With roots tracing back to the early 1900s, Rockwell Automation is the successor to Rockwell International, which spun off its avionics segment in 2001. It is a pure-play industrial automation company that operates through three segments.
It is a $48.0B technology company. Revenue grew 11.3% over the last year, it keeps 13¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.8 years of free cash flow. It trades at 40.0× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.
- Website
- rockwellautomation.com
- Location
- Milwaukee, WI
- Employees
- 26 000
- Sector
- Technology
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong quality and moat; Valuation, Growth and Health lag behind.
Valuation34
- P/E vs own history69th pct · 5/25
- FCF yield3.1% · 12/25
- P/S5.4x · 12/25
- EV/EBITDA33.9x · 5/25
Growth31
- Revenue CAGR4.5% · 6/25
- Net income CAGR-10.6% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-2.6% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth38.6% · 25/25
Profitability69
- ROIC13.6% · 12/25
- ROE33.3% · 25/25
- Net margin13.4% · 20/25
- Operating margin14.7% · 12/25
Health49
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio1.08 · 12/25
- Interest coverageno interest expense · 25/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 25% · 12/25
Quality95
- Piotroski F8/9 · 25/25
- Beneish M-2.93 · 25/25
- FCF conversion125% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 6.4% · 20/25
Moat81
- ROIC >12% years9/10 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin41.5% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 8.0% · 18/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$1.39B net income
- 2019MilestoneRockwell Automation and Schlumberger entered a joint venture to create Sensia, the oil and gas…
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$5.88B in first reported year
- FY2016FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since10-year streak
- 2007MilestoneReliance Electric Drives and Dodge Bearings were spun off from the company
- 1985AcquisitionRockwell International purchased Allen-Bradley for $1.651 billion
- 1981ProductThe company introduced a new line of programmable logic controllers
- 1909MilestoneThe company was renamed the Allen-Bradley Company
- 1904Product19-year-old Harry Bradley joined his brother in the business
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (54.5%)
- Revenue growing 11.3% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 16.8% of revenue
- Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — fundamentally strong checklist
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+11.3% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$1.20B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-1.3% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.50B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.8y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$48.0B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-3.0% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 37/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.27%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 40.0
Peer comparisonRockwell Automation, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROK this company | $48.0B | 40.0 | +11.3% | 13.4% | Mixed |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: ROK vs NVDA · ROK vs AAPL · ROK vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/ROK
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Deeper analysis of ROK on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $432.59 · market cap $48.0B.