ROK vs TS vs WS Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Tenaris and Worthington Steel 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
$49.38B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.70B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.74 +18.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionROKTSWSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.38B $63.70B $2.10B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 33.3x -54.9x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x 15.2x 11.2x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +2.3% +69.1% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 15.9% -0.7% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 0.2% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 19.9x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% +62.5% +36.0% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr +21.7%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 29.0% 47.2% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 33/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTSWS

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

AxisROKTSWS
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 40 #122 of 203 59 #83 of 203
Growth 50 #94 of 188 17 #156 of 188 32 #128 of 188
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 82 #34 of 183 29 #130 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 217 99 #4 of 217 10 #196 of 217
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 53 #72 of 153 34 #101 of 153
Overall 53 58 33
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTSWSSPY
1 month +1.1%+8.7%+18.0% -0.2%
3 months -6.8%+8.4%+12.1% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%-4.5%+13.5% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%+56.9%+23.5% +12.9%
1 year +21.5%+62.5%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%+92.0%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%+24.3%— +23.3%
5 years +37.8%+167.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%+21.7%— +10.9%
10 years +271.5%+109.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+7.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKTSWSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%29.0%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%29.4%49.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.400.331.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.692.160.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-33.7%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-5.8%-12.2% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$64.02$48.69 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$37.11$28.10 $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.

MultipleROKTSWS
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 25.2x 33.3xmedian 25.2x -55.8xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 42.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 21.7x 46.9xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -9.25median 1.32 —median 1.32 1.72median 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 monthsROKTSWS
Revenue $8.97B $12.04B $5.30B
Gross profit $4.41B $4.08B $549.30M
Operating income $1.77B $2.23B $6.30M
Net income $1.20B $1.97B -$56.50M
Free cash flow $1.50B $2.78B $46.70M
R&D $716.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.76 – $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $9.02B $248.20M
Total debt $13.81B $1.27B $2.20B
Shares (diluted) 111.60M – 50.00M
Enterprise value $47.56B $34.74B $1.59B

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
MetricROKTSWS
P/E 40.6x 33.3x -55.8x
P/FCF 32.4x 23.2x 46.9x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 28.9x 10.9x
P/S 5.4x 5.4x 0.4x
P/B 14.0x 3.8x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 17.5x 3.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x 19.6x 42.2x
EV/EBIT 29.1x 25.1x 656.7x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 34.3x 20.1x 88.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x 25.0x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.25 – 1.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKTSWS
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 2.3% 69.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% -6.7% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% 2.7% 36.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -13.9% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 0.0% -95.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -20.6% -65.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -3.3% -144.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -18.8% -34.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% – -132.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% -11.7% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -9.6% -10.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% -13.2% 50.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -7.8% -41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKTSWS
Gross margin 49.1% 33.9% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 23.3% 23.7% 1.8%
Operating margin 19.7% 18.5% 0.1%
Pretax margin 14.7% 20.5% -0.2%
Net margin 13.4% 15.9% -0.7%
FCF margin 16.8% 23.1% 0.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% 18.6% 3.8%
Return on equity 30.9% 11.4% -4.0%
Return on assets 9.8% 9.7% -1.4%
Return on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% 0.2%
Return on capital employed 23.6% 11.0% 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.1x -3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTSWS
Debt / assets 29.4% 1.5% 36.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x 19.9x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.1x 47.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 15.2% 72.8%
Equity / assets 31.5% 84.8% 27.2%
Interest coverage 12.8x 45.4x 0.5x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 70.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 58.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.96 – 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTSWS
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.0% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% -1.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.4% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -57.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 70.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusROKTSWS
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +1.5% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $10.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -6.1% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTSWS
Held by institutions 89.2% 3.6% 56.3%
Institutions holding 1,540 283 238
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 805 154 112
Institutions selling 437 78 68
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.97 1.65

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.

ROKTSWS
ROK 1.00 0.17 0.38
TS 0.17 1.00 0.21
WS 0.38 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TS and WS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $49.38B, Tenaris (TS) $63.70B, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TS and WS?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 41.1x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x, Worthington Steel (WS) -54.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Worthington Steel (WS) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.1x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, Worthington Steel (WS) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%, Worthington Steel (WS) +36.0%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.6%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/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%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%. Rockwell Automation (ROK) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, TS and WS?

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.