ROK vs VHUB vs WRD Stock Comparison

Rockwell Automation, VenHub Global and WeRide Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$439.20 +1.1% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.77B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
1.26%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
WRD WeRide Inc.
$4.37 -21.0% 1M -60.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.35B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$92.10M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 5, WeRide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROKVHUBWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.77B $26.21M $1.35B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.6x -0.4x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% — +244.8% WRD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.4% -11,799.2% -243.6% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.0% — -24.9% ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.26% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.5% — -60.8% ROK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 162.6% 60.3% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 2/100 66/100 WRD

Percentile Scorecard

ROKVHUBWRD

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

AxisROKVHUBWRD
Valuation 16 #170 of 203 0 #13 of 13 42 #8 of 13
Growth 50 #94 of 188 9 #11 of 12 91 #2 of 12
Profitability 96 #9 of 183 0 #12 of 12 82 #3 of 12
Financial Health 32 #147 of 217 0 #13 of 13 50 #7 of 13
Shareholder Returns 72 #44 of 153 – –
Overall 53 2 66
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • WRD ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROKVHUBWRDSPY
1 month +1.1%-46.3%-21.0% -0.2%
3 months -6.8%-60.8%-24.8% +3.9%
6 months +9.4%-56.1%-44.1% +8.2%
Year to date +12.9%—-49.7% +12.9%
1 year +21.5%—-60.8% +12.3%
3 years +67.6%—— +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.8%—— +23.3%
5 years +37.8%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.6%—— +10.9%
10 years +271.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROKVHUBWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%162.6%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%198.1%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.401.612.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.69—-1.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.6%-96.4%-89.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-96.4%-62.7% -1.2%
52-week high $495.08$8.08$11.72 $779.14
52-week low $348.51$0.29$4.08 $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.

MultipleROKVHUBWRD
P/E now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 25.2x -0.4x -6.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 51.9xmedian 18.7x 14.6xmedian 18.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 14.0x -0.6x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.4xmedian 21.7x -1.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.3x -495.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median -9.25median 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 monthsROKVHUBWRD
Revenue $8.97B $505.29K $92.10M
Gross profit $4.41B -$111.65K $39.20M
Operating income $1.77B -$42.78M -$260.29M
Net income $1.20B -$59.62M -$237.93M
Free cash flow $1.50B -$16.53M –
R&D $716.00M $1.05M $219.70M
EPS (diluted) $10.76 $-0.69 –
Cash & equivalents $479.00M $2.56M $629.27M
Total debt $13.81B – $194.84M
Shares (diluted) 111.60M 86.30M –
Enterprise value $46.96B $17.76M -$1.69B

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
MetricROKVHUBWRD
P/E 40.6x -0.4x -6.0x
P/FCF 32.4x -1.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x -1.7x –
P/S 5.4x 51.9x 14.6x
P/B 14.0x -495.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 17.5x -495.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 24.6x -0.6x –
EV/EBIT 29.1x -0.6x -2.9x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 46.8x 8.2x
EV/FCF 34.3x -1.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.8x -1.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.25 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROKVHUBWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% – 244.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.9% – 142.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -193.6% -22.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.8% -76.7% 29.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.2% 42.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROKVHUBWRD
Gross margin 49.1% -22.1% 42.6%
EBITDA margin 23.3% -8,423% –
Operating margin 19.7% -8,466% -282.6%
Pretax margin 14.7% -10,867% -258.0%
Net margin 13.4% -11,799% -243.6%
FCF margin 16.8% -3,271% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.3% -3,074% –
Return on equity 30.9% -3,339% -24.1%
Return on assets 9.8% -559.7% -20.5%
Return on invested capital 21.0% – -24.9%
Return on capital employed 23.6% -1,898% -26.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 6,401% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROKVHUBWRD
Debt / assets 29.4% – 6.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.5% 100.7% 17.5%
Equity / assets 31.5% -0.7% 82.5%
Interest coverage 12.8x -3.5x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 5.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 3.7x
Altman Z-score 5.96 -34.51 2.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROKVHUBWRD
Dividend yield 1.3% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% -72.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% -72.0% –
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.

ConsensusROKVHUBWRD
Forward P/E 35.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.50FY2026 – $-0.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.50BFY2026 – $149.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.9%FY2026 – +52.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% – +88.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROKVHUBWRD
Held by institutions 89.2% – 26.0%
Institutions holding 1,540 – 110
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% – -1.2%
Institutions buying 805 – 51
Institutions selling 437 – 35
Buyers to sellers 1.84 – 1.46

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.

ROKVHUBWRD
ROK 1.00 0.14 0.25
VHUB 0.14 1.00 0.11
WRD 0.25 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROK, VHUB and WRD?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.77B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $26.21M, WeRide (WRD) $1.35B.

Which company is growing faster?

WeRide (WRD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, WeRide (WRD) +244.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, WeRide (WRD) -243.6%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%, WeRide (WRD) -24.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Automation (ROK) returned the most: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +21.5%, WeRide (WRD) -60.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rockwell Automation (ROK) 1.26%. VenHub Global (VHUB) and WeRide (WRD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.6%, WeRide (WRD) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROK, VHUB and WRD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads on 5. 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.