Stocks · Industrials · Industrial - Machinery
Emerson Electric Co. EMR
$161.61 +1.92% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $90.52B
High qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- The shares trade at 35.4× trailing earnings, higher than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 53 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $18.64B, up 4.8% from a year earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Industrials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth48Neutral
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 37%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 38%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 38%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 32%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 41%
Quality81Strong
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 36%
- Gross marginTop 9%
- Operating marginTop 12%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 49%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 40%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Interest coverTop 33%
Value28Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 47%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 43%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 43%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 16%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 14%
Momentum82Strong
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 44%
- 6-month returnTop 26%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 36%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 4%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 10%
Revisions28Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 37%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 34%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 42%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 9%
Stability64Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 18%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 12%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 26%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 4.0% | 4.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 3.5% | -1.8% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 52.7% | 53.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 18.8% | 20.1% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 15.4% | 18.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 4.8% | 4.0% | ↑ | Bottom 37% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.8% | 3.5% | ↓ | Bottom 38% |
| Gross margin | 53.2% | 52.7% | ↑ | Top 9% |
| Operating margin | 20.1% | 18.8% | ↑ | Top 12% |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 14.9% | ↓ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 18.6% | 15.4% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9% | — | Top 36% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 9.3% | — | Top 32% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.52×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.3%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- +0.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.26×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 6.8×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.36%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 1.10%
- Shareholder yield
- 2.46%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -0.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -0.8%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 3
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +1.3%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.7%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $165.90
- Target vs current price
- +2.7%
- Analysts with a rating
- 43
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 53%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +1.8% | +2.6% | +2.5% | -1.6% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | +0.7% | +2.2% | +2.9% | +4.9% | +9.7% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +2.8% | +2.3% | +7.7% | -1.4% | -8.1% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | +0.0% | -3.8% | -6.0% | -2.1% | +7.9% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +0.7% | -4.7% | -5.4% | -7.9% | -2.9% |
| May 7, 2025 | +5.0% | +2.4% | +13.3% | +13.4% | +32.2% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | +7.8% | -2.3% | -0.6% | -9.3% | -17.1% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | +0.7% | +7.2% | +17.7% | +21.5% | +16.4% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $1.71 | $1.68 | +1.8% | $4.87B |
| May 5, 2026 | $1.54 | $1.53 | +0.7% | $4.56B |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $1.46 | $1.42 | +2.8% | $4.35B |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.62 | $1.62 | +0.0% | $4.86B |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $1.52 | $1.51 | +0.7% | $4.55B |
| May 7, 2025 | $1.48 | $1.41 | +5.0% | $4.43B |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.28 | +7.8% | $4.17B |
| Nov 5, 2024 | $1.48 | $1.47 | +0.7% | $4.62B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 35.4× | 29.7× | 90th | Top 47% |
| P/E (forward) | 24.6× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 19.9× | — | — | Bottom 43% |
| EV / Sales | 5.48× | — | — | Bottom 16% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.82% | — | — | Top 43% |
| Earnings yield | 2.83% | — | — | Top 47% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 22.2× – 37.5× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +23.2%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- -1.8%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +20.7%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 10
- Days above the 200-day average
- 53
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.6%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +1.4%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +4.5%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +11.7%
- RSI (14)
- 62.9
- Relative volume
- 1.21×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 28.5%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 67th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.46
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.71
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -1.7%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -29.9%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2021 | Sep 27, 2022 | -30.9% | 268 days | 347 days (Feb 14, 2024) |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -29.9% | 84 days | 57 days (Jul 1, 2025) |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 | -23.7% | 33 days | 88 days (Aug 5, 2026) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Sep 6, 2024 | -17.4% | 37 days | 43 days (Nov 6, 2024) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | -17.3% | 83 days | 41 days (Jan 22, 2026) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $90.52B
- P/E (TTM)
- 35.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $4.57
- Revenue (TTM)
- $18.64B
- Dividend yield
- 1.37%
- 52-week range
- $122.64 – $166.35
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.93B | $13.80B | $15.16B | $17.49B | $18.02B |
| Gross profit | $5.73B | $6.31B | $7.43B | $8.88B | $9.52