Eaton Corp Plc vs Rockwell Automation Inc

Eaton Corp Plc (ETN) is overvalued and Rockwell Automation Inc (ROK) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. ROK is the closer of the two: -69%, against -162% for ETN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Eaton Corp Plc (ETN)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $169.15; the price of $442.49 is 162% above that value, and 73% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 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

MetricETNROK
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$442.49$427.19
Intrinsic value$169.15$252.94
Margin of safety-162%-69%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)65/100 (10/12)
Market cap$171.9B$47.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.0%5.7%
Operating margin19.4%14.4%
Net margin12.8%13.4%
Return on equity19.7%34.5%
Debt to equity1.051.03
P/E45.0x40.0x
Forward P/E27.5x28.8x
P/B8.5x13.6x
Dividend yield1.0%1.3%

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