Rockwell AutomationROK -0.54%78 Days Payable is 65.82 as of Mar. 2026, which is 5% below its 10-year median of 68.98. GuruFocus rates ROK with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of $312.87 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,997 Industrial Products companies, Rockwell Automation ranks worse than 53.15% on this metric.
The historical rank and industry rank for Rockwell Automation's Days Payable or its related term are showing as below:
ROK'
s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 57.09 Med: 68.98 Max: 85.77
Current: 72.37
During the past 13 years, Rockwell Automation's highest Days Payable was 85.77. The lowest was 57.09. And the median was 68.98.
ROK's Days Payable is ranked worse than 53.15% of 2997
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 77.54
vs ROK: 72.37
Rockwell Automation's Days Payable
declined
from Mar. 2025 (68.95) to Mar. 2026 (65.82).
It may suggest that Rockwell Automationaccelerated paying its suppliers.
Rockwell Automation Days Payable Related Terms
Rockwell Automation Days Payable Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Rockwell Automation's Days Payable can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Rockwell Automation's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Rockwell Automation Days Payable vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Rockwell Automation's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rockwell Automation's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Rockwell Automation's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Rockwell Automation (ROK) has a Days Payable of 65.82 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Rockwell Automation and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 68.98. Over the past decade, Rockwell Automation's Days Payable has ranged from 57.09 to 85.77. According to the industry distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1593 out of 2997 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 53.2%.
Is Rockwell Automation's Days Payable too high?
Rockwell Automation's current Days Payable of 65.82 is near median its 10-year median of 68.98. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 57.09 to a high of 85.77. The Industrial Products industry median Days Payable is 77.54. Rockwell Automation's value of 65.82 is 15.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1593 out of 2997 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Rockwell Automation has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rockwell Automation's Days Payable compare to AME and ITW?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1593 out of 2997 companies for Days Payable. This places Rockwell Automation in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 77.54. Rockwell Automation's value of 65.82 is 15.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Rockwell Automation's own Days Payable has ranged from 57.09 to 85.77 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 68.98 vs. the industry median of 77.54, Rockwell Automation has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for an Industrial Products company?
The median Days Payable among Industrial Products companies is 77.54, based on 2,997 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Rockwell Automation's current Days Payable of 65.82 is 15.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Rockwell Automation and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Days Payable is 77.54 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Rockwell Automation's current Days Payable is 65.82, which is near median its own 10-year median of 68.98. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rockwell Automation stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rockwell Automation (ROK) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $312.87, compared to a current price of $476.82 — trading 52.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 65.82, which is near median its 10-year median of 68.98 and 15.1% below the Industrial Products industry median of 77.54. Rockwell Automation's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Rockwell Automation (ROK), the current Days Payable is 65.82 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Rockwell Automation (ROK) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rockwell Automation stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $476.82 is trading 52.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $312.87.
GuruFocus considers Rockwell Automation to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ROK:
Days Payable: 65.82 (near median its 10-year median of 68.98)
GF Value™: $312.87 vs. price of $476.82 (52.4% above fair value)
Industry Position: 15.1% below the Industrial Products median (#1593 of 2997)
No single metric tells the full story. See the ROK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
With roots tracing back to the early 1900s, Rockwell Automation is the successor to Rockwell International, which spun off its avionics segment in 2001. It is a pure-play industrial automation company that operates through three segments. Its largest segment by revenue, intelligent devices, sells factory floor-level devices such as motors, drives, sensors, relays, and actuators. Its software and control segment sells visualization, simulation, and human-machine interface software and control products such as programmable controllers, computers, and operator terminals. Its smallest segment, lifecycle services, offers digital consulting, engineered-to-order services, and other outsourced services such as remote monitoring, cybersecurity, and asset and plant maintenance and optimization.
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