Growth Metrics

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Applied Industrial Technologies has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 20.7% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 141.0% to 20.7% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 20.7% through Mar 2026, up 141.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 19.65% for FY2025, 148.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 20.7% for Q1 2026 at Applied Industrial Technologies, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.54% (2024), against an average of 20.02%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 844bps in 2022 and then crashed -204bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 20.69% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 21.1% in 2023, then fell by -10bps to 19.06% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 19.16% in 2025, then increased by 8bps to 20.7% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AIT's Return on Capital Employed are 20.7% (Q1 2026), 19.16% (Q4 2025), and 19.17% (Q3 2025).