secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK)
CIK:        0001024478
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001024478-22-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rockwell Automation Q1 sales up 18.7% to $1.86B; record orders $2.5B
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- Record quarterly orders of $2.5B (+40% YoY); reported sales $1.86B (+18.7% YoY); organic sales +16.8%.
- Diluted EPS $2.05 (GAAP); Adjusted EPS $2.14, down 10.1% YoY but up 11% excluding prior-year legal settlement gain.
- All segments delivered double-digit sales growth: Intelligent Devices +24.7%, Software & Control +16.5%, Lifecycle Services +10.1%.
- Fiscal 2022 guidance: reaffirms reported sales growth 16-19% and organic 14-17%; raises diluted EPS guidance to $10.01-$10.61.
- Free cash flow -$49M vs $319M prior year; driven by bonus payout, working capital, and income tax timing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447822000007/0001024478-22-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447822000007/rok-20220127.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001024478-22-000007

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