Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.38 on March 10th

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of 1.38 per share by the industrial products company on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd.

Rockwell Automation has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 15 years. Rockwell Automation has a dividend payout ratio of 48.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Rockwell Automation to earn $11.07 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $5.52 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 49.9%.

Rockwell Automation Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:ROK opened at $398.63 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $44.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.52. Rockwell Automation has a one year low of $215.00 and a one year high of $438.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $406.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $375.73.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The firm had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.08 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.83 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Rockwell Automation will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Rockwell Automation

Here are the key news stories impacting Rockwell Automation this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised Rockwell’s FY2027 EPS view to $13.36 (from $12.71) and nudged FY2026 to $11.81, signaling stronger longer‑term earnings expectations that can support valuation expansion and justify the stock’s premium multiple.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks increased several quarterly estimates for 2026–2027 (notably Q2 2026 to $2.83 and multiple Q2–Q4 2027 quarterly estimates), reinforcing a view of improving cadence into FY2027 and reducing near‑term forecast dispersion.
• Positive Sentiment: Customer win / product validation — Rockwell announced DLG Group’s deployment of its Computerized Maintenance Management System, citing a targeted ~10% reduction in downtime; tangible customer deployments like this support recurring software/services revenue and cross‑sell potential. Rockwell Automation Announces DLG Group’s Computerized Maintenance Management System Deployment to Drive 10% Downtime Reduction
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks retains a “Hold” rating on ROK — while estimates were moved around, the unchanged rating suggests analysts see upside balanced by valuation and execution risks in the near term.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor commentary on valuation: a recent Yahoo Finance piece reviews whether ROK’s multi‑year gains leave less upside, useful for sentiment but not new company data. Is It Too Late To Consider Rockwell Automation (ROK) After Strong Multi‑Year Gains?
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks trimmed Q4 2026 EPS materially (from $3.46 to $3.23) — a meaningful near‑term downgrade that could pressure next quarter sentiment and short‑term investor expectations.
• Negative Sentiment: Smaller cuts to Q1 2027 and Q3 2026 estimates indicate mixed near‑term momentum — while FY outlook was lifted, quarter‑to‑quarter revisions are uneven and introduce some execution risk for upcoming reports.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

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.