Rockwell Automation (ROK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Rockwell Automation's Free Cash Flow was $654 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 33.7% from $489 million a year earlier and up 138.7% from the prior quarter.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Rockwell Automation's Free Cash Flow was $1.5 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 13.9% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was $1.36 billion, up 112.5% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $639 million in FY2024 (-47.3%), $1.21 billion in FY2023 (+77.9%), $682 million in FY2022 (-40.2%) and $1.14 billion in FY2021 (+13.3%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 37.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 239.0%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2022 (a decline of 79.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, ROK's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $274 million (Q2 2026), $170 million (Q1 2026) and $405 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.78 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 926.50 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 763.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 631.00 Mn |
| 10 | Rockwell Automation | 48.36 Bn | 46.55 Bn | 1.14 Bn | 654.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 654.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 275.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 170.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 405.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 489.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 171.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 293.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 367.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 238.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 775.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 240.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 155.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 358.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 326.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 45.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -49.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 160.40 Mn |
Rockwell Automation Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ROK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ROK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ROK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();