Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Rockwell Automation (ROK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 31.32% for Q1 2026, up 661.0% year-over-year from 4.11% in Q1 2025, and up 9.54% quarter-over-quarter from 28.59% in Q4 2025.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Rockwell Automation (ROK) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 consecutive years, with 31.32% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 661.0% year-over-year to 31.32%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.32% (up 661.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.29%, up 274.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed rose to 31.32% in Q1 2026 per ROK's latest filing, from 28.59% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 48.62% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 15.65% in Q2 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 26.22% across 5 years, with a median of 25.77% in 2025.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 9980 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 5129 bps in 2022.
- Rockwell Automation's Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.12% in 2022, then surged by 53 bps to 29.17% in 2023, then decreased by 18 bps to 23.84% in 2024, then gained by 20 bps to 28.59% in 2025, then advanced by 10 bps to 31.32% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ROK's Return on Capital Employed at 31.32% in Q1 2026, 28.59% in Q4 2025, and 27.08% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 23.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 31.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 29.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.94% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 51.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.32% |