Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$287.36M
- Cash
- −$257.75M
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AIT stock price vs BR: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BR's multiple
Needs BR P/E.
Implied fair value · at AIT's multiple
Needs AIT P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AIT FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026) · BR FY 2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026).
Trendline
Ten fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Price framework
Discounted free cash flow, then bridged to a per-share price. Same assumptions applied to both companies.
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$88.42
Base
$104.02
Bull
$119.63
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$81.30
Base
$95.65
Bull
$109.99
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.15x
1.32x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
0.05x
1.82x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$257.75M
$403.80M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$287.36M
$3.75B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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