AIT vs SCSC
AIT: Applied Industrial Technologies is a diversified industrial distributor supplying motion control, power transmission, bearings, fasteners, and fluid power products to MRO customers across manufacturing and industrial sectors. SCSC: ScanSource is a leading hybrid technology distributor providing specialty hardware and value-added services to channel partners across the communications, retail, and security sectors.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | AIT | SCSC | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $341.44 | $54.82 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $12.7B | $1.1B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 31.46 | 15.09 | SCSC lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 3.22 | 0.98 | SCSC lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +8.3% | +2.4% | AIT higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | +30.4% | +13.7% | AIT higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +10.9% | +3.0% | AIT higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +21.6% | +8.1% | AIT higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +12.9% | +4.2% | AIT higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 0.20 | 0.11 | SCSC lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +7.5% | +3.8% | AIT higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +6.2% | -4.9% | AIT higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +0.6% | n/a | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | n/a | |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 0.85 | 1.26 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | +31.1% | +34.5% | SCSC higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.