Consolidated Statement of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales
Sales	$ 1,565.3	$ 1,684.5
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(918.8)	(981.6)
Gross profit	646.5	702.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(374.6)	(403.2)
Change in fair value of investments	390.4	71.0
Other income (expense)	61.0	(9.7)
Interest expense	(22.6)	(26.4)
Income before income taxes	700.7	334.6
Income tax provision	(110.3)	(19.2)
Net income	590.4	315.4
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2.9)	4.7
Net income attributable to Rockwell Automation, Inc.	$ 593.3	$ 310.7
Earnings per share:
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 5.11	$ 2.68
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 5.06	$ 2.66
Weighted average outstanding shares:
Basic (in shares)	116.1	115.7
Diluted (in shares)	117.1	116.6
Products and solutions
Sales
Sales	$ 1,394.2	$ 1,508.9
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	(806.5)	(866.0)
Services
Sales
Sales	171.1	175.6
Cost of sales
Cost of sales	$ (112.3)	$ (115.6)