Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) reported Return on Capital Employed of 20.7% for Q1 2026, up 141.0% year-over-year from 8.59% in Q1 2025, and up 8.04% quarter-over-quarter from 19.16% in Q4 2025.

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 20.7% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 20.7%, up 141.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.7% (up 141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.65%, down 148.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 20.7% in Q1 2026 per AIT's latest filing, from 19.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 22.15% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 17.92% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 20.02% and a median of 19.54% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed surged 844 bps in 2022, then plunged 204 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.69% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 21.1% in 2023, then slipped by 10 bps to 19.06% in 2024, then rose by 1 bps to 19.16% in 2025, then advanced by 8 bps to 20.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AIT's Return on Capital Employed at 20.7% in Q1 2026, 19.16% in Q4 2025, and 19.17% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 W.W. Grainger 62.43 Bn 62.25 Bn 1.75 Bn 35.82%
2 Fastenal 52.87 Bn 52.56 Bn 982.90 Mn 39.69%
3 Ferguson Enterprises 43.71 Bn 42.89 Bn 2.32 Bn 23.37%
4 Wesco International 17.21 Bn 16.51 Bn 1.29 Bn 10.68%
5 Watsco 14.12 Bn 13.98 Bn 427.56 Mn 20.06%
6 Applied Industrial Technologies 11.70 Bn 11.53 Bn 380.80 Mn 20.70%
7 Qxo 11.53 Bn 8.48 Bn 409.30 Mn -3.19%
8 Core & Main 9.91 Bn 9.77 Bn 428.00 Mn 13.58%
9 Pool 6.54 Bn 6.47 Bn 329.87 Mn 22.86%
10 Msc Industrial Direct 6.47 Bn 6.42 Bn 377.59 Mn 17.50%

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 20.70%
Dec 31, 2025 19.16%
Sep 30, 2025 19.17%
Jun 30, 2025 19.03%
Mar 31, 2025 19.29%
Dec 31, 2024 19.06%
Sep 30, 2024 19.54%
Jun 30, 2024 20.64%
Mar 31, 2024 20.56%
Dec 31, 2023 21.10%
Sep 30, 2023 21.37%
Jun 30, 2023 22.15%
Mar 31, 2023 21.85%
Dec 31, 2022 20.69%
Sep 30, 2022 19.37%
Jun 30, 2022 18.65%
Mar 31, 2022 17.92%
Dec 31, 2021 16.54%
Sep 30, 2021 12.51%
Jun 30, 2021 11.04%