ROK vs TS vs FTV Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Tenaris and Fortive Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.73B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.37B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
FTV Fortive Corp
$60.78 +8.3% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.54B
P/E
34.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Rockwell Automation 2, Fortive 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKTSFTVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.73B $63.37B $18.54B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x 33.1x 34.7x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 34.4x 14.9x 19.0x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +2.3% +5.6% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 15.9% 12.4% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 7.4% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 2.5x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% +65.7% +22.9% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +21.5%/yr -3.9%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 29.0% 26.8% FTV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 48/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTSFTV

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

AxisROKTSFTV
Valuation 15 #173 of 203 41 #120 of 203 45 #112 of 203
Growth 52 #91 of 187 18 #154 of 187 19 #151 of 187
Profitability 95 #11 of 185 80 #37 of 185 73 #50 of 185
Financial Health 33 #148 of 219 99 #4 of 219 39 #133 of 219
Shareholder Returns 75 #39 of 153 52 #74 of 153 61 #61 of 153
Overall 54 58 48
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTSFTVSPY
1 month -1.0%+6.9%+8.3% -0.8%
3 months -7.8%+5.2%-3.4% +3.5%
6 months +5.6%-6.1%-2.0% +7.0%
Year to date +10.4%+54.3%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%+65.7%+22.9% +13.0%
3 years +64.0%+88.8%-6.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%+23.6%-2.2% +23.1%
5 years +37.0%+164.5%-17.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%+21.5%-3.9% +11.0%
10 years +256.2%+108.1%+27.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.5%+7.6%+2.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureROKTSFTVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%29.0%26.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%29.4%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.320.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.662.270.85 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-33.7%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.2%-7.3%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $495.08$64.02$64.16 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$37.11$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.

MultipleROKTSFTV
P/E now vs peer median 39.7xmedian 26.0x 32.8xmedian 26.0x 34.6xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 14.0x 19.2xmedian 14.0x 17.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.7xmedian 21.4x 22.8xmedian 21.4x 19.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 3.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.05median 1.26 —median 1.26 -4.19median 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 monthsROKTSFTV
Revenue $8.97B $12.04B $4.32B
Gross profit $4.41B $4.08B $2.73B
Operating income $1.77B $2.23B $786.70M
Net income $1.20B $1.97B $534.40M
Free cash flow $1.50B $2.78B $937.60M
R&D $716.00M – $262.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 – $1.74
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $9.02B $374.20M
Total debt $13.81B $1.27B $3.51B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M – 307.60M
Enterprise value $46.92B $34.40B $17.00B

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
MetricROKTSFTV
P/E 39.7x 32.8x 34.6x
P/FCF 31.7x 22.8x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 28.4x 17.5x
P/S 5.3x 5.3x 4.3x
P/B 13.6x 3.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 3.7x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 24.1x 19.2x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 28.5x 24.6x 27.4x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 4.6x 5.0x
EV/FCF 33.6x 19.7x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 24.5x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.05 – -4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKTSFTV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 2.3% 5.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -6.7% -10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 2.7% 4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -13.9% -7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 0.0% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.6% -9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -3.3% -30.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -18.8% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% – -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – -8.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -11.7% -30.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -9.6% -6.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% -13.2% -34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -7.8% -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKTSFTV
Gross margin 49.1% 33.9% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 23.7% 28.6%
Operating margin 19.7% 18.5% 18.2%
Pretax margin 14.7% 20.5% 15.6%
Net margin 13.4% 15.9% 12.4%
FCF margin 16.8% 23.1% 21.7%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 18.6% 24.4%
Return on equity 30.9% 11.4% 8.8%
Return on assets 9.8% 9.7% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTSFTV
Debt / assets 29.4% 1.5% 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.1x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 15.2% 47.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 84.8% 52.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 45.4x 12.8x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 70.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 58.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.88 – 3.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTSFTV
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.0% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 1.5% -1.5% 10.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 1.5% 11.1%
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.

ConsensusROKTSFTV
Forward P/E 34.4xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $3.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +1.5% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $4.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +11.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -6.1% -6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTSFTV
Held by institutions 89.2% 3.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,540 283 803
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 805 154 350
Institutions selling 437 78 301
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.97 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.

ROKTSFTV
ROK 1.00 0.17 0.36
TS 0.17 1.00 0.03
FTV 0.36 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TS and FTV?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.73B, Tenaris (TS) $63.37B, Fortive (FTV) $18.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TS and FTV?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.6x, Tenaris (TS) 33.1x, Fortive (FTV) 34.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x, Tenaris (TS) 14.9x, Fortive (FTV) 19.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Fortive (FTV) +5.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Fortive (FTV) 12.4%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Fortive (FTV) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Fortive (FTV) +22.9%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Fortive (FTV) -3.9%/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%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Fortive (FTV) 0.00%. Rockwell Automation (ROK) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortive (FTV) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Fortive (FTV) 26.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, TS 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, Tenaris (TS) leads on 8. 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.