Growth Metrics

Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.29% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 5.0% to 0.29% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.29% through Dec 2025, up 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.18% for FY2025, 3.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.29% at Rockwell Automation, up from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.29% in Q3 2023, with the low at 0.15% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.23%, with a median of 0.23% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -8bps in 2021, then rose 11bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.16% in 2021, then increased by 20bps to 0.19% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 53bps to 0.29% in 2023, then fell by -18bps to 0.24% in 2024, then grew by 20bps to 0.29% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.29%, 0.27%, and 0.26% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.