Rockwell Automation, Inc. (ROK) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 23rd

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 23rd will be paid a dividend of 1.38 per share by the industrial products company on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 23rd.

Rockwell Automation has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 15 consecutive years. Rockwell Automation has a dividend payout ratio of 48.4% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Rockwell Automation to earn $11.07 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 49.9%.

Rockwell Automation Stock Performance

ROK stock opened at $381.47 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $408.17 and a 200-day moving average price of $373.94. Rockwell Automation has a 1-year low of $215.00 and a 1-year high of $438.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. The firm has a market cap of $42.86 billion, a PE ratio of 43.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 1.52.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The industrial products company reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.46 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $2.11 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.08 billion. Rockwell Automation had a return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 11.56%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 earnings per share. Rockwell Automation has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-12.200 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Rockwell Automation will post 9.35 earnings per share 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.