What is an income statement waterfall?

An income statement waterfall is a bar chart that walks from total revenue down to net income, with each step showing how much a cost or tax line removes (or adds). Subtotals — gross profit, operating income, pre-tax income — are anchored to zero so the cascade reconciles exactly to the bottom line.

How much of Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) revenue becomes net income?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Applied Industrial Technologies turned $4.84B of revenue into $404M of net income — a net margin of 8.3%. The waterfall shows where the rest goes: cost of revenue, operating expenses, non-operating items, and taxes.

What are Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) gross, operating, and net margins?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Applied Industrial Technologies reported a gross margin of 30%, an operating margin of 11.2%, and a net margin of 8.3%. Each subtotal in the waterfall corresponds to one of these margins.

Why does Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

Gross margin (gross profit ÷ revenue) reflects how much of each revenue dollar remains after direct production costs. Capital-light software and platform businesses often show gross margins above 60–80% because their cost of revenue is mainly hosting and support. Hardware, retail, and commodity businesses show lower gross margins because raw materials and manufacturing costs are significant. The waterfall makes this visible at a glance — the size of the "Cost of Revenue" bar relative to Revenue is the gross margin complement.

What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

Gross margin = (Revenue − Cost of Revenue) ÷ Revenue. It measures production efficiency. Operating margin = Operating Income ÷ Revenue. It adds operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and measures the profitability of core operations. Net margin = Net Income ÷ Revenue. It also includes interest, other income/expense, and taxes, and represents the shareholder take after everything.

Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) Income Statement Waterfall

Revenue

$4.84B

Gross Margin

+30.0%

Operating Margin

+11.2%

Net Margin

+8.3%

Income statement waterfall for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) — TTM through Q1 2026

Net income: $404M

Margin breakdown for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT) — TTM through Q1 2026

Line item	Amount	Running total
Revenue	$4.84B	$4.84B
Cost of Revenue	-$3.39B	$1.45B
Gross Profit	$1.45B	$1.45B
Operating Expenses	-$912M	$542M
Operating Income	$542M	$542M
Other Income / Expense	-$20.3M	$522M
Pre-tax Income	$522M	$522M
Income Tax	-$118M	$404M
Net Income	$404M	$404M

Revenue$4.84B
Cost of Revenue-$3.39B
Gross Profit$1.45B
Operating Expenses-$912M
Operating Income$542M
Other Income / Expense-$20.3M
Pre-tax Income$522M
Income Tax-$118M
Net Income$404M

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