CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Sales
Sales	$ 2,126.0	$ 2,275.4	$ 4,178.1	$ 4,256.4
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(1,292.6)	(1,342.9)	(2,550.1)	(2,510.3)
Gross profit	833.4	932.5	1,628.0	1,746.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(501.4)	(501.2)	(1,015.1)	(970.7)
Change in fair value of investments	2.8	63.0	5.9	203.6
Other income (expense)	14.8	(107.1)	23.7	(89.8)
Interest expense	(39.2)	(35.8)	(72.5)	(69.9)
Income before income taxes	310.4	351.4	570.0	819.3
Income tax provision	(45.1)	(56.5)	(92.0)	(145.7)
Net income (loss)	265.3	294.9	478.0	673.6
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.9)	(5.4)	(3.4)	(10.7)
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.	$ 266.2	$ 300.3	$ 481.4	$ 684.3
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 2.32	$ 2.60	$ 4.19	$ 5.94
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 2.31	$ 2.59	$ 4.17	$ 5.90
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic (in shares)	114.3	114.8	114.4	114.8
Diluted (in shares)	114.8	115.6	115.0	115.6
Products and solutions
Sales
Sales	$ 1,891.2	$ 2,069.9	$ 3,724.4	$ 3,859.6
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(1,165.3)	(1,206.3)	(2,295.4)	(2,251.0)
Services
Sales
Sales	234.8	205.5	453.7	396.8
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	$ (127.3)	$ (136.6)	$ (254.7)	$ (259.3)