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Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported $2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 5.9%. EPS of $2.45 for the same period compares to $2.50 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.85% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.09, the EPS surprise was +17.22%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Rockwell Automation performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Organic Sales - Total Growth: -4% compared to the -6.3% average estimate based on four analysts.
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Sales- Intelligent Devices: $896 million compared to the $849.78 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8% year over year.
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Sales- Lifecycle Services: $537 million compared to the $573.37 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -7.8% year over year.
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Sales- Software & Control: $568 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $537.17 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.4%.
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Operating earnings- Intelligent Devices: $159 million versus $134.45 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Operating earnings- Lifecycle Services: $78 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $83.93 million.
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Operating earnings- Software & Control: $171 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $134.75 million.
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Shares of Rockwell Automation have returned +15.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +10.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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