Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-18 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 29
- Quality 71
- Growth 55
- Balance sheet 54
- Cash quality 60
- Capital allocation 58
- Momentum 48
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
Continue: the ROK chart & overview · the earnings record
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18
Quick answers
What is Rockwell Automation Inc's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 53/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-18: valuation 29, quality 71, growth 55, balance sheet 54, cash quality 60, capital allocation 58, momentum 48. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Rockwell Automation Inc's Altman Z-Score?
5.61, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-18. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Rockwell Automation Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
7 of 9, as of 2026-09-18. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Rockwell Automation Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.73 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-18. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where ROK appears in the diary — 3 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
Long reads
- Industrial & Physical AI: Global Dependencies 2026–2030
Rockwell Automation (FactoryTalk Twin Studio) and PTC (ThingWorx + Creo) provide the industrial IoT middleware connecting factory-floor data to digital twins.
Dailies
- Palantir +27%, and the market buys back the exact corner it sold
ROK is down about 6.7% at 449 after adjusted earnings of $3.49 against $3.38 expected, revenue of $2.31bn up 8% against $2.24bn, and a raised full year on both lines — EPS to $13.00–13.30 and sales to $8.97–9.13bn.
- Rockwell Automation: A Physical AI Winner Breaking Out
Rockwell Automation (ROK) is starting to look like one of the cleaner second-wave AI stocks — not because it makes GPUs or runs cloud models, but because it sits in the physical AI layer: factories, warehouses, data centers, semiconductor…
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