AIT · NYSE
Industrials · Industrial Distribution
$302.43
+1.11%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
Research data through 2026-10-28
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Research data through Oct 28, 2026. Research is updated periodically, not in real time.
78
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 78 of 100, an above-average reading in the covered universe. Some underlying measurements are stronger than others.
Quality research measures durability of the business itself from stored fundamentals: balance-sheet strength, profitability consistency and cash generation. It is a research reading, not a prediction of future returns.
How this is measured50
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Fundamental Momentum research reads 50 of 100. Stored measurements classify recent reported fundamentals as middle. This describes reported financial change already disclosed, with no forward-looking claim.
Fundamental Momentum research measures the direction of recently reported company fundamentals compared with the company's own history. It describes reported change, not future price movement.
How this is measured69
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 69 of 100, recorded as favorable. Stored records show 13 consecutive years of dividend payments. Share count has been reduced at about 1.0% a year in the stored window.
Capital Returns research measures how a company has actually returned cash to shareholders: dividend record, buyback effectiveness, dilution control and how those payments were funded.
How this is measuredStored ratios recorded at the last research date (2026-10-28). Valuation Intelligence remains research context and is not a validated allocation signal.
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In the company’s own words
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2026 (this "Annual Report"), "Applied" refers to Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc., an Ohio corporation. References to "we," "us," "our," and "the Company" refer to Applied and its subsidiaries. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Applied and its predecessor companies have engaged in business since 1923. Applied operates on a fiscal year ending June 30.
We are a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of industrial motion, fluid power, flow control, automation technologies and related maintenance supplies. Through our comprehensive network of approximately 6,900 employee associates and approximately 580 facilities including service center, fluid power, flow control, and automation operations, as well as repair shops and distribution centers, we offer a selection of more than 9.4 million stock keeping units with a focus on industrial bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control, and advanced factory automation solutions, as well as general maintenance products. Our customers use our products and services for both Maintenance, Repair, and Operations ("MRO"), Original Equipment Manufacturing ("OEM"), and new system install applications across a variety of end markets primarily in North America, as well as Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Our internet address is www.applied.com. The following documents are available free of charge via hyperlink from the investor relations area of our website:
Applied's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, together with Section 16 insider beneficial stock ownership reports - these documents are posted as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission;
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed August 13, 2026. Read the filing
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