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Rockwell Automation, Inc.

$ROK·$53B·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$468.67+1.5%YTD+19.6%1Y+33.3%
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ROROK
$ROKRockwell Automation, Inc.
$468.67+1.46%124 posts-4%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $ROK, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Rockwell Automation at 85% of range with 16% ROIC — the industrial-automation-and-robotics thesis is durable.

Rockwell Automation is the US industrial-automation-and-robotics incumbent — the specific PLC, motion-control, and factory-automation vendor for manufacturers, oil-and-gas, and food-and-beverage operators. The stock is at 85% of its 52-week range going into Aug 5 earnings.

Why the setup reads clean:

  • Fundamentals are best-in-class industrial-automation: 19% operating margin, 16% return on invested capital, and 53% gross margin at 46x TTM P/E — the specific numbers that let Rockwell earn a durable premium multiple in the automation category.
  • The tape confirms institutional positioning: sitting 2% above the 50-day and 16% above the 200-day at 85% of the 52-week range with volume roughly at average — the specific pattern of institutional accumulation on the automation-and-robotics thesis.
  • The category tailwind is genuinely durable: reshoring plus factory-automation-plus-AI convergence creates a specific multi-year demand backdrop for Rockwell's platform.
  • The check is macro-manufacturing sensitivity: PMI-driven order trajectory is the specific line that has historically driven Rockwell's operating leverage — meaning any specific PMI decel hits the equity multiple faster than the P&L suggests.

Aug 5 earnings is the trigger. A number confirming order-book acceleration plus specific commentary on robotics-adjacent revenue extends the leg; a soft orders print with muted robotics commentary is the specific setup that would compress the multiple back to peers.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on the ROK-as-robotics-play framing alongside ISRG and GMED, and the fundamentals justify the durable-compounder read — 16% ROIC at Rockwell's scale is durable. The gap the corpus isn't sizing is macro-manufacturing sensitivity; that's the specific external variable that decides the near-term trajectory.

What to watch: The Aug 5 print — order-book acceleration, robotics-adjacent revenue commentary, and any FY guide change. Above-consensus orders plus robotics commentary extend the leg; a soft orders print activates the compression risk.

On the calendar: 2026-08-05 — Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-02

Rockwell Automation locked in as robotics play alongside ISRG and GMED. Sentiment leans bullish.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes industrial PLCs, variable frequency drives, and MES software for factory automation and digital manufacturing.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ROK.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

No material change from last week — electrical infrastructure for AI power density and robotic warehouse/manufacturing automation are pulling order books in different directions.

What this means for $ROK

Partial — Makes industrial PLCs, variable frequency drives, and MES software for factory automation and digital manufacturing; this segment overlaps with the AI power density capex and robotic warehouse automation demand but is not the dominant revenue driver.

Industry benchmark

23-name peer basket
+29.0%YTD
+68.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
46.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
19.1%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
30.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
52.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$3.30$2.88+14.6%
Q4 2025Feb 5, 2026$2.75$2.47+11.3%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$3.34$2.94+13.6%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$2.82$2.67+5.6%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $3.37

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$2.2B+11.8%50.2%20.9%$3.11$275.0M
Q1 FY26$2.1B+11.8%48.3%17.4%$2.71$170.0M
Q4 FY25$2.3B+13.8%69.4%19.8%$1.23$405.0M
Q3 FY25$2.1B+4.5%40.9%18.1%$2.61$489.0M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 21 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$9.0B$8.9B – $9.1B$13.03$12.76 – $13.4721
FY27$9.5B$9.2B – $9.6B$14.59$13.79 – $15.1821
FY28$10.0B$10.0B – $10.1B$16.25$13.32 – $17.5016
FY29$10.6B$10.4B – $10.9B$17.70$17.28 – $18.178
FY30$10.9B$10.7B – $11.1B$18.49$18.05 – $18.998

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.85%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+15.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 111.0M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.545-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 4Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services377 sh$174KSellJun 2Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services218 sh$99KSellMay 20John M MillerVP and Chief IP Counsel1.1K sh$449KSellMay 7Terry L. RiestererPresident4.0K sh$1.8MSellMay 5Christopher NardecchiaSVP, Chief Information Officer2.5K sh$1.1MSellMay 5Scott GenereuxSr.VP, Chief Revenue Officer550 sh$246KSellMay 5Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services600 sh$270KSellApr 13Matthew W. FordenwaltSVP Lifecycle Services1.2K sh$480KSellApr 10Cyril PerducatCTO198 sh$78KSellApr 8Matheus De BulhoSVP Software and Control1.3K sh$484K
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+ 13 other (10 exempts · 3 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 173
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for ROK on 2026-04-17, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

ROK disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-17). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KShareholder voteFeb 138-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
+ 12 other (4 13Gs · 2 11-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why Rockwell Automation (ROK) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·1d agoRockwell Automation Selected by Aalo Atomics to Power Control Systems for Aalo-X Critical Test Reactorprnewswire.com·1d agoAmerican CEOs Were Terrified Of China's Dark Factories. Now The Race Is On To Build One In The U.S.247wallst.com·2d ago93% of Manufacturers Have MES, But Only 23% Have Fully Integrated It, New Rockwell Automation Report Findsprnewswire.com·3d agoThe Physical AI Proof Points Are Suddenly Everywhereinvestorplace.com·3d ago

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