Is Rockwell Automation (ROK) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Rockwell Automation's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.18×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Rockwell Automation's revenue?

Rockwell Automation reported revenue of $8.3B for FY2025, with net profit of $869.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Rockwell Automation (ROK)?

Rockwell Automation last traded at $433.81 (+1.3% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Rockwell Automation

ROK · NYSE · Industrials · United States

Snapshot

TickerROK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustrySpecialty Industrial Machinery

CountryUnited States

Employees26,000

HeadquartersMilwaukee, United States

Websitewww.rockwellautomation.com

Filings tracked15

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates in three segments: Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. The company offers drives, motion, advanced material handling, safety, sensing, industrial components, hardware, software, and configured-to-order products; and control and visualization software and hardware, digital twin, simulation and information software, network and security infrastructure, and custom-engineered systems. It also provides digital consulting, professional services, engineered-to-order solutions, recurring services, cybersecurity, safety, remote monitoring, customer technical support and repair, asset management and optimization consulting, and training, as well as spare parts. The company sells its products through independent distributors in relation to its direct sales force. It serves discrete end markets, including automotive, semiconductor, e-commerce, and warehouse automation; hybrid end markets, such as food and beverage, life sciences, and tire; and process end markets comprising energy, mining, and chemicals. The company was formerly known as Rockwell International Corporation and changed its name to Rockwell Automation, Inc. in February 2002. Rockwell Automation, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions92.9%
Public & other6.9%

2,055 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.11.15%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.55%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.34%
State Street Corporation4.79%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.82%
Morgan Stanley2.74%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO2.63%
UBS Group AG1.97%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 4.9 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.18×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend15.3% → 10.4%

Margin has compressed by about 4.9 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity23.8%

Latest ROE of 23.8% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev -4% · PAT -21%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $2.2B · EPS 3.10

Est. earnings growth +12.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $9.6B · EPS 14.85

Est. earnings growth +12.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$8.3B

Net margin

10.4%

ROE

23.8%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-4.0%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-20.8%

EPS (FY2025)

7.67

Net profit (FY2025)

$869.0M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$8.3B	$869.0M	7.67	10.4%	23.8%
FY2024	$8.3B	$953.0M	8.28	11.5%	27.2%
FY2023	$9.1B	$1.4B	11.95	15.3%	38.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$2.3B	$408.0M	3.65	17.6%
2026Q1	$2.2B	$350.0M	3.10	15.6%
2025Q4	$2.1B	$305.0M	2.69	14.5%
2025Q2	$2.1B	$295.0M	2.60	13.8%
2025Q1	$2.0B	$252.0M	2.22	12.6%
2024Q4	$1.9B	$184.0M	1.61	9.8%
2024Q2	$2.1B	$232.0M	2.02	11.3%
2024Q1	$2.1B	$266.0M	2.31	12.5%
2023Q4	$2.1B	$215.0M	1.86	10.5%
2023Q2	$2.2B	$400.2M	3.45	17.9%
2023Q1	$2.3B	$300.3M	2.59	13.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/4/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/4/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/5/2026
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC4/17/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC2/17/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC2/13/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/5/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/5/2026

2025

8-K — Material agreement, Termination of agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC11/21/2025material
10-K filing
SEC11/12/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC11/6/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC10/3/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC8/6/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2025

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