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Shareowners' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Stockholders Equity | Changes in outstanding common shares are summarized as follows (in millions):
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Beginning balance |  | 113.1 |  |  | 114.8 |  |  | 115.2 |
Treasury stock purchases |  | (1.5) |  |  | (2.2) |  |  | (1.2) |
Common stock issued (including share-based compensation impact) |  | 0.8 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.8 |
Ending balance |  | 112.4 |  |  | 113.1 |  |  | 114.8 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Rockwell Automation by component were (in millions):
|  | Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax (Note 14) |  | Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1) |  | Net unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax |  |  |  | Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Balance as of September 30, 2022 |  | $ | (448) |  |  | $ | (465) |  |  | $ | (5) |  |  |  |  | $ | (918) |
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (50) |  |  | 100 |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  | 64 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | (26) |  |  |  |  | 64 |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 40 |  |  | 100 |  |  | (12) |  |  |  |  | 128 |
Balance as of September 30, 2023 |  | $ | (408) |  |  | $ | (365) |  |  | $ | (17) |  |  |  |  | $ | (790) |
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (23) |  |  | 66 |  |  | (15) |  |  |  |  | 28 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (12) |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Other comprehensive (loss) income |  | (23) |  |  | 68 |  |  | (27) |  |  |  |  | 18 |
Balance as of September 30, 2024 |  | $ | (431) |  |  | $ | (297) |  |  | $ | (44) |  |  |  |  | $ | (772) |
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |  | 73 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 93 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  | 22 |
Other comprehensive income |  | 96 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 115 |
Balance as of September 30, 2025 |  | $ | (335) |  |  | $ | (281) |  |  | $ | (41) |  |  |  |  | $ | (657) |
(1) Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax includes a $17 million loss in 2025 from the effects of cross-currency swap contracts.
Reclassification of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss to the Consolidated Statement of Operations were (in millions):
| Year Ended September 30, |  | Affected Line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | (2) |  |  | Other (expense) income
Settlement and curtailment charges | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 123 |  |  | Other (expense) income
| 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 121 |  |  | Income before income taxes
| (7) |  |  | — |  |  | (31) |  |  | Income tax provision
| $ | 23 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Net unrealized losses (gains) on cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forward exchange contracts | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | (6) |  |  | Sales
Forward exchange contracts | (7) |  |  | (19) |  |  | (33) |  |  | Cost of sales
Treasury locks related to 2019 and 2021 debt issuances | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | Interest expense
| (2) |  |  | (17) |  |  | (35) |  |  | Income before income taxes
| 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 9 |  |  | Income tax provision
| $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (12) |  |  | $ | (26) |  |  | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Accumulated currency translation adjustments | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Other (expense) income
Total reclassifications | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | (10) |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs. See Note 14 for further information.

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