Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Key Metrics
ROK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $47.43B
- Enterprise value
- $51.21B
- P/E (TTM)
- 39.9 10-yr median 27.5
- Forward P/E
- 29.8
- PEG ratio
- 1.91
- Price / sales
- 5.3 10-yr median 3.7
- Price / book
- 13.8 10-yr median 10.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 28.8 10-yr median 18.8
- Dividend yield
- 1.30% $5.52 a year
- Beta
- 1.50
ROK key metrics, FY2016–FY2025
Fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 · U.S. dollarsROK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ROK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ROK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ROK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ROK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ROK valuation history
ROK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ROK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ROK cash returned to shareholders
ROK price vs earnings per share
ROK key metrics
FY2016–FY2025| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $39.53B | $30.74B | $33.05B | $25.10B | $34.43B | $25.73B | $19.66B | $23.80B | $23.15B | $16.04B |
| Enterprise value | $42.71B | $34.35B | $35.31B | $28.77B | $38.15B | $27.39B | $20.90B | $24.66B | $22.46B | $15.57B |
| P/E ratio | 45.5 | 32.3 | 23.8 | 26.9 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 28.3 | 44.4 | 28.0 | 22.0 |
| Price / sales | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Price / book | 10.8 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 25.0 | 48.6 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Price / free cash flow | 29.1 | 48.1 | 27.2 | 36.8 | 30.2 | 25.6 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 25.9 | 19.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 25.6 | 35.6 | 24.0 | 30.5 | 27.3 | 23.0 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 22.4 | 16.9 |
| EV / sales | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 30.6 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 20.0 | 28.4 | 19.4 | 18.2 | 15.7 | 17.8 | 13.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 31.5 | 53.8 | 29.1 | 42.2 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 25.2 | 18.8 |
| Earnings yield | 2.2% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 4.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.4% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 5.2% |
| Dividend yield | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 5.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $349.53 | $268.46 | $285.87 | $215.11 | $294.04 | $220.68 | $164.80 | $187.52 | $178.21 | $122.34 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $73.76 | $72.16 | $78.36 | $66.50 | $59.76 | $54.29 | $56.11 | $52.51 | $48.58 | $44.89 |
| Earnings per share | $7.68 | $8.32 | $12.00 | $7.99 | $11.60 | $8.78 | $5.83 | $4.22 | $6.36 | $5.57 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $13.65 | $7.54 | $11.89 | $7.05 | $10.77 | $9.61 | $9.91 | $10.24 | $7.96 | $7.23 |
| Free cash flow per share | $12.01 | $5.58 | $10.50 | $5.84 | $9.74 | $8.63 | $8.79 | $9.26 | $6.87 | $6.33 |
| Cash per share | $4.14 | $4.11 | $9.27 | $4.39 | $5.65 | $6.04 | $8.54 | $7.17 | $19.52 | $18.53 |
| Book value per share | $32.31 | $30.55 | $30.81 | $23.36 | $20.41 | $8.81 | $3.39 | $12.75 | $20.51 | $15.18 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$9.27 | −$13.64 | −$7.09 | −$14.57 | −$19.28 | −$9.45 | −$7.22 | $2.58 | $10.38 | $5.04 |
| Dividends per share | $5.23 | $4.99 | $4.69 | $4.45 | $4.25 | $4.05 | $3.85 | $3.47 | $3.01 | $2.88 |
| Capex per share | $1.64 | $1.96 | $1.39 | $1.21 | $1.03 | $0.98 | $1.11 | $0.99 | $1.09 | $0.89 |
| Debt per share | $32.25 | $35.68 | $28.85 | $35.84 | $37.44 | $20.27 | $18.92 | $14.00 | $14.19 | $14.99 |
| Shares outstanding | 113.1M | 114.5M | 115.6M | 116.7M | 117.1M | 116.6M | 119.3M | 126.9M | 129.9M | 131.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.2% | −1.0% | −0.9% | −0.3% | +0.4% | −2.3% | −6.0% | −2.3% | −0.9% | −3.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 24.3% | 27.0% | 44.1% | 36.4% | 79.5% | 142.9% | 68.8% | 25.0% | 35.5% | 34.4% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 16.7% | 16.8% | 22.0% | 18.3% | 14.6% | 45.4% | 50.3% | 29.4% | 47.2% | 42.7% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 7.7% | 8.5% | 12.6% | 8.7% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 11.2% | 8.0% | 11.6% | 10.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | 13.3% | 15.4% | 20.0% | 14.7% | 22.4% | 19.9% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 12.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.3% | 7.7% | 13.4% | 8.8% | 16.3% | 15.9% | 15.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% | 14.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.78 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.70 | 2.43 | 1.25 | 1.30 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $3.65B | $4.08B | $3.33B | $4.18B | $4.38B | $2.36B | $2.26B | $1.78B | $1.84B | $1.96B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $468.0M | $471.0M | $1.07B | $511.9M | $662.2M | $704.6M | $1.02B | $909.7M | $2.54B | $2.43B |
| Net debt | $3.18B | $3.61B | $2.26B | $3.67B | $3.72B | $1.66B | $1.24B | $866.5M | −$691.7M | −$464.3M |
| Debt / equity | 1.00 | 1.17 | 0.94 | 1.53 | 1.83 | 2.30 | 5.58 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 0.99 |
| Debt / assets | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.27 | 2.31 | 1.14 | 2.56 | 2.77 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 0.55 | −0.55 | −0.39 |
| Current ratio | 1.14 | 1.08 | 1.46 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.48 | 1.54 | 1.27 | 2.06 | 2.12 |
| Quick ratio | 0.77 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 1.16 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 1.80 | 1.85 |
| Interest coverage | 9.1 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 11.6 |
