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Rockwell Automation Executive Compensation (FY25)

ROK · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Blake Moret
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 10, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Blake Moret: $16,430,804 → $15,401,707 (6.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 87.3% → 87.2% (0.1 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 306:1 → 277:1 (9.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Rockwell Automation's chief executive and what were they paid?
Blake Moret, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, received $15,401,707 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Moret's total was 6.3% lower than the $16,430,804 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Rockwell Automation's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 87.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Rockwell Automation's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AMETEK, Inc., Amphenol Corporation, Autodesk, Corning Incorporated and Dover Corporation, among others.
What is Rockwell Automation's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 277:1, against median employee compensation of $55,692.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Blake Moret
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Blake Moret
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Nicholas Gangestad
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Blake Moret
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Nicholas Gangestad
Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Tessa Myers
Senior Vice President, Intelligent Devices
◇—◇◇—◇◇◇
Rebecca House
Senior Vice President, Chief People & Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Scott Genereux
Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇◇——◇◇
Christian Rothe
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Blake Moret
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Christian Rothe
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Fordenwalt
Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Services
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Rebecca House
Senior Vice President, Chief People & Legal Officer & Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Genereux
Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Blake D. MoretPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Blake D. MoretRSU◇——◇——◇
Blake D. MoretPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Blake D. MoretRSU◇——◇——◇
Blake D. MoretPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Blake D. MoretPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Christian E. RotheRSU◇——◇——◇
Christian E. RotheRSU———◇——◇
Christian E. RothePSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Christian E. RothePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew W. FordenwaltPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew W. FordenwaltPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew W. FordenwaltRSU◇——◇——◇
Rebecca W. HousePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. GenereuxPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Rebecca HouseRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/4/2033
Option◇—◇12/5/2029
Option◇—◇12/9/2032
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/10/2030
Matthew FordenwaltRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/4/2033
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/9/2032
Option◇—◇12/5/2029
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/10/2030
Option◇—◇12/5/2034
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott GenereuxPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/4/2033
Option◇—◇12/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/9/2032
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Blake MoretPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/8/2027
Option◇—◇12/4/2033
Option◇—◇12/10/2030
Option◇—◇12/4/2028
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/9/2032
Option◇—◇12/5/2029
Option◇—◇12/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇12/6/2026
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christian RotheOption◇—◇12/5/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/19/2034
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James P. Keane
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
William P. Gipson
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas W. Rosamilia
◇◇———◇◇
Lisa A. Payne
◇◇————◇
Patricia A. Watson
◇◇———◇◇
Donald R. Parfet
◇◇———◇◇
Robert W. Soderbery
◇◇———◇◇
Alice L. Jolla
◇◇————◇
Timothy M. Knavish
◇◇————◇
Pam Murphy
◇◇————◇
Blake D. Moret served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AMETEK, Inc. AME
  • Amphenol Corporation APH
  • Autodesk ADSK
  • Corning Incorporated GLW
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Eaton Corporation plc ETN
  • Emerson Electric Co. EMR
  • Fortive Corporation FTV
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Keysight Technologies, Inc. KEYS
  • NetApp, Inc. NTAP
  • Palo Alto Networks PANW
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
  • Seagate Technology, PLC STX
  • Synopsys, Inc. SNPS
  • TE Connectivity TEL
  • Trimble Inc. TRMB
  • Zebra Technologies Corporation ZBRA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024February 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023February 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022February 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021February 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020February 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019February 4, 2020=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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319 figures on this page: 312 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
312 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001024478-26-000007
  2. 0001308179-25-000665
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001024478-25-000006
  4. 0001308179-24-000829
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001024478-24-000018
  6. 0001308179-23-001086
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001024478-23-000026
  8. 0001024478-22-000021
  9. 0001024478-21-000007
  10. 0001024478-20-000007
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Peers Rockwell Automation discloses

The companies named in ROK's own disclosed peer group.

AMETEK, Inc.Amphenol CorporationAutodeskCorning IncorporatedDover CorporationEaton Corporation plcEmerson Electric Co.Fortive CorporationIntuit Inc.Keysight Technologies, Inc.NetApp, Inc.Palo Alto NetworksParker-Hannifin CorporationSeagate Technology, PLCSynopsys, Inc.TE ConnectivityTrimble Inc.Zebra Technologies Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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