MKS vs Rockwell Automation
MKSI and ROK side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MKSI and ROK compare
Rockwell Automation is the larger company, worth 3.5 times as much as MKS ($48.4B against $13.7B).
On earnings, MKS is cheaper: it trades at 32.3× trailing earnings, against 40.9× for Rockwell Automation.
MKS grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.3% versus 11.3% for Rockwell Automation).
Rockwell Automation keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.4% compared with 10.1% at MKS.
Both pay dividends: MKS yields 0.48% and Rockwell Automation 1.3%.
Rockwell Automation scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 14 for MKS), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MKSI | ROK |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $13.7B | $48.4B |
| Share price | $202.04 | $436.20 |
| Change, 1 year | 42.9% | 18.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 26.1% | 28.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.03 | 1.12 |
| Employees | 10K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.3× (better) | 40.9× |
| P/S | 3.1× (better) | 5.4× |
| P/B | 4.6× (better) | 13.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3× (better) | 21.7× |
| P/FCF | 30.0× (better) | 32.2× |
| FCF yield | 3.3% (better) | 3.1% |
| Fair value | $217.80 | $438.14 |
| Margin of safety | 7.2% (better) | 0.44% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.3% (better) | 11.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | 5.7% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 64.8% (better) | 23.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 58.5% (better) | 25.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −7.1% | −2.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 47.0% | 49.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 22.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 13.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 10.5% | 16.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.9% | 34.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.3% | 26.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 (better) | 0.93 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.92 (better) | 1.18 |
| Interest coverage | 3.7× | 14.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.14 (better) | 1.08 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.31 | 6.01 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.48% | 1.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 14.3% | 50.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 1.9% | 5.1% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.00% | 1.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.48% | 3.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 105% | 89.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.50% | 0.29% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$43.4M (better) | −$64.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.6% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- MKSI stock overview
- MKSI income statement
- MKSI valuation and score
- ROK stock overview
- ROK income statement
- ROK valuation and score
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