead of profit. — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s profit real cash?
Yes — over the last 3 fiscal years, 106% of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s reported profit arrived as operating cash. In FY25, operating cash was $0.5 B against reported profit of $0.4 B. The cash then goes mostly into building capacity. Cash-flow resolution is annual — as of 5 August 2026.
How financially safe is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.?
On the balance sheet, the Z-score reads 9.00 — above roughly 3 is safe, below roughly 1.8 is the distress zone. That sits well clear of trouble. — as of 5 August 2026.
Where is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. in its business cycle?
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 11.0%, against a 5-year band of 6.5%–11.2%: mid-band by its own history — neither the peak that precedes mean-reversion nor the trough that precedes recovery. The latest quarter ran 11.2%. Profitability versus a company's own long band is the cleanest cycle clock this page holds — as of 5 August 2026.
What could break the Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. story?
The sharpest disagreement: the price moved +35.1% in a year while annual EPS moved +3.0% — the difference is re-rating, and re-rating has to be repaid with earnings. Mechanically, two Friday closes in a row below the 200-day average would end the price trend — that is the exit rule this page tracks — as of 5 August 2026.
Is Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. a stock worth studying right now?
This is not investment advice. The machine read: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.'s price has outrun its earnings. +35.1% in a year against EPS +3.0% — the market is paying now for delivery later. The sharpest open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is drawn deterministically from the raw series, with no forecasts and no price opinions — as of 5 August 2026.