Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for ROK in the last 90 days.
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Rockwell Automation (ROK) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$415.62+5.57 (+1.4%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:15 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryRockwell Automation closes at $415.62, up 1.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $443.60 and 200-day average of $422.24. The GekkoIndex reads 66.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while price stands 8.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $381.74. Over the past year the stock has returned 20.6%, though the past month shows a decline of 4.1% and the past three months a decline of 12.3%.
This week's coverage centers on Rockwell's participation in Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference, where the company discussed growth and margin strategies amid industrial demand tied to labor shortages, reshoring, and modernization. Separately, Rockwell joined Anthropic's Project Glasswing, an initiative applying artificial intelligence, including Claude Mythos 5, to identify and remediate software vulnerabilities for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. A DCF write-up also circulated placing an intrinsic value estimate of $161 against the then-current price of $417.
Rockwell's next earnings report is set for 5 November 2026, 46 days away and before the market open, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report on 4 August showed adjusted EPS of $3.49 against an estimate of $3.39, with a reaction of -6.4%, and the company has beaten estimates in 8 of the last 8 quarters. In the last 30 days, options activity shows 1 unusual signal, with put premium of $4,560,270 against call premium of $0. Analyst coverage from 10 firms shows 5 buy and 5 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $478.96. Seasonality over 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 0.9% from this point, rising in 3 of those years.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $415.62200-day averageGekko Fair Value $381.74
Key stats
- Market cap
- $46.25B
- P/E ratio
- 38.9
- Forward P/E
- 28.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.54
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.97B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
- Beta
- 1.52
- Volume
- 1.07M avg 713,752
- 1-year return
- +20.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
- 50-day average
- $443.60
- 200-day average
- $422.24
- Next earnings
- Nov 5 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 111.3M
Rockwell Automation swing-trade checklist
Rockwell Automation scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $415.62 sits between the 50-day ($443.60) and 200-day ($422.24) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
66.1, Accumulation
Reading 66.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
8.9% above
Price is 8.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 46 days
Next report Nov 5, 2026, 46 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Rockwell Automation stock chart and price history
Rockwell Automation closed at $415.62 on Sep 18, 2026, +20.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $332.71 to $497.36.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −4.1%
- 3 months
- −12.3%
- 6 months
- +16.8%
- 1 year
- +20.6%
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About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation supplies equipment, software and services that help factories and industrial sites automate their operations and manage digital systems. It is known for hardware such as drives, motion control equipment, safety and sensing devices, and industrial components, alongside software for control, visualization, information management, digital twins and simulation, and network security.
The company organizes its business into three areas. One focuses on the physical devices and configurable hardware used on plant floors. Another covers software and control systems, including the platforms that manage data, model operations digitally, and protect networks. The third provides consulting, implementation help, and ongoing maintenance and connected support. Products and services reach customers globally through independent distributors as well as Rockwell's own sales staff, serving manufacturers in areas such as automotive, semiconductors, logistics, printing, aerospace, food and beverage, life sciences, water and renewable energy, oil and gas, mining, and chemicals.
Rockwell Automation is listed on the NYSE under the ticker ROK.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Electrical products
- Website
- rockwellautomation.com
Rockwell Automation GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Rockwell Automation’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 4.1 points over five sessions.
66.1Accumulation
Up 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 14 | +3.8% | +8.5% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 195 | +0.6% | +1.9% | ||
| Neutral | 408 | +0.2% | +1.2% | ||
| Distribution | 43 | −0.5% | +2.0% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average ROK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Rockwell Automation stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Rockwell Automation trades 8.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $381.74, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Rockwell Automation shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$381.74
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
8.9% Overvalued
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Rockwell Automation insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Rockwell Automation, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in ROK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Rockwell Automation has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $155.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.34%
- Trailing four quarters
- $823.0M
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 0% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Aug 28, $4.56M in unusual premium.
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Rockwell Automation earnings: next date and track record
Rockwell Automation reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (46 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
Expected before the open, 46 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.68
- Revenue estimate
- $2.40B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±8.4%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 4, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Rockwell Automation delivered a strong Q3 fiscal 2026 with reported sales up 8% and organic sales up 10%, exceeding expectations. Adjusted EPS of $3.49 and enterprise operating margin of 22.3% were both up double digits year-over-year. Software & Control organic sales surged 18%, Intelligent Devices grew 10%, while Lifecycle Services declined 2%. Strong demand persists in Semiconductor, Data Center, and E-commerce/Warehouse, with early recovery signs in Automotive and Life Sciences.
