Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations
Rockwell Automation Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 1.0% to $403.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.1%, from $545.00M to $403.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations shows a downward trend with a -20.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests rising long-term benefit obligations or lower plan asset performance, while a decrease indicates reduced future liability or improved funding status.
Detailed definition
This represents the long-term financial obligations a company expects to pay to retired employees for pension benefits a...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries with legacy workforces; peers often disclose this as part of net periodic benefit cost.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_0d4947Historical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $774.10M | $720.60M | $710.80M | $495.80M | $582.80M | $471.20M | $474.10M | $564.00M | $517.20M | $503.60M | $513.40M | $512.80M | $512.20M | $549.00M | $542.00M | $545.00M | $558.00M | $406.00M | $407.00M | $403.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.9% | -1.4% | -30.2% | +17.5% | -19.1% | +0.6% | +19.0% | -8.3% | -2.6% | +1.9% | -0.1% | -0.1% | +7.2% | -1.3% | +0.6% | +2.4% | -27.2% | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.7% | -34.6% | -33.3% | +13.8% | -11.3% | +6.9% | +8.3% | -9.1% | -1.0% | +9.0% | +5.6% | +6.3% | +8.9% | -26.0% | -24.9% | -26.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rockwell Automation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations of $403.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Rockwell Automation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations changed year-over-year?
- Rockwell Automation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations decreased by 26.1% year-over-year, from $545.00M to $403.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Rockwell Automation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Rockwell Automation's retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations has grown at a -20.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.28B to $406.00M.
- What does retirement and nonpension postretirement benefit obligations mean?
- The estimated long-term cost of providing pension and healthcare benefits to retired employees.