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Rockwell Automation — Q4 2025 Earnings Presentation
34 slides from Rockwell Automation's earnings presentation, Nov 6, 2025
Slide 1: Q4 Fiscal 2025 Earnings Presentation
Q4 Fiscal 2025 Earnings Presentation November 6, 2025 PUBLIC 1
Slide 2: Forward-looking statements and non-GAAP information
This presentation includes statements related to the expected future results of the company and are therefore forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projections due to a wide range of risks and uncertainties, including those that are listed in our SEC filings. Th
Slide 3: Q4 FY25 Results Highlights
Q4 FY25 Results Highlights ▶ Reported sales up 14% YOY; Organic sales up 13% YOY ▶ Total Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) up 8% YOY ▶ Announcing dissolution of the Sensia joint venture, expected to close in the first half of fiscal 2026 ▶ GAAP measures: pretax margin of 2.7% and diluted EPS of $1.23 ▶
Slide 4: Q4 FY25 Organic Industry Segment Performance
Q4 FY25 Organic Industry Segment Performance Q4 FY25 Q4 FY25 vs. Q4 FY24 vs. Q4 FY24 Automotive up low double digits Up ~20% Semiconductor down mid single digits DISCRETE e-Commerce & Warehouse Automation up ~70% Food & Beverage up low double digits Up low double digits Life Sciences up lo
Slide 5: Q4 and Full Year FY25 Organic Sales Growth
Q4 and Full Year FY25 Organic Sales Growth North EMEA % of FY America Q4: 6% Reported Q4: 19% FY: (3)% Sales FY: 4% Asia Pacific Q4: 6% Latin America FY: (4)% Q4: (9)% FY: (6)% North America continued to be the strongest region in FY25 PUBLIC | Copyright ©2025 Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 5
Slide 6: Full Year FY25 Results Highlights
Full Year FY25 Results Highlights ▶ Reported and organic sales up 1% YOY ▶ Total Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) up 8% YOY ▶ GAAP measures: pretax margin of 11.0% and diluted EPS of $7.67 ▶ Diluted EPS reduced by $1.88 of accounting adjustments and one-time charges ▶ Segment operating margin of 20.4%
Slide 7: Full Year FY26 Outlook
Full Year FY26 Outlook ▶ Total reported sales growth range of 3% - 7%; organic sales growth range of 2% - 6% ▶ Total Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) expected to grow high single digits ▶ Expect segment operating margin of 21.5% ▶ Adjusted EPS range of $11.20 - $12.20, up ~10% YOY at the midpoint ▶ Ex
Slide 8: Driving Simplification and Margin Expansion
Driving Simplification and Margin Expansion CHANGE RATIONALE Q4 2025 FINANCIAL IMPACT ESTIMATED ANNUAL FINANCIAL IMPACT • No net P&L impact • No net P&L impact New “Engineering and Development” line • Elevates visibility of total innovation spend • $191M reclass from Cost of Sales to item in Stateme
Slide 9: Q4 FY25 Key Financial Information
Q4 FY25 Key Financial Information ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Q4 FY25 Q4 FY24 YOY B/(W) Organic Growth +13 % Inorganic Growth — % Sales $2,316 $2,035 Currency Translation +1 % Reported Growth +14 % Segment Operating Margin 22.5% 20.1% 240 bps Corporate and Other $27 $29 $2 Adjusted EPS
Slide 10: Q4 FY25 Segment Results
Q4 FY25 Segment Results Sales ($ in millions; YOY growth %) Segment Operating Margin Q1 FY23 Segment Highlights Organic +14 % Lower segment margin reflects higher compensation costs Intelligent $1,086M Inorganic — % 19.8% and a prior year earnout accrual adjustment. The quarter Devices (90) bps YOY
Slide 11: Q4 FY24 to Q4 FY25 Adjusted EPS Walk
Q4 FY24 to Q4 FY25 Adjusted EPS Walk ~ $1.45 ~ $(0.45) ~ $(0.15) ~ $(0.04) $3.34 $2.53 (1) (2) (3) (4) Q4 FY24 Core Compensation PY Earnout All Other Q4 FY25 Accrual Adj. (1) Q4 FY24 has been recast to conform to the current year presentation of Adjusted EPS. See appendix slide 22 for more details.
