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Rockwell Automation, Inc. · ROK · FY2024 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2024
Rockwell cuts FY2024 outlook as destocking weighs on orders
The current evidence is mixed: demand and guidance weakened, but recurring services, acquisitions, and productivity initiatives could support margins if orders recover.
Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials
$47.43B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.71
Consensus $2.08
EPS surprise
+30.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.05B
Consensus $2.03B
Revenue surprise
+0.9%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-0.6%
Event window
SPY move
-0.7%
Same window
Abnormal move
+0.0%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+3.1%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did ROK fall 0.6% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q3?What changed in ROK's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q3?Give me the bull and bear case for ROK after FY2024 Q3 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior analysis, guidance deteriorated further: organic sales were described as down about 10% and adjusted EPS down 21% to $9.60. The margin program expanded to a $250 million FY25 benefit target, while order growth remained modest and destocking continued.
Guidance delta
Management lowered FY2024 guidance, citing slower orders, destocking, and weaker end-user capital spending.
Key takeaways
- Management cited slower order growth and elevated inventory, especially in China, as ongoing constraints.
- The company highlighted a $250 million productivity and margin-expansion program through FY25, with $100 million realized in FY24.
- Lifecycle Services, recurring revenue, Clearpath Robotics, and FactoryTalk optics were identified as areas of opportunity.
- The current analysis describes management tone as confident despite the lower outlook.
Management priorities
- Execute the productivity and margin-expansion program.
- Maintain R&D as a stable share of sales and launch new offerings at Investor Day.
- Rationalize SKUs and improve gross margin through make-or-buy decisions.
- Expand recurring services, cybersecurity, and mobile-robot offerings.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$426.23Current
$205Low
$362.6Average
$545High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 18, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 13, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Dec 16, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Daiwa Capital | Buy | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jul 11, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 12, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 3, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 17, 2022 |
| HSBC | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 10, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 3, 2021 |
| Gordon Haskett | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Gabelli & Co. | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 13, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 13, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 26, 2018 |
| FBR Capital | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 11, 2016 |
| Ladenburg Thalmann | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 28, 2016 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 5, 2014 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Dec 18, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $426.23. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $520 | $432.16 | +22.0% | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $430 | $423.42 | +0.9% | Oct 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Stephen Tusa | $426 | $432.93 | -0.1% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $545 | $420.63 | +27.9% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Chris Dankert | $490 | $434.66 | +15.0% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $514 | $449.53 | +20.6% | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $485 | $458.14 | +13.8% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $514 | $445.23 | +20.6% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Chris Dankert | $500 | $463.57 | +17.3% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $501 | $460.47 | +17.5% | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $445 | $435.93 | +4.4% | May 6, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $510 | $435.93 | +19.7% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Christopher Snyder | $525 | $435.93 | +23.2% | May 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $480 | $435.93 | +12.6% | May 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $460 | $415.02 | +7.9% | Feb 8, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $470 | $418.1 | +10.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $430 | $418.45 | +0.9% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $406.7 | -6.2% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $450 | $413.36 | +5.6% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $410 | $413.36 | -3.8% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Joe Ritchie | $448 | $401.78 | +5.1% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $470 | $400.61 | +10.3% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $402 | $371.26 | -5.7% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $391 | $366.53 | -8.3% | Nov 7, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $365 | $340.46 | -14.4% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $370 | $349.01 | -13.2% | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $345 | $332.59 | -19.1% | Aug 8, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Ken Newman | $380 | $336.49 | -10.8% | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $280 | $269.28 | -34.3% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Barclays | Julian Mitchell | $285 | $281.31 | -33.1% | Jan 8, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Ken Newman | $345 | $295.42 | -19.1% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Chris Snyder | $320 | $256.92 | -24.9% | Sep 6, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Andrew Obin | $270 | $249.16 | -36.7% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $270 | $249.16 | -36.7% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Brett Linzey | $245 | $249.16 | -42.5% | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Redburn Partners | Richard Radbourne | $256 | $264.07 | -39.9% | Jul 8, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Dankert | $290 | $268.92 | -32.0% | May 14, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Saree Boroditsky | $280 | $272.04 | -34.3% | May 7, 2024 |
| Daiwa | Jairam Nathan | $310 | $263.01 | -27.3% | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Joseph O'Dea | $357 | $305.3 | -16.2% | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $300 | $283.41 | -29.6% | Apr 28, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $335 | $293.65 | -21.4% | Feb 14, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $284 | $265.9 | -33.4% | Jan 6, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $233 | $259.74 | -45.3% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $238 | $256.59 | -44.2% | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $297 | $259.81 | -30.3% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $206 | $222.51 | -51.7% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $254.4 | -32.0% | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $238.55 | -42.3% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $240.46 | -50.0% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $274 | $240.46 | -35.7% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $206.35 | -53.1% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $212 | $194.01 | -50.3% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Joshua Pokrzywinski | $260 | $200.01 | -39.0% | Jul 6, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $197.64 | -55.4% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $195.43 | -53.1% | May 24, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $218.21 | -41.3% | May 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $325 | $217.68 | -23.8% | May 4, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $256 | $217.48 | -39.9% | May 4, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $219.78 | -27.3% | May 4, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $213.74 | -48.4% | May 4, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Robert Mason | $310 | $217.17 | -27.3% | May 4, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | John Walsh | $318 | $284.6 | -25.4% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Brendan Luecke | $378 | $328.82 | -11.3% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Nicole Deblase | $340 | $328.82 | -20.2% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Argus Research | John Eade | $390 | $341.24 | -8.5% | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Berenberg Bank | Phil Buller | $390 | $343.55 | -8.5% | Nov 24, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Chris Dankert | $315 | $340.57 | -26.1% | Nov 17, 2021 |
| UBS | Markus Mittermaier | $338 | $336.49 | -20.7% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Noah Kaye | $360 | $336.78 | -15.5% | Nov 3, 2021 |
| Stephens | Robert McCarthy | $300 | $295.96 | -29.6% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| HSBC | Puneet Garg | $285 | $290.66 | -33.1% | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Joseph C Giordano | $205 | $257.32 | -51.9% | May 3, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationRockwell Automation, Inc., established in 1903 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a global leader in providing industrial automation and digital transformation solutions. The company's operations are segmented into three key areas: Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. The Intelligent Devices segment offers various hardware products such as drives, motion control systems, safety and sensing equipment, industrial components, and customized configurations. The Software & Control division provides essential control and visualization software and accompanying hardware, information management platforms, digital twin and simulation tools, and network and cybersecurity infrastructure.…
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