Company data
Rockwell Automation, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
ROK · Industrial - Machinery · $50.6B market cap
Rockwell Automation, Inc. had 26,000 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, down 3.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $8.34B, up 1.0% from a year earlier, or $321K per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.
Employees
26,000
-3.7% YoY
Revenue
$8.34B
+1.0% YoY
Revenue / employee
$321K
Peer median $354K
Rank in industry
23 of 32
Industrial - Machinery
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 26,000 | $8.34B | $321K | -3.7% | +1.0% |
| Sep 2024 | 27,000 | $8.26B | $306K | -6.9% | -8.8% |
| Sep 2023 | 29,000 | $9.06B | $312K | +11.5% | +16.7% |
| Sep 2022 | 26,000 | $7.76B | $298K | +6.1% | +10.9% |
| Sep 2021 | 24,500 | $7.00B | $286K | +4.3% | +10.5% |
| Sep 2020 | 23,500 | $6.33B | $269K | +2.2% | -5.4% |
| Sep 2019 | 23,000 | $6.69B | $291K | +0.0% | +0.5% |
| Sep 2018 | 23,000 | $6.66B | $290K | +4.5% | +5.6% |
| Sep 2017 | 22,000 | $6.31B | $287K | +0.0% | +7.2% |
| Sep 2016 | 22,000 | $5.88B | $268K | — | — |
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Rockwell Automation, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Industrial - Machinery.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XYL Xylem Inc. | 22,000 | $9.04B | $411K | Leaner |
| LII Lennox International Inc. | 12,900 | $5.20B | $403K | Contracting |
| ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 43,000 | $16.0B | $373K | Leaner |
| IR Ingersoll Rand Inc. | 21,000 | $7.65B | $364K | Leaner |
| DOV Dover Corporation | 24,000 | $8.09B | $337K | Leaner |
| ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 26,000 | $8.34B | $321K | Leaner |
| FLS Flowserve Corporation | 16,000 | $4.73B | $296K | Leaner |
| RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation | 28,700 | $5.93B | $207K | Contracting |
| OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation | 72,000 | $14.4B | $200K | Leaner |
Questions about Rockwell Automation, Inc.
- How many employees does Rockwell Automation, Inc. have?
- Rockwell Automation, Inc. reported 26,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 12, 2025. That is down 3.7% from a year earlier.
- What is Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Rockwell Automation, Inc. brought in $8.34B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $321K per employee. That ranks 23 of 32 companies we track in Industrial - Machinery, where the median is $354K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Rockwell Automation, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 12, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ROK.