secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC (ROK)
CIK:        0001024478
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001024478-24-000086
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rockwell Automation Q3 sales down 8.4% YoY; cuts FY2024 guidance
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- Q3 reported sales $2,051M (-8.4% YoY); diluted EPS $2.02 (down 41.4%) including $0.46 restructuring charge.
- Adjusted EPS $2.71 (-10.0%); total segment operating margin 20.8% vs 21.1% a year ago.
- Software & Control segment sales dropped 31.8% to $512M; segment margin fell to 23.6% from 34.8%.
- FY2024 guidance lowered: reported sales growth ~(8.5)% (prior -6% to -4%), adjusted EPS ~$9.60 (prior $10.00-$11.00).
- Total ARR up 17% YoY; Lifecycle Services sales grew 11.8% with margin expansion to 19.3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447824000086/0001024478-24-000086-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447824000086/rok-20240807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001024478-24-000086

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