Ametek vs Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation reported revenue of $8.3 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Ametek's $7.4 billion in fiscal 2025. Ametek's revenue grew 6.6% in its latest year, and Rockwell Automation's grew 0.9%. Ametek had an operating margin of 25.8%, against 20.4% at Rockwell Automation. Free cash flow was $1.7 billion at Ametek and $1.4 billion at Rockwell Automation. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Ametek | Rockwell Automation | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $7.4B | $8.3B |
| Revenue growth | 6.6% | 0.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.3% | 5.7% |
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 48.1% |
| Operating margin | 25.8% | 20.4% |
| Net margin | 20.0% | 10.4% |
| Free cash flow | $1.7B | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow margin | 22.6% | 16.3% |
| Return on capital | 13.2% | 20.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.8x | 1.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $719M | $1.0B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.4% | −1.2% |
| Last close | $242.81 | $429.89 |
| P/E at the last close | 35.5× | 40.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $1.0 million, sold $34.8 million | sold $64.8 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ametek and Rockwell Automation pages.