RBC vs ROK vs VHUB Stock Comparison

RBC Bearings, Rockwell Automation and VenHub Global Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (FTV) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$465.03 -9.6% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.92B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$381.52 -15.4% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.75B
P/E
34.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 6, Rockwell Automation 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBCROKVHUBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.92B $41.75B $19.84M ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.1x 34.8x -0.3x ROK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 30.5x — ROK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.4% +11.3% — RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 13.4% -11,799.2% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 21.0% — ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x — RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.8% +5.2% — RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +2.4%/yr — RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.7% 35.1% 160.3% RBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 55/100 7/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

RBCROKVHUB

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

AxisRBCROKVHUB
Valuation 15 #174 of 204 20 #163 of 204 0 #13 of 13
Growth 87 #26 of 191 49 #98 of 191 18 #10 of 12
Profitability 77 #45 of 189 95 #11 of 189 0 #12 of 12
Financial Health 73 #61 of 221 35 #145 of 221 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns 17 #132 of 159 79 #34 of 159 –
Overall 54 55 7
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ROK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBCROKVHUBSPY
1 month -9.6%-15.4%-43.9% -5.9%
3 months -17.9%-13.6%-66.2% -4.6%
6 months -24.0%-14.9%-77.2% +0.2%
Year to date +3.7%-1.9%— +7.5%
1 year +7.8%+5.2%— +8.2%
3 years +112.1%+47.6%— +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.5%+13.9%— +19.0%
5 years +95.8%+12.5%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.4%+2.4%— +9.4%
10 years +561.3%+224.5%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.8%+12.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRBCROKVHUBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.7%35.1%160.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%39.3%195.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.621.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.15— 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.5%-45.6%-97.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-22.9%-97.2% -5.9%
52-week high $648.89$495.08$8.08 $779.14
52-week low $423.39$348.51$0.23 $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.

MultipleRBCROKVHUB
P/E now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 23.4x 35.3xmedian 23.4x -0.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 1.7x 4.7xmedian 1.7x 41.1xmedian 15.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 13.4x -0.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.2xmedian 21.9x 28.2xmedian 21.9x -1.3xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x -393.2xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.62median 1.02 -8.04median 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 monthsRBCROKVHUB
Revenue $2.02B $8.97B $505.29K
Gross profit $921.20M $4.41B -$111.65K
Operating income $494.50M $1.77B -$42.78M
Net income $354.40M $1.20B -$59.62M
Free cash flow $399.20M $1.50B -$16.53M
R&D – $716.00M $1.05M
EPS (diluted) $11.17 $10.76 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $89.30M $479.00M $2.56M
Total debt $710.50M $3.26B –
Shares (diluted) 31.71M 111.60M 86.30M
Enterprise value $14.54B $39.94B $11.39M

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
MetricRBCROKVHUB
P/E 41.4x 35.3x -0.3x
P/FCF 38.2x 28.2x -1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 31.4x 24.5x -1.3x
P/S 7.5x 4.7x 41.1x
P/B 4.3x 12.1x -393.2x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 15.2x -393.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 21.6x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 32.1x 25.5x -0.4x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 5.0x 36.1x
EV/FCF 39.7x 30.0x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.7x 26.1x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.62 -8.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBCROKVHUB
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.4% 11.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.6% 1.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.4% -7.1% -193.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 2.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 36.8% 23.8% -76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.7% -5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 36.9% 25.2% 42.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.6% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.3% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 22.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBCROKVHUB
Gross margin 45.5% 49.1% -22.1%
EBITDA margin 31.2% 23.3% -8,423%
Operating margin 24.4% 19.7% -8,466%
Pretax margin 22.3% 14.7% -10,867%
Net margin 17.5% 13.4% -11,799%
FCF margin 19.7% 16.8% -3,271%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 19.3% -3,074%
Return on equity 10.1% 30.9% -3,339%
Return on assets 6.8% 9.8% -559.7%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 10.3% 23.6% -1,898%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.0% 6,401%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBCROKVHUB
Debt / assets 13.7% 29.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 68.5% 100.7%
Equity / assets 68.6% 31.5% -0.7%
Interest coverage 4.1x 12.8x -3.5x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 7.02 5.45 -34.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBCROKVHUB
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.7% -90.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.1% -90.7%
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.

ConsensusRBCROKVHUB
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.14FY2026 $12.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.00BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +25.1% +19.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBCROKVHUB
Held by institutions 95.3% 89.2% –
Institutions holding 687 1,545 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 362 809 –
Institutions selling 240 438 –
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.85 –

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.

RBCROKVHUB
RBC 1.00 0.51 -0.08
ROK 0.51 1.00 0.11
VHUB -0.08 0.11 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBC, ROK and VHUB?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: RBC Bearings (RBC) $14.92B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $41.75B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $19.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, RBC, ROK and VHUB?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.1x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.8x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rockwell Automation (ROK) is cheapest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 32.9x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 30.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: RBC Bearings (RBC) +7.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +5.2%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (RBC Bearings (RBC) +14.4%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, RBC Bearings (RBC) has been the steadiest (RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 160.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBC, ROK and VHUB?

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