secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK)
CIK:        0001024478
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001024478-24-000006
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rockwell Automation Q1 sales up 3.6% but diluted EPS falls 44% to $1.86; guidance narrowed
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- Reported sales $2.05B (+3.6% YoY), organic +1.0%; diluted EPS $1.86, adj. EPS $2.04 (down 17% YoY).
- Total segment operating margin 17.3% vs 20.2% a year ago; free cash flow negative $(35.3)M.
- FY2024 diluted EPS guidance narrowed to $11.24-$12.74 (from $11.49-$12.99); adj. EPS reaffirmed $12.00-$13.50.
- Intelligent Devices sales down 1.0% (organic -4.5%); Software & Control up 5.3%; Lifecycle Services up 10.5%.
- Total ARR grew 20% (organic 18%); share repurchases $120.3M in Q1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447824000006/0001024478-24-000006-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447824000006/rok-20240131.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001024478-24-000006

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