Buyback yield (TTM)
3.11%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.82%
5Y share count change
-0.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$309.42M
Cumulative buybacks
$782.44M
Key takeaways
- Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) repurchased about $309.42M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is roughly flat (-0.5%) over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are offsetting dilution but not shrinking the float.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 44.98× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +125.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 85% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Latest: $152.84M
Overview
Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $152.84M (2025) – surged 108.3% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Applied Industrial Technologies buyback spend delivered a +125.7% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $152.84M in 2025 and its low of $0.00 in 1992.
Applied Industrial Technologies Buyback Spend 2025: $152.84M
In 2025, Applied Industrial Technologies reported buyback spend of $152.84M, surged 108.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Applied Industrial Technologies Buyback Spend 2024: $73.39M
Applied Industrial Technologies buyback spend in 2024 was $73.39M, surged 10149.7% from 2023.
Applied Industrial Technologies Buyback Spend 2023: $716.00K
2023's buyback spend for Applied Industrial Technologies came in at $716.00K, plunged 94.8% below 2022.
Applied Industrial Technologies Buyback Spend 2022: $13.78M
Applied Industrial Technologies posted buyback spend of $13.78M in 2022, plunged 65.6% below 2021.
Applied Industrial Technologies Buyback Spend 2021: $40.09M
Applied Industrial Technologies buyback spend in 2021 was $40.09M.
See more financial history for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $152.84M | $7.29M | $145.55M | 1.73% | 0.04B | -1.1% | |
| 2024 | $73.39M | $9.50M | $63.89M | 1.00% | 0.04B | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $716.00K | $9.58M | −$8.86M | 0.01% | 0.04B | +0.3% | |
| 2022 | $13.78M | $8.56M | $5.23M | 0.37% | 0.04B | -0.5% | |
| 2021 | $40.09M | $6.45M | $33.63M | 1.14% | 0.04B | +0.8% | |
| 2020 | $2.61M | $4.00M | −$1.39M | 0.11% | 0.04B | -0.4% | |
| 2019 | $11.16M | $4.47M | $6.68M | 0.47% | 0.04B | -0.3% | |
| 2018 | $22.78M | $4.67M | $18.11M | 0.84% | 0.04B | -0.3% | |
| 2017 | $8.24M | $3.63M | $4.61M | 0.36% | 0.04B | -0.2% | |
| 2016 | $37.47M | $2.52M | $34.94M | 2.13% | 0.04B | -4.2% | |
| 2015 | $76.52M | $2.85M | $73.66M | 4.82% | 0.04B | -2.7% | |
| 2014 | $36.73M | $2.70M | $34.03M | 1.74% | 0.04B | -0.5% | |
| 2013 | $53.00K | $3.44M | −$3.39M | 0.00% | 0.04B | -0.7% | |
| 2012 | $31.03M | $4.31M | $26.72M | 2.00% | 0.04B | -1.0% | |
| 2011 | $6.08M | $3.16M | $2.93M | 0.40% | 0.04B | +0.8% | |
| 2010 | $3.93M | $2.36M | $1.57M | 0.37% | 0.04B | +0.3% | |
| 2009 | $1.21M | $800.00K | $410.00K | 0.15% | 0.04B | -1.7% | |
| 2008 | $33.22M | $0.00 | $33.22M | 3.25% | 0.04B | -2.3% | |
| 2007 | $33.99M | $0.00 | $33.99M | 2.67% | 0.04B | -3.2% | |
| 2006 | $54.78M | $0.00 | $54.78M | 5.13% | 0.05B | +0.3% | |
| 2005 | $14.60M | $0.00 | $14.60M | 1.51% | 0.05B | +4.3% | |
| 2004 | $6.34M | $0.00 | $6.34M | 1.08% | 0.04B | +1.6% | |
| 2003 | $9.95M | $0.00 | $9.95M | 2.48% | 0.04B | -5.7% | |
| 2002 | $14.32M | $0.00 | $14.32M | 3.87% | 0.05B | +2.7% | |
| 2001 | $15.50M | $0.00 | $15.50M | 4.23% | 0.04B | -3.9% | |
| 2000 | $20.83M | $0.00 | $20.83M | — | 0.05B | -3.4% | |
| 1999 | $21.70M | $0.00 | $21.70M | — | 0.05B | -1.7% | |
| 1998 | $8.10M | $0.00 | $8.10M | — | 0.05B | +17.5% | |
| 1997 | $4.60M | $0.00 | $4.60M | — | 0.04B | +0.9% | |
| 1996 | $2.20M | $0.00 | $2.20M | — | 0.04B | — | |
| 1995 | $3.90M | $0.00 | $3.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $1.90M | $0.00 | $1.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $1.30M | $0.00 | $1.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $7.50M | $0.00 | $7.50M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $9.10M | $0.00 | $9.10M | — | — | — |
- 2025$152.84M
- 2024$73.39M
- 2023$716.00K
- 2022$13.78M
- 2021$40.09M
- 2020$2.61M
- 2019$11.16M
- 2018$22.78M
- 2017$8.24M
- 2016$37.47M
- 2015$76.52M
- 2014$36.73M
- 2013$53.00K
- 2012$31.03M
- 2011$6.08M
- 2010$3.93M
- 2009$1.21M
- 2008$33.22M
- 2007$33.99M
- 2006$54.78M
- 2005$14.60M
- 2004$6.34M
- 2003$9.95M
- 2002$14.32M
- 2001$15.50M
- 2000$20.83M
- 1999$21.70M
- 1998$8.10M
- 1997$4.60M
- 1996$2.20M
- 1995$3.90M
- 1994$1.90M
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$1.30M
- 1990$7.50M
- 1989$9.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 44.98×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT)
How Applied Industrial Technologies splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Applied Industrial Technologies, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $366.05M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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