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Rockwell Automation, Inc.

$428.39 +$29.84 (+7.49%)
NYSE · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$421.37
Day Range
$425.51$433.67
Year Range
$332.71$497.36
Market Cap
47.67B
AVG Volume
810.17K
Trailing/Forward PE
40.07/28.88
PEG ratio
3.3
Dividend Yield
1.29%
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
01B2B3B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q32.31B
26 Q22.24B
26 Q12.1B
25 Q42.32B
25 Q32.14B
25 Q22B
25 Q11.88B
24 Q42.04B
24 Q32.05B
24 Q22.13B
Net Income (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q3408M
26 Q2350M
26 Q1305M
25 Q4138M
25 Q3295M
25 Q2252M
25 Q1184M
24 Q4239.1M
24 Q3232M
24 Q2266M
Operating Income (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q3654M
26 Q2467M
26 Q1367M
25 Q4458M
25 Q3388M
25 Q2345M
25 Q1342M
24 Q4283.7M
24 Q3294M
24 Q2332M
EBITDA (USD)
0200M400M600M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q3582M
26 Q2556M
26 Q1452M
25 Q4185M
25 Q3463M
25 Q2418M
25 Q1329M
24 Q4396.4M
24 Q3374M
24 Q2431M
Cash Flows (USD)
0200M400M600M800M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q3654M
26 Q2275M
26 Q1170M
25 Q4405M
25 Q3489M
25 Q2171M
25 Q1293M
24 Q4367.4M
24 Q3238.4M
24 Q269M
EPS (USD)
0123424 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q33.62
26 Q23.1
26 Q12.69
25 Q41.23
25 Q32.6
25 Q22.22
25 Q11.61
24 Q42.09
24 Q32.02
24 Q22.31
Expenses (USD)
0500M1B1.5BR&DSG&ACapex24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q3560M
26 Q2703M
26 Q1714M
25 Q41.2B
25 Q3526M
25 Q2485M
25 Q1450M
24 Q4706.8M
24 Q3541.7M
24 Q2552M
Cash & Debt (USD)
01B2B3B4BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q3479M
26 Q2423M
26 Q1444M
25 Q4468M
25 Q3495M
25 Q2456M
25 Q1477M
24 Q4471M
24 Q3407M
24 Q2470.5M
Debt ratios
012324 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q31.77
26 Q22.19
26 Q12.38
25 Q42.28
25 Q32.1
25 Q22.4
25 Q12.32
24 Q42.3
24 Q32.32
24 Q22.03
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q349.46%
26 Q250.25%
26 Q148.27%
25 Q469.43%
25 Q340.86%
25 Q240.06%
25 Q138.31%
24 Q437.86%
24 Q338.76%
24 Q239.18%
Return on Capital
0%5%10%15%24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q311.67%
26 Q29.79%
26 Q18.03%
25 Q43.72%
25 Q38.13%
25 Q26.99%
25 Q15.17%
24 Q46.51%
24 Q36.62%
24 Q27.15%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q3112.1M
26 Q2112.1M
26 Q1112.7M
25 Q4113M
25 Q3112.5M
25 Q2112.9M
25 Q1113M
24 Q4113.07M
24 Q3113.47M
24 Q2114.3M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.5May 24Aug 24Nov 24Feb 25May 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
ROK Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 261.38
May 261.38
Feb 261.38
Nov 251.38
Aug 251.31
May 251.31
Feb 251.31
Nov 241.31
Aug 241.25
May 241.25
