ROK vs TER vs FTV Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Teradyne and Fortive 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
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$323.68 -18.8% 1M +119.4% 1Y
Market cap
$48.96B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
6 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$61.62 +9.8% 1M +24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$19.42B
P/E
36.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 6, Fortive 3, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKTERFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.32B $48.96B $19.42B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 42.6x 36.3x FTV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 33.5x 19.3x FTV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +57.9% +5.6% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 25.8% 12.4% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 35.3% 7.4% TER
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 2.5x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +119.4% +24.6% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +18.8%/yr -3.8%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 78.6% 26.7% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 66/100 47/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTERFTV

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

AxisROKTERFTV
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 23 #87 of 112 45 #112 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 90 #12 of 109 19 #153 of 188
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 94 #7 of 104 73 #50 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 217 71 #34 of 116 39 #133 of 217
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 50 #41 of 81 61 #61 of 153
Overall 53 66 47
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTERFTVSPY
1 month +1.1%-18.8%+9.8% -0.2%
3 months -6.8%+0.9%-4.0% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%-14.9%-0.2% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+67.2%+11.6% +12.9%
1 year +21.5%+119.4%+24.6% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+286.1%-5.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+56.9%-1.8% +23.3%
5 years +37.8%+136.2%-17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+18.8%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +271.5%+1,318.4%+29.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+30.4%+2.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKTERFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%78.6%26.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%85.3%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.403.380.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.520.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-59.7%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-33.1%-4.0% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$483.84$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$144.38$49.16 $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.

MultipleROKTERFTV
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 25.2x 44.0xmedian 33.2x 35.1xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 11.3xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.0x 33.6xmedian 20.0x 17.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 21.7x 65.8xmedian 29.8x 19.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.3x 14.6xmedian 3.0x 3.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.25median 1.32 1.52median 1.17 -4.25median 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 monthsROKTERFTV
Revenue $8.97B $4.46B $4.32B
Gross profit $4.41B $2.64B $2.73B
Operating income $1.77B $1.35B $786.70M
Net income $1.20B $1.15B $534.40M
Free cash flow $1.50B $769.75M $937.60M
R&D $716.00M $559.87M $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $7.29 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $349.54M $374.20M
Total debt $13.81B – $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 157.69M 307.60M
Enterprise value $47.50B $47.74B $17.89B

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
MetricROKTERFTV
P/E 40.6x 44.0x 35.1x
P/FCF 32.4x 65.8x 19.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 47.5x 17.7x
P/S 5.4x 11.3x 4.3x
P/B 14.0x 14.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 17.5x 15.0x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 33.6x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 37.2x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 11.3x 5.0x
EV/FCF 34.3x 65.3x 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 47.2x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.25 1.52 -4.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKTERFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 57.9% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 16.0% -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 58.2% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 16.7% -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 160.9% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 28.8% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% 145.2% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 27.2% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% 149.0% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 29.0% -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 34.4% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 19.9% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 38.4% -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 18.5% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKTERFTV
Gross margin 49.1% 59.2% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 33.5% 28.6%
Operating margin 19.7% 30.2% 18.2%
Pretax margin 14.7% 30.2% 15.6%
Net margin 13.4% 25.8% 12.4%
FCF margin 16.8% 17.2% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 23.9% 24.4%
Return on equity 30.9% 35.2% 8.8%
Return on assets 9.8% 24.9% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 35.3% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 37.8% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.7% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTERFTV
Debt / assets 29.4% – 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 29.5% 47.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 70.5% 52.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 118.8x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.96 23.43 3.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTERFTV
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 0.9% 10.6%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.1% 11.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 6.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -48.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -17.0%

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.

ConsensusROKTERFTV
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 33.5xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $9.65FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +143.7%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +25.7% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +18.9% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTERFTV
Held by institutions 89.2% 97.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,540 1,419 803
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +5.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 805 828 350
Institutions selling 437 456 301
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.82 1.16

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.

ROKTERFTV
ROK 1.00 0.51 0.36
TER 0.51 1.00 0.04
FTV 0.36 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TER and FTV?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.32B, Teradyne (TER) $48.96B, Fortive (FTV) $19.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TER and FTV?

Fortive (FTV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x, Teradyne (TER) 42.6x, Fortive (FTV) 36.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortive (FTV) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x, Teradyne (TER) 33.5x, Fortive (FTV) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teradyne (TER) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Teradyne (TER) +57.9%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Teradyne (TER) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Fortive (FTV) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, Teradyne (TER) +119.4%, Fortive (FTV) +24.6%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +18.8%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rockwell Automation (ROK) 0.00%, Teradyne (TER) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%. Rockwell Automation (ROK) and Teradyne (TER) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%, Fortive (FTV) 26.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, TER and FTV?

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