Growth Metrics

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.19% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.19% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.19% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.2% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.19% at Applied Industrial Technologies, roughly flat from 0.19% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.22% in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.09% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.18%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 15bps in 2021, then fell -2bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then grew by 25bps to 0.21% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 0.21% in 2023, then decreased by -10bps to 0.19% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 0.19% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.19%, 0.19%, and 0.19% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.