Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 23.02% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.99 percentage points from 19.03% a year earlier and up 2.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Applied Industrial Technologies reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 22.15%, up 2.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +11.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 19.65% in FY2025 (-1.48 pp), 21.13% in FY2024 (-1.86 pp), 23.00% in FY2023 (+3.78 pp) and 19.21% in FY2022 (+8.11 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2013.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 15.50 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2022, against a drop of 2.04 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 20.70% (Q3 2026), 19.16% (Q2 2026) and 19.17% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Rentals | 67.37 Bn | 66.13 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 16.11% |
| 2 | W.W. Grainger | 60.32 Bn | 58.30 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 37.06% |
| 3 | Fastenal | 58.24 Bn | 57.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Ferguson Enterprises | 43.34 Bn | 40.56 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 23.37% |
| 5 | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings | 31.62 Bn | 31.50 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 12.18% |
| 6 | Reliance | 20.43 Bn | 19.48 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.56% |
| 7 | Wesco International | 18.60 Bn | 15.91 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 10.99% |
| 8 | Applied Industrial Technologies | 12.64 Bn | 12.52 Bn | 411.22 Mn | 23.02% |
| 9 | Watsco | 10.59 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 578.93 Mn | 18.08% |
| 10 | Avantor | 10.38 Bn | 9.17 Bn | 537.00 Mn | -2.94% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.02% |
| 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% |
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Applied Industrial Technologies Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AIT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();