What is Rockwell Automation's R&D?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported R&D of $180M in Q1 2026.

How has Rockwell Automation's R&D changed year-over-year?

Rockwell Automation's R&D increased by 11.1% year-over-year, from $162M to $180M.

Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.

Rockwell Automation ROK R&D

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Segments

By segment

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Software & Control$98M+11.4%

Intelligent Devices$66M+1.5%

Lifecycle Services$16M+45.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.2B+11.9%

Gross profit$1.1B+15.7%

Net income$350.0M+38.9%

EPS (diluted)$3.10+39.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$423.0M-6.0%

Total debt$4.1B-0.9%

Total equity$3.5B+2.4%

Total assets$11.3B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$320.0M+60.8%

CapEx$45.0M+60.7%

Free cash flow$275.0M+60.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$53.34B+47.3%

Enterprise value$56.97B+42.9%

P/E49×+9.1×

P/S6.1×+1.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin52.5%+1.4pp

Net margin12.4%+1.0pp

FCF margin15.2%+1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity31.3%+5.3pp

Debt / equity1.2×0.0×

Current ratio1.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Rockwell Automation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Rockwell Automation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Rockwell Automation's R&D?: Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported R&D of $180M in Q1 2026.
How has Rockwell Automation's R&D changed year-over-year?: Rockwell Automation's R&D increased by 11.1% year-over-year, from $162M to $180M.
What does R&D mean?: Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.