Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) To Go Ex-Dividend on August 17th

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of 1.38 per share by the industrial products company on Thursday, September 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 17th.

Rockwell Automation has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. Rockwell Automation has a payout ratio of 48.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Rockwell Automation to earn $14.52 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $5.52 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 38.0%.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

Shares of ROK opened at $440.24 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Rockwell Automation has a 52 week low of $305.44 and a 52 week high of $468.11. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $424.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $406.00. The stock has a market cap of $48.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.76, a PEG ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.57.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $3.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.42. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 37.54% and a net margin of 12.36%.The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.16 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.45 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.500-13.100 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Rockwell Automation will post 13.01 EPS for the current year.

Rockwell Automation Company Profile

Rockwell Automation is a global industrial automation and digital transformation company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The firm designs, manufactures and supports control systems, industrial control hardware and software, and related services that help manufacturers and industrial operators automate processes, improve productivity and enable data-driven decision making. Rockwell traces its heritage to the Allen-Bradley and Rockwell automation businesses and positions itself as a provider of integrated automation solutions across discrete and process industries.

The company’s product portfolio includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), variable frequency drives, sensors, safety components and other industrial control hardware, often marketed under the Allen-Bradley brand.