Growth Metrics

Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Rockwell Automation has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 31.32% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 661.0% to 31.32% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 31.32% through Mar 2026, up 661.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 18.29% for FY2025, 274.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 31.32% for Q1 2026 at Rockwell Automation, up from 28.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 31.32% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 14.76% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 24.7% (2025), against an average of 24.23%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 1088bps in 2023 and then tumbled -533bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.12% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 53bps to 29.17% in 2023, then dropped by -18bps to 23.84% in 2024, then rose by 20bps to 28.59% in 2025, then grew by 10bps to 31.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ROK's Return on Capital Employed are 31.32% (Q1 2026), 28.59% (Q4 2025), and 27.08% (Q3 2025).