Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Common Stock

In the three months ended December 31, 2024, we retired 40 million shares of common stock that we held in our treasury. These shares are now designated as authorized and unissued.

Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to Rockwell Automation by component for the following periods were (in millions):

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024	Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax		Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax		Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax		Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Balance as of September 30, 2024	$	(431)	$	(296)	$	(45)	$	(772)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	—		(130)		25		(105)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	5		—		—		5
Other comprehensive income (loss)	5		(130)		25		(100)
Balance as of December 31, 2024	$	(426)	$	(426)	$	(20)	$	(872)

Three Months Ended December 31, 2023	Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments, net of tax		Accumulated currency translation adjustments, net of tax		Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax		Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$	(407)	$	(365)	$	(18)	$	(790)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—		84		(18)		66
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		(6)		(6)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	—		84		(24)		60
Balance as of December 31, 2023	$	(407)	$	(281)	$	(42)	$	(730)

The reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Statement of Operations were (in millions):

	Three Months Ended December 31,				Affected Line in the Consolidated Statement of Operations
	2024		2023
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan adjustments (1)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	$	7	$	—	Other income
	7		—		Income before income taxes
	(2)		—		Income tax provision
	$	5	$	—	Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Net unrealized losses (gains) on cash flow hedges
Forward exchange contracts	$	1	$	(1)	Sales
Forward exchange contracts	(2)		(8)		Cost of sales
Forward exchange contracts	—		—		Selling, general and administrative expenses
Treasury locks related to 2019 and 2021 debt issuances	1		1		Interest expense
	—		(8)		Income before income taxes
	—		2		Income tax provision
	$	—	$	(6)	Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Total reclassifications	$	5	$	(6)	Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.

(1) These components are included in the computation of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit cost. See Note 10 for further information.