ROK vs PSIX vs IPGP Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Power Solutions International and Ipg Photonics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$451.43 +4.7% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.25B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
IPGP Ipg Photonics Corp
$75.70 -3.6% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.07B
P/E
111.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Power Solutions International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Power Solutions International 7, Rockwell Automation 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKPSIXIPGPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.25B $1.04B $3.07B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.2x 15.4x 111.5x PSIX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.1x 15.6x 72.1x PSIX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +13.2% +13.0% PSIX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 10.0% 2.6% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 26.5% — PSIX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.0x — PSIX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% -45.1% -12.4% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +62.3%/yr -13.8%/yr PSIX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 109.6% 72.0% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 75/100 58/100 PSIX

Percentile Scorecard

ROKPSIXIPGP

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

AxisROKPSIXIPGP
Valuation 15 #172 of 203 81 #39 of 203 40 #122 of 203
Growth 51 #93 of 188 61 #74 of 188 30 #132 of 188
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 86 #26 of 183 31 #126 of 183
Financial Health 34 #143 of 216 73 #59 of 216 96 #9 of 216
Shareholder Returns 76 #38 of 152 – 94 #10 of 152
Overall 54 75 58
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PSIX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IPGP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKPSIXIPGPSPY
1 month +4.7%+2.7%-3.6% +0.7%
3 months -4.1%+73.8%-10.8% +3.7%
6 months +10.4%-34.0%-36.3% +7.1%
Year to date +16.0%-15.3%+5.7% +12.8%
1 year +22.6%-45.1%-12.4% +11.9%
3 years +71.3%+1,597.5%-9.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +19.7%+157.2%-3.3% +22.8%
5 years +41.3%+1,025.1%-52.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.2%+62.3%-13.8% +10.9%
10 years +280.0%+413.0%-21.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%+17.8%-2.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKPSIXIPGPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%109.6%72.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%118.0%78.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.403.542.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.41-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-78.0%-72.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-51.0%-50.8% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$98.77$153.91 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$25.44$69.41 $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.

MultipleROKPSIXIPGP
P/E now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 25.8x 16.4xmedian 25.8x 116.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 3.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 14.6x 11.7xmedian 14.6x 31.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 22.2x 16.6xmedian 22.2x 154.8xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 2.2x 5.5xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.51median 1.45 0.37median 1.45 -3.43median 1.45

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 monthsROKPSIXIPGP
Revenue $8.97B $676.19M $1.07B
Gross profit $4.41B $161.31M $410.10M
Operating income $1.77B $87.91M $7.97M
Net income $1.20B $67.87M $27.56M
Free cash flow $1.50B $67.09M $20.80M
R&D $716.00M $19.16M $123.44M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $2.94 $0.64
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $70.06M $399.23M
Total debt $13.81B $66.19M –
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 23.07M 42.91M
Enterprise value $46.43B $838.48M -$321.20M

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
MetricROKPSIXIPGP
P/E 41.8x 16.4x 116.7x
P/FCF 33.3x 16.6x 154.8x
P/Operating cash flow 28.9x 15.0x 33.4x
P/S 5.6x 1.6x 3.0x
P/B 14.3x 5.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 18.0x 5.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.3x 11.7x 31.3x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 12.6x 294.7x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 1.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF 35.2x 16.6x 112.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 14.9x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.51 0.37 -3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKPSIXIPGP
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 13.2% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 10.6% -7.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% -7.3% 25.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 15.8% -6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -14.4% 103.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 29.0% -62.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -38.8% 112.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 44.2% -36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% -38.8% 112.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 43.9% -34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 5.2% -36.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 15.8% -24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 7.8% -67.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 13.6% -43.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKPSIXIPGP
Gross margin 49.1% 23.9% 38.4%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 14.0% 7.0%
Operating margin 19.7% 13.0% 0.7%
Pretax margin 14.7% 12.1% 3.7%
Net margin 13.4% 10.0% 2.6%
FCF margin 16.8% 9.9% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 11.0% 9.0%
Return on equity 30.9% 34.9% 1.3%
Return on assets 9.8% 15.4% 1.1%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 26.5% –
Return on capital employed 23.6% 27.1% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.1% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKPSIXIPGP
Debt / assets 29.4% 14.6% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 55.2% 12.3%
Equity / assets 31.5% 44.8% 87.7%
Interest coverage 12.8x 13.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.6x 6.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 6.07 5.44 9.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKPSIXIPGP
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 2.6% – 4.1%
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.

ConsensusROKPSIXIPGP
Forward P/E 36.1xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 72.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $3.11FY2026 $1.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 -37.6%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +22.5% +109.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $656.20MFY2026 $1.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 -9.2%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +31.5% +7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKPSIXIPGP
Held by institutions 89.2% 36.4% 71.5%
Institutions holding 1,542 159 357
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +24.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying 807 92 214
Institutions selling 437 45 96
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.04 2.23

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.

ROKPSIXIPGP
ROK 1.00 0.21 0.14
PSIX 0.21 1.00 0.35
IPGP 0.14 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, PSIX and IPGP?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.25B, Power Solutions International (PSIX) $1.04B, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) $3.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, PSIX and IPGP?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.2x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.4x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 111.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Power Solutions International (PSIX) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 36.1x, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 15.6x, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 72.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Power Solutions International (PSIX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +13.2%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 10.0%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Power Solutions International (PSIX) leads (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: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.6%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) -45.1%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -12.4%. Over five years, Power Solutions International (PSIX) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +7.2%/yr, Power Solutions International (PSIX) +62.3%/yr, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) -13.8%/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%, Power Solutions International (PSIX) 109.6%, Ipg Photonics (IPGP) 72.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.