ROK vs TER vs MTD Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Teradyne and Mettler Toledo International Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$426.18 -1.6% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.75B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
TER Teradyne, Inc
$308.85 -20.6% 1M +112.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.36B
P/E
42.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.46B
Div. yield
–
Test and Measurement Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teradyne leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Teradyne 7, Mettler Toledo International 2, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKTERMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.75B $48.36B $33.57B TER
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.8x 42.0x 37.1x MTD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.1x 31.9x 33.2x TER
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +57.9% +6.9% TER
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 25.8% 21.9% TER
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 35.3% 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — 1.5x ROK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +112.9% +16.1% TER
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr +21.6%/yr +2.6%/yr TER
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 78.6% 33.0% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 65/100 51/100 TER

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTERMTD

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

AxisROKTERMTD
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 23 #87 of 112 11 #180 of 203
Growth 52 #91 of 188 89 #13 of 109 38 #117 of 188
Profitability 94 #12 of 187 93 #8 of 105 100 #1 of 187
Financial Health 32 #152 of 222 72 #34 of 117 24 #168 of 222
Shareholder Returns 74 #41 of 153 49 #42 of 82 80 #31 of 153
Overall 53 65 51
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TER ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTERMTDSPY
1 month -1.6%-20.6%+11.7% -1.0%
3 months -7.8%-11.7%+25.6% +2.9%
6 months +6.2%-26.1%+30.1% +6.4%
Year to date +9.5%+59.6%+19.7% +11.4%
1 year +19.3%+112.9%+16.1% +13.1%
3 years +60.3%+237.1%+68.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.0%+50.0%+18.9% +21.5%
5 years +34.7%+166.0%+13.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.1%+21.6%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +246.5%+1,342.6%+309.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.2%+30.6%+15.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureROKTERMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%78.6%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%84.9%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.393.350.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.621.440.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-59.7%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.9%-36.2%-1.0% -2.5%
52-week high $495.08$483.84$1,685.52 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$144.28$1,025.53 $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.

MultipleROKTERMTD
P/E now vs peer median 39.4xmedian 25.9x 42.0xmedian 31.3x 37.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 10.8xmedian 2.6x 8.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 13.7x 32.0xmedian 19.6x 28.1xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 21.1x 62.7xmedian 28.3x 41.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 2.3x 13.9xmedian 2.9x 2,822xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -8.98median 1.19 1.45median 1.15 5.36median 1.19

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 monthsROKTERMTD
Revenue $8.97B $4.46B $4.13B
Gross profit $4.41B $2.64B $2.49B
Operating income $1.77B $1.35B $1.23B
Net income $1.20B $1.15B $905.61M
Free cash flow $1.50B $769.75M $863.97M
R&D $716.00M $559.87M $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $7.29 $44.91
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $349.54M $51.40M
Total debt $13.81B $400.00M $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 157.69M 20.17M
Enterprise value $45.94B $47.14B $33.32B

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
MetricROKTERMTD
P/E 39.4x 42.0x 37.1x
P/FCF 31.5x 62.7x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 45.4x 37.1x
P/S 5.3x 10.8x 8.8x
P/B 13.5x 13.9x 2,822x
P/Tangible book 17.0x 14.3x -142.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.9x 32.0x 28.1x
EV/EBIT 28.3x 35.5x 31.1x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 10.7x 9.3x
EV/FCF 33.3x 62.3x 44.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.9x 45.0x 39.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.98 1.45 5.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKTERMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 57.9% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 16.0% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 58.2% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 16.7% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 160.9% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 28.8% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% 145.2% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% 27.2% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% 149.0% 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 29.0% 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 34.4% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 19.9% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% 38.4% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 18.5% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKTERMTD
Gross margin 49.1% 59.2% 60.3%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 33.5% 32.9%
Operating margin 19.7% 30.2% 29.7%
Pretax margin 14.7% 30.2% 26.5%
Net margin 13.4% 25.8% 21.9%
FCF margin 16.8% 17.2% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 23.9% 23.6%
Return on equity 30.9% 35.2% –
Return on assets 9.8% 24.9% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 35.3% 47.1%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 37.8% 49.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTERMTD
Debt / assets 29.4% – 57.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 29.5% 99.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 70.5% 0.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 118.8x 17.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 2.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.85 22.47 11.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTERMTD
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.5% 1.0% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.1% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusROKTERMTD
Forward P/E 34.1xFY2026 31.9xFY2026 33.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $9.69FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +144.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +24.9% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $5.01BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +57.1%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +18.1% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTERMTD
Held by institutions 89.2% 97.3% 94.4%
Institutions holding 1,540 1,419 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +5.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 805 828 331
Institutions selling 437 456 324
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.82 1.02

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.

ROKTERMTD
ROK 1.00 0.50 0.31
TER 0.50 1.00 0.18
MTD 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TER and MTD?

Teradyne (TER) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $47.75B, Teradyne (TER) $48.36B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $33.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TER and MTD?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 39.8x, Teradyne (TER) 42.0x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teradyne (TER) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.1x, Teradyne (TER) 31.9x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.2x). 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teradyne (TER) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Teradyne (TER) 25.8%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Teradyne (TER) 35.3%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teradyne (TER) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +19.3%, Teradyne (TER) +112.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +16.1%. Over five years, Teradyne (TER) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.1%/yr, Teradyne (TER) +21.6%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.6%/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%, Teradyne (TER) 78.6%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.