Rockwell Automation annual r&d spending
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Rockwell Automation R&D Spending Growth & History (ROK)
Rockwell Automation's r&d spending was $679.0M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $679.0M | $21.0M | +3.19% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $658.0M | −$48.0M | −6.80% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $706.0M | $265.1M | +60.13% |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $440.9M | $18.4M | +4.36% |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $422.5M | $51.0M | +13.73% |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $371.5M | −$7.4M | −1.95% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $378.9M | $7.1M | +1.91% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | $371.8M | $23.6M | +6.78% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | $348.2M | $28.9M | +9.05% |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | $319.3M | $12.0M | +3.90% |
| 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $307.3M | $17.2M | +5.93% |
| 2014 | 2014-09-30 | $290.1M | $29.4M | +11.28% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-30 | $260.7M | $13.1M | +5.29% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | $247.6M | $3.7M | +1.52% |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | $243.9M | $45.0M | +22.62% |
| 2010 | 2010-09-30 | $198.9M | $28.9M | +17.00% |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | $170.0M | −$21.3M | −11.13% |
| 2008 | 2008-09-30 | $191.3M | — | — |
Rockwell Automation quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
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| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $173.0M | $3.0M | +1.76% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $180.0M | $18.0M | +11.11% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-31 | $172.0M | $16.0M | +10.26% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $191.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $170.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $162.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-31 | $156.0M | — | — |
Rockwell Automation r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Rockwell Automation's r&d spending increased from $371.5M to $679.0M, a change of $307.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows $173.0M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
TickerStat standardizes research and development expense reported in company SEC filings, including the software-specific US-GAAP R&D concept when it is the filer’s primary R&D expense line. It is historical company-reported spending, not an estimate or forecast. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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