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Rockwell Automation

ROK NYSE Electrical Components & Equipment Financials FY2016–FY2025

Rockwell Automation's revenue rose 0.9% to $8.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 20.4%, up from 19.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.4 billion, up 112.5%. It paid out $1.0 billion in dividends and buybacks, 75% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.2%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$426.11

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Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$8.3B
0.9% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
20.4%
1.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$869M
8.8%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$1.4B
112.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
20.9%
1.1 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$47.6B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
39.9x
On $10.68 EPS (TTM)

What Rockwell Automation does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
September 30, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

Rockwell Automation had $8.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.9% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 3.6% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $1.4B in fiscal 2025, 16.3% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Rockwell Automation returned $1.0B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 75% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.2%.

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Value Rockwell Automation yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$2.8B and divides by 113.1M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 39.9x · peers 32.8x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Rockwell Automation can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $663M$503M$1.1B$471M$468M
Debt incl. finance leases $4.0B$3.8B$3.0B$3.6B$3.2B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x2.3x0.9x1.7x1.4x
Debt / equity 1.7x1.4x0.8x1.0x0.9x
Interest coverage 17.1x9.7x14.3x10.4x10.9x
Current ratio 1.0x1.0x1.5x1.1x1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x0.7x1.0x0.7x0.8x
Total assets $10.7B$10.8B$11.3B$11.2B$11.2B
Total liabilities $8.0B$7.7B$7.6B$7.6B$7.5B
Shareholders' equity $2.4B$2.7B$3.6B$3.5B$3.7B
Net debt (− = net cash) $3.3B$3.3B$1.9B$3.2B$2.8B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$5.2M

8 insiders

Of sales under plans

56%

$2.9M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 8, 2026 Isaac WoodsVice President and Treasurer Sold plan 154 $432.62 $0.1M Form 4
Sep 2, 2026 Matheus De A G Viera BulhoSVP Software and Control Sold plan 400 $420.14 $0.2M Form 4
Aug 31, 2026 Matheus De A G Viera BulhoSVP Software and Control Sold plan 467 $426.96 $0.2M Form 4
Aug 27, 2026 Patricia A WatsonDirector Sold 1,100 $431.43 $0.5M Form 4
Aug 20, 2026 Christian E RotheSr. VP and CFO Sold plan 590 $434.30 $0.3M Form 4
Jul 16, 2026 Terry L. RiestererVice President and Controller Sold plan 281 $453.24 $0.1M Form 4
Jun 4, 2026 Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services Sold plan 377 $460.51 $0.2M Form 4
Jun 2, 2026 Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services Sold plan 218 $456.34 $0.1M Form 4
May 20, 2026 John M MillerVP and Chief IP Counsel Sold plan 1,054 $426.02 $0.4M Form 4
May 7, 2026 Terry L. RiestererVice President and Controller Sold 4,024 $451.97 $1.8M Form 4
May 5, 2026 Christopher NardecchiaSVP, Chief Information Officer Sold plan 2,538 $446.44 $1.1M Form 4
May 5, 2026 Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services Sold plan 600 $449.58 $0.3M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✕ ✕ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
F-score 8 / 93 / 98 / 9
Accruals ratio 0.1%0.8%−6.0%
Altman Z'' 5.234.423.39

