Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) is projected to release its Q1 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.47 per share and revenue of $1.1880 billion for the quarter. Applied Industrial Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.000-10.75 EPS.Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET.

Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 14th. The industrial products company reported $2.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.60 by $0.20. Applied Industrial Technologies had a net margin of 8.61% and a return on equity of 21.78%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Applied Industrial Technologies to post $10 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Applied Industrial Technologies Price Performance

AIT stock opened at $250.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.72, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $260.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.81. The company has a current ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. Applied Industrial Technologies has a 12-month low of $199.96 and a 12-month high of $282.98.

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Kurt W. Loring sold 8,523 shares of Applied Industrial Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $267.06, for a total transaction of $2,276,152.38. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 19,273 shares in the company, valued at $5,147,047.38. The trade was a 30.66% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Jason W. Vasquez sold 7,466 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.08, for a total value of $1,941,757.28. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 14,491 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,768,819.28. The trade was a 34.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 42,660 shares of company stock worth $11,217,980 in the last quarter. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in Applied Industrial Technologies by 69.2% during the second quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd. now owns 393,743 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $91,526,000 after acquiring an additional 161,048 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 4.1% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 381,187 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $85,897,000 after purchasing an additional 14,926 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 47.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,627 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $87,082,000 after purchasing an additional 121,163 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 52.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 248,358 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $57,731,000 after purchasing an additional 85,368 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Applied Industrial Technologies by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 186,154 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $43,272,000 after buying an additional 29,068 shares during the last quarter. 93.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AIT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $290.00 price target on Applied Industrial Technologies in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Oppenheimer boosted their target price on Applied Industrial Technologies from $290.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Applied Industrial Technologies from $265.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 15th. Raymond James Financial lowered Applied Industrial Technologies from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Applied Industrial Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.00.

About Applied Industrial Technologies

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc distributes industrial motion, power, control, and automation technology solutions in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. It operates in two segments, Service Center Based Distribution, and Engineered Solutions. The company distributes bearings, power transmission products, engineered fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control solutions, advanced automation products, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, automation solutions, tools, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies; and motors, belting, drives, couplings, pumps, hydraulic and pneumatic components, filtration supplies, valves, fittings, process instrumentation, actuators, and hoses, filtration supplies, as well as other related supplies for general operational needs of customers' machinery and equipment.