ROK vs CXT vs PSIX Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Crane NXT and Power Solutions International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$49.32B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
CXT Crane NXT, Co.
$58.43 +22.4% 1M -11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 5, Rockwell Automation 4, Crane NXT 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKCXTPSIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.32B $3.33B $1.13B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 23.8x 16.6x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 12.7x 15.6x CXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +17.3% +13.2% CXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 7.8% 10.0% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 7.4% 26.5% PSIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.2x 0.0x PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% -11.0% -40.8% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +10.6%/yr +62.5%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 38.9% 110.0% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 44/100 75/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

ROKCXTPSIX

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

AxisROKCXTPSIX
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 68 #65 of 203 78 #46 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 49 #97 of 188 62 #73 of 188
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 61 #72 of 183 86 #27 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 217 18 #179 of 217 73 #59 of 217
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 26 #113 of 153 –
Overall 53 44 75
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CXT 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

PeriodROKCXTPSIXSPY
1 month +1.1%+22.4%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months -6.8%+7.2%+74.1% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%+31.9%-29.7% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+24.1%-15.0% +12.9%
1 year +21.5%-11.0%-40.8% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+14.8%+1,604.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+4.7%+157.5% +23.3%
5 years +37.8%+65.7%+1,029.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+10.6%+62.5% +10.9%
10 years +271.5%+147.8%+428.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+9.5%+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKCXTPSIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%38.9%110.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%41.1%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.223.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69-0.28-0.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-47.6%-78.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-11.0%-50.8% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$65.65$98.77 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$36.13$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.

MultipleROKCXTPSIX
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 25.2x 23.9xmedian 25.2x 16.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.0x 12.1xmedian 14.0x 11.8xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 21.7x 15.0xmedian 21.7x 16.7xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 5.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.25median 1.32 -2.29median 1.32 0.38median 1.32

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 monthsROKCXTPSIX
Revenue $8.97B $1.80B $676.19M
Gross profit $4.41B $759.30M $161.31M
Operating income $1.77B $252.60M $87.91M
Net income $1.20B $141.40M $67.87M
Free cash flow $1.50B $224.00M $67.09M
R&D $716.00M – $19.16M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $2.42 $2.94
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $231.40M $70.06M
Total debt $13.81B $1.45B $66.19M
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 58.00M 23.07M
Enterprise value $47.50B $2.46B $921.80M

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
MetricROKCXTPSIX
P/E 40.6x 23.9x 16.5x
P/FCF 32.4x 15.0x 16.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 12.4x 15.1x
P/S 5.4x 1.9x 1.7x
P/B 14.0x 2.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 17.5x 6.5x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 12.1x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 18.2x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 2.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 34.3x 20.5x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 17.0x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.25 -2.29 0.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKCXTPSIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 17.3% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 10.0% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 14.9% -7.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.6% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 9.4% -14.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -4.0% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -6.6% -38.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -9.9% 44.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% -7.4% -38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -10.5% 43.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 41.3% 5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -1.1% 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 52.0% 7.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -4.6% 13.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKCXTPSIX
Gross margin 49.1% 42.1% 23.9%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 21.0% 14.0%
Operating margin 19.7% 14.0% 13.0%
Pretax margin 14.7% 9.8% 12.1%
Net margin 13.4% 7.8% 10.0%
FCF margin 16.8% 12.4% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 15.0% 11.0%
Return on equity 30.9% 11.3% 34.9%
Return on assets 9.8% 3.9% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 7.4% 26.5%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 8.6% 27.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKCXTPSIX
Debt / assets 29.4% 40.4% 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 3.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 6.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 64.8% 55.2%
Equity / assets 31.5% 35.2% 44.8%
Interest coverage 12.8x 3.5x 13.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 5.96 1.85 5.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKCXTPSIX
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.5% –
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.

ConsensusROKCXTPSIX
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $4.59FY2026 $3.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% 0.0% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $1.85BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +17.8% +31.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKCXTPSIX
Held by institutions 89.2% 100.0% 36.4%
Institutions holding 1,540 359 158
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +12.7% +24.1%
Institutions buying 805 182 91
Institutions selling 437 111 45
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.64 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.

ROKCXTPSIX
ROK 1.00 0.34 0.21
CXT 0.34 1.00 0.25
PSIX 0.21 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, CXT and PSIX?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.32B, Crane NXT (CXT) $3.33B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, CXT and PSIX?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x, Crane NXT (CXT) 23.8x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crane NXT (CXT) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x, Crane NXT (CXT) 12.7x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x). 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%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.8%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Crane NXT (CXT) 7.4%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 26.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, Crane NXT (CXT) -11.0%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -40.8%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr, Crane NXT (CXT) +10.6%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.5%/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%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 110.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, CXT 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 5. 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.