ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) closed fiscal year 2025 with 112 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.24 USD per share.
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK) closed fiscal year 2025 with 112 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.24 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 0.70 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 21.5 %. The dividend per share was 5.24 USD, up 4.8 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 591 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 143M | 142M | 142M | 142M | 140M | 139M | 137M | 132M | 129M | 128M | 121M | 116M | 116M | 116M | 115M | 115M | 113M | 112M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 200k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 500k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k | 0.00k |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.14 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.43 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | -6.20M | -1.10M | -0.40M | 0.00M | -2.10M | -1.00M | -2.10M | -4.30M | -3.90M | -0.10M | -7.40M | -5.30M | 0.00M | -0.20M | -0.80M | -0.40M | -1.70M | -0.70M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -4.33 % | -0.77 % | -0.28 % | 0.00 % | -1.50 % | -0.72 % | -1.54 % | -3.25 % | -3.04 % | -0.08 % | -6.12 % | -4.58 % | 0.00 % | -0.17 % | -0.69 % | -0.35 % | -1.50 % | -0.62 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -6.20M | -1.10M | -0.40M | 0.20M | -2.10M | -1.00M | -2.10M | -4.30M | -3.90M | -0.10M | -7.40M | -5.30M | 0.50M | -0.20M | -0.80M | -0.40M | -1.70M | -0.70M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -4.33 % | -0.77 % | -0.28 % | 0.14 % | -1.50 % | -0.72 % | -1.54 % | -3.25 % | -3.04 % | -0.08 % | -6.12 % | -4.58 % | 0.43 % | -0.17 % | -0.69 % | -0.35 % | -1.50 % | -0.62 % |
Fiscal year end: September
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 1.75 | 1.98 | 2.32 | 2.60 | 2.90 | 3.04 | 3.51 | 3.88 | 4.08 | 4.28 | 4.48 | 4.72 | 5.00 | 5.24 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 29.47 % | 74.54 % | 37.39 % | 30.24 % | 33.57 % | 36.53 % | 38.76 % | 42.30 % | 51.83 % | 47.32 % | 82.32 % | 66.08 % | 46.20 % | 36.60 % | 55.72 % | 39.08 % | 59.92 % | 68.01 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 170M | 165M | 174M | 211M | 247M | 276M | 321M | 350M | 378M | 391M | 441M | 460M | 473M | 497M | 519M | 542M | 571M | 591M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.11 % | 2.71 % | 1.96 % | 2.61 % | 2.51 % | 1.85 % | 2.06 % | 2.60 % | 2.46 % | 1.71 % | 1.87 % | 2.33 % | 1.85 % | 1.44 % | 2.06 % | 1.65 % | 1.85 % | 1.53 % |
Figures in USD