Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
- Market cap
- $48.1B
- P/E
- 40.7×
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Return on invested capital
Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.7%, up 4.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.78%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.78% (fiscal 2025) to 43.8% (fiscal 2015) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 5.37% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.44%.
Return on invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.78% | (1.54) |
| FY2024 | 11.3% | (6.81) |
| FY2023 | 18.1% | 6.95 |
| FY2022 | 11.2% | (6.15) |
| FY2021 | 17.3% | (8.67) |
| FY2020 | 26.0% | (8.28) |
| FY2019 | 34.3% | 0.80 |
| FY2018 | 33.5% | (6.51) |
| FY2017 | 40.0% | 1.37 |
| FY2016 | 38.6% | (5.19) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation compare | 69.4% |
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. compare | 23.2% |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 14.7% |
| CMI Cummins Inc. compare | 14.4% |
| AME AMETEK, Inc. compare | 9.95% |
| DOV Dover Corporation compare | 9.64% |
| EMR Emerson Electric Co. compare | 9.33% |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. compare | 6.48% |
| SYM Symbotic Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 5.37% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.44% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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