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $5.9B $6.3B $6.7B $6.7B $6.3B $7.0B $7.8B $9.1B $8.3B $8.3B
Gross profit $2.5B $2.7B $2.9B $2.9B $2.6B $2.9B $3.1B $4.4B $3.9B $4.0B
Research and development $319M $348M $372M $379M $372M $423M $441M $706M $658M $679M
Operating income — — — — — — — $1.9B $1.6B $1.7B
Interest expense $71.3M $76.2M $73.0M $98.2M $104M $94.6M $123M $135M $154M $156M
Pretax income $943M $1.0B $1.3B $901M $1.1B $1.5B $1.1B $1.6B $1.1B $917M
Income tax $213M $212M $795M $205M $113M $182M $155M $330M $152M $168M
Net income $730M $826M $536M $696M $1.0B $1.4B $932M $1.4B $953M $869M
Diluted EPS $5.56 $6.35 $4.21 $5.83 $8.77 $11.58 $7.97 $11.95 $8.28 $7.67
Diluted shares 0.13B 0.13B 0.13B 0.12B 0.12B 0.12B 0.12B 0.12B 0.11B 0.11B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $947M $1.0B $1.3B $1.2B $1.1B $1.3B $823M $1.4B $864M $1.5B
Capital expenditure $117M $142M $126M $133M $114M $120M $141M $161M $225M $186M
Free cash flow $830M $892M $1.2B $1.0B $1.0B $1.1B $682M $1.2B $639M $1.4B
Depreciation and amortization $172M $169M $165M $152M $173M $190M $239M $250M $317M $325M
Stock-based compensation $40.5M $38.5M $38.5M $43.1M $46.1M $51.7M $68.1M $88.0M $100M $85.0M
Acquisitions $139M $1.1M $9.9M $20.7M $551M $2.5B $16.6M $168M $749M $0.0M
Share buybacks $508M $343M $1.5B $1.0B $264M $300M $301M $312M $595M $425M
Dividends paid $378M $391M $441M $460M $473M $497M $519M $542M $571M $591M
Dividends and buybacks $886M $733M $1.9B $1.5B $737M $797M $821M $854M $1.2B $1.0B
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $2.4B $2.5B $910M $1.1B $705M $663M $503M $1.1B $471M $468M
Total debt $2.0B $1.8B $1.8B $2.3B $2.0B $4.0B $3.8B $3.0B $3.6B $3.2B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $15.5M $25.7M $10.1M $12.0M $6.0M
Current assets $4.2B $4.4B $2.8B $3.0B $2.7B $3.1B $3.6B $4.9B $3.9B $3.9B
Current liabilities $2.0B $2.1B $2.2B $1.9B $1.8B $3.0B $3.6B $3.4B $3.6B $3.4B
Inventory $527M $559M $582M $576M $584M $798M $1.1B $1.4B $1.3B $1.2B
Property and equipment, net $578M $584M $577M $572M $574M $582M $587M $684M $777M $797M
Total assets $7.1B $7.2B $6.3B $6.1B $7.3B $10.7B $10.8B $11.3B $11.2B $11.2B
Total liabilities $5.1B $4.5B $4.6B $5.7B $5.9B $8.0B $7.7B $7.6B $7.6B $7.5B
Shareholders' equity $2.0B $2.7B $1.6B $404M $1.0B $2.4B $2.7B $3.6B $3.5B $3.7B
Margins
Gross margin 42.1% 42.3% 43.3% 43.3% 41.0% 41.4% 40.0% 48.8% 46.6% 48.1%
Operating margin — — — — — — — 21.3% 19.3% 20.4%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 20.3% 23.5% 17.2% 22.3% 25.9% 18.5% 24.1% 23.1% 24.3%
Net margin 12.4% 13.1% 8.0% 10.4% 16.2% 19.4% 12.0% 15.3% 11.5% 10.4%
FCF margin 14.1% 14.1% 17.6% 15.7% 15.9% 16.3% 8.8% 13.4% 7.7% 16.3%
Returns
Return on capital 50.1% 50.7% 31.5% 37.8% 52.6% 33.0% 16.6% 25.6% 22.0% 20.9%
Return on capital employed 19.9% 22.0% 31.1% 24.4% 25.7% 24.6% 16.1% 25.5% 20.5% 22.1%
Return on equity 34.4% 35.5% 25.0% 68.8% 142.9% 79.5% 36.5% 44.1% 27.0% 24.3%
Return on assets 10.8% 11.6% 8.0% 11.3% 15.3% 15.1% 8.7% 12.6% 8.5% 7.7%
Growth
Revenue growth −6.8% 7.3% 5.6% 0.4% −5.5% 10.6% 10.9% 16.7% −8.8% 0.9%
Net income growth −11.8% 13.2% −35.2% 29.9% 47.1% 32.7% −31.4% 48.8% −31.3% −8.8%
EPS growth −8.7% 14.2% −33.7% 38.5% 50.4% 32.0% −31.2% 49.9% −30.7% −7.4%
FCF growth −22.0% 7.5% 31.6% −10.7% −4.1% 13.3% −40.2% 77.9% −47.3% 112.5%
Share count change −3.4% −0.9% −2.3% −6.0% −2.3% 0.4% −0.3% −0.9% −1.0% −1.2%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA −0.4x −0.5x 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x 1.8x 2.3x 0.9x 1.7x 1.4x
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x 5.6x 2.0x 1.7x 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Interest coverage 14.2x 14.6x 19.2x 10.2x 12.0x 17.1x 9.7x 14.3x 10.4x 10.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 2.1x 1.3x 1.5x 1.5x 1.0x 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.8x 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x 0.8x 0.7x 1.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 2.0% 2.3% 1.9% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 2.7% 2.2%
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 1.0% 1.2% 1.0%
Payouts / FCF 106.7% 82.2% 163.7% 140.0% 73.2% 69.9% 120.3% 70.4% 182.5% 74.8%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 4.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 8.0
Altman Z'' 6.0 6.5 5.7 5.7 5.4 3.9 3.7 5.2 4.4 3.4
Accruals ratio −3.2% −2.9% −11.4% −7.9% −1.5% 1.1% 1.0% 0.1% 0.8% −6.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001024478). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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