ROK vs TS vs ZJK Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, Tenaris and ZJK Industrial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$444.39 -2.4% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$43.19B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$55.96 -4.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.32B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 9, Rockwell Automation 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKTSZJKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.19B $60.32B $83.12M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 31.5x — TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.6x 14.1x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +2.3% — ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% 15.9% — TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% 12.7% — ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x — TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.5% +40.6% -43.1% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +17.8%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.6% 28.9% 95.8% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 59/100 — TS

Percentile Scorecard

ROKTSZJK

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

AxisROKTSZJK
Valuation 15 #173 of 204 45 #112 of 204 –
Growth 51 #95 of 191 16 #161 of 191 –
Profitability 95 #10 of 189 79 #40 of 189 –
Financial Health 35 #145 of 221 99 #4 of 221 80 #45 of 221
Shareholder Returns 73 #44 of 159 55 #72 of 159 –
Overall 54 59 –
  • ROK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ZJK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKTSZJKSPY
1 month -2.4%-4.3%-21.2% -1.0%
3 months -1.3%-1.9%-8.0% -0.4%
6 months -3.3%-10.4%-51.8% +4.5%
Year to date +14.2%+45.5%-25.5% +12.4%
1 year +23.5%+40.6%-43.1% +13.6%
3 years +68.5%+60.7%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.0%+17.1%— +20.8%
5 years +31.1%+126.5%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.6%+17.8%— +10.4%
10 years +278.0%+96.1%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +14.2%+7.0%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureROKTSZJKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.6%28.9%95.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%30.0%85.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.390.330.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.741.40-0.45 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-33.7%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-12.6%-58.1% -1.6%
52-week high $495.08$64.02$3.56 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$37.76$1.38 $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.

MultipleROKTSZJK
P/E now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 25.5x 30.9xmedian 25.5x —median 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 14.4x 18.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 23.3x 21.5xmedian 23.3x —median 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 2.2x 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.36median 1.16 —median 1.16 —median 1.16

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 monthsROKTSZJK
Revenue $8.97B $12.04B –
Gross profit $4.41B $4.08B –
Operating income $1.77B $2.23B –
Net income $1.20B $1.97B –
Free cash flow $1.50B $2.78B –
R&D $716.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $10.76 – –
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $9.02B $21.03M
Total debt $3.26B $301.89M $4.51M
Shares (diluted) 111.60M – 62.62M
Enterprise value $41.38B $31.77B $7.47M

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
MetricROKTSZJK
P/E 41.1x 30.9x –
P/FCF 32.8x 21.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 28.5x 26.8x –
P/S 5.5x 5.0x –
P/B 14.1x 3.5x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 3.5x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 24.9x 18.0x –
EV/EBIT 29.4x 23.0x –
EV/Revenue 5.8x 4.3x –
EV/FCF 34.7x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 22.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.36 – –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKTSZJK
Debt / assets 29.4% 1.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 15.2% 39.2%
Equity / assets 31.5% 84.8% 60.8%
Interest coverage 12.8x 45.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 70.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 58.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 6.01 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKTSZJK
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.2% –
Net buyback yield 1.4% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.6% –
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.

ConsensusROKTSZJK
Forward P/E 35.6xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 $3.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +1.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% -6.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKTSZJK
Held by institutions 89.2% 3.6% 0.2%
Institutions holding 1,544 285 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -2.4% -17.3%
Institutions buying 808 154 4
Institutions selling 438 80 3
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.93 1.33

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.

ROKTSZJK
ROK 1.00 0.18 0.03
TS 0.18 1.00 0.00
ZJK 0.03 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, TS and ZJK?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $43.19B, Tenaris (TS) $60.32B, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) $83.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, ROK, TS and ZJK?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 36.0x, Tenaris (TS) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 35.6x, Tenaris (TS) 14.1x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +23.5%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) -43.1%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +5.6%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +17.8%/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) 31.6%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) 95.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.