Rockwell Automation (ROK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rockwell Automation is a global industrial automation and digital transformation company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm designs, manufactures and supports control systems, industrial control hardware and software, and related services that help manufacturers and industrial operators automate processes, improve productivity and enable data-driven decision making. Rockwell traces its heritage to the Allen-Bradley and Rockwell automation businesses and positions itself as a provider of integrated automation solutions across discrete and process industries.

The company's product portfolio includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), variable frequency drives, sensors, safety components and other industrial control hardware, often marketed under the Allen-Bradley brand. On the software side, Rockwell offers an array of industrial software for control, visualization, analytics and manufacturing operations management, including suites and platforms used for supervisory control, distributed control (PlantPAx) and enterprise integration. Complementing its products, Rockwell provides engineering, system integration, consulting, lifecycle support and managed services aimed at implementing and maintaining automation and digitalization projects.

Rockwell serves a broad set of end markets worldwide, including automotive, food and beverage, life sciences, oil and gas, chemicals, mining, utilities and general discrete and process manufacturing. Its business model combines product sales with software subscriptions and services to support customers through design, installation and operational phases, with an emphasis on connecting operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) to improve efficiency and resilience.

The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Blake Moret. Rockwell emphasizes partnerships with technology vendors, system integrators and industrial customers to advance industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) adoption, cybersecurity for industrial environments and factory modernization initiatives. Its offerings are marketed and supported through a global sales and service network designed to address regional and industry-specific automation needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $420.46 to $438.42
• 50-Day Range: $348.21 to $460.89
• 52-Week Range: $298.70 to $463.48
• Volume: 725,910 shs
• Average Volume: 924,529 shs
• Market Capitalization: $48.50 billion
• P/E Ratio: 45.31
• Dividend Yield: 1.27%
• Price Target: $449.16
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Rockwell Automation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rockwell Automation scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 623 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Rockwell Automation has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Rockwell Automation is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rockwell Automation has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.15%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rockwell Automation are expected to grow by 11.15% in the coming year, from $13.01 to $14.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Rockwell Automation is 45.31, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Rockwell Automation is 45.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 168.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rockwell Automation has a PEG Ratio of 2.79. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rockwell Automation has a P/B Ratio of 13.56. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.97% of the float of Rockwell Automation has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rockwell Automation has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.19.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rockwell Automation has recently decreased by 0.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Rockwell Automation pays a meaningful dividend of 1.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Rockwell Automation has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Rockwell Automation is 57.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Rockwell Automation will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.17% next year. This indicates that Rockwell Automation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.85

News Sentiment

Rockwell Automation has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Rockwell Automation this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

31 people have searched for ROK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 288% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Rockwell Automation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rockwell Automation insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $24,296,483.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.76% of the stock of Rockwell Automation is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

75.75% of the stock of Rockwell Automation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/10 Dividend: 2/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/10 Dividend: 2/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/05/2026
• Record date for 6/10 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/10 Dividend: 5/18/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• 19th Annual Global Transportation & Industrials Conference: 5/20/2026
• 2026 Baird Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference: 6/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC PRODS - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ROK
• CIK: 1024478
• Web: www.rockwellautomation.com
• Phone: (414) 382-2000
• Fax: 414-382-4444
• Employees: 26,000
• Year Founded: 1903

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rockwell Automation: $449.16
• High Price Target: $525.00
• Low Price Target: $378.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.31
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.50
• P/E Growth: 2.79
• Net Income: $869 million
• Net Margins: 12.36%
• Pretax Margin: 13.48%
• Return on Equity: 37.54%
• Return on Assets: 12.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.51
• Cash Flow: $15.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 28.13
• Book Value: $32.14 per share
• Price / Book: 13.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 111,274,000
• Free Float: 110,428,000
• Market Cap: $48.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.56