Rockwell Automation Q1 sales fall 8.4%, EPS down 13%; cuts reported sales outlook
Rockwell Automation reported fiscal first-quarter 2025 sales of $1,881 million, down 8.4% from a year earlier, with diluted EPS of $1.61, down 13%. The company lowered its fiscal 2025 reported sales growth range to (5.5)% to 0.5%, citing about (1.5)% of currency impact, while reaffirming its EPS guidance. Shareholders face lower quarterly sales and profit, though the company's EPS guidance was unchanged.
Key points
- Sales were $1,881 million, down 8.4% from $2,052 million; organic sales fell 7.6%.
- Diluted EPS was $1.61 versus $1.86 a year ago; adjusted EPS was $1.83 versus $2.04.
- Fiscal 2025 reported sales growth guidance cut to (5.5)% to 0.5% from (4)% to 2%; diluted EPS guidance of $7.65 to $8.85 reaffirmed.
- Orders rose about 10% year over year, and the company repurchased shares for $99 million in the quarter.
The filing
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