Rockwell Automation (ROK) financial statements
Rockwell Automation reported revenue of $8.3B in fiscal 2025, up 4.0% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $869M.
Free cash flow was $1.4B, and the company returned $591M in dividends and $425M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 14% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from Rockwell Automation's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.9B | $6.3B | $6.7B | $6.7B | $6.3B | $7.0B | $7.8B | $9.1B | $8.3B | $8.3B |
| Cost of revenue | $3.4B | $3.6B | $3.8B | $3.8B | $3.7B | $4.1B | $4.7B | $4.6B | $4.4B | $4.3B |
| Gross profit | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $3.1B | $4.4B | $3.9B | $4.0B |
| Research and development | $319M | $348M | $372M | $379M | $372M | $422M | $441M | $706M | $658M | $679M |
| Selling, general and admin | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $1.9B |
| Operating income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.9B | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Interest expense | $71M | $76M | $73M | $98M | $104M | $95M | $123M | $135M | $154M | $156M |
| Pre-tax income | $943M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $901M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $917M |
| Income tax | $213M | $212M | $795M | $205M | $113M | $182M | $154M | $330M | $152M | $168M |
| Net income | $730M | $826M | $536M | $696M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $932M | $1.4B | $953M | $869M |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.56 | $6.35 | $4.21 | $5.83 | $8.77 | $11.58 | $7.97 | $11.95 | $8.28 | $7.67 |
| Diluted shares | 131M | 130M | 127M | 119M | 117M | 117M | 117M | 116M | 114M | 113M |
| Gross margin | 42.1% | 42.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 41.0% | 41.4% | 40.0% | 48.8% | 46.6% | 48.1% |
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.3% | 19.3% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 13.1% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 16.2% | 19.4% | 12.0% | 15.3% | 11.5% | 10.4% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from Rockwell Automation's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.4B | $2.5B | $910M | $1.1B | $705M | $663M | $503M | $1.1B | $471M | $468M |
| Receivables | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $2.2B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Inventory | $527M | $559M | $582M | $576M | $584M | $798M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B |
| Total current assets | $4.2B | $4.4B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $3.6B | $4.9B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $578M | $584M | $577M | $572M | $574M | $582M | $586M | $684M | $777M | $797M |
| Goodwill | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.7B | $3.6B | $3.5B | $3.5B | $4.0B | $3.8B |
| Total assets | $7.1B | $7.2B | $6.3B | $6.1B | $7.3B | $10.7B | $10.8B | $11.3B | $11.2B | $11.2B |
| Total current liabilities | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $3.0B | $3.6B | $3.4B | $3.6B | $3.4B |
| Long-term debt | $1.5B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $3.5B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Total liabilities | $5.1B | $4.5B | $4.6B | $5.7B | $5.9B | $8.0B | $7.7B | $7.6B | $7.6B | $7.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.0B | $2.7B | $1.6B | $404M | $1.0B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.6B | $3.5B | $3.7B |
| Net debt | -$10M | $82M | $606M | $1.2B | $1.3B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $1.8B | $2.4B | $2.1B |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from Rockwell Automation's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $947M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $823M | $1.4B | $864M | $1.5B |
| Capital spending | $117M | $142M | $126M | $133M | $114M | $120M | $141M | $160M | $225M | $186M |
| Free cash flow | $830M | $892M | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $682M | $1.2B | $639M | $1.4B |
| Stock-based compensation | $40M | $38M | $38M | $43M | $46M | $52M | $68M | $88M | $100M | $85M |
| Dividends paid | $378M | $391M | $441M | $460M | $473M | $497M | $519M | $542M | $571M | $591M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$508M | -$343M | -$1.5B | -$1.0B | -$264M | -$300M | -$301M | -$312M | -$595M | -$425M |
| Net borrowing | — | $0 | -$49M | $437M | -$301M | $1.5B | $0 | -$600M | $0 | -$289M |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.1% | 14.1% | 17.6% | 15.7% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 8.8% | 13.4% | 7.7% | 16.3% |
| Dividends per share | $2.88 | $3.01 | $3.47 | $3.85 | $4.05 | $4.25 | $4.45 | $4.69 | $4.99 | $5.23 |
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What was Rockwell Automation's revenue in 2025?
$8.3B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Rockwell Automation generate?
$1.4B in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
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