ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC ROK
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Rockwell Automation or the Company) is the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. We understand and simplify our customers' complex production challenges and deliver the most valued solutions that combine technology and industry expertise. As a result, we make our customers more resilient, agile, and sustainable, creating more ways to win. See Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) for additional information on our business and long-term strategy.
The Company continues the business founded as the Allen-Bradley Company in 1903. The privately-owned Allen-Bradley Company was a leading North American manufacturer of industrial automation equipment when the former Rockwell International Corporation (RIC) purchased it in 1985.
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.34B | $8.26B | $9.06B | $7.76B | $7.00B | $6.33B | $6.69B | $6.67B | $6.31B | $5.88B |
| Cost of revenue | $4.33B | $4.41B | $4.63B | $4.66B | $4.10B | $3.73B | $3.79B | $3.78B | $3.64B | $3.40B |
| Gross profit | $4.02B | $3.85B | $4.42B | $3.10B | $2.90B | $2.60B | $2.90B | $2.88B | $2.67B | $2.48B |
| R&D | $679.0M | $658.0M | $706.0M | $440.9M | $422.5M | $371.5M | $378.9M | $371.8M | $348.2M | $319.3M |
| SG&A | $1.91B | $2.00B | $2.02B | $1.77B | $1.68B | $1.48B | $1.54B | $1.59B | $1.56B | $1.47B |
| Operating income | $1.70B | $1.59B | $1.93B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest expense | $156.0M | $154.0M | $135.0M | $123.2M | $94.6M | $103.5M | $98.2M | $73.0M | $76.2M | $71.3M |
| Pre-tax income | $917.0M | $1.10B | $1.61B | $1.07B | $1.53B | $1.14B | $901.0M | $1.33B | $1.04B | $943.1M |
| Income tax | $168.0M | $152.0M | $330.0M | $154.5M | $181.9M | $112.9M | $205.2M | $795.3M | $211.7M | $213.4M |
| Net income | $869.0M | $953.0M | $1.39B | $932.2M | $1.36B | $1.02B | $695.8M | $535.5M | $825.7M | $729.7M |
| EPS, basic | 7.69 | 8.32 | 12.03 | 8.02 | 11.69 | 8.83 | 5.88 | 4.27 | 6.42 | 5.60 |
| EPS, diluted | 7.67 | 8.28 | 11.95 | 7.97 | 11.58 | 8.77 | 5.83 | 4.21 | 6.35 | 5.56 |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $113.1M | $114.5M | $115.6M | $116.7M | $117.1M | $116.6M | $119.3M | $126.9M | $129.9M | $131.1M |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $468.0M | $471.0M | $1.07B | $508.0M | $679.4M | $730.4M | $1.02B | $618.8M | $1.41B | $1.53B |
| Short-term investments | — | $300.0K | $600.0K | $12.6M | $600.0K | $600.0K | $39.6M | $290.9M | $1.12B | $902.8M |
| Receivables | $1.93B | $1.80B | $2.17B | $1.74B | $1.42B | $1.25B | $1.18B | $1.19B | $1.14B | $1.08B |
| Inventory | $1.25B | $1.29B | $1.40B | $1.05B | $798.1M | $584.0M | $575.7M | $581.6M | $558.7M | $526.6M |
| Total current assets | $3.91B | $3.88B | $4.91B | $3.61B | $3.06B | $2.69B | $2.99B | $2.83B | $4.42B | $4.18B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $797.0M | $777.0M | $684.0M | $586.5M | $581.9M | $574.4M | $571.9M | $576.8M | $583.9M | $578.3M |
| Goodwill | $3.84B | $3.99B | $3.53B | $3.52B | $3.63B | $1.65B | $1.07B | $1.08B | $1.08B | $1.07B |
| Other intangibles | $864.0M | $1.07B | $852.4M | $902.0M | $1.02B | $479.3M | $194.1M | $215.2M | $238.0M | $255.3M |
| Total assets | $11.22B | $11.23B | $11.30B | $10.76B | $10.70B | $7.26B | $6.11B | $6.26B | $7.16B | $7.10B |
| Accounts payable | $930.0M | $860.0M | $1.15B | $1.03B | $889.8M | $687.8M | $694.6M | $713.4M | $623.2M | $543.1M |
| Short-term debt | $2.0M | $307.0M | $8.6M | $609.1M | $6.8M | $24.6M | $300.5M | $0 | $250.0M | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $3.44B | $3.60B | $3.37B | $3.57B | $2.99B | $1.81B | $1.94B | $2.24B | $2.15B | $1.98B |
| Long-term debt | $2.61B | $2.56B | — | — | $3.46B | $1.97B | $1.96B | $1.23B | $1.24B | $1.52B |
| Retained earnings | $5.42B | $9.63B | $9.26B | $8.41B | $8.00B | $7.14B | $6.44B | $6.20B | $6.10B | $5.67B |
| Total equity | $3.65B | $3.50B | $3.74B | $3.02B | $2.69B | $1.35B | $404.2M | $1.62B | $2.66B | $1.99B |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.54B | $864.0M | $1.37B | $823.1M | $1.26B | $1.12B | $1.18B | $1.30B | $1.03B | $947.3M |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $325.0M | $317.0M | $250.0M | $238.9M | $189.8M | $172.7M | $152.2M | $164.6M | $168.9M | $172.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $85.0M | $100.0M | $88.0M | $68.1M | $51.7M | $46.1M | $43.1M | $38.5M | $38.5M | $40.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $186.0M | $225.0M | $161.0M | $141.1M | $120.3M | $113.9M | $132.8M | $125.5M | $141.7M | $116.9M |
| Investing cash flow | -$216.0M | -$982.0M | $854.0M | -$7.8M | -$2.63B | -$618.0M | $225.0M | -$170.4M | -$516.7M | -$440.0M |
| Financing cash flow | -$1.33B | -$503.0M | -$1.68B | -$934.2M | $1.30B | -$798.9M | -$985.9M | -$1.89B | -$649.6M | -$397.7M |
| Dividends paid | $591.0M | $571.0M | $542.0M | $519.4M | $497.1M | $472.8M | $459.8M | $440.8M | $390.7M | $378.2M |
| Buybacks | $425.0M | $595.0M | $312.0M | $301.3M | $299.7M | $264.2M | $1.01B | $1.48B | $342.6M | $507.6M |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001024478-25-000116.
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