What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for ROK Q1 Earnings?

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Rockwell Automation in a research note issued on Monday, December 9th. KeyCorp analyst K. Newman forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $2.09 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Rockwell Automation’s current full-year earnings is $9.39 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Rockwell Automation’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.05 EPS.

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The industrial products company reported $2.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.40 by $0.07. Rockwell Automation had a net margin of 11.53% and a return on equity of 30.42%. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.06 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $3.64 EPS. Rockwell Automation’s quarterly revenue was down 20.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on ROK. Mizuho lifted their price target on Rockwell Automation from $245.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays raised Rockwell Automation from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $255.00 to $290.00 in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Rockwell Automation from $288.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Rockwell Automation from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Rockwell Automation from $313.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $294.75.

Rockwell Automation Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE:ROK opened at $293.72 on Tuesday. Rockwell Automation has a 12-month low of $242.81 and a 12-month high of $312.76. The business has a 50 day moving average of $278.28 and a 200-day moving average of $269.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market cap of $33.16 billion, a PE ratio of 35.47, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.36.

Rockwell Automation Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th were issued a dividend of $1.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 18th. This represents a $5.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.78%. This is a boost from Rockwell Automation’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.25. Rockwell Automation’s payout ratio is 63.29%.

Rockwell Automation announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, September 5th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to reacquire up to 3.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Scott Genereux sold 278 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.04, for a total transaction of $83,967.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 3,184 shares in the company, valued at $961,695.36. This represents a 8.03 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP John M. Miller sold 467 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $284.07, for a total transaction of $132,660.69. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 4,800 shares in the company, valued at $1,363,536. This represents a 8.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 35,541 shares of company stock worth $10,586,674 in the last ninety days. 0.68% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Rockwell Automation

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ROK. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Rockwell Automation by 162,058.5% during the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 1,185,379 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $318,227,000 after purchasing an additional 1,184,648 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Rockwell Automation by 29,591.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 936,178 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $251,326,000 after buying an additional 933,025 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in Rockwell Automation by 1,119.3% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 763,351 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $210,135,000 after acquiring an additional 700,745 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Rockwell Automation by 33.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,556,292 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $417,802,000 after acquiring an additional 390,784 shares during the period. Finally, Electron Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Rockwell Automation by 484.5% during the second quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 412,371 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $104,779,000 after acquiring an additional 341,814 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.75% of the company’s stock.

About Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation, Inc provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services.