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Company handbook · ROK · Prepared by FirmAtlas · firmatlas.app · printed 2026-10-16
ROK · CIK 1024478 · LATEST FILING: 10-Q JUN '26 · FILED AUG 4, 2026
Rockwell Automation, Inc
$426.23
+4.20 (+1.00%)
Close, Oct 16, 2026 · 52-week $344–497
Last fiscal year
Rockwell Automation, Inc reported revenue of $8.3B for the year ended Sep 30, 2025 (FY25), up 0.9% from FY24. Net income was $869M, operating cash flow $1.5B and free cash flow $1.4B. Source: 10-K filed Nov 12, 2025.
Market cap
$47.9B
P/E
39.9
EV/EBITDA
24.7x
P/B
13.7
Div yield
1.30%
ROIC
24.4%
Revenue 1Y
0.9%/yr
EPS 1Y
−7.4%/yr
Shares 1Y
−0.6%
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Median
Daily closes, split-adjusted · ratios at each fiscal year end
Company
CEOBlake D. Moret
HQMilwaukee, WI
AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP
Year endsSeptember
Revenue by segment · FY25
Intelligent Devices45%
Software And Control29%
Lifecycle Services26%
Compounded growth & averages
10Y
5Y
3Y
TTM
Share price
13.8%
6.3%
13.5%
22.5%
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Share price: yearly compound rate of the traded close; the last column is the past year.
Where the cash went · FY24–FY25
$3.3B deployed
Capex
$411M
12.3%
Acquisitions
$749M
22.4%
Dividends
$1.2B
34.8%
Buybacks
$1.0B
30.5%
Operating cash flow over the period: $2.4B. Total debt changed by +$53M. R&D of $1.3B is already inside operating costs.
Growth engines
How much of the profit growth came from new investment, and how much from running the business better.
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Financials
Last 2 years · Upgrade to see 10 years · USD millions · each year opens its 10-K · FY25 = year ended Sep 30, 2025 · change vs previous year
Last 4 quarters · USD millions · quarter-end month shown · change vs same quarter a year earlier
TTM = the last four quarters, to Jun '26. Balance-sheet rows show that latest quarter. “—” where the quarters do not add up to the annual figures. No TTM for cash: our quarterly rows do not hold short-term investments yet, and annual cash includes them.
Income
Revenue
8,264
8,342+0.9%
8,973
YoY
+0.9%
Gross profit
3,851
4,016+4.3%
4,405
Gross margin
46.6%
48.1%+1.5 pp
—
Operating income
1,595
1,703+6.8%
2,035
Operating margin
19.3%
20.4%+1.1 pp
—
EBITDA
1,912
2,028+6.1%
—
EBITDA margin
23.1%
24.3%+1.2 pp
—
Interest expense
154
156+1.3%
—
Interest coverage
12.42x
13.00x+0.58x
—
Net income
953
869−8.8%
1,201
YoY
−8.8%
Net margin
11.5%
10.4%−1.1 pp
—
EPS (diluted, $)
8.28
7.67−7.4%
10.67
YoY
−7.4%
Balance sheet
Total assets
11,232
11,219−0.1%
11,091
Cash & short-term investments
471
468−0.7%
—
Accounts receivable
1,802
1,931+7.2%
—
Inventory
1,293
1,247−3.6%
—
Net PP&E
777
797+2.6%
—
Other assets
6,889
6,776−1.6%
—
Total liabilities
7,734
7,565−2.2%
7,597
Accounts payable
860
930+8.1%
—
Total debt
2,561
2,614+2.1%
3,256
Other liabilities
4,313
4,021−6.8%
—
Shareholders’ equity
3,498
3,654+4.5%
3,494
Total liabilities = total assets − shareholders’ equity, so it includes minority interest where a company has one.
Cash flow statement · as filed
Cash from operations
864
1,544+78.7%
1,732
Net income
948
749−21.0%
—
Depreciation & amortization
317
325+2.5%
—
Stock-based compensation
100
85−15.0%
—
Working capital & other
(501)
385n/m
—
Cash from investing
(982)
(216)n/m
—
Capex
(225)
(186)n/m
—
Acquisitions
(749)
0n/m
—
Investments bought
(10)
(14)n/m
—
Other investing
2
(16)−900.0%
—
Cash from financing
(503)
(1,335)n/m
—
Debt raised
0
14n/m
—
Debt repaid
0
(303)n/m
—
Dividends
(571)
(591)n/m
—
Buybacks
(595)
(425)n/m
—
Shares issued
39
101+159.0%
—
Other financing
624
(131)−121.0%
—
Net change in cash
(609)
(3)n/m
—
Free cash flow (OCF − capex)
639
1,358+112.5%
1,504
Where the cash went
Operating cash flow
864
1,544+78.7%
1,732
Reinvested in the business
974
186−80.9%
—
% of operating cash flow
112.7%
12.0%
Capex
225
186−17.3%
228
Acquisitions
749
0−100.0%
—
R&D (memo, already in costs)
658
679+3.2%
—
Free cash flow
639
1,358+112.5%
1,504
YoY
+112.5%
Returned to shareholders
1,166
1,016−12.9%
—
% of free cash flow
182.5%
74.8%
Dividends
571
591+3.5%
—
Buybacks
595
425−28.6%
—
Change in total debt
—
53
—
Cash left over
—
395
—
FCF conversion (FCF ÷ net income)
67.1%
156.3%+89.2 pp
—
Owner earnings
—
995
—
Owner earnings margin
—
11.9%
—
Buyback yield
2.0%
1.1%−0.9 pp
—
Returns & ratios
ROIC (all capital)
24.6%
24.4%−0.2 pp
—
ROIC (operating)
45.6%
45.9%+0.3 pp
—
Net debt / EBITDA
1.09x
1.06x−0.03x
—
Debt / equity
0.73x
0.72x−0.02x
—
Cash conversion cycle (days)
115
111−4 d
—
ROE
27.2%
23.8%−3.5 pp
—
ROA
8.5%
7.7%−0.7 pp
—
ROCE
20.9%
21.9%+1.0 pp
—
NOPAT
1,375
1,391+1.2%
—
Invested capital (operating)
3,012
3,045+1.1%
—
Invested capital (all)
5,588
5,800+3.8%
—
Reinvestment rate
—
2.4%
—
Debtor days
80
84+5 d
—
Inventory days
107
105−2 d
—
Days payable
71
78+7 d
—
Income
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Revenue
2,316
2,105
2,239
2,313
vs year-ago quarter
Gross profit
1,120
1,016
1,125
1,144
Gross margin
48.4%
48.3%
50.2%
49.5%
Operating income
520
435
530
550
Net income
138
305
350
408
vs year-ago quarter
Net margin
6.0%
14.5%
15.6%
17.6%
EPS (diluted, $)
1.23
2.69
3.10
3.65
vs year-ago quarter
Balance sheet
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Total assets
11,219
11,230
11,256
11,091
Cash & equivalents
468
444
423
479
Total debt
2,614
3,336
3,687
3,256
Shareholders’ equity
3,654
3,746
3,522
3,494
Cash flow
Sep '25
Dec '25
Mar '26
Jun '26
Operating cash flow
454
234
320
724
Capex
49
63
46
70
Free cash flow
405
171
274
654
vs year-ago quarter