Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT) Dividend History

NYSE: AITYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

AIT latest dividend

$0.51last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 14Friday, 2026
Payment dateAug 31Monday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 16 yearsof dividend increases
  • 1985paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +7.5%5-year growth a year
  • 0.62%forward yield

AIT dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$204
Each payment
$51
Value of the shares
$33,048
Dividend yield
0.62%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $2.04 per share, before tax.

AIT dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

AIT dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)18.2%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)15.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.5%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases16
Long record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

AIT yield on cost

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$247.920.82%$1.990.8%
3 years ago$159.741.28%$5.203.3%
5 years ago$97.282.10%$7.948.2%
10 years ago$45.274.51%$14.0931.1%
20 years ago$26.027.84%$22.0184.6%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

AIT dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

AIT dividends by year

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$1.84+24.3%0.72%4
2024$1.48+5.7%0.62%4
2023$1.40+2.9%0.81%4
2022$1.36+3.0%1.08%4
2021$1.32+3.1%1.29%4
2020$1.28+3.2%1.64%4
2019$1.24+3.3%1.86%4
2018$1.20+3.4%2.22%4
2017$1.16+3.6%1.70%4
2016$1.12+3.7%1.89%4
2015$1.08+8.0%2.67%4
2014$1.00+8.7%2.19%4
2013$0.92+9.5%1.87%4
2012$0.84+13.5%2.00%4
2011$0.74+15.6%2.10%4
2010$0.64+6.7%1.97%4
2009$0.600.0%2.72%4
2008$0.60+11.1%3.17%4
2007$0.54+17.4%1.86%4
2006$0.46—1.75%4

