Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.86x

Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.86x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $275.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($320.00 Million). See Rockwell Automation Inc short-term liquidity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.86x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$275.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$320.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$45.00 Million
USD

Rockwell Automation Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1990–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Rockwell Automation Inc across 36 annual periods. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Rockwell Automation Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Rockwell Automation Inc (1990–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Rockwell Automation Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see how much is Rockwell Automation Inc worth.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.88x $1.36 Billion $1.54 Billion $186.00 Million ▲ +18.9%
2024 0.74x $639.10 Million $863.80 Million $224.70 Million ▼ -16.2%
2023 0.88x $1.21 Billion $1.37 Billion $160.50 Million ▲ +6.6%
2022 0.83x $682.00 Million $823.10 Million $141.10 Million ▼ -8.4%
2021 0.90x $1.14 Billion $1.26 Billion $120.30 Million ▲ +0.7%
2020 0.90x $1.01 Billion $1.12 Billion $113.90 Million ▲ +1.2%
2019 0.89x $1.05 Billion $1.18 Billion $132.80 Million ▼ -1.8%
2018 0.90x $1.17 Billion $1.30 Billion $125.50 Million ▲ +4.7%
2017 0.86x $892.30 Million $1.03 Billion $141.70 Million ▼ -1.6%
2016 0.88x $830.40 Million $947.30 Million $116.90 Million ▼ -2.2%
2015 0.90x $1.06 Billion $1.19 Billion $122.90 Million ▲ +3.8%
2014 0.86x $892.30 Million $1.03 Billion $141.00 Million ▲ +0.9%
2013 0.86x $868.60 Million $1.01 Billion $146.20 Million ▲ +6.2%
2012 0.81x $579.10 Million $718.70 Million $139.60 Million ▼ -0.9%
2011 0.81x $523.60 Million $643.70 Million $120.10 Million ▲ +1.8%
2010 0.80x $394.60 Million $494.00 Million $99.40 Million ▼ -1.8%
2009 0.81x $427.90 Million $525.90 Million $98.00 Million ▲ +9.3%
2008 0.74x $439.80 Million $590.80 Million $151.00 Million ▲ +4.2%
2007 0.71x $327.80 Million $458.80 Million $131.00 Million ▲ +10.3%
2006 0.65x $276.10 Million $426.20 Million $150.10 Million ▼ -20.4%
2005 0.81x $542.20 Million $666.30 Million $124.10 Million ▼ -2.6%
2004 0.84x $498.90 Million $596.90 Million $98.00 Million ▲ +11.4%
2003 0.75x $327.00 Million $436.00 Million $109.00 Million ▼ -1.8%
2002 0.76x $336.00 Million $440.00 Million $104.00 Million ▲ +43.7%
2001 0.53x $178.00 Million $335.00 Million $157.00 Million ▼ -19.5%
2000 0.66x $611.00 Million $926.00 Million $315.00 Million ▲ +125.9%
1999 0.29x $255.00 Million $873.00 Million $618.00 Million ▲ +1173.0%
1998 -0.03x $-15.00 Million $551.00 Million $566.00 Million ▼ -13.5%
1997 -0.02x $-16.00 Million $667.00 Million $683.00 Million ▼ -108.7%
1996 0.28x $330.00 Million $1.20 Billion $866.00 Million ▲ +141.2%
1995 -0.67x $-751.00 Million $1.12 Billion $1.87 Billion ▼ -285.1%
1994 0.36x $333.20 Million $920.60 Million $587.40 Million ▼ -11.2%
1993 0.41x $379.30 Million $930.20 Million $550.90 Million ▼ -2.1%
1992 0.42x $292.40 Million $701.90 Million $409.50 Million ▲ +28.2%
1991 0.32x $241.30 Million $742.60 Million $501.30 Million ▼ -28.6%
1990 0.46x $480.90 Million $1.06 Billion $575.70 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).