Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Financial Statements, Financial Statement Schedule, and Exhibits

(1)Financial Statements (all financial statements listed below are those of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries)

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Consolidated Balance Sheet, September 30, 2026 and 2025			39
Consolidated Statement of Operations, years ended September 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024			40
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, years ended September 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024			41
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, years ended September 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024			42
Consolidated Statement of Shareowners’ Equity, years ended September 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024			43
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			44
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)			93

(2)Financial Statement Schedule for the years ended September 30, 2026, 2025, and 2024

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Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts			102

Schedules not filed herewith are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required or because the information called for is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(3)Exhibits

3-a						Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, is hereby incorporated by reference.
3-b						By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated effective June 8, 2016, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 10, 2016, are hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-1						Indenture dated as of December 1, 1996 between the Company and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (formerly JPMorgan Chase, successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank, successor to Mellon Bank, N.A.), as Trustee, filed as Exhibit 4-a to Registration Statement No. 333-43071, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-2						Form of certificate for the Company’s 6.70% Debentures due January 15, 2028, filed as Exhibit 4-b to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-3						Form of certificate for the Company’s 5.20% Debentures due January 15, 2098, filed as Exhibit 4-c to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 26, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-4						Form of certificate for the Company’s 6.25% Debentures due December 31, 2037, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 3, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-5						Form of certificate for the Company’s 2.05% Notes due March 1, 2020, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-6						Form of certificate for the Company’s 2.875% Notes due March 1, 2025, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 17, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference.

4-a-7						Form of certificate for the Company’s 3.50% Notes due March 1, 2029, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-8						Form of certificate for the Company’s 4.20% Notes due March 1, 2049, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-9						Description of the Company’s Securities filed as Exhibit 4-a-9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-10						Form of certificate for the Company’s 0.35% Notes due August 15, 2023, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-11						Form of certificate for the Company’s 1.75% Notes due August 15, 2031, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.
4-a-12						Form of certificate for the Company’s 2.80% Notes due August 15, 2061, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2021, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-1						Copy of the Company’s 2003 Directors Stock Plan, filed as Exhibit 4-d to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-101780), is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-2						Memorandum of Amendments to the Company’s 2003 Directors Stock Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on April 25, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-3						Memorandum of Amendments to the Company’s 2003 Directors Stock Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 7, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-4						Memorandum of Amendments to the Company’s 2003 Directors Stock Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 3, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10-b-16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-5						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under Section 6 of the Company’s 2003 Director’s Stock Plan, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-6						Copy of the Company’s Directors Deferred Compensation Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 5, 2008, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-a-7						Summary of Non-Employee Director Compensation and Benefits as of October 1, 2021.
*10-b-1						Copy of the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentives Plan, as amended and restated through February 2, 2016, filed as Exhibit 4-c to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-209706), is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-2						Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentives Plan for options granted to executive officers of the Company after December 5, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-3						Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentives Plan for shares of restricted stock awarded to executive officers of the Company after December 5, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-4						Form of Performance Share Agreement under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentives Plan for performance shares awarded to executive officers of the Company after December 5, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-5						Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentives Plan for certain awards of shares of restricted stock to executive officers of the Company after October 29, 2019, filed as Exhibit 10-b-10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-6						Copy of the Company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan filed as Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareowners is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-7						Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan for certain awards of shares of restricted stock to executive officers of the Company filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.

