Industrials automation company Rockwell (NYSE: ROK) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what to expect.

Rockwell Automation beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.14 billion, up 4.6% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ organic revenue estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Rockwell Automation’s revenue to grow 8.4% year on year to $2.21 billion, a reversal from the 20.6% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.94 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Rockwell Automation has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

Looking at Rockwell Automation’s peers in the electrical equipment segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. AMETEK delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.3%, and Vontier reported flat revenue, topping estimates by 0.7%. AMETEK traded up 9.8% following the results while Vontier was down 10%.

Read our full analysis of AMETEK’s results here and Vontier’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the electrical equipment stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 2.5% on average over the last month. Rockwell Automation’s stock price was unchanged during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $355.84 (compared to the current share price of $349.44).

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