Emerson Electric Co vs Rockwell Automation Inc

Emerson Electric Co (EMR) is overvalued and Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. EMR is the closer of the two: -51%, against -69% for ROK.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Emerson Electric Co (EMR)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $102.12; the price of $154.19 is 51% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 51/100 on 9 of 12 signals

Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $252.94; the price of $427.19 is 69% above that value, and 68% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricEMRROK
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$154.19$427.19
Intrinsic value$102.12$252.94
Margin of safety-51%-69%
Leak Score51/100 (9/12)65/100 (10/12)
Market cap$86.0B$47.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years1.4%5.7%
Operating margin20.6%14.4%
Net margin13.8%13.4%
Return on equity12.8%34.5%
Debt to equity0.681.03
P/E33.7x40.0x
Forward P/E21.2x28.8x
P/B4.2x13.6x
Dividend yield1.4%1.3%

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