Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Rockwell Automation (ROK) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 20.80% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.16 percentage points from 17.63% a year earlier but down 0.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Rockwell Automation was 19.75%, down 3.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 17.06%, up 2.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -0.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Rockwell Automation's Return on Sales [ROS] was 14.42% in FY2024 (-4.27 pp), 18.69% in FY2023 (+1.48 pp), 17.21% in FY2022 (-0.20 pp) and 17.40% in FY2021 (-0.22 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 13.03% in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of 47.20% in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 26.61 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 26.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 20.86% (Q2 2026), 17.39% (Q1 2026) and 19.78% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 20.38% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 29.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 14.72% |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 17.76% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 19.96% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 23.66% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 25.88% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 27.79% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 22.81% |
| 10 | Rockwell Automation | 44.11 Bn | 44.11 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.20% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.37% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.06% |
Rockwell Automation Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ROK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ROK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ROK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();