- Guidance
- Management raised implied confidence given sustained momentum and above-expectation Q3 results. Lifecycle Services recovery remains constrained by weak Food & Beverage and process industry CapEx. ARR growth of 6% came in below expectations, with high single-digit software growth partially offset by slower Lifecycle Services.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $3.49 est $3.39 | $2.31B est $2.24B | −6.4% |
| May 5, 2026 | $3.30 est $2.88 | $2.24B est $2.16B | +14.7% |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $2.75 est $2.47 | $2.11B est $2.08B | −3.4% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $3.34 est $2.94 | $2.32B est $2.21B | +3.0% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $2.82 est $2.67 | $2.14B est $2.07B | −3.9% |
| May 7, 2025 | $2.45 est $2.10 | $2.00B est $1.97B | +15.1% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $1.83 est $1.60 | $1.88B est $1.88B | +13.2% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $2.47 est $2.41 | $2.04B est $2.06B | −7.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Rockwell Automation stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Rockwell Automation is $478.96, +15.2% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$478.96consensus 12-month target, +15.2% from the last close
Now $415.62Avg $478.96
Low $400High $545
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Bernstein | $514 | +23.7% |
| Sep 3 | TD Cowen | $400 | −3.8% |
| Sep 3 | TD Cowen | $400 | −3.8% |
| Sep 2 | Morgan Stanley | $545 | +31.1% |
| Sep 2 | Morgan Stanley | $545 | +31.1% |
+1.9%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.9%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.6%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Rockwell Automation seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Rockwell Automation averaged +0.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −3.4% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.0% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, ROK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.
Rockwell Automation market cap and key statistics
Rockwell Automation’s market cap is $46.25B, with a P/E ratio of 38.9 and revenue of $8.97B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $46.25B
- P/E ratio
- 38.9
- Forward P/E
- 28.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.54
- Gekko Fair Value
- $381.74
Trading
- Volume
- 1.07M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 713,752
- 52-week high
- $497.36
- 52-week low
- $332.71
- Shares outstanding
- 111.3M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $8.97B
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Return on equity
- 30.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +40.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.52
- Typical daily move
- ±2.6%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
- Dividend yield
- 1.31%
Rockwell Automation stock news this week
Coverage of Rockwell Automation this week reads positive: 5 positive, 1 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Rockwell Automation at Morgan Stanley laguna conference: growth, margins By Investing.comInvesting.com UK, Sep 16
- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) Presents at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference TranscriptSeeking Alpha, Sep 16
- Rockwell Automation joins Anthropic cybersecurity initiativeInvesting.com, Sep 16
- ROK DCF Analysis: Intrinsic Value $161 vs Price $417GuruFocus, Sep 16
- Rockwell Automation joins Anthropic cybersecurity initiative By Investing.comInvesting.com Nigeria, Sep 15
- Rockwell Automation Joins Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to Advance AI-Enabled Cyber Defense for Industrial Critical InfrastructureYahoo Finance, Sep 15
Rockwell Automation peers
Rockwell Automation’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEVGE Vernova | Neutral | 4.9% above |
| ETNEaton | Neutral | 17.6% above |
| LITELumentum | Neutral | 3.5% below |
| AMEAMETEK | Accumulation | 6.6% above |
| HUBBHubbell | Accumulation | 13.1% below |
| GNRCGenerac | Neutral | 2.6% above |
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Rockwell Automation stock FAQ
What is Rockwell Automation’s market cap?
Rockwell Automation’s market cap is $46.25B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $415.62, with 111.3M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 38.9.
What is the Rockwell Automation stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Rockwell Automation is $478.96, +15.2% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Rockwell Automation stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Rockwell Automation is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $415.62 is 8.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $381.74. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Rockwell Automation report earnings next?
Rockwell Automation is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (46 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.68 per share on revenue of $2.40B. Rockwell Automation beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.4% on average across the report.
What is Rockwell Automation’s 52-week high and low?
Rockwell Automation’s 52-week high is $497.36 and its 52-week low is $332.71; it closed at $415.62 on Sep 18, 2026, +20.6% over the past year.
Is Rockwell Automation stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Rockwell Automation?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Rockwell Automation over the last 30 days, with $0 of flagged premium in calls and $4.56M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Aug 28, 2026 with $4.56M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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