SCTH vs ROK vs OUST Stock Comparison

Securetech Innovations, Rockwell Automation and Ouster Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$451.43 +4.7% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.25B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$32.14 -19.7% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rockwell Automation leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Rockwell Automation 5, Ouster 1, Securetech Innovations 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCTHROKOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $276.72M $48.25B $1.95B ROK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 40.2x -36.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.3% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 13.4% -26.0% ROK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +278.8% +22.6% -7.2% SCTH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.2%/yr -12.2%/yr ROK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 147.9% 31.3% 101.9% ROK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 44/100 ROK

Percentile Scorecard

SCTHROKOUST

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

AxisSCTHROKOUST
Valuation – 15 #172 of 203 10 #101 of 112
Growth – 51 #93 of 188 83 #19 of 108
Profitability – 96 #9 of 183 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health – 34 #143 of 216 87 #16 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 76 #38 of 152 25 #59 of 78
Overall – 54 44
  • SCTH ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • ROK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCTHROKOUSTSPY
1 month -12.9%+4.7%-19.7% +0.7%
3 months -23.6%-4.1%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months +251.4%+10.4%+19.2% +7.1%
Year to date +240.2%+16.0%+48.5% +12.8%
1 year +278.8%+22.6%-7.2% +11.9%
3 years +2,330.0%+71.3%+745.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +189.9%+19.7%+103.8% +22.8%
5 years —+41.3%-47.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+7.2%-12.2% +10.9%
10 years —+280.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+14.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCTHROKOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 147.9%31.3%101.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 212.9%31.8%99.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.281.404.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.880.72-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.6%-45.6%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.6%-8.8%-48.6% -1.2%
52-week high $23.49$495.08$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $2.50$348.51$16.63 $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.

MultipleSCTHROKOUST
P/E now vs peer median — 41.8xmedian 25.8x -39.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 17.1x 5.6xmedian 1.9x 10.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median — 25.3xmedian 14.6x -36.9xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.7x 33.3xmedian 22.2x -26.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.0x 14.3xmedian 2.2x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median — -9.51median 1.45 -0.70median 1.08

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 monthsSCTHROKOUST
Revenue – $8.97B $204.91M
Gross profit – $4.41B $101.63M
Operating income – $1.77B -$62.60M
Net income – $1.20B -$53.33M
Free cash flow – $1.50B -$82.47M
R&D – $716.00M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) – $10.76 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents – $479.00M $91.76M
Total debt $1.33M $13.81B –
Shares (diluted) 17.09M 111.60M 65.99M
Enterprise value $276.72M $46.43B $1.06B

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
MetricSCTHROKOUST
P/E – 41.8x -39.8x
P/FCF – 33.3x -26.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.9x -40.9x
P/S – 5.6x 10.7x
P/B – 14.3x 5.9x
P/Tangible book – 18.0x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – 25.3x -36.9x
EV/EBIT – 29.9x -31.0x
EV/Revenue – 5.9x 9.5x
EV/FCF – 35.2x -23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 30.5x -36.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -9.51 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCTHROKOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.3% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.9% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -7.1% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 23.8% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.2% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.8% -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCTHROKOUST
Gross margin – 49.1% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 23.3% -25.6%
Operating margin – 19.7% -30.6%
Pretax margin – 14.7% -25.5%
Net margin – 13.4% -26.0%
FCF margin – 16.8% -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.3% -26.3%
Return on equity – 30.9% -16.5%
Return on assets – 9.8% -12.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.0% –
Return on capital employed – 23.6% -18.1%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCTHROKOUST
Debt / assets – 29.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets – 68.5% 21.8%
Equity / assets – 31.5% 78.2%
Interest coverage – 12.8x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 4.2x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 3.5x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 3.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.07 10.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCTHROKOUST
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% -6.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.6% -6.3%
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.

ConsensusSCTHROKOUST
Forward P/E – 36.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $12.50FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $8.50BFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +1.9%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +19.4% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCTHROKOUST
Held by institutions – 89.2% 53.9%
Institutions holding – 1,542 331
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.5% +19.0%
Institutions buying – 807 233
Institutions selling – 437 66
Buyers to sellers – 1.85 3.53

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.

SCTHROKOUST
SCTH 1.00 0.06 -0.01
ROK 0.06 1.00 0.39
OUST -0.01 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCTH, ROK and OUST?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Securetech Innovations (SCTH) $276.72M, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.25B, Ouster (OUST) $1.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has the highest net margin (Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Securetech Innovations (SCTH) returned the most: Securetech Innovations (SCTH) +278.8%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +22.6%, Ouster (OUST) -7.2%. Over five years, Rockwell Automation (ROK) compounded fastest (Rockwell Automation (ROK) +7.2%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rockwell Automation (ROK) has been the steadiest (Securetech Innovations (SCTH) 147.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, Ouster (OUST) 101.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCTH, ROK and OUST?

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.