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AIT vs PII // RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. (NYSE) VS. Polaris Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AIT 9
— PII 3
▲ RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC) LEADER: AIT
LAST: $298.50 (+1.49%) • MKT CAP: $10.74B
roic
19.00%
LAST: $62.57 (+5.32%) • MKT CAP: $3.38B
roic
-11.50%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AIT VS. PII)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AIT | PII | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 30.30% | 19.10% | +11.20 | AIT | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) ACTIVE | 19.00% | -11.50% | +30.50 | AIT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 16.7x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.60% | 16.27% | -13.67 | PII | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | -4.90% | +15.80 | AIT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.00% | -6.50% | +6.50 | AIT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 1.90% | -0.30% | +2.20 | AIT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.58% | 4.38% | -3.80 | PII | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 8.77 | 1.59 | +7.18 | AIT | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 3/9 | +4.00 | AIT | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 34.4 | 60.8 | -26.40 | PII | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | 1.10 | +0.06 | AIT | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 24.0x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $10.74B | $3.38B | $7.36B | AIT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AIT REV | PII REV | AIT GROSS % | PII GROSS % | AIT FCF | PII FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $4.56B | $7.15B | 30.3% | 19.1% | $287.0M | $558.1M |
| FY 2024 | $4.48B | $7.18B | 29.8% | 20.4% | $169.8M | $6.5M |
| FY 2023 | $4.41B | $8.93B | — | — | $145.4M | $523.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
AIT // BETA 1.16
PII // BETA 1.10