AIT dividend history

169 payments
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-142026-08-31$0.51—Quarterly
2026-05-152026-05-29$0.51—Quarterly
2026-02-132026-02-27$0.51+10.9%Quarterly
2025-11-142025-11-28$0.46—Quarterly
2025-08-152025-08-29$0.46—Quarterly
2025-05-152025-05-30$0.46—Quarterly
2025-02-142025-02-28$0.46+24.3%Quarterly
2024-11-152024-11-29$0.37—Quarterly
2024-08-152024-08-30$0.37—Quarterly
2024-05-142024-05-31$0.37—Quarterly
2024-02-142024-02-29$0.37+5.7%Quarterly
2023-11-142023-11-30$0.35—Quarterly
2023-08-142023-08-31$0.35—Quarterly
2023-05-122023-05-31$0.35—Quarterly
2023-02-142023-02-28$0.35+2.9%Quarterly
2022-11-142022-11-30$0.34—Quarterly
Show all 169 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-122022-08-31$0.34—Quarterly
2022-05-132022-05-31$0.34—Quarterly
2022-02-142022-02-28$0.34+3.0%Quarterly
2021-11-122021-11-30$0.33—Quarterly
2021-08-132021-08-31$0.33—Quarterly
2021-05-132021-05-28$0.33—Quarterly
2021-02-122021-02-26$0.33+3.1%Quarterly
2020-11-132020-11-30$0.32—Quarterly
2020-08-132020-08-31$0.32—Quarterly
2020-05-142020-05-29$0.32—Quarterly
2020-02-132020-02-28$0.32+3.2%Quarterly
2019-11-142019-11-29$0.31—Quarterly
2019-08-142019-08-30$0.31—Quarterly
2019-05-142019-05-31$0.31—Quarterly
2019-02-142019-02-28$0.31+3.3%Quarterly
2018-11-142018-11-30$0.3—Quarterly
2018-08-142018-08-31$0.3—Quarterly
2018-05-142018-05-31$0.3—Quarterly
2018-02-142018-02-28$0.3+3.4%Quarterly
2017-11-142017-11-30$0.29—Quarterly
2017-08-112017-08-31$0.29—Quarterly
2017-05-112017-05-31$0.29—Quarterly
2017-02-132017-02-28$0.29+3.6%Quarterly
2016-11-102016-11-30$0.28—Quarterly
2016-08-112016-08-31$0.28—Quarterly
2016-05-122016-05-31$0.28—Quarterly
2016-02-112016-02-29$0.28+3.7%Quarterly
2015-11-122015-11-30$0.27—Quarterly
2015-08-122015-08-31$0.27—Quarterly
2015-05-132015-05-29$0.27—Quarterly
2015-02-112015-02-27$0.27+8.0%Quarterly
2014-11-122014-11-28$0.25—Quarterly
2014-08-132014-08-29$0.25—Quarterly
2014-05-132014-05-30$0.25—Quarterly
2014-02-122014-02-28$0.25+8.7%Quarterly
2013-11-132013-11-29$0.23—Quarterly
2013-08-132013-08-30$0.23—Quarterly
2013-05-132013-05-31$0.23—Quarterly
2013-02-132013-02-28$0.23+9.5%Quarterly
2012-11-132012-11-30$0.21—Quarterly
2012-08-132012-08-31$0.21—Quarterly
2012-05-112012-05-31$0.21—Quarterly
2012-02-132012-02-29$0.21+10.5%Quarterly
2011-11-102011-11-30$0.19—Quarterly
2011-08-112011-08-31$0.19—Quarterly
2011-05-122011-05-31$0.19+11.8%Quarterly
2011-02-112011-02-28$0.17—Quarterly
2010-11-102010-11-30$0.17—Quarterly
2010-08-122010-08-31$0.17+13.3%Quarterly
2010-05-122010-05-28$0.15—Quarterly
2010-02-102010-02-26$0.15—Quarterly
2009-11-122009-11-30$0.15—Quarterly
2009-08-122009-08-31$0.15—Quarterly
2009-05-132009-05-29$0.15—Quarterly
2009-02-112009-02-27$0.15—Quarterly
2008-11-122008-11-28$0.15—Quarterly
2008-08-132008-08-29$0.15—Quarterly
2008-05-132008-05-30$0.15—Quarterly
2008-02-132008-02-29$0.15—Quarterly
2007-11-132007-11-30$0.15—Quarterly
2007-08-132007-08-31$0.15+25.0%Quarterly
2007-05-112007-05-31$0.12—Quarterly
2007-02-132007-02-28$0.12—Quarterly
2006-11-132006-11-30$0.12—Quarterly
2006-08-112006-08-31$0.12—Quarterly
2006-05-112006-05-31$0.12+20.0%Quarterly
2006-02-132006-02-28$0.1—Quarterly
2005-11-102005-11-30$0.1+25.0%Quarterly
2005-08-172005-08-31$0.08—Quarterly
2005-05-122005-05-31$0.08—Quarterly
2005-02-112005-02-28$0.08+28.6%Quarterly
2004-11-102004-11-30$0.0622—Quarterly
2004-08-112004-08-31$0.0622+16.7%Quarterly
2004-05-122004-05-28$0.0533—Quarterly
2004-02-112004-02-27$0.0533—Quarterly
2003-11-122003-11-28$0.0533—Quarterly
2003-08-132003-08-29$0.0533—Quarterly
2003-05-132003-05-30$0.0533—Quarterly
2003-01-292003-02-14$0.0533—Quarterly
2002-11-132002-11-29$0.0533—Quarterly
2002-08-132002-08-30$0.0533—Quarterly
2002-05-132002-05-31$0.0533—Quarterly
2002-02-122002-02-28$0.0533—Quarterly
2001-11-132001-11-30$0.0533—Quarterly
2001-08-132001-08-31$0.0533—Quarterly
2001-05-112001-05-31$0.0533—Quarterly
2001-02-122001-02-28$0.0533—Quarterly
2000-11-132000-11-30$0.0533—Quarterly
2000-08-112000-08-31$0.0533—Quarterly
2000-05-112000-05-31$0.0533—Quarterly
2000-02-102000-02-28$0.0533—Quarterly
1999-11-101999-11-30$0.0533—Quarterly
1999-08-121999-08-31$0.0533—Quarterly
1999-05-121999-05-28$0.0533—Quarterly
1999-02-101999-02-26$0.0533—Quarterly
1998-11-121998-11-30$0.0533—Quarterly
1998-08-121998-08-31$0.0533—Quarterly
1998-05-131998-05-29$0.0533—Quarterly
1998-02-111998-02-27$0.0533—Quarterly
1997-11-121997-11-28$0.0533+12.5%Quarterly
1997-08-131997-08-29$0.0474—Quarterly
1997-05-131997-05-30$0.0474—Quarterly
1997-02-121997-02-28$0.0474—
1996-11-131996-11-29$0.0474+14.3%
1996-08-131996-08-30$0.0415—
1996-05-131996-05-31$0.0415—
1996-02-131996-03-01$0.0415−70.4%
1996-02-01—$0.1401+237.7%
1995-11-131995-12-01$0.0415+16.6%
1995-08-111995-09-01$0.0356—
1995-05-091995-06-01$0.0356—
1995-02-091995-03-01$0.0356—
1994-11-081994-12-01$0.0356+12.5%
1994-08-091994-09-01$0.0316—
1994-05-101994-06-01$0.0316—
1994-02-091994-03-01$0.0316—
1993-11-081993-12-01$0.0316—
1993-08-101993-08-31$0.0316—
1993-05-101993-05-28$0.0316—
1993-02-081993-03-02$0.0316—
1992-11-091992-12-01$0.0316—
1992-08-101992-08-28$0.0316—
1992-05-111992-05-29$0.0316—
1992-02-101992-02-28$0.0316—
1991-11-081991-11-29$0.0316—
1991-08-091991-08-30$0.0316—
1991-05-091991-05-31$0.0316—
1991-02-111991-03-01$0.0316—
1990-11-081990-11-30$0.0316—
1990-08-091990-08-31$0.0316—
1990-05-091990-06-01$0.0316—
1990-02-091990-03-01$0.0316—
1989-11-091989-12-01$0.0316—
1989-08-091989-09-01$0.0316—
1989-05-091989-06-01$0.0316+20.0%
1989-02-091989-03-01$0.0263—
1988-11-141988-12-01$0.0263+1,895.5%
1988-10-20—$0.0013−95.0%
1988-08-091988-09-01$0.0263—
1988-05-101988-06-01$0.0263—
1988-02-081988-03-01$0.0263+20.0%
1987-11-091987-12-01$0.022−80.3%
1987-08-111987-09-01$0.1114—
1987-05-111987-06-01$0.1114—
1987-02-101987-03-02$0.1114—
1986-11-12—$0.1114—
1986-08-11—$0.1114—
1986-05-09—$0.1114—
1986-02-11—$0.1114—
1985-11-08—$0.1114—
1985-08-09—$0.1114—
1985-05-09—$0.1114—
1985-02-08—$0.1114—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

