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Rockwell Automation
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Arincen90/100B

If you had invested in Rockwell Automation ago, it would be worth $3,664 today, against $4,096 in SPY and $6,368 in QQQ.

ArincenArincen ScoreBeta

90/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability10

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Cash10

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Valuation10

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Growth8

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Financial strength10

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Shareholders6

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Figures to FY2026; the price as of today.

Rockwell Automation key facts

Style
Blend stock · 4.9/10Growth 4.1 · Value 4.1 · Dividend 4.9
Day range
398.86 – 407.51
52-week range
347.53 – 497.36
Market capitalization
44.51B USD
P/E
31.82
PEG ratio
3.39
EPS
12.57
Div Yield
1.45%
EPS growth forecast (FY2027)
+12.1%
Volume
3,845
Beta
1.51
ESG score
72.4/100Environment 69 · Social 72 · Governance 75
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Industrial - Machinery
CEO
Blake D. Moret
Employees
26K
IPO date
31 Dec 1981

Rockwell Automation earnings

Next earnings · Q1 FY2027
EPS estimate
3.02 USD
Revenue estimate
2.18B USD
Last quarter · Q4 FY2026
EPS3.88Beat +5.1%Revenue2.33BMissed -3.2%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY20274.28——+10.37%2.58B——+10.55%
Q3 FY20273.99——+14.26%2.46B——+6.49%
Q2 FY20273.74——+13.41%2.34B——+4.37%
Q1 FY20273.02——+9.82%2.18B——+3.57%
Q4 FY20263.693.88+5.15%+16.17%2.41B2.33B-3.19%+0.69%
Q3 FY20263.383.49+3.25%+23.76%2.24B2.31B+3.04%+7.88%
Q2 FY20262.883.30+14.58%+34.69%2.16B2.24B+3.73%+11.84%
Q1 FY20262.472.75+11.34%+50.27%2.08B2.11B+1.12%+11.85%
Q4 FY20252.943.34+13.61%+35.22%2.21B2.32B+4.75%+13.78%
Q3 FY20252.672.82+5.62%+4.06%2.07B2.14B+3.58%+4.53%

Analysts' estimates for FY2027 over the last 7 days:EPS Revenue How the estimates moved

Rockwell Automation analyst forecast

12-month price target
482.71 USD
+20.67%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 426.00 to 520.00, with an average of 482.71.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Hold
17 ratings
Buy
7
Hold
10
Sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target520.00
Average target482.71
Lowest target426.00
Current price400.04

Rockwell Automation valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
31.82
Forward P/E (FY2027)
26.58
Price to sales (TTM)
4.95
Price to book
12.53
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
22.36

Capital structure

Market capitalization
44.51B USD
+
Total debt
3.55B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
433.00M USD
=
Enterprise value
47.63B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2029 (est.)22.09————
FY2028 (est.)24.0022.09———
FY2027 (est.)26.5824.00———
Now (TTM)31.8226.244.9512.5322.36
FY202634.6328.935.4313.7424.34
FY202545.4526.334.7210.7830.45
FY202432.2726.733.708.7521.83
FY202323.7635.823.629.2117.60
FY202226.8218.013.219.1519.93

Rockwell Automation against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2022 to FY2026: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Carrier Global, PACCAR, Ingersoll Rand, Otis Worldwide, Cummins, and Dover, the US Industrial - Machinery companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Below its median31.9
    20.956.0
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years50.0%
    40.0%50.0%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 28.1%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years19.7%
    15.3%19.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 13.4%
  • Net marginHighest in 5 years15.7%
    10.4%15.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 8.4%
  • Return on equityHighest in 5 years39.7%
    23.8%39.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 6Peers' median 12.3%
  • Free cash flow marginHighest in 5 years18.9%
    7.7%18.9%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 10.3%
  • Revenue growthAt its median7.8%
    -8.8%16.7%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median -0.0%
  • EPS growthHighest in 5 years63.5%
    -31.3%63.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median -36.3%
  • Debt to EBITDALowest in 5 years1.67×
    1.67×2.91×
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 3.34×
  • Current ratioHighest in 5 years2.11
    1.012.11
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 1.78

