Latest revenue
$2.24B
as of 2026-03-31
Latest net income
$350.0M
as of 2026-03-31
Net margin
15.6%
as of 2026-03-31
Price · 5Y
Live market
delayed ≤15 min- Market cap
- $50.33B
- Enterprise value
- $53.28B
- P/E (trailing)
- 57.9×
- Forward P/E
- —
- P/B
- 13.44×
- Dividend yield
- 1.2%
- 52-wk high
- $463.49
- 52-wk low
- $305.44
- Beta
- —
- Shares out
- 111.3M
5-year trend
What this company does
Rockwell Automation builds the hardware and software that runs factories — programmable controllers, motion drives, sensors, and the industrial software that ties production lines together. It earns the bulk of its revenue selling these products and integrated automation solutions to manufacturers, with a smaller services arm handling support, training, and lifecycle work. Sales jumped 12% to $2.1 billion and net income surged 66% in the latest quarter, while the company is unwinding its underperforming Sensia oil-and-gas joint venture with Schlumberger, set to close April 2026.
Key risks
- Sensia JV dissolution: $224M pre-tax goodwill/intangible impairment in Q4 FY25; orderly wind-down closing April 1, 2026.
- Rising leverage: short-term debt jumped to $762M from $608M; total debt ~$3.4B against $444M cash and $3.8B equity.
- Operating cash flow fell 36% YoY to $234M while buybacks ($153M) and dividends ($156M) exceeded it, pressuring liquidity.
Profitability
Gross margin
48.1%
3.3%Net margin
10.4%
9.7%Return on equity
23.8%
12.7%Return on assets
7.7%
8.7%Leverage
Debt / equity
2.07×
6.4%Long-term debt / equity
0.72×
2.3%Debt / assets
67.4%
2.1%Earnings tracker
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Net income | YoY | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 2026 2026-03-31 | $2.24B | +11.9% | $350.0M | +38.9% | 15.6% |
Q4 2025 2025-12-31 | $2.10B | +11.9% | $305.0M | +65.8% | 14.5% |
Q3 2025 2025-09-30 | $2.32B | +13.8% | $138.0M | -42.5% | 6.0% |
Q2 2025 2025-06-30 | $2.14B | +4.6% | $295.0M | +27.2% | 13.8% |
Q1 2025 2025-03-31 | $2.00B | -5.9% | $252.0M | -5.3% | 12.6% |
Q4 2024 2024-12-31 | $1.88B | -8.3% | $184.0M | -14.4% | 9.8% |
Q3 2024 2024-09-30 | $2.04B | — | $240.0M | — | 11.8% |
Q2 2024 2024-06-30 | $2.05B | -8.4% | $232.0M | -42.0% | 11.3% |
Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.
Industry trend
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Insider activity
Insider buying
$0
Insider selling
$75.8M
Net activity
−$75.8M
Distinct insiders
13
Open-market trades over the last 365 days.
Recent transactions
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.
Who owns ROK
Institutional value
$13.58B
Total shares held
39.2M
Distinct holders
735
As of
2026-03-31
Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.
Top institutional holders
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | QoQ change | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 7.3M | $2.62B | — | New |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 5.8M | $2.10B | — | New |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 2.2M | $782.4M | — | New |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.7M | $605.0M | — | New |
| 5 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 981.9K | $352.4M | — | New |
| 6 | Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 927.1K | $332.7M | — | New |
| 7 | Legal & General Group Plc | 814.9K | $292.5M | — | New |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 707.9K | $254.0M | — | New |
| 9 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 633.8K | $227.4M | — | New |
| 10 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 630.3K | $226.2M | — | New |
| 11 | Voya Investment Management LLC | 488.2K | $175.2M | — | New |
| 12 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | 431.7K | $154.9M | — | New |
| 13 | Alecta Tjanstepension Omsesidigt | 412.5K | $147.9M | — | New |
| 14 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 406.6K | $145.7M | — | New |
| 15 | Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 398.7K | $143.1M | — | New |
| 16 | Nuveen, LLC | 336.4K | $120.7M | — | New |
| 17 | Swiss National Bank | 330.0K | $118.4M | — | New |
| 18 | KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP | 304.2K | $109.2M | — | New |
| 19 | SATURNA CAPITAL CORP | 301.5K | $108.2M | — | New |
| 20 | GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | 291.0K | $104.4M | — | New |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.
Top questions investors are asking
- 1
Operating cash flow fell to $234M from $364M despite net income rising 70%—why the $124M compensation outflow and working capital deterioration?
- 2
With Sensia dissolving April 1 after $224M of impairments, what specific revenue and margin headwinds should we model post-separation?
- 3
Short-term debt jumped to $762M while you repurchased $153M in stock—justify levering up to buy back shares at current valuations.