PKOH vs ROK vs TS Stock Comparison

Park Ohio Holdings, Rockwell Automation and Tenaris Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$39.61 -18.6% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$573.14M
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
1.29%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$381.52 -15.4% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$42.37B
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.45%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$56.41 -0.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.47B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
3.16%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, Park Ohio Holdings 3, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKOHROKTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $573.14M $42.37B $60.47B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 35.3x 30.1x PKOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 30.5x 14.2x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +11.3% +2.8% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 13.4% 16.2% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 21.0% 13.0% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.3x -3.5x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.29% 1.45% 3.16% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.0% +5.2% +40.6% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +2.4%/yr +18.0%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 35.1% 28.9% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 55/100 59/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

PKOHROKTS

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

AxisPKOHROKTS
Valuation 87 #27 of 204 20 #163 of 204 40 #122 of 204
Growth 88 #24 of 191 49 #98 of 191 16 #161 of 191
Profitability 40 #114 of 189 95 #11 of 189 80 #39 of 189
Financial Health 14 #191 of 221 35 #145 of 221 98 #5 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #86 of 159 79 #34 of 159 61 #63 of 159
Overall 55 55 59
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKOHROKTSSPY
1 month -18.6%-15.4%-0.8% -5.9%
3 months -14.8%-13.6%+5.6% -4.6%
6 months +28.4%-14.9%-4.3% +0.2%
Year to date +89.2%-1.9%+46.7% +7.5%
1 year +88.0%+5.2%+40.6% +8.2%
3 years +55.6%+47.6%+59.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+13.9%+16.8% +19.0%
5 years +55.4%+12.5%+128.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.2%+2.4%+18.0% +9.4%
10 years +28.6%+224.5%+97.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%+12.5%+7.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePKOHROKTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%35.1%28.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%39.3%30.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.620.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.151.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.8%-45.6%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-22.9%-11.9% -5.9%
52-week high $52.51$495.08$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $18.74$348.51$37.76 $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.

MultiplePKOHROKTS
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 23.4x 35.3xmedian 23.4x 30.1xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 5.0xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 13.4x 17.7xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 21.9x 28.2xmedian 21.9x 22.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.02 -8.04median 1.02 —median 1.02

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 monthsPKOHROKTS
Revenue $1.71B $8.97B $12.16B
Gross profit $302.10M $4.41B $4.12B
Operating income $80.80M $1.77B $2.23B
Net income $34.90M $1.20B $2.04B
Free cash flow $21.00M $1.50B $2.75B
R&D – $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) $2.44 $10.76 –
Cash & equivalents $58.90M $479.00M $9.55B
Total debt $660.40M $3.26B -$336.57M
Shares (diluted) 14.30M 111.60M –
Enterprise value $375.44M $40.56B $31.99B

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
MetricPKOHROKTS
P/E 15.9x 35.3x 30.1x
P/FCF 27.3x 28.2x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 24.5x 26.4x
P/S 0.3x 4.7x 5.0x
P/B 1.4x 12.1x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 15.2x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 21.6x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 25.5x 22.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.0x 4.2x
EV/FCF 55.9x 30.0x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 26.1x 22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -8.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKOHROKTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 11.3% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 1.3% -6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 1.9% 2.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.5% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% -7.1% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 2.9% -20.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% 23.8% 0.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 182.4% -5.5% -17.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.6% 25.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 171.8% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% 13.8% -0.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% 22.8% -17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 225.7% 13.9% -7.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 108.0% 23.6% -16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKOHROKTS
Gross margin 17.6% 49.1% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 23.3% 23.5%
Operating margin 4.7% 19.7% 18.3%
Pretax margin 2.3% 14.7% 20.6%
Net margin 2.0% 13.4% 16.2%
FCF margin 1.2% 16.8% 22.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 19.3% 18.8%
Return on equity 8.8% 30.9% 11.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 9.8% 9.9%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 21.0% 13.0%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 23.6% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKOHROKTS
Debt / assets 43.9% 29.4% -1.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x 1.3x -3.5x
Debt / FCF 31.4x 2.2x -0.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 68.5% 18.2%
Equity / assets 26.7% 31.5% 81.8%
Interest coverage 1.6x 12.8x 43.8x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 34.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 28.4x
Altman Z-score – 5.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKOHROKTS
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.4% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.7% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.1% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusPKOHROKTS
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 $12.50FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +12.3% +1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +19.2% -6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKOHROKTS
Held by institutions 55.8% 89.2% 3.6%
Institutions holding 104 1,545 285
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +3.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 58 809 154
Institutions selling 27 438 80
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.85 1.93

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.

PKOHROKTS
PKOH 1.00 0.41 0.01
ROK 0.41 1.00 0.15
TS 0.01 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKOH, ROK and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $573.14M, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $42.37B, Tenaris (TS) $60.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, PKOH, ROK and TS?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 15.9x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.3x, Tenaris (TS) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 11.6x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 30.5x, Tenaris (TS) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +7.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Tenaris (TS) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 2.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Tenaris (TS) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.4%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Tenaris (TS) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +88.0%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +5.2%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +9.2%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +2.4%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +18.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.29%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.45%, Tenaris (TS) 3.16%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 45.4%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKOH, ROK and TS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 7. 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.