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Rockwell Automation growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
8.99B USD
Net income (TTM)
1.41B USD
Gross margin
50.01%
Operating margin
21.62%
Net margin
15.67%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20268.99B+7.76%1.41B+62.14%50.01%19.68%15.67%2.13B+52.58%
FY20258.34B+0.97%869.00M-8.77%48.14%17.06%10.42%1.40B-10.81%
FY20248.26B-8.79%952.50M-31.35%44.52%15.30%11.53%1.57B-21.38%
FY20239.06B+16.72%1.39B+48.83%41.04%18.69%15.32%1.99B+38.87%
FY20227.76B+10.90%932.20M-31.36%39.97%17.21%12.01%1.44B+6.97%

Rockwell Automation revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Intelligent Devices: 45.0%Software And Control: 28.6%Lifecycle Services: 26.4%45.0%Intelligent Devices28.6%Software And Control26.4%Lifecycle Services
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Intelligent Devices3.76B45.0%-1.3%
Software And Control2.38B28.6%+8.9%
Lifecycle Services2.20B26.4%-3.1%

By region

FY2025
North America: 40.0%United States: 36.8%EMEA: 11.3%Asia Pacific: 7.8%Latin America: 4.2%40.0%North America36.8%United States11.3%EMEA7.8%Asia Pacific4.2%Latin America
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
North America5.27B40.0%+4.3%
United States4.85B36.8%—
EMEA1.49B11.3%-1.1%
Asia Pacific1.02B7.8%-4.5%
Latin America560.00M4.2%-11.7%

How Rockwell Automation makes its money

Revenue8.99B 100.0%
Cost of revenue4.49B 50.0%
Gross profit4.50B 50.0%
Research and development714.00M 7.9%
Selling and administration2.01B 22.4%
Operating income1.77B 19.7%
Tax278.00M 3.1%
Other expense82.00M 0.9%
Net income1.41B 15.7%

FY2026, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Rockwell Automation dividends

Annual dividend
5.80 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
1.45%
Payout ratio
55.45%
Years of dividend growth
17
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
1.45 USD
Next ex-dividend date
16 Nov 2026
Next payment date
10 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share5.315.064.794.544.334.133.933.653.122.94

Rockwell Automation financial health

Cash and short-term investments
433.00M USD
Total debt
3.55B USD
Net cash
-3.12B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
1.70B USD
Current ratio
2.11
Debt to equity
1.00
Piotroski score
8 / 9
Altman Z-score
4.97

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2026433.00M3.55B1.70B
FY2025468.00M3.65B1.36B
FY2024471.00M4.09B639.10M
FY20231.07B3.33B1.21B
FY2022511.90M4.18B682.00M

Rockwell Automation ownership

Institutions
89.77%
Institutional holders
1,580 (+114)
Free float
99.59%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 89.8% Others 10.2%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 110.82M shares ·99.6% Closely held 455.71K shares ·0.4%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q4 20263041.03K700.00
Q3 2026072.50K5.42K
Q2 202601611.24K23.23K
Q1 202603756.22K112.84K

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2026112.10M112.00M-0.97%
FY2025112.70M113.10M-1.22%
FY2024114.00M114.50M-0.95%
FY2023114.80M115.60M-0.94%
FY2022115.90M116.70M-0.34%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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Title: Rockwell Automation

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Industrial - Machinery
With roots tracing back to the early 1900s, Rockwell Automation is the successor to Rockwell International, which spun off its avionics segment in 2001. It is a pure-play industrial automation company that operates through three segments. Its largest segment by revenue, intelligent devices, sells factory floor-level devices such as motors, drives, sensors, relays, and actuators. Its software and control segment sells visualization, simulation, and human-machine interface software and control products such as programmable controllers, computers, and operator terminals. Its smallest segment, lifecycle services, offers digital consulting, engineered-to-order services, and other outsourced services such as remote monitoring, cybersecurity, and asset and plant maintenance and optimization.

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