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Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in the Americas, EMEA, and the Indo-Pacific. With a market cap of $39.1 billion, Rockwell operates through Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services segments.
The company is expected to release its Q3 results on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Ahead of the event, analysts expect ROK to report a profit of $2.68 per share, down 1.1% from $2.71 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. On the positive note, the company has surpassed the Street’s bottom-line estimates in each of the past four quarters.
For the full fiscal 2025, analysts expect ROK to report an EPS of $9.77, marginally up from $9.71 in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2026, its earnings are expected to soar 16.1% year-over-year to $11.34 per share.
ROK stock has surged 19.5% over the past 52 weeks, outperforming the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund’s (XLI) 17.3% gains and the S&P 500 Index’s ($SPX) 10.5% returns during the same time frame.
Rockwell Automation’s stock prices soared 11.9% following the release of its better-than-expected Q2 results on May 7. Due to a drop in organic revenues and currency headwinds, the company’s sales for the quarter declined 5.9% year-over-year to $2 billion, but surpassed the consensus estimates by 1.5%. Its adjusted EPS for the quarter also declined 2% year-over-year to $2.45, but surpassed the Street expectations by 17.2%.
Meanwhile, the company improved its full-year topline guidance and raised its full-year EPS guidance from the previously announced range of $8.60- $9.80 to $9.20 - $10.20, boosting investor confidence.
The stock has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating overall. Of the 23 analysts covering the stock, opinions include 11 “Strong Buys,” 11 “Holds,” and one “Strong Sell.” As of writing, the stock is trading notably above its mean price target of $330.38.
