Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) reported quarterly earnings of $2.82 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.66 by 5.9 percent. This is a 4.06 percent increase over earnings of $2.71 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.14 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.07 billion by 3.83 percent. This is a 4.53 percent increase over sales of $2.05 billion the same period last year.