Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Applied Industrial Technologies' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 7.0% from 0.13 a year earlier and down 40.7% from the prior quarter.
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), FCF Payout Ratio at Applied Industrial Technologies came in at 0.16, up 15.1% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.14 in FY2025 (-15.1%), 0.16 in FY2024 (-4.2%), 0.17 in FY2023 (-44.9%) and 0.31 in FY2022 (+36.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 158.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 72.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, AIT's FCF Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was 0.20 (Q3 2026), 0.19 (Q2 2026) and 0.16 (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 58.68 Bn | 56.66 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.44 |
| 2 | Fastenal | 56.84 Bn | 55.76 Bn | 1.06 Bn | - |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.23 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 30.01 Bn | 29.89 Bn | 1.25 Bn | - |
| 5 | Reliance | 19.64 Bn | 18.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.93 |
| 6 | Wesco International | 17.52 Bn | 14.83 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 0.96 |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.22 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 0.12 |
| 8 | Watsco | 10.77 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 578.93 Mn | - |
| 9 | Avantor | 10.19 Bn | 8.98 Bn | 537.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Core & Main | 7.65 Bn | 6.95 Bn | 573.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.28 |
Applied Industrial Technologies FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=AIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "AIT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=AIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();