Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) reported quarterly earnings of $2.45 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.09 by 17.22 percent. This is a 2 percent decrease over earnings of $2.50 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.00 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.96 billion by 1.98 percent. This is a 5.88 percent decrease over sales of $2.13 billion the same period last year.