Buyback yield (TTM)
1.97%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.47%
5Y share count change
-3.0%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$792.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$15.19B
Key takeaways
- Rockwell Automation (ROK) repurchased about $792.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 3.0% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.19× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +10.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 108% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Latest: $425.00M
Overview
Rockwell Automation (ROK) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $425.00M (2025) – declined 28.6% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Rockwell Automation buyback spend delivered a +10.0% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Rockwell Automation buyback spend plunged from $1.52B in 2007 to $425.00M in 2025, a 72.0% drawdown.
$1.52B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2007, against a low of $0.00 during 2002.
Rockwell Automation Buyback Spend 2025: $425.00M
2025's buyback spend for Rockwell Automation came in at $425.00M, declined 28.6% below 2024.
Rockwell Automation Buyback Spend 2024: $594.90M
Rockwell Automation posted buyback spend of $594.90M in 2024, surged 91.0% from 2023.
Rockwell Automation Buyback Spend 2023: $311.50M
In 2023, Rockwell Automation reported buyback spend of $311.50M, edged up 3.4% from 2022.
Rockwell Automation Buyback Spend 2022: $301.30M
Rockwell Automation buyback spend in 2022 was $301.30M, edged up 0.5% from 2021.
Rockwell Automation Buyback Spend 2021: $299.70M
Rockwell Automation buyback spend in 2021 was $299.70M.
See more financial history for Rockwell Automation (ROK).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $425.00M | $85.00M | $340.00M | 1.08% | 0.11B | -1.2% | |
| 2024 | $594.90M | $99.80M | $495.10M | 1.96% | 0.11B | -1.0% | |
| 2023 | $311.50M | $88.00M | $223.50M | 0.95% | 0.12B | -0.9% | |
| 2022 | $301.30M | $68.10M | $233.20M | 1.22% | 0.12B | -0.3% | |
| 2021 | $299.70M | $51.70M | $248.00M | 0.88% | 0.12B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $264.20M | $46.10M | $218.10M | 1.03% | 0.12B | -2.3% | |
| 2019 | $1.01B | $43.10M | $965.90M | 5.29% | 0.12B | -6.0% | |
| 2018 | $1.48B | $38.50M | $1.44B | 6.51% | 0.13B | -2.3% | |
| 2017 | $342.60M | $38.50M | $304.10M | 1.50% | 0.13B | -0.9% | |
| 2016 | $507.60M | $40.50M | $467.10M | 3.23% | 0.13B | -3.4% | |
| 2015 | $598.40M | $41.50M | $556.90M | 4.45% | 0.14B | -2.9% | |
| 2014 | $485.70M | $42.50M | $443.20M | 3.23% | 0.14B | -0.9% | |
| 2013 | $402.70M | $41.10M | $361.60M | 2.71% | 0.14B | -1.7% | |
| 2012 | $259.40M | $43.50M | $215.90M | 2.67% | 0.14B | -1.2% | |
| 2011 | $298.70M | $39.50M | $259.20M | 3.75% | 0.15B | +0.8% | |
| 2010 | $118.80M | $36.30M | $82.50M | 1.36% | 0.14B | +1.3% | |
| 2009 | $53.50M | $27.80M | $25.70M | 0.89% | 0.14B | -4.0% | |
| 2008 | $359.10M | $0.00 | $359.10M | 6.79% | 0.15B | -8.1% | |
| 2007 | $1.52B | $29.00M | $1.49B | 14.39% | 0.16B | -10.4% | |
| 2006 | $722.50M | $29.50M | $693.00M | 7.38% | 0.18B | -20.4% | |
| 2005 | $499.20M | $12.30M | $486.90M | 5.28% | 0.23B | +17.9% | |
| 2004 | $258.40M | $35.20M | $223.20M | 3.62% | 0.19B | +0.8% | |
| 2003 | $128.00M | $6.00M | $122.00M | 2.63% | 0.19B | +0.7% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $52.00M | −$52.00M | — | 0.19B | +2.0% | |
| 2001 | $63.00M | $0.00 | $63.00M | 2.57% | 0.19B | -3.2% | |
| 2000 | $325.00M | $0.00 | $325.00M | — | 0.19B | -0.8% | |
| 1999 | $172.00M | $0.00 | $172.00M | — | 0.19B | -2.5% | |
| 1998 | $980.00M | $0.00 | $980.00M | — | 0.20B | -8.7% | |
| 1997 | $856.00M | $0.00 | $856.00M | — | 0.22B | -2.0% | |
| 1996 | $48.00M | $0.00 | $48.00M | — | 0.22B | — | |
| 1995 | $137.00M | $0.00 | $137.00M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $154.90M | $0.00 | $154.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $64.90M | $0.00 | $64.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $230.40M | $0.00 | $230.40M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $338.20M | $0.00 | $338.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $302.90M | $0.00 | $302.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $278.00M | $0.00 | $278.00M | — | — | — |
- 2025$425.00M
- 2024$594.90M
- 2023$311.50M
- 2022$301.30M
- 2021$299.70M
- 2020$264.20M
- 2019$1.01B
- 2018$1.48B
- 2017$342.60M
- 2016$507.60M
- 2015$598.40M
- 2014$485.70M
- 2013$402.70M
- 2012$259.40M
- 2011$298.70M
- 2010$118.80M
- 2009$53.50M
- 2008$359.10M
- 2007$1.52B
- 2006$722.50M
- 2005$499.20M
- 2004$258.40M
- 2003$128.00M
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$63.00M
- 2000$325.00M
- 1999$172.00M
- 1998$980.00M
- 1997$856.00M
- 1996$48.00M
- 1995$137.00M
- 1994$154.90M
- 1993$64.90M
- 1992$230.40M
- 1991$338.20M
- 1990$302.90M
- 1989$278.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.19×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Rockwell Automation (ROK)
How Rockwell Automation splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Rockwell Automation, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $736.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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