Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Sales
Total sales	$ 8,342,000,000	$ 8,264,000,000	$ 9,058,000,000
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	4,326,000,000	4,413,000,000	4,635,000,000
Gross profit	4,016,000,000	3,851,000,000	4,423,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1,914,000,000)	(2,001,000,000)	(2,024,000,000)
Engineering and development	(679,000,000)	(658,000,000)	(706,000,000)
Change in fair value of investments	(3,000,000)	0	279,000,000
Other (expense) income (Note 15)	(123,000,000)	62,000,000	(71,000,000)
Goodwill and intangible asset impairment	(224,000,000)	0	(158,000,000)
Interest expense	(156,000,000)	(154,000,000)	(135,000,000)
Income before income taxes	917,000,000	1,100,000,000	1,608,000,000
Income tax provision (Note 16)	(168,000,000)	(152,000,000)	(330,000,000)
Net income	749,000,000	948,000,000	1,278,000,000
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(120,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(109,000,000)
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.	$ 869,000,000	$ 953,000,000	$ 1,387,000,000
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 7.69	$ 8.32	$ 12.03
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 7.67	$ 8.28	$ 11.95
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic (in shares)	112.7	114.0	114.8
Diluted (in shares)	113.1	114.5	115.6
Products and solutions
Sales
Total sales	$ 7,364,000,000	$ 7,331,000,000	$ 8,225,000,000
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	3,785,000,000	3,908,000,000	4,103,000,000
Services
Sales
Total sales	978,000,000	933,000,000	833,000,000
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	$ 541,000,000	$ 505,000,000	$ 532,000,000