Slide 12: Full Year FY25 Key Financial Information
Full Year FY25 Key Financial Information ($ in millions, except per share amounts) FY25 FY24 YOY B/(W) Organic Growth +1 % Inorganic Growth — % Sales $8,342 $8,264 Currency Translation — % Reported Growth +1 % Segment Operating Margin 20.4% 19.3% 110 bps Corporate and Other $125 $114 $(11) Adjusted
Slide 13: FY26 Guidance
FY26 Guidance Full Year Outlook Sales Midpoint ~ $8.8B Segment Operating Margin ~ 21.5% Adjusted Effective Tax Rate ~ 20% Adjusted EPS Range $11.20 - $12.20 Free Cash Flow Conversion ~ 100% Note: Guidance as of November 6, 2025; does not include the anticipated impact of the dissolution of the Sensi
Slide 14: FY25 Actuals to FY26 Guidance Adjusted EPS Walk
FY25 Actuals to FY26 Guidance Adjusted EPS Walk ~ $1.40 ~ $0.20 ~ $(0.40) ~ $(0.03) $11.70 $10.53 (1) (2) (3) FY25 Core FX Tax All Other FY26 Guidance Midpoint (1) FY25 has been recast to conform to the current year presentation of Adjusted EPS. See appendix slide 22 for more details. (2) Includes e
Slide 15: Investor Day, Chicago, November 18-19, 2025
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Slide 16: Appendix
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Slide 17: FY25 Organic Industry Segment Performance
FY25 Organic Industry Segment Performance FY25 FY25 vs. FY24 vs. FY24 Automotive flat Up high single digits Semiconductor down low single digits DISCRETE e-Commerce & Warehouse Automation up ~40% Food & Beverage up low single digits Up low single digits Life Sciences up mid single digits
Slide 18: Industry Segmentation
Industry Segmentation % of FY25 Sales ~25% ~35% ~40% of sales of sales of sales ~10% Automotive ~20% Food & Beverage ~15% Energy* ~5% Semiconductor ~5% Life Sciences ~5% Mining ~5% e-Commerce & Warehouse ~5% Household & Personal Care ~5% Metals Automation ~5% Tire ~5% Chemicals ~5% General Industria
Slide 19: FY24 to FY25 Adjusted EPS Walk
FY24 to FY25 Adjusted EPS Walk ~ $3.00 ~ $(1.85) ~ $(0.30) ~ $(0.25) ~ $(0.20) ~ $0.15 ~ $0.13 $10.53 $9.85 (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) FY24 Core Compensation FX Tax PY Earnout Shares All Other FY25 Accrual Adj. (1) FY24 and FY25 have been recast to conform to the current year presentation of Adjusted EPS.
Slide 20: FY26 Organic Industry Segment Outlook
FY26 Organic Industry Segment Outlook FY26 Assumptions at vs. FY25 Guidance Midpoint Automotive up mid single digits Up mid single digits Semiconductor flat DISCRETE e-Commerce & Warehouse Automation up ~10% Food & Beverage up mid single digits Up mid single digits Life Sciences up mid sin
Slide 21: Engineering and Development: Recast of Historical Periods
Engineering and Development: Recast of Historical Periods Effective in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, Engineering and development costs, previously included in cost of sales, are being reported as a separate line item in the statement of operations. All periods have been recast to reflect this c
Slide 22: Adj. Income and Adj. EPS Definition Changes: Recast of Historical Periods
Adj. Income and Adj. EPS Definition Changes: Recast of Historical Periods Effective in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, Rockwell is changing its definition of Adjusted Income and Adjusted EPS to exclude the impact of legacy asbestos and environmental charges. Previously these amounts were included
Slide 23: Q4 FY25 Results: Summary
Q4 FY25 Results: Summary Three Months Ended Financial Summary September 30, ($ in millions, except per share amounts) 2025 2024 Total sales $ 2,316 $ 2,035 Total segment operating earnings $ 520 $ 409 Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization, and impairment (259) (36) Corporate and other (2
Slide 24: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Free Cash Flow Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended ($ in millions) September 30, September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net Income $ 30 $ 239 $ 749 $ 948 Depreciation/Amortization 85 81 325 317 Change in fair value of investments — 1 3 — Retirement benefits expense
Slide 25: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Organic Sales (in millions, except percentages) Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 Less: Effect Effect of Effect of Reported of Changes in Organic Sales Reported Less: Effect of Changes in Organic Reported Sales Growth Acquisitions Currency Growth Sales(a)
Slide 26: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Organic Sales (in millions, except percentages) Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 Reported Effect of Organic Effect of Sales Less: Effect of Changes in Sales Less: Effect of Changes in Organic Growth Acquisitions Currency Growth Reported Sales(a) Acquisit
Slide 27: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Segment Operating Margin (in millions, except percentages) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Sales Intelligent Devices (a) $ 1,086 $ 946 $ 3,756 $ 3,804 Software & Control (b) 657 501 2,383 2,187 Lifecycle Servi
Slide 28: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Adjusted Income, Adjusted EPS, and Adjusted Effective Tax Rate (in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation $ 138 $ 240 $ 869 $ 953 Non
Slide 29: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit cost Three Months Ended Twelve Months Ended September 30, September 30, (in millions) 2025 2024 2025 2024 Interest cost $ 35 $ 38 $ 138 $ 150 Expected return on plan assets (42) (43) (167) (170) Amortization of net
Slide 30: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures Return On Invested Capital ($ in millions) Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 (a) Return Net income $ 749 $ 948 Interest expense 156 154 Income tax provision 168 152 Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization, and impairment 365 144 Return $ 1,438
Slide 31: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures ($ in billions) Reported and Organic Sales Fiscal 2026 Guidance Organic sales growth 2% - 6% Inorganic sales growth ~ —% Foreign currency impact ~ 1% Reported sales growth 3% - 7% Segment Operating Margin Total sales (a) $ ~ 8.8 Total segment operating earnings (b
Slide 32: Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures
Reconciliation to Non-GAAP Measures ($ in billions) Fiscal 2026 Guidance Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation at the mid-point $ ~ 1.2 Non-operating pension and postretirement benefit credit, net of tax ~ — Purchase accounting depreciation and amortization, and impairment, net of tax ~ 0.1
Slide 33: Performance Metric Definitions
Performance Metric Definitions Total ARR Total ARR is a key metric that enables measurement of progress in growing our recurring revenue business. It represents the annual contract value of all active recurring revenue contracts at any point in time. Recurring revenue is defined as a revenue stream
Slide 34: Thank you
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