Rockwell Automation vs Vertiv
Vertiv reported revenue of $10.2 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Rockwell Automation's $8.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Rockwell Automation's revenue grew 0.9% in its latest year, and Vertiv's grew 27.7%. Rockwell Automation had an operating margin of 20.4%, against 17.9% at Vertiv. Free cash flow was $1.4 billion at Rockwell Automation and $1.9 billion at Vertiv. Their fiscal years end in different months (September 30 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Rockwell Automation | Vertiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $8.3B | $10.2B |
| Revenue growth | 0.9% | 27.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 5.7% | 18.5% |
| Gross margin | 48.1% | 36.3% |
| Operating margin | 20.4% | 17.9% |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 13.0% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $1.9B |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.3% | 18.5% |
| Return on capital | 20.9% | 30.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.0B | $67M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.2% | 1.1% |
| Last close | $429.89 | $199.78 |
| P/E at the last close | 40.3× | 45.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $64.8 million | sold $128.2 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
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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 Rockwell Automation and Vertiv pages.