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How Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. stacks up
AIT · against 303 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
64/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #155 of 304 · scores higher than 48% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score35 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including AIT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 64?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 82% of peers. Return on assets: 0.0% vs peer median 3.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 65% of peers. Operating margin: 11.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on invested capital: 21.7% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AIT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AIT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 284 reported | 21.7% | 10.7% | 84% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 303 reported | 11.1% | 11.1% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 294 reported | 0.0% | 4.9% | 3% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 293 reported | 22.4% | 13.1% | 78% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 307 reported | 30.3% | 29.6% | 53% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AIT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 3 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 3 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 3 | 11.2B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 151 | 1.07T JPY (≈$7.3B) | 65 | 57 | |
| 151 | 21.7B SGD (≈$16.5B) | 65 | 55 | |
| 155 | 16.48T KRW (≈$11.9B) | 64 | 61 | |
| 155 | 15.07T KRW (≈$10.9B) | 64 | 67 | |
| 155 | 11.2B USD | 64 | 55 | |
| 155 | 16.5B USD | 64 | 57 | |
| 155 | 17.3B USD | 64 | 56 | |
| 160 | 47.4B CNY (≈$6.6B) | 63 | 67 | |
| 160 | 1.81T JPY (≈$12.3B) | 63 | 62 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score