Rockwell Automation, Inc.
ROK Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
Rockwell Automation, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $8.3 billion, up 0.94% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.88%, EPS grew 40.4%, free cash flow grew 33.7% and total debt fell 1.79%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Return on equity
Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 33.7%, up 10.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (23.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 23.5% (fiscal 2025) to 116.9% (fiscal 2020) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 23.5% | (2.08) |
| FY2024 | 25.6% | (15.30) |
| FY2023 | 40.9% | 8.31 |
| FY2022 | 32.6% | (34.67) |
| FY2021 | 67.2% | (49.67) |
| FY2020 | 116.9% | 48.06 |
| FY2019 | 68.8% | 43.81 |
| FY2018 | 25.0% | (10.47) |
| FY2017 | 35.5% | 1.13 |
| FY2016 | 34.4% | 0.68 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. compare | 104.6% |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 33.7% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. compare | 20.3% |
| DOV Dover Corporation compare | 15.0% |
| AME AMETEK, Inc. compare | 14.6% |
| EMR Emerson Electric Co. compare | 12.8% |
| XYL Xylem Inc. compare | 9.47% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 9.40% |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | −28.0% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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