Employee Count
010K20K30K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ROK Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
202526K
202427K
202329K
202226K
202124.5K
202023.5K
201923K
201823K
201722K
201622K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020304024 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q331.19
26 Q231.9
26 Q133.72
25 Q432.84
25 Q332.25
25 Q231.93
25 Q131.47
24 Q432.5
24 Q330.88
24 Q232.56
Total Assets (USD)
05B10B15B24 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q226 Q3
ROK Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q311.09B
26 Q211.26B
26 Q111.23B
25 Q411.22B
25 Q311.19B
25 Q210.99B
25 Q110.94B
24 Q411.23B
24 Q311.19B
24 Q211.37B
PE Ratio
2030405060med 40.51Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2639.99
Sep 2640.49
Aug 2640.22
Aug 2640.8
Aug 2641.94
Aug 2641.17
Jul 2649.46
Jul 2647.62
Jul 2647.59
Jul 2648.64
Jul 2648.6
Jun 2649.13
Jun 2648.82
Jun 2647.33
Jun 2646.03
May 2646.47
May 2646.6
May 2646.24
May 2646.77
May 2646.38
Apr 2645.67
Apr 2647.33
Apr 2645.08
Apr 2641.55
Mar 2640.01
Mar 2640.43
Mar 2641.09
Mar 2642.1
Feb 2646.38
Feb 2645.4
Feb 2644.89
Feb 2647.25
Jan 2654.83
Jan 2654.33
Jan 2654.03
Jan 2653.38
Jan 2651.83
Dec 2551.99
Dec 2551.48
Dec 2552.69
Dec 2552.57
Nov 2551.48
Nov 2549.25
Nov 2549.04
Nov 2543.31
Oct 2542.72
Oct 2541.34
Oct 2540.32
Oct 2538.7
Oct 2540.52
Sep 2539.84
Sep 2540.34
Sep 2540
Sep 2539.4
Aug 2539.83
Aug 2540.73
Aug 2539.69
Aug 2538.64
Aug 2542.88
Jul 2544.62
Jul 2544.31
Jul 2542.7
Jul 2543.2
Jun 2541.07
Jun 2540
Jun 2539.56
Jun 2540.37
May 2539.27
May 2538.03
May 2538.47
May 2536.69
May 2531.12
Apr 2530.47
Apr 2528.5
Apr 2528.14
Apr 2527.86
Mar 2531.73
Mar 2531.75
Mar 2531.92
Mar 2533.93
Feb 2535.23
Feb 2536.22
Feb 2536.12
Feb 2531.87
Jan 2533.07
Jan 2534.25
Jan 2534.04
Jan 2532.47
Jan 2533.58
Dec 2434.5
Dec 2434.41
Dec 2435.29
Dec 2435.08
Nov 2435.05
Nov 2434.54
Nov 2433.98
Nov 2434.06
Nov 2433.64
Oct 2433.78
Oct 2434.15
Free Cash Flow Yield
1.5%2%2.5%3%3.5%4%med 2.97%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 263.13%
Sep 263.09%
Aug 263.11%
Aug 263.07%
Aug 262.99%
Aug 263.04%
Jul 262.49%
Jul 262.58%
Jul 262.59%
Jul 262.53%
Jul 262.53%
Jun 262.51%
Jun 262.52%
Jun 262.6%
Jun 262.67%
May 262.65%
May 262.64%
May 262.66%
May 262.63%
May 262.69%
Apr 262.73%
Apr 262.64%
Apr 262.77%
Apr 263%
Mar 263.12%
Mar 263.09%
Mar 263.04%
Mar 262.96%
Feb 262.69%
Feb 262.75%
Feb 262.78%
Feb 262.64%
Jan 262.85%
Jan 262.88%
Jan 262.89%
Jan 262.93%
Jan 263.02%
Dec 253.01%
Dec 253.04%
Dec 252.97%
Dec 252.97%
Nov 253.04%
Nov 253.17%
Nov 253.19%
Nov 253.14%
Oct 253.19%
Oct 253.29%
Oct 253.38%
Oct 253.52%
Oct 253.36%
Sep 253.42%
Sep 253.37%
Sep 253.4%
Sep 253.45%
Aug 253.42%
Aug 253.34%
Aug 253.43%
Aug 253.52%
Aug 252.75%
Jul 252.64%
Jul 252.66%
Jul 252.76%
Jul 252.73%
Jun 252.87%
Jun 252.95%
Jun 252.98%
Jun 252.92%
May 253%
May 253.1%
May 253.07%
May 253.21%
May 253.38%
Apr 253.45%
Apr 253.69%
Apr 253.73%
Apr 253.77%
Mar 253.31%
Mar 253.31%
Mar 253.29%
Mar 253.1%
Feb 252.98%
Feb 252.9%
Feb 252.91%
Feb 252.11%
Jan 252.03%
Jan 251.96%
Jan 251.97%
Jan 252.07%
Jan 252%
Dec 241.95%
Dec 241.95%
Dec 241.9%
Dec 241.91%
Nov 241.92%
Nov 241.94%
Nov 241.98%
Nov 243.4%
Nov 243.44%
Oct 243.42%
Oct 243.39%
Price to Sales
34567med 4.86Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 265.35
Sep 265.42
Aug 265.38
Aug 265.46
Aug 265.61
Aug 265.51
Jul 266.11
Jul 265.88
Jul 265.88
Jul 266.01
Jul 266.01
Jun 266.07
Jun 266.03
Jun 265.85
Jun 265.69
May 265.74
May 265.76
May 265.71
May 265.78
May 265.36
Apr 265.28
Apr 265.47
Apr 265.21
Apr 264.8
Mar 264.62
Mar 264.67
Mar 264.75
Mar 264.87
Feb 265.36
Feb 265.25
Feb 265.19
Feb 265.46
Jan 265.71
Jan 265.66
Jan 265.63
Jan 265.56
Jan 265.4
Dec 255.41
Dec 255.36
Dec 255.49
Dec 255.48
Nov 255.36
Nov 255.13
Nov 255.11
Nov 255.21
Oct 255.14
Oct 254.97
Oct 254.85
Oct 254.66
Oct 254.87
Sep 254.79
Sep 254.85
Sep 254.81
Sep 254.74
Aug 254.79
Aug 254.9
Aug 254.78
Aug 254.65
Aug 254.88
Jul 255.08
Jul 255.04
Jul 254.86
Jul 254.92
Jun 254.67
Jun 254.55
Jun 254.5
Jun 254.59
May 254.47
May 254.33
May 254.38
May 254.18
May 253.54
Apr 253.47
Apr 253.24
Apr 253.2
Apr 253.17
Mar 253.61
Mar 253.61
Mar 253.63
Mar 253.86
Feb 254.01
Feb 254.12
Feb 254.11
Feb 253.67
Jan 253.81
Jan 253.95
Jan 253.92
Jan 253.74
Jan 253.87
Dec 243.97
Dec 243.96
Dec 244.07
Dec 244.04
Nov 244.04
Nov 243.98
Nov 243.91
Nov 243.51
Nov 243.47
Oct 243.48
Oct 243.52
EV/EBITDA
152025303540med 27.91Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2628.82
Sep 2629.16
Aug 2628.98
Aug 2629.37
Aug 2630.15
Aug 2629.62
Jul 2634.69
Jul 2633.48
Jul 2633.46
Jul 2634.15
Jul 2634.12
Jun 2634.47
Jun 2634.27
Jun 2633.29
Jun 2632.43
May 2632.73
May 2632.81
May 2632.57
May 2632.92
May 2632.63
Apr 2632.16
Apr 2633.24
Apr 2631.78
Apr 2629.48
Mar 2628.48
Mar 2628.74
Mar 2629.18
Mar 2629.84
Feb 2632.63
Feb 2631.99
Feb 2631.66
Feb 2633.19
Jan 2636.43
Jan 2636.13
Jan 2635.94
Jan 2635.53
Jan 2634.56
Dec 2534.66
Dec 2534.35
Dec 2535.1
Dec 2535.03
Nov 2534.34
Nov 2532.96
Nov 2532.83
Nov 2528.26
Oct 2527.9
Oct 2527.07
Oct 2526.45
Oct 2525.48
Oct 2526.57
Sep 2526.17
Sep 2526.46
Sep 2526.26
Sep 2525.9
Aug 2526.16
Aug 2526.7
Aug 2526.07
Aug 2525.44
Aug 2528.03
Jul 2529.07
Jul 2528.88
Jul 2527.92
Jul 2528.22
Jun 2526.95
Jun 2526.31
Jun 2526.05
Jun 2526.53
May 2525.87
May 2525.13
May 2525.39
May 2524.33
May 2521.05
Apr 2520.66
Apr 2519.47
Apr 2519.26
Apr 2519.09
Mar 2521.42
Mar 2521.43
Mar 2521.53
Mar 2522.74
Feb 2523.52
Feb 2524.12
Feb 2524.06
Feb 2521.61
Jan 2522.33
Jan 2523.05
Jan 2522.92
Jan 2521.97
Jan 2522.65
Dec 2423.2
Dec 2423.15
Dec 2423.68
Dec 2423.56
Nov 2423.54
Nov 2423.23
Nov 2422.89
Nov 2421.72
Nov 2421.48
Oct 2421.56
Oct 2421.77
Price/Operating Cashflow
2025303540med 29.09Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2627.73
Sep 2628.08
Aug 2627.89
Aug 2628.29
Aug 2629.08
Aug 2628.55
Jul 2635.06
Jul 2633.75
Jul 2633.73
Jul 2634.48
Jul 2634.45
Jun 2634.82
Jun 2634.6
Jun 2633.55
Jun 2632.62
May 2632.94
May 2633.03
May 2632.77
May 2633.15
May 2632.47
Apr 2631.98
Apr 2633.13
Apr 2631.56
Apr 2629.09
Mar 2628.02
Mar 2628.3
Mar 2628.77
Mar 2629.48
Feb 2632.47
Feb 2631.78
Feb 2631.43
Feb 2633.08
Jan 2630.86
Jan 2630.58
Jan 2630.41
Jan 2630.05
Jan 2629.17
Dec 2529.26
Dec 2528.97
Dec 2529.65
Dec 2529.59
Nov 2528.97
Nov 2527.72
Nov 2527.6
Nov 2527.6
Oct 2527.22
Oct 2526.34
Oct 2525.69
Oct 2524.66
Oct 2525.82
Sep 2525.39
Sep 2525.7
Sep 2525.49
Sep 2525.11
Aug 2525.38
Aug 2525.95
Aug 2525.29
Aug 2524.63
Aug 2530.52
Jul 2531.76
Jul 2531.54
Jul 2530.39
Jul 2530.75
Jun 2529.23
Jun 2528.47
Jun 2528.16
Jun 2528.73
May 2527.95
May 2527.07
May 2527.38
May 2526.12
May 2523.98
Apr 2523.48
Apr 2521.96
Apr 2521.68
Apr 2521.47
Mar 2524.45
Mar 2524.46
Mar 2524.6
Mar 2526.14
Feb 2527.14
Feb 2527.91
Feb 2527.83
Feb 2535.12
Jan 2536.44
Jan 2537.75
Jan 2537.51
Jan 2535.78
Jan 2537.01
Dec 2438.02
Dec 2437.92
Dec 2438.89
Dec 2438.66
Nov 2438.62
Nov 2438.06
Nov 2437.45
Nov 2424.29
Nov 2423.99
Oct 2424.09
Oct 2424.35
Price to Book
6810121416med 10.79Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ROK Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 2613.74
Sep 2613.91
Aug 2613.82
Aug 2614.02
Aug 2614.41
Aug 2614.14
Jul 2615.05
Jul 2614.49
Jul 2614.48
Jul 2614.8
Jul 2614.79
Jun 2614.95
Jun 2614.85
Jun 2614.4
Jun 2614
May 2614.14
May 2614.18
May 2614.07
May 2614.23
May 2612.08
Apr 2611.9
Apr 2612.33
Apr 2611.74
Apr 2610.83
Mar 2610.42
Mar 2610.53
Mar 2610.7
Mar 2610.97
Feb 2612.08
Feb 2611.83
Feb 2611.7
Feb 2612.31
Jan 2612.84
Jan 2612.72
Jan 2612.65
Jan 2612.5
Jan 2612.14
Dec 2512.17
Dec 2512.05
Dec 2512.34
Dec 2512.31
Nov 2512.05
Nov 2511.53
Nov 2511.48
Nov 2511.58
Oct 2511.42
Oct 2511.05
Oct 2510.78
Oct 2510.35
Oct 2510.83
Sep 2510.65
Sep 2510.79
Sep 2510.7
Sep 2510.54
Aug 2510.65
Aug 2510.89
Aug 2510.61
Aug 2510.33
Aug 2510.79
Jul 2511.23
Jul 2511.15
Jul 2510.74
Jul 2510.87
Jun 2510.33
Jun 2510.07
Jun 259.95
Jun 2510.16
May 259.88
May 259.57
May 259.68
May 259.23
May 258.06
Apr 257.89
Apr 257.38
Apr 257.29
Apr 257.22
Mar 258.22
Mar 258.22
Mar 258.27
Mar 258.79
Feb 259.12
Feb 259.38
Feb 259.36
Feb 258.26
Jan 258.57
Jan 258.87
Jan 258.82
Jan 258.41
Jan 258.7
Dec 248.94
Dec 248.92
Dec 249.14
Dec 249.09
Nov 249.08
Nov 248.95
Nov 248.8
Nov 248.81
Nov 248.7
Oct 248.74
Oct 248.84
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