--- title: "Rockwell Automation: Competitors" description: "Rockwell Automation compared with companies that share its SEC industry classification: revenue, growth and margins from SEC filings, and how peers are chosen." canonical: https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/competitors/ source: "Swoopr Investment: https://www.getswoopr.com" --- # Rockwell Automation: Competitors & Industry Structure ## Direct Answer SEC EDGAR classifies Rockwell Automation under SIC code 3829 (Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC). Among Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight companies, 6 others share that classification; by latest reported revenue, Rockwell Automation ranks 2 of 7. A filing classification is a starting point: a company's real competitors depend on its segments, which its 10-K describes. ## How Does Rockwell Automation Compare With Its Peers? | Company | Revenue (latest FY) | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Net margin | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific/) | $44.6 billion FY2025 | 3.9% | 17.4% | 15.1% | | **Rockwell Automation (ROK)** | $8.3 billion FY2025 | 0.9% | 20.4% | 10.4% | | [Trimble Inc. (TRMB)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/trimble-inc/) | $3.6 billion FY2025 | -2.6% | 16.5% | 11.8% | | [Onto Innovation Inc. (ONTO)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/onto-innovation-inc/) | $1.0 billion FY2025 | 1.8% | 13.2% | 0.0% | | [Geospace Technologies Corporation (GEOS)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/geospace-technologies-corporation/) | $111 million FY2025 | -18.3% | -10.2% | -8.8% | | [Owlet Inc. (OWLT)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/owlet-inc/) | $106 million FY2025 | 37.1% | -7.0% | -36.6% | | [Quantum-Si Incorporated (QSI)](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/quantum-si-incorporated/) | $2 million FY2025 | -20.3% | -4766.0% | -4160.1% | Revenue growth compares each company's latest fiscal year with the one before. Fiscal years do not always end on the same date, so treat close comparisons with care. ![Bar chart of operating margin for Rockwell Automation and 6 peers: Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) 17.4%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 20.4%, Trimble Inc. (TRMB) 16.5%, Onto Innovation Inc. (ONTO) 13.2%, Geospace Technologies Corporation (GEOS) -10.2%, Owlet Inc. (OWLT) -7.0%, Quantum-Si Incorporated (QSI) -4766.0%.](https://www.getswoopr.com/images/charts/rockwell-automation-competitors-peer-margins.webp) *Operating margin of Rockwell Automation against companies sharing its SEC industry classification, from the table above. Select the chart to open it full size.* ## How Does Rockwell Automation Rank Among All SEC Filers in Its Industry Code? 7 companies with annual reports in Swoopr's SEC dataset share SIC code 3829 (Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC), a wider group than the S&P 500 Equal Weight companies above. Ranks run from 1 (highest) and use each company's latest fiscal year, in U.S. dollars. | Measure | Rockwell Automation | Median of filers | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Revenue | $8.3 billion | $1.0 billion | 2 of 7 | | Revenue growth | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 of 7 | | Operating margin | 20.4% | 13.2% | 1 of 7 | | Net margin | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3 of 7 | A SIC code reflects the filer's main business as the SEC records it, so the group mixes companies of very different size; the median is a better guide than the average, and a rank near the top by revenue says nothing about quality. ## Where These Numbers Come From Every figure on this page is a value Rockwell Automation reported in its own SEC filings, read from the SEC's XBRL data (accession 0001024478-25-000116 for fiscal year 2025). Ratios are computed from those reported values. Figures were retrieved on October 12, 2026; a later amendment or a new annual report can change them, and the filing itself always takes precedence over this summary. Each fiscal year is labeled by the calendar year in which it ended, so a company that names the same period differently in its own filings (many retailers whose year ends in January) may use another label. A year is left out of the table when the SEC data set holds no value for it. A figure shown as "Not reported" means the company did not file a value under the standard tag Swoopr reads, not that the amount was zero. This page is educational and describes reported history only; it is not a forecast or a recommendation. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Who are Rockwell Automation's competitors? Companies sharing Rockwell Automation's SEC classification (SIC code 3829 (Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC)) include Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Trimble Inc. (TRMB), Onto Innovation Inc. (ONTO), Geospace Technologies Corporation (GEOS), Owlet Inc. (OWLT). Its 10-K names the competitors it considers most relevant. ### How does Rockwell Automation compare with its peers on margins? Rockwell Automation's fiscal 2025 operating margin was 20.4%, against a peer median of 3.1%. ### How are these peers chosen? By the SEC Standard Industrial Classification code each company files under, within Swoopr's S&P 500 Equal Weight company set, falling back to the two-digit major group when fewer than two companies share the exact code. Classification codes are broad, so read the peer list as a screen, not a verdict. ### How does Rockwell Automation rank among all companies in its SEC industry? Among 7 SEC filers under SIC code 3829, Rockwell Automation ranks 2 by latest revenue, and 1 of 7 by operating margin (20.4% against a median of 13.2%). ## References - [SEC EDGAR: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC Form 10-K filed November 12, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000102447825000116/rok-20250930.htm) - [SEC EDGAR: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC annual and quarterly filings](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=1024478&type=10-K) - [SEC: EDGAR application programming interfaces (XBRL frames and submissions data)](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings/edgar-application-programming-interfaces) ## Related Pages - [Rockwell Automation company dossier](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/) - [Rockwell Automation financial metrics](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/metrics/) - [Rockwell Automation financial risk indicators](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/risks/) - [Rockwell Automation peer comparison](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/competitors/) - [Rockwell Automation business model and revenue mix](https://www.getswoopr.com/stocks/companies/rockwell-automation/business-model/) - [Fundamental analysis guides](https://www.getswoopr.com/learn/fundamental-analysis/) **[Swoopr Editorial Team](https://www.getswoopr.com/authors/swoopr-editorial-team/)** Swoopr's editorial team produces independent investment education content reviewed for accuracy and clarity. 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