Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 14.15% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 1.52 percentage points from 12.63% a year earlier and up 0.33 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Applied Industrial Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 13.40%, up 0.58 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +7.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Applied Industrial Technologies' Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.83% in FY2025 (-0.72 pp), 13.55% in FY2024 (+0.20 pp), 13.35% in FY2023 (+2.45 pp) and 10.90% in FY2022 (+4.54 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.10 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with a gain of 10.99 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 0.79 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 13.82% (Q4 2026), 13.13% (Q3 2026) and 12.73% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 70.32 Bn | 69.44 Bn | 2.05 Bn | 8.91% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 68.06 Bn | 65.42 Bn | 2.01 Bn | 23.05% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 62.73 Bn | 61.73 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 26.29% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 50.77 Bn | 47.99 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 11.44% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 33.62 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 6.70% |
| 6 | Reliance | 21.51 Bn | 20.57 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 9.74% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 15.41 Bn | 12.46 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 4.34% |
| 8 | Watsco | 12.14 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 11.52% |
| 9 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 10.93 Bn | 10.82 Bn | 392.21 Mn | 14.15% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.79 Bn | 9.37 Bn | 534.80 Mn | 2.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 14.15% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.13% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.62% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.77% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.29% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.53% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.24% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.31% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.95% |
API Access
Applied Industrial Technologies Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();