Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Rockwell Automation (ROK) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 31.32% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 31.32%, up 661.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 31.32% (up 661.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 18.29%, up 274.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 31.32% in Q1 2026 per ROK's latest filing, 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.
• A 5-year average of 24.23% and a median of 24.7% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 1088 bps in 2023, then sank 533 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.12% in 2022, then jumped by 53 bps to 29.17% in 2023, then retreated by 18 bps to 23.84% in 2024, then rose by 20 bps to 28.59% in 2025, then gained 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.