“29 Table of Contents Outlook We expect continued inflationary pressures to affect certain cost categories, driven by strong market demand for data centers and continued volatility related to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.”10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
ROK
Market read
Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 7.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Rockwell said input costs exceeded price realization, even as operating margins expanded in the latest three-month period.
- Six-month segment operating margin reported at 33.1% for the six months ended March 31, 2026 (from 27.7% a year ago), attributed primarily to higher sales volume.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if ROK's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 25 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 7 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 7.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 2.6 percentage points.
- Net income increased 38.3% versus the comparable filing period.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- Rockwell said input costs exceeded price realization, even as operating margins expanded in the latest three-month period.
- Six-month segment operating margin reported at 33.1% for the six months ended March 31, 2026 (from 27.7% a year ago), attributed primarily to higher sales volume.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Operating margin changed +1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.78x in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- P/E is 83% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 195% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
421.31Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“29 Table of Contents Outlook We expect continued inflationary pressures to affect certain cost categories, driven by strong market demand for data centers and continued volatility related to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.”10-Q · Aug 4, 2026 ↗
“We identified the impairment evaluation of goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets for the Sensia reporting unit as a critical audit matter because of the inherent subjectivity involved in management’s estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of f…”10-K · Nov 12, 2025 ↗
“The interest component from these swaps is recorded in interest expense on the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations consistent with the classification of interest expense attributable to the underlying debt.”10-K · Nov 12, 2025 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 5.7× · EV/sales 6.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 10:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ROK. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing
10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.
Capital and cash conversion
Reported investment and cash context
- Capital spending YoY
- +30.7%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +2.7%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- +16.5%
- FCF margin change
- +0.7 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 7.9% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 2.6 percentage points.
- Net income increased 38.3% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
Filing receipts
“Segment operating margin increased to 19.5 percent in the nine months ended June 30, 2026, from 17.3 percent in the same period a year ago, primarily due to higher sales volume and productivity, partially offset by higher compensation and negative impacts of input costs exceeding price realization.”
“Segment operating margin increased to 33.7 percent in the nine months ended June 30, 2026, from 29.1 percent in the same period a year ago, primarily due to higher sales volume, partially offset by higher compensation, negative impact of input costs exceeding price realization, and unfavorable mix.”
“Segment operating margin increased to 20.0 percent in the three months ended June 30, 2026, from 18.8 percent in the same period a year ago, primarily due to higher sales volume, favorable currency, and favorable mix, partially offset by negative impacts of input costs exceeding price realization.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind ROK
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
EMREmerson Electric Co.competitorNov 12, 2025 ▾
“Major competitors include Siemens AG, ABB Ltd, Schneider Electric SA, Emerson Electric Co., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Honeywell International Inc., and Dassault Systemes.”
HONHoneywell International Inc.competitorNov 12, 2025 ▾
“Major competitors include Siemens AG, ABB Ltd, Schneider Electric SA, Emerson Electric Co., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Honeywell International Inc., and Dassault Systemes.”
Depended on by
PDYNPalladyne AI Corp.competitorMar 5, 2026 ▾
“Although we view industrial robotics manufacturers, large system integrators and consulting companies such as Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, Yasakawa, Honeywell, Reply and Rockwell Automation, as potential target customers and/or channel partners for Palladyne IQ, we also…”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
ROK is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Industrial Infrastructure. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.