Rockwell Automation stock faces a new fiscal 2027 growth outlook

Published on 11/07/2026 at 11:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Rockwell Automation stock closes a week shaped by fiscal results and a new outlook. Software growth offset pressure in services.

Rockwell Automation's Fiscal 2027 Setup

Rockwell Automation finished fiscal 2026 with higher sales, earnings and free cash flow.
Management expects organic sales growth of 6% to 9% in fiscal 2027.
Software and Control delivered the strongest quarterly segment growth, while Lifecycle Services declined.

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Rockwell Automation reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results on Thursday, November 5, and set its first fiscal 2027 outlook. The company said quarterly sales rose 1 percent to 2.332 billion US dollars, while organic sales increased 3 percent. The figures included a customer tariff refund program that reduced reported and organic growth by about four percentage points, according to the company release published by Business Wire.

Results Set The New Baseline

Rockwell posted quarterly diluted earnings per share of 3.11 US dollars and adjusted earnings per share of 3.88 US dollars. Full-year sales reached 8.989 billion US dollars, up 8 percent, while full-year diluted earnings per share rose to 12.54 US dollars. Adjusted earnings per share increased to 13.42 US dollars.

Cash from operating activities rose to 1.958 billion US dollars for fiscal 2026, and free cash flow reached 1.701 billion US dollars. Both figures benefited from tariff refunds and related interest income, making the underlying comparison less direct.

Software Leads Segment Growth

Software and Control sales advanced 15 percent in the fourth quarter to 754 million US dollars, with segment operating margin expanding to 34.0 percent. Intelligent Devices sales rose 5 percent to 1.144 billion US dollars. Lifecycle Services sales fell 9 percent to 519 million US dollars, as divestitures reduced the segment's reported revenue.

For fiscal 2027, Rockwell expects reported sales growth of 4.5 percent to 7.5 percent and organic sales growth of 6 percent to 9 percent. Adjusted earnings per share are guided to 14.50 to 15.50 US dollars. The midpoint assumes a seasonal sequential decline in the first quarter followed by improvement through the rest of the year.

Stock Trades Below Latest Xetra Close

Rockwell Automation stock traded at 337.30 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 11:45 CET on Saturday, November 7, 4.80 percent below the latest Xetra close of Thursday, November 5, at 354.30 euros. Investors are likely to focus on whether the expected improvement after the first fiscal-quarter seasonal decline supports the new annual outlook.

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