AIT stock split history

  • 3:2June 16, 2006
  • 3:2December 20, 2004
  • 3:2September 16, 1997
  • 3:2December 5, 1995
  • 3:2June 5, 1989
  • 3:2June 6, 1988

AIT dividend overview

Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share, a yield of 0.62% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $1.84 per share in 2025, up 24.3% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.5% a year on average and over ten years 5.5% a year. The payout ratio is 18.2% of trailing earnings.

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AIT dividends FAQ

Does Applied Industrial Technologies pay a dividend?

Yes. Applied Industrial Technologies has paid a regular dividend since 1985, quarterly, most recently $0.51 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 14, 2026.

What is Applied Industrial Technologies's dividend yield?

Applied Industrial Technologies's forward annual dividend is $2.04 per share, a dividend yield of 0.62% at the latest close of $330.48.

How often does Applied Industrial Technologies pay dividends?

Applied Industrial Technologies pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Applied Industrial Technologies's dividend growing?

Applied Industrial Technologies's dividend per share grew from $1.28 in 2020 to $1.84 in 2025, 7.5% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 16 years in a row.

What is Applied Industrial Technologies's dividend payout ratio?

Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 15.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

Has Applied Industrial Technologies split its stock?

Applied Industrial Technologies has split its stock 6 times: 3:2 on June 16, 2006, 3:2 on December 20, 2004, 3:2 on September 16, 1997, 3:2 on December 5, 1995, 3:2 on June 5, 1989, 3:2 on June 6, 1988. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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