ATS vs ROK vs PSIX Stock Comparison

Ats, Rockwell Automation and Power Solutions International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ATS ATS Corp /ATS
$18.98 -0.6% 1M -29.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
54.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.99B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 6, Rockwell Automation 4, Ats 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionATSROKPSIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $48.99B $1.13B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.8x 40.8x 16.6x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 34.4x 15.2x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +11.3% +13.2% ATS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 13.4% 10.0% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 21.0% 26.5% PSIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.3x 0.0x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.9% +20.5% -43.6% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.5%/yr +61.7%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 31.3% 110.1% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 54/100 75/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

ATSROKPSIX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisATSROKPSIX
Valuation 87 #28 of 203 15 #173 of 203 80 #41 of 203
Growth 79 #40 of 187 52 #91 of 187 62 #72 of 187
Profitability 44 #105 of 185 95 #11 of 185 84 #31 of 185
Financial Health 24 #166 of 219 33 #148 of 219 74 #57 of 219
Shareholder Returns 26 #114 of 153 75 #39 of 153 –
Overall 52 54 75
  • ATS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodATSROKPSIXSPY
1 month -0.6%-1.0%+1.1% -0.8%
3 months -28.5%-7.8%+56.9% +3.5%
6 months -42.6%+5.6%-36.5% +7.0%
Year to date -31.1%+10.4%-17.5% +12.2%
1 year -29.9%+20.5%-43.6% +13.0%
3 years -45.0%+64.0%+1,554.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -18.1%+17.9%+155.0% +23.1%
5 years —+37.0%+1,004.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+6.5%+61.7% +11.0%
10 years —+256.2%+391.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.5%+17.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATSROKPSIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%31.3%110.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.3%31.8%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.551.403.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.570.66-0.40 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-45.6%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.4%-13.2%-52.3% -1.8%
52-week high $35.38$495.08$98.77 $779.14
52-week low $17.29$348.51$25.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleATSROKPSIX
P/E now vs peer median 54.7xmedian 26.0x 39.7xmedian 26.0x 16.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 14.0x 11.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 21.4x 31.7xmedian 21.4x 16.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 13.6xmedian 2.2x 5.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 1.26 -9.05median 1.26 0.36median 1.26

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsATSROKPSIX
Revenue $2.12B $8.97B $676.19M
Gross profit $594.19M $4.41B $161.31M
Operating income $119.42M $1.77B $87.91M
Net income $33.97M $1.20B $67.87M
Free cash flow $180.36M $1.50B $67.09M
R&D – $716.00M $19.16M
EPS (diluted) $0.35 $10.76 $2.94
Cash & equivalents $140.09M $479.00M $70.06M
Total debt $3.79B $13.81B $66.19M
Shares (diluted) 98.14M 111.60M 23.07M
Enterprise value $1.18B $47.17B $921.69M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricATSROKPSIX
P/E 54.7x 39.7x 16.0x
P/FCF 10.3x 31.7x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 27.6x 14.6x
P/S 0.9x 5.3x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x 13.6x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 17.1x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.3x 24.1x 11.4x
EV/EBIT 21.7x 28.5x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 5.6x 1.6x
EV/FCF 14.4x 33.6x 16.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 29.2x 14.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 -9.05 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATSROKPSIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 11.3% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 1.3% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.9% 1.9% -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 7.5% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4,708% -7.1% -14.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 2.9% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 228.1% 23.8% -38.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -5.5% 44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 227.3% 25.2% -38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.0% -4.4% 43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.1% 13.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 22.8% 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.0% 13.9% 7.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 279.9% 23.6% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATSROKPSIX
Gross margin 28.0% 49.1% 23.9%
EBITDA margin 10.0% 23.3% 14.0%
Operating margin 5.6% 19.7% 13.0%
Pretax margin 2.4% 14.7% 12.1%
Net margin 1.6% 13.4% 10.0%
FCF margin 8.5% 16.8% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 19.3% 11.0%
Return on equity 2.7% 30.9% 34.9%
Return on assets 1.1% 9.8% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 21.0% 26.5%
Return on capital employed – 23.6% 27.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.0x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATSROKPSIX
Debt / assets 28.8% 29.4% 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 1.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 2.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.9% 68.5% 55.2%
Equity / assets 42.1% 31.5% 44.8%
Interest coverage 1.7x 12.8x 13.4x
Current ratio – 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 5.88 5.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATSROKPSIX
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusATSROKPSIX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.03FY2026 $12.50FY2026 $3.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.9% +12.3% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.6%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +19.4% +31.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATSROKPSIX
Held by institutions 83.4% 89.2% 36.4%
Institutions holding 143 1,540 158
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +3.5% +24.1%
Institutions buying 82 805 91
Institutions selling 46 437 45
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.84 2.02

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ATSROKPSIX
ATS 1.00 0.40 0.22
ROK 0.40 1.00 0.22
PSIX 0.22 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATS, ROK and PSIX?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ats (ATS) $1.86B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.99B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ATS, ROK and PSIX?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ats (ATS) 54.8x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.8x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Ats (ATS) 18.4x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ats (ATS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ats (ATS) +14.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Ats (ATS) 1.6%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads (Ats (ATS) 3.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Ats (ATS) -29.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -43.6%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +61.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Ats (ATS) 52.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 110.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATS, ROK and PSIX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.