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Rockwell Automation

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Rockwell Automation has retired 41.6% of its shares since 1999, from 190,221,589 to 111,048,676.

41.6%retired since 1999
4.3%last 5 years
1.1%last 12 months
111Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2008190M shares, 1999111M200020052010201520202025
1999, 190,221,5892026-06-30, 111,048,676
A share bought in 1999
1.7× more of Rockwell Automation today, without buying another share. It was one of 190,221,589 shares then. It is one of 111,048,676 now.
Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-11-15190,221,58910-K405cover page
20002000-10-31182,709,07710-K405cover page
20012001-10-31183,793,52010-K405cover page
20022002-10-31185,899,67810-Kcover page
20032003-03-31186,430,88810-Kcover page
20042004-03-31184,191,34010-Kcover page
20052005-03-31179,136,45410-Kcover page
20062006-03-31170,173,36910-Kcover page
20072007-09-30149,400,00010-K
20082008-09-30143,200,00010-K
20092009-10-31142,253,41110-K
20102010-10-31141,790,18210-K
20112011-10-31141,916,92610-K
20122012-10-31139,309,30010-K
20132013-10-31138,660,66410-K
20142014-10-31135,771,15910-K
20152015-10-31132,015,34110-K
20162016-10-31128,229,15810-K
20172017-10-31128,502,91510-K
20182018-10-31120,684,07910-K
20192019-10-31115,546,94210-K
20202020-10-31116,178,72810-K
20212021-10-31115,981,88510-K
20222022-10-31114,844,15210-K
20232023-10-31114,672,53310-K
20242024-10-31112,896,80910-K
20252025-10-31112,273,56710-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Rockwell Automation on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Rockwell Automation buybacks, answered

Is Rockwell Automation buying back its stock?

Yes. Rockwell Automation has 1.1% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 111,048,676 as of June 30, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 4.3%.

How many shares has Rockwell Automation bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Rockwell Automation has 79.2 million fewer shares than at its 1999 peak. That is 41.6% of the company. Since fiscal 2007 alone it bought back about 49.1 million shares, while the count fell by 38.4 million. The difference went to employees and other new shares.

How many shares does Rockwell Automation have outstanding?

111,048,676 shares, as of June 30, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 1999 peak it had 190,221,589.

What do Rockwell Automation's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Rockwell Automation stock in 1999 owns 1.7 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Rockwell Automation compare with other cannibal stocks?

Rockwell Automation ranks No. 112 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Cintas (42.1%), Deckers Outdoor (42.1%), TE Connectivity (41.4%), Walmart (40.8%).

Every answer is computed from Rockwell Automation's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Superinvestors who own it

Tom GaynerMarkel Group154,900 shares, $76.7M, Q2 2026

From the latest 13F filings. All superinvestors.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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