Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 11.400-12.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 12.060. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.8 billion-$8.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.9 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $400.00 to $404.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $380.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday. Oppenheimer downgraded shares of Rockwell Automation from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Rockwell Automation from $450.00 to $470.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $409.56.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:ROK traded down $3.12 during trading on Friday, reaching $403.58. The stock had a trading volume of 303,773 shares, compared to its average volume of 775,770. The firm has a market capitalization of $45.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.65, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.52. Rockwell Automation has a 52 week low of $215.00 and a 52 week high of $438.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $407.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $372.22.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.29. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 32.69% and a net margin of 10.42%.The company had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Rockwell Automation will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Scott Genereux sold 1,387 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.03, for a total transaction of $557,615.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 4,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,814,763.42. This trade represents a 23.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Blake D. Moret sold 5,564 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $402.02, for a total transaction of $2,236,839.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 94,585 shares in the company, valued at approximately $38,025,061.70. The trade was a 5.56% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,531 shares of company stock worth $10,259,637. Insiders own 0.76% of the company’s stock.

Rockwell Automation News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat estimates — Rockwell reported $2.75 EPS vs. consensus ~$2.46 and revenue of ~$2.10B (organic sales up ~10–12%), showing healthy demand across products and software. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Margin leverage and profitability improvement — Management cited volume leverage, pricing and mix that materially widened margins (pre‑tax and segment operating margins), driving strong EPS leverage versus revenue. This supports higher long‑run earnings power. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recurring revenue and product mix trends remain constructive — annual recurring revenue grew and Intelligent Devices/Software & Control showed notable growth, supporting more visible revenue streams. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance set to $11.40–12.20 EPS and revenue ~ $8.8B — the range still implies year‑over‑year improvement but the midpoint is slightly below some analysts’ consensus, leaving room for debate on near‑term upside. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Free cash flow weakness and one‑off items weighed on sentiment — reports indicate a cash‑flow slide tied partly to higher compensation timing/one‑time items; investors punished the stock despite the beat because cash conversion was weaker than expected. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares fell after the print — the combination of cautious/full‑year guide positioning and FCF concerns drove the intra‑day pullback even though fundamentals (sales, margins) are improving. Article Title

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new position in Rockwell Automation in the third quarter valued at about $62,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in Rockwell Automation during the 2nd quarter valued at about $111,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in shares of Rockwell Automation in the 3rd quarter valued at about $136,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Rockwell Automation by 20.8% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 493 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $172,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of Rockwell Automation during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $188,000. Institutional investors own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

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.