| Working capital | $466.0M | $277.3M | $1.55B | $38.5M | $71.2M | $875.0M | $1.05B | $593.8M | $2.27B | $2.21B |
| Invested capital | $6.83B | $7.11B | $5.82B | $6.40B | $6.11B | $2.69B | $1.64B | $2.48B | $1.97B | $1.53B |
| Tangible asset value | −$992.0M | −$1.38B | −$638.2M | −$1.41B | −$1.95B | −$782.8M | −$861.0M | $326.8M | $1.35B | $660.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$3.60B | −$3.68B | −$2.65B | −$4.13B | −$4.94B | −$3.23B | −$2.72B | −$1.81B | −$77.4M | −$926.1M |
| Graham number | $74.73 | $75.62 | $91.21 | $64.79 | $72.97 | $41.72 | $21.09 | $34.79 | $54.15 | $43.60 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$43.93 | −$44.44 | −$35.99 | −$46.28 | −$50.20 | −$34.17 | −$29.49 | −$20.11 | −$6.40 | −$12.28 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $591.0M | $571.0M | $542.4M | $519.4M | $497.1M | $472.8M | $459.8M | $440.8M | $390.7M | $378.2M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $425.0M | $594.9M | $311.5M | $301.3M | $299.7M | $264.2M | $1.01B | $1.48B | $342.6M | $507.6M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 68.0% | 59.9% | 39.1% | 55.7% | 36.6% | 46.2% | 66.1% | 82.3% | 47.3% | 51.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 74.8% | 182.4% | 70.3% | 120.3% | 69.9% | 73.2% | 140.0% | 163.7% | 82.2% | 106.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 12.0% | 26.0% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 9.7% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.87 | 0.76 | 0.84 | 0.68 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| R&D / revenue | 8.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| SG&A / revenue | 22.9% | 24.2% | 22.3% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 25.2% | 24.9% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 81.7 | 87.7 | 78.7 | 74.3 | 69.7 | 70.0 | 64.6 | 63.7 | 64.0 | 65.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 107.2 | 107.4 | 84.0 | 72.6 | 61.5 | 62.5 | 61.5 | 61.3 | 59.4 | 62.3 |
| Days payables outstanding | 75.5 | 80.1 | 74.4 | 75.1 | 70.2 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 71.9 | 63.8 | 62.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 113.3 | 115.0 | 88.3 | 71.8 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 51.3 | 53.1 | 59.6 | 65.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.47 | 4.16 | 4.64 | 4.91 | 5.23 | 5.22 | 5.65 | 5.73 | 5.70 | 5.55 |
| Payables turnover | 4.83 | 4.56 | 4.90 | 4.86 | 5.20 | 4.90 | 4.88 | 5.08 | 5.72 | 5.84 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.41 | 3.40 | 4.34 | 5.03 | 5.93 | 5.84 | 5.93 | 5.95 | 6.14 | 5.86 |
| Asset turnover | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.72 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| Average receivables | $1.87B | $1.98B | $1.95B | $1.58B | $1.34B | $1.21B | $1.18B | $1.16B | $1.11B | $1.06B |
| Average payables | $895.2M | $1.01B | $1.09B | $958.9M | $788.8M | $691.2M | $704.0M | $668.3M | $583.1M | $532.4M |
| Average inventory | $1.27B | $1.35B | $1.23B | $926.1M | $691.0M | $579.9M | $578.6M | $570.1M | $542.6M | $531.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 41.9% | 45.0% | 38.8% | 41.1% | 43.4% | 29.3% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 18.4% | 18.7% |
Computed from ROK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed November 12, 2025) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ROK valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (September 30, 2025), Rockwell Automation traded at 45.5 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 27.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 39.9 and the forward P/E is 29.8. Rockwell Automation earned a return on equity of 24.3% and a return on invested capital of 16.7% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $3.6 billion of debt and $468.0 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $3.2 billion. It returned $1.0 billion to shareholders: $591.0 million in dividends and $425.0 million in share buybacks, 75% of free cash flow. The share count fell 13.7% from 131.1M to 113.1M over 9 years.
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ROK key metrics FAQ
What is Rockwell Automation's P/E ratio?
Rockwell Automation's trailing P/E ratio is 39.9 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 29.8. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 45.5, compared with a 10-year median of 27.5.
What is Rockwell Automation's EV/EBITDA?
Rockwell Automation's enterprise value was 30.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $42.7 billion, EBITDA $1.4 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 28.8.
What is Rockwell Automation's return on equity?
Rockwell Automation's return on equity (ROE) was 24.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $869.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $3.6 billion.
What is Rockwell Automation's ROIC?
Rockwell Automation's return on invested capital was 16.7% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Rockwell Automation have?
Rockwell Automation had total debt of $3.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00 and $3.2 billion of net debt (2.27 times EBITDA).
What is Rockwell Automation's dividend yield?
Rockwell Automation's forward dividend yield is 1.30%. Rockwell Automation paid $591.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($5.23 per share), a payout ratio of 68.0%.
Does Rockwell Automation buy back its shares?
Yes. Rockwell Automation spent $425.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.2% over the year, to 113.1M..
What is Rockwell Automation's free cash flow yield?
Rockwell Automation generated $1.4 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.4% on its market value at year-end ($39.5 billion).
What is Rockwell Automation's current ratio?
Rockwell Automation's current ratio was 1.14 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.14 times current liabilities.