Rockwell AutomationROK +0.88%78 Interest Coverage is 12.97 as of Mar. 2026, which is 2% above its 10-year median of 12.71. 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 2,329 Industrial Products companies, Rockwell Automation ranks worse than 56.03% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Rockwell Automation's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $467 Mil. Rockwell Automation's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-36 Mil.
Rockwell Automation's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 12.97.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
ROK'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.74 Med: 12.71 Max: 17.77
Current: 11.43
ROK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 56.03% of 2329
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 14.8
vs ROK: 11.43
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Rockwell Automation Interest Coverage Related Terms
Rockwell Automation Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage 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.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
ROK vs AME, ITW, DOV: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* 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 Interest Coverage of 12.97 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Rockwell Automation and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 12.71. Over the past decade, Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage has ranged from 7.74 to 17.77. According to the industry distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1305 out of 2329 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 56%.
Is Rockwell Automation's Interest Coverage too high?
Rockwell Automation's current Interest Coverage of 12.97 is near median its 10-year median of 12.71. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.74 to a high of 17.77. The Industrial Products industry median Interest Coverage is 14.80. Rockwell Automation's value of 12.97 is 12.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1305 out of 2329 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 Interest Coverage compare to AME and ITW?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Rockwell Automation ranks #1305 out of 2329 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Rockwell Automation in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 14.80. Rockwell Automation's value of 12.97 is 12.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Rockwell Automation's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 7.74 to 17.77 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 12.71 vs. the industry median of 14.80, 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 Interest Coverage for an Industrial Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Industrial Products companies is 14.80, based on 2,329 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Rockwell Automation's current Interest Coverage of 12.97 is 12.4% 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 Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Rockwell Automation and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 14.80 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Rockwell Automation's current Interest Coverage is 12.97, which is near median its own 10-year median of 12.71. 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 $460.37 — trading 47.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 12.97, which is near median its 10-year median of 12.71 and 12.4% below the Industrial Products industry median of 14.80. 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 Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Rockwell Automation (ROK), the current Interest Coverage is 12.97 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 $460.37 is trading 47.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $312.87.
GuruFocus considers Rockwell Automation to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for ROK:
Interest Coverage: 12.97 (near median its 10-year median of 12.71)
GF Value™: $312.87 vs. price of $460.37 (47.1% above fair value)
Industry Position: 12.4% below the Industrial Products median (#1305 of 2329)
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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