ROK vs CXT vs GTX Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Crane NXT and Garrett Motion Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.11B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$57.00 +19.4% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
GTX Garrett Motion Inc.
$21.69 -15.7% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.11B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionROKCXTGTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.11B $3.25B $4.11B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.1x 23.2x 11.5x GTX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 12.4x 11.9x GTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +17.3% +8.5% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 7.8% 9.5% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 7.4% 64.2% GTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.2x 1.9x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% -13.7% +27.7% GTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +10.3%/yr +26.4%/yr GTX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 38.9% 44.4% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 45/100 66/100 GTX

Percentile Scorecard

ROKCXTGTX

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

AxisROKCXTGTX
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 70 #61 of 203 98 #5 of 203
Growth 52 #91 of 187 50 #95 of 187 48 #98 of 187
Profitability 95 #11 of 185 62 #71 of 185 77 #43 of 185
Financial Health 33 #148 of 219 17 #181 of 219 15 #186 of 219
Shareholder Returns 75 #39 of 153 26 #113 of 153 91 #14 of 153
Overall 54 45 66
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CXT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • GTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKCXTGTXSPY
1 month -1.0%+19.4%-15.7% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%+5.1%-29.6% +3.5%
6 months +5.6%+28.6%+3.8% +7.0%
Year to date +10.4%+21.1%+24.4% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%-13.7%+27.7% +13.0%
3 years +64.0%+12.0%+204.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%+3.9%+45.0% +23.1%
5 years +37.0%+63.5%+222.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%+10.3%+26.4% +11.0%
10 years +256.2%+143.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureROKCXTGTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%38.9%44.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%41.1%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.211.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.350.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-47.6%-40.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-13.2%-40.1% -1.8%
52-week high $495.08$65.65$36.23 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$36.13$15.64 $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.

MultipleROKCXTGTX
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 26.0x 23.4xmedian 26.0x 11.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.0x 11.9xmedian 14.0x 8.1xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 21.4x 14.6xmedian 21.4x 11.1xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x -6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.05median 1.26 -2.23median 1.26 0.09median 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 monthsROKCXTGTX
Revenue $8.97B $1.80B $3.75B
Gross profit $4.41B $759.30M $779.00M
Operating income $1.77B $252.60M $536.00M
Net income $1.20B $141.40M $357.00M
Free cash flow $1.50B $224.00M $365.00M
R&D $716.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $2.42 $1.87
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $231.40M $158.00M
Total debt $13.81B $1.45B $1.37B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 58.00M 190.59M
Enterprise value $46.30B $2.38B $3.40B

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
MetricROKCXTGTX
P/E 39.7x 23.4x 11.4x
P/FCF 31.7x 14.6x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 12.1x 9.2x
P/S 5.3x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 13.6x 2.6x -6.0x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 6.3x -6.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x 11.9x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 28.5x 17.8x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/FCF 33.6x 20.1x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 16.6x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.05 -2.23 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKCXTGTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 17.3% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 10.0% -0.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 14.9% 10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.6% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 9.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -4.0% 2.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -6.6% 18.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -9.9% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% -7.4% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -10.5% 120.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 41.3% 7.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -1.1% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 52.0% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -4.6% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKCXTGTX
Gross margin 49.1% 42.1% 20.8%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 21.0% 17.2%
Operating margin 19.7% 14.0% 14.3%
Pretax margin 14.7% 9.8% 12.0%
Net margin 13.4% 7.8% 9.5%
FCF margin 16.8% 12.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 15.0% 11.8%
Return on equity 30.9% 11.3% –
Return on assets 9.8% 3.9% 14.7%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 7.4% 64.2%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 8.6% 56.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKCXTGTX
Debt / assets 29.4% 40.4% 55.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.1x -2.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.2x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 6.5x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 64.8% 127.3%
Equity / assets 31.5% 35.2% -27.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 3.5x 5.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.88 1.83 2.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKCXTGTX
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -0.7% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 0.5% 8.2%
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.

ConsensusROKCXTGTX
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% 0.0% +13.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $3.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +17.8% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKCXTGTX
Held by institutions 89.2% 100.0% 96.8%
Institutions holding 1,540 359 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +12.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 805 182 239
Institutions selling 437 111 139
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.64 1.72

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.

ROKCXTGTX
ROK 1.00 0.34 0.46
CXT 0.34 1.00 0.24
GTX 0.46 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, CXT and GTX?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.11B, Crane NXT (CXT) $3.25B, Garrett Motion (GTX) $4.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, CXT and GTX?

Garrett Motion (GTX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.1x, Crane NXT (CXT) 23.2x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Garrett Motion (GTX) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x, Crane NXT (CXT) 12.4x, Garrett Motion (GTX) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Crane NXT (CXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Crane NXT (CXT) +17.3%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Garrett Motion (GTX) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 64.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Garrett Motion (GTX) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Crane NXT (CXT) -13.7%, Garrett Motion (GTX) +27.7%. Over five years, Garrett Motion (GTX) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr, Crane NXT (CXT) +10.3%/yr, Garrett Motion (GTX) +26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Crane NXT (CXT) 38.9%, Garrett Motion (GTX) 44.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, CXT and GTX?

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