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

Rockwell Automation's (ROK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 31.32% in Q1 2026, up 661.0% year-on-year from 4.11% in Q1 2025, and up 9.54% on a QoQ basis from 28.59% in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 661.0% year-over-year to 31.32% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 31.32%, a 661.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 18.29%, up 274.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 31.32%, up from 28.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for ROK reached as high as 48.62% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 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.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 19.12% in 2022, then jumped by 53 bps to 29.17% in 2023, then dropped by 18 bps to 23.84% in 2024, then climbed by 20 bps to 28.59% in 2025, then grew by 10 bps to 31.32% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 31.32% in Q1 2026, 28.59% in Q4 2025, and 27.08% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn 8.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 66.94%