Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) reported Operating Margin of 11.02% for Q1 2026, down 7.0% year-over-year from 11.85% in Q1 2025, and up 4.03% quarter-over-quarter from 10.59% in Q4 2025.
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.02% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 11.02%, down 7.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.86% (down 32.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.92%, down 14.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin advanced to 11.02% in Q1 2026 per AIT's latest filing, from 10.59% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 12.01% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 9.77% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 10.78% and a median of 10.76% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin jumped 173 bps in 2022, then slumped 98 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 10.65% in 2022, then decreased by 0 bps to 10.64% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 11.26% in 2024, then dropped by 6 bps to 10.59% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 11.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows AIT's Operating Margin at 11.02% in Q1 2026, 10.59% in Q4 2025, and 10.76% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.W. Grainger | 63.64 Bn | 63.46 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 14.33% |
| 2 | Fastenal | 53.18 Bn | 52.87 Bn | 982.90 Mn | 20.33% |
| 3 | Ferguson Enterprises | 45.51 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 8.19% |
| 4 | Wesco International | 17.33 Bn | 16.62 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 4.83% |
| 5 | Watsco | 14.65 Bn | 14.51 Bn | 427.56 Mn | 7.19% |
| 6 | Qxo | 12.24 Bn | 9.19 Bn | 409.30 Mn | -14.56% |
| 7 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 11.99 Bn | 11.82 Bn | 380.80 Mn | 11.02% |
| 8 | Core & Main | 9.98 Bn | 9.84 Bn | 428.00 Mn | 7.46% |
| 9 | Pool | 7.00 Bn | 6.92 Bn | 329.87 Mn | 7.26% |
| 10 | Msc Industrial Direct | 6.54 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 377.59 Mn | 7.06% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.09% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.26% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.95% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.37% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.05% |