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During the past 12 months, Rockwell Automation's average EBITDA Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EBITDA Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EBITDA Per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EBITDA Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average EBITDA per share growth rate.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average EBITDA Per Share Growth Rate of Rockwell Automation was 35.10% per year. The lowest was -25.40% per year. And the median was 2.40% per year.
EBITDA per Share is the amount of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) per outstanding share of the company's stock.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate gives an overview of the company's growth in operating profitability and is an important factor used in calculating Peter Lynch Fair Value.
Rockwell Automation 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate Related Terms
ROK vs AME, IR, XYL: 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate 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 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate falls into.
This is the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per Share. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average EBITDA per share growth rate.
What does a 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate of 0.20% mean?
Rockwell Automation (ROK) has a 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate of 0.20% as of Jun. 2026. 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share. View historical data for Rockwell Automation and its competitors.
Is Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate too high?
Rockwell Automation's current 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is 0.20%. Overall, Rockwell Automation has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate compare to AME and IR?
Rockwell Automation's 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate of 0.20% can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate for an Industrial Products company?
A good 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate mean?
A high 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is the 5-year average growth rate of EBITDA per share. View historical data for Rockwell Automation and its competitors. Rockwell Automation's current 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is 0.20%. 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 $321.57, compared to a current price of $433.27 — trading 34.7% above its estimated fair value. The current 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is 0.20%. Rockwell Automation's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate calculated?
5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Rockwell Automation (ROK), the current 5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is 0.20% as of Jun. 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 $433.27 is trading 34.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $321.57.
GuruFocus considers Rockwell Automation to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ROK:
5-Year EBITDA Growth Rate: 0.20%
GF Value™: $321.57 vs. price of $433.27 (34.7% above fair value)
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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