Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
Strong Robotics & Automation sector · Rockwell Automation — factory-floor control and industrial software, a US automation leader.
▼ Downgraded Insufficient → Strong on 2026-08-10.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) is an established Robotics & Automation company, graded Strong on FrontierLab's evidence-based quality rubric (data as of 2026-10-05). Revenue grew 11.3% year-over-year at a 54.5% gross margin. Gross-profits-to-assets is 0.44; Rule of 40 is 33. Net share issuance -0.4% YoY (flat share count). No risk flags are currently noted. Analyst mix: 17 buy / 16 hold / 0 sell. Track record: 55% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 38–72%, N=29). Median excess vs the S&P was +2.2%.
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Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 11.3% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 54.5% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.44 |
| Rule of 40 | 33 |
| Net margin | 21.7% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | 1.7 |
| Price / sales | 5.6 |
Quality checklist
Each line is one quality test behind the grade — ✓ passed · ~ borderline · ✗ failed. Hover a metric in the tables below for what it means.
- ~ Revenue growth — 11.3% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✓ Gross profits / assets — 0.44 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- · Rule of 40 — 33 (context — graded for software only)
- ✓ Gross margin — 54.5% (pass ≥ 45% · Robotics & Automation)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ✓ Share dilution — -0.4%
- ✓ Competitive moat — Wide
- ✓ Market size (TAM) — Large
Grade history
- 2026-08-10 — Strong (from Insufficient)
- 2026-07-31 — Insufficient (from Strong)
- 2026-06-10 — Strong (first graded)
Every grade change since FrontierLab began tracking this name — the receipts behind the current grade.
How have Strong-graded names performed?
The forward returns of all Strong-graded names since each grade was recorded — the bucket this name currently sits in, not a forecast of this individual stock.
| Window | Forward record vs the S&P | Median |
|---|---|---|
| ~1 month | 50% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 21 sessions (95% CI 33–67%, N=30). | Median excess vs the S&P was +0.9%. |
| ~3 months | 55% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 63 sessions (95% CI 38–72%, N=29). | Median excess vs the S&P was +2.2%. |
| ~6 months | building — 46 more sessions needed | |
Scope: these are forward returns vs the S&P among names still covered at each horizon's end, within the curated universe — not a survivorship-clean whole-market backtest. Names later dropped from coverage are counted as attrition (not hidden), and single-session moves beyond ±300% are treated as split/data artifacts and excluded. How this is measured → · Full track record →
How it compares
Coarse same-sector, same-stage context — not a percentile or rank. GP/A is graded on its absolute level, not position.
Fundamentals
| Market cap | $50.56B |
|---|---|
| Stage | Established |
| Share issuance (YoY) | -0.4% · flat share count |
| Moat | Wide |
| TAM | LARGE |
| P/E (trailing) | 42.7 |
| EPS (trailing) | $10.64 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | 15.2 |
| Cash / assets | 0.04 |
| Accruals (%) | -4.8% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.8 |
| Statements as of | Q3 FY2026 · filed 2026-08-04 |
Momentum context — describes the past, not a signal
Low reached Oct 10, 2025 · high reached Jun 30, 2026 — by daily close.
| Price | $454.35 (as of 2026-10-02) |
|---|---|
| Last session move | — |
| % off 52-wk high | -8.6% |
| RSI (14) | 67 |
| Relative volume | 1× |
Positive signals
Insider activity (90 days)
| Cluster buyers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sellers | 5 |
Insider selling is routine diversification, not a bearish signal.
Analyst mix
| Strong buy | 6 |
|---|---|
| Buy | 11 |
| Hold | 16 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong sell | 0 |
Ratings are context, not a price target. "Momentum" = how the mix changed over recent weeks, not a forecast.
From the headlines
Rockwell Automation featured in smart manufacturing growth forecasts; dividend growth announced.
- 90% of Life Sciences Manufacturers Say Digital Transformation Is Now Business-Critical, According to New Rockwell Automation Report
- Smart Manufacturing Market Forecasts Growth from $233.33B (2024) to $479.17B by 2029, Profiling Siemens, ABB, Rockwell Automation, IBM & Honeywell
AI take — daily, AI-generated
AI leans positive
Rockwell Automation offers stable growth, solid margins, and a dividend with reasonable valuation (PEG 1.7), making it a quality industrial play without exciting upside.
Generated by an AI model from the day's news — an opinion for context only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a price target.
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Data as of 2026-10-05 08:19 (end-of-day). How grades are computed →