secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (AIT)
CIK:        0000109563
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109563-26-000019
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Industrial Q3 EPS $2.65; raises FY26 EPS guidance to $10.64-$10.75
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- Net sales $1.3B (+7.3% YoY); net income $99.8M; EPS $2.65 (+3.1% YoY).
- Organic sales growth 6.0%; Service Center +4.2%, Engineered Solutions +9.3%.
- FY26 EPS guidance raised to $10.64-$10.75; total sales growth now 7.2%-7.7%.
- Board authorized new 3.0M share repurchase program, replacing prior plan.
- Quarterly dividend $0.51/share, payable May 29, 2026, record May 15.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956326000019/0000109563-26-000019-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956326000019/ait-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-26-000019

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