ROK
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
ROK's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 11 points to 22% and it turned 19% of its revenue into free cash flow. At 32x earnings, it's trading right at its usual valuation. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ROK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
ROK's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
ROK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 24x | $303 | -25% |
| Forward | 27x | $404 | — |
| Fair | 32x | $396 | -2.1% |
| Current | 32x | $404 | — |
| Expensive | 41x | $512 | +27% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ROK's PE is in its fair range at 32x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 27x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ROK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ROK, with profitability improving.
ROK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $15.03 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $12.54 | +63% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.68 | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.63 | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.75 | +9% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.67 | -7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.52 | -3.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.94 | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.03 | -24% |
ROK earned $12.54 per share over the past year, up 63% from the year before.
ROK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +0.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +4.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | -8.3% |
ROK's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +8.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +9.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -1.3 points |
ROK's operating margin was 19% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ROK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $602M | +49% |
| Q2 2026 | $654M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $275M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $170M | -42% |
| Q3 2025 | $405M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $489M | +105% |
| Q1 2025 | $171M | +149% |
| Q4 2024 | $293M | +$328.3M |
ROK generated $1.7B in free cash flow over the past year, up 25% from the year before.
ROK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -3.1% | -3.6M shares |
| 5 years | -4.4% | -5.1M shares |
| Available history | -3.9% | -4.6M shares |
ROK has 112M diluted shares, down 1% from a year ago, with $1.3B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $502M |
| Q2 2026 | $155M |
| Q1 2026 | $446M |
| Q4 2025 | $153M |
| Q3 2025 | $69M |
| Q2 2025 | $124M |
| Q1 2025 | $132M |
| Q4 2024 | $100M |
ROK spent $1.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
ROK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
ROK's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.2 years a year ago.
ROK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.8 | Neutral |
ROK's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ROK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ROK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 32x | 24x | 34% above |
| PE % | 52 | 58 | 6 pts below |
ROK is trading at 32x earnings, a 34% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ROK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $423.7 | 4.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $438.7 | 7.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $422.9 | 4.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $368.2 | 9.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $326.1 | 24% above |
ROK has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 24% above its 200-week average.
ROK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $203.0 | $248.6 | +22% |
| 2021 | $248.6 | $340.1 | +37% |
| 2022 | $340.1 | $256.7 | -25% |
| 2023 | $256.7 | $310.5 | +21% |
| 2024 | $310.5 | $290.5 | -6.4% |
| 2025 | $290.5 | $399.8 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $399.8 | $404.2 | +1.1% |
ROK has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 1.1% so far in 2026.