Applied Industrial Technologies (FRA:AT4) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 22, 2026)

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FRA:AT4 Applied Industrial Technologies Inc FRA:AT4
91 GF Score
Price €279.00
GF Value €227.89
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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Applied Industrial Technologies  (FRA:AT4) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Applied Industrial Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Applied Industrial Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.63 2.02 2.09 2.90

Applied Industrial Technologies Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.06 2.25 2.26 2.24 2.85

FRA:AT4 vs WSO, QXO, CNM: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Applied Industrial Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Applied Industrial Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Applied Industrial Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


FRA:AT4
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Applied Industrial Technologies Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Applied Industrial Technologies's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Applied Industrial Technologies's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=31.099/333.9520*333.9520
=31.099

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Applied Industrial Technologies Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 14.217 241.428 19.665
201612 14.324 241.432 19.813
201703 16.151 243.801 22.123
201706 15.688 244.955 21.388
201709 14.744 246.819 19.949
201712 14.453 246.524 19.579
201803 17.142 249.554 22.939
201806 19.166 251.989 25.400
201809 18.882 252.439 24.979
201812 18.758 251.233 24.934
201903 19.975 254.202 26.242
201906 20.147 256.143 26.267
201909 19.770 256.759 25.714
201912 19.277 256.974 25.052
202003 19.495 258.115 25.223
202006 16.888 257.797 21.877
202009 16.378 260.280 21.014
202012 16.250 260.474 20.834
202103 17.715 264.877 22.335
202106 18.901 271.696 23.232
202109 19.353 274.310 23.561
202112 19.609 278.802 23.488
202203 22.358 287.504 25.970
202206 25.473 296.311 28.709
202209 26.968 296.808 30.343
202212 26.528 296.797 29.849
202303 26.869 301.836 29.728
202306 27.096 305.109 29.657
202309 25.609 307.789 27.786
202312 25.491 306.746 27.752
202403 26.909 312.332 28.772
202406 27.536 314.175 29.269
202409 25.687 315.301 27.206
202412 25.817 315.605 27.318
202503 28.537 319.799 29.800
202506 28.058 322.561 29.049
202509 26.820 324.800 27.576
202512 26.257 324.054 27.059
202603 28.386 330.213 28.707
202606 31.099 333.952 31.099

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Applied Industrial Technologies (FRA:AT4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Applied Industrial Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €279.00 is trading 22.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €227.89. GuruFocus considers Applied Industrial Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:AT4:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €227.89 vs. price of €279.00 (22.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 1 warning sign

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Applied Industrial Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges AIT:USA0HGR:UKAT4:Germany
Address 1 Applied Plaza, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44115
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc is a distributor of industrial products to the maintenance, repair, and operations market and the original equipment manufacturing industry. Further, the company provides engineering and design services for industrial and fluid power applications. The products include bearings, power transmission components, fluid power components and systems, industrial rubber products, linear motion components, safety products, oilfield supplies, and other industrial and maintenance supplies. The company's reportable segments are; Service Center Based Distribution which derives key revenue, and Engineered Solutions. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from the United States and the rest from Canada and other countries.
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