ROK vs TS vs MTD Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Tenaris and Mettler Toledo 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
$49.30B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.80B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionROKTSMTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.30B $63.80B $34.21B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.0x 33.4x 37.8x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 15.2x 33.5x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +2.3% +6.9% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 15.9% 21.9% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 47.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 1.5x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +62.5% +18.8% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +21.7%/yr +2.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 29.0% 33.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 51/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTSMTD

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

AxisROKTSMTD
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 40 #122 of 203 12 #178 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 17 #156 of 188 38 #117 of 188
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 82 #34 of 183 100 #1 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 217 99 #4 of 217 24 #166 of 217
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 53 #72 of 153 80 #32 of 153
Overall 53 58 51
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MTD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTSMTDSPY
1 month +1.1%+8.7%+11.5% -0.2%
3 months -6.8%+8.4%+21.3% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%-4.5%+33.5% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+56.9%+20.9% +12.9%
1 year +21.5%+62.5%+18.8% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+92.0%+72.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+24.3%+20.0% +23.3%
5 years +37.8%+167.0%+14.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+21.7%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +271.5%+109.1%+323.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+7.7%+15.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKTSMTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%29.0%33.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%29.4%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.330.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.692.160.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-33.7%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-5.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$64.02$1,685.92 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$37.11$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.

MultipleROKTSMTD
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 25.2x 33.3xmedian 25.2x 37.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 8.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 28.4xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 21.7x 42.3xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2,851xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.25median 1.32 —median 1.32 5.42median 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 monthsROKTSMTD
Revenue $8.97B $12.04B $4.13B
Gross profit $4.41B $4.08B $2.49B
Operating income $1.77B $2.23B $1.23B
Net income $1.20B $1.97B $905.61M
Free cash flow $1.50B $2.78B $863.97M
R&D $716.00M – $208.01M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 – $44.91
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $9.02B $51.40M
Total debt $13.81B $1.27B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M – 20.17M
Enterprise value $47.48B $34.84B $33.96B

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
MetricROKTSMTD
P/E 40.6x 33.3x 37.5x
P/FCF 32.4x 23.2x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 28.9x 37.5x
P/S 5.4x 5.4x 8.8x
P/B 14.0x 3.8x 2,851x
P/Tangible book 17.5x 3.8x -144.2x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 19.6x 28.4x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 25.1x 31.4x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.6x 9.3x
EV/FCF 34.3x 20.1x 44.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 25.0x 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.25 – 5.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKTSMTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 2.3% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -6.7% 1.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 2.7% 7.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -13.9% 2.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 0.0% 6.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.6% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -3.3% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -18.8% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% – 12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – 6.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -11.7% 2.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -9.6% 0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% -13.2% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -7.8% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKTSMTD
Gross margin 49.1% 33.9% 60.3%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 23.7% 32.9%
Operating margin 19.7% 18.5% 29.7%
Pretax margin 14.7% 20.5% 26.5%
Net margin 13.4% 15.9% 21.9%
FCF margin 16.8% 23.1% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 18.6% 23.6%
Return on equity 30.9% 11.4% –
Return on assets 9.8% 9.7% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 47.1%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.0% 49.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTSMTD
Debt / assets 29.4% 1.5% 57.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 164.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.1x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 15.2% 99.7%
Equity / assets 31.5% 84.8% 0.3%
Interest coverage 12.8x 45.4x 17.7x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 70.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 58.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.96 – 11.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTSMTD
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% -1.5% 2.1%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.4% 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.

ConsensusROKTSMTD
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 33.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $50.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +1.5% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -6.1% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTSMTD
Held by institutions 89.2% 3.6% 94.4%
Institutions holding 1,540 283 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.4% +3.1%
Institutions buying 805 154 331
Institutions selling 437 78 324
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.97 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.

ROKTSMTD
ROK 1.00 0.17 0.31
TS 0.17 1.00 0.00
MTD 0.31 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TS and MTD?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.30B, Tenaris (TS) $63.80B, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $34.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TS and MTD?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.0x, Tenaris (TS) 33.4x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.5x). 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%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +18.8%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, 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, TS 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, 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.