*10-b-8						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan for certain awards of restricted stock units to executive officers of the Company, filed as Exhibit 10-b-13 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-9						Form of Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Company’s 2020 Long-Term Incentives Plan for certain awards of restricted stock units to executive officers of the Company after December 9, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10-b-14 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-10						Form of Stock Option Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan for options awarded to executive officers of the Company after February 10, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-11						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan for restricted stock units awarded to executive officers of the Company after February 10, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-12						Form of Performance Share Agreement for U.S. Employees under the Company’s 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan for performance shares awarded to executive officers of the Company after February 10, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-13						Copy of the Company’s 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan, filed as Exhibit 4-c to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-293518), is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-b-14						Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for Directors under the Company’s 2026 Long-Term Incentives Plan for restricted stock units awarded to directors of the Company after February 17, 2026, filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-c-1						Copy of the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated September 6, 2006, filed as Exhibit 10-f to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-c-2						Memorandum of Proposed Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on November 7, 2007, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-d-1						Copy of the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan effective October 1, 2020, filed as Exhibit 10-d-1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-d-2						Copy of the Company’s Annual Incentive Compensation Plan for Senior Executive Officers, as amended December 3, 2003, filed as Exhibit 10-i-1 to the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 2004, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-e-1						Change of Control Agreement dated as of September 30, 2025 between the Company and Blake D. Moret, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2025, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-e-2						Form of Change of Control Agreement between the Company and each of Christian E. Rothe, Scott A. Genereux, Tessa M. Myers, Rebecca W. House, and certain other officers, filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 3, 2025, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-e-3						Letter Agreement dated July 1, 2016 between Registrant and Blake D. Moret, filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, is hereby incorporated by reference.
*10-e-4						Letter Agreement dated March 1, 2021 between Registrant and Nicholas C. Gangestad
10-g-1						Agreement and Plan of Distribution dated as of December 6, 1996, among Rockwell International Corporation (renamed Boeing North American, Inc.), the Company (formerly named New Rockwell International Corporation), Allen-Bradley Company, Inc., Rockwell Collins, Inc., Rockwell Semiconductor Systems, Inc., Rockwell Light Vehicle Systems, Inc. and Rockwell Heavy Vehicle Systems, Inc., filed as Exhibit l0-b to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-g-2						Post-Closing Covenants Agreement dated as of December 6, 1996, among Rockwell International Corporation (renamed Boeing North American, Inc.), The Boeing Company, Boeing NA, Inc. and the Company (formerly named New Rockwell International Corporation), filed as Exhibit 10-c to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.

10-g-3						Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of December 6, 1996, among Rockwell International Corporation (renamed Boeing North American, Inc.), the Company (formerly named New Rockwell International Corporation) and The Boeing Company, filed as Exhibit 10-d to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-h-l						Distribution Agreement dated as of September 30, 1997 by and between the Company and Meritor Automotive, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 10, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-h-2						Employee Matters Agreement dated as of September 30, 1997 by and between the Company and Meritor Automotive, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 10, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-h-3						Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of September 30, 1997 by and between the Company and Meritor Automotive, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 10, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-i-1						Distribution Agreement dated as of June 29, 2001 by and among the Company, Rockwell Collins, Inc. and Rockwell Scientific Company LLC, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-i-2						Employee Matters Agreement dated as of June 29, 2001 by and among the Company, Rockwell Collins, Inc. and Rockwell Scientific Company LLC, filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-i-3						Tax Allocation Agreement dated as of June 29, 2001 by and between the Company and Rockwell Collins, Inc., filed as Exhibit 2.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 11, 2001, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-j-1						$1,500,000,000 Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 18, 2025, among the Company, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereof and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, filed as Exhibit 99 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 21, 2025, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-j-2						$500,000,000 364-Day Term Loan Agreement dated as of May 16, 2025, among the Company, the Banks listed on the signature pages thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as Syndication Agent, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents, filed as Exhibit 99 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 19, 2025, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-k						Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August 24, 2005 by and between the Company and First Industrial Acquisitions, Inc., including the form of Lease Agreement attached as Exhibit I thereto, together with the First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of September 30, 2005 and the Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005, filed as Exhibit 10-p to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2005, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-l-1						Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2006, by and among Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Automation of Ohio, Inc., Rockwell Automation Canada Control Systems, Grupo Industrias Reliance S.A. de C.V., Rockwell Automation GmbH (formerly known as Rockwell International GmbH) and Baldor Electric Company, contained in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 9, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference.
10-l-2						First Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated as of January 24, 2007 by and among Rockwell Automation, Inc., Rockwell Automation of Ohio, Inc., Rockwell Automation Canada Control Systems, Grupo Industrias Reliance S.A. de C.V., Rockwell Automation GmbH and Baldor Electric Company, filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, is hereby incorporated by reference.
19						Company Trading Policies and Procedures for Insiders, filed as Exhibit 19 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, is hereby incorporated by reference.
21						List of Subsidiaries of the Company.
23						Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24						Powers of Attorney authorizing certain persons to sign this Annual Report on Form 10-K on behalf of certain directors and officers of the Company.
31.1						Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2						Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1						Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2						Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97						Rockwell Automation, Inc. Executive Compensation Recoupment Policy, filed as exhibit 97 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023, is hereby incorporated by reference.
101						Interactive Data Files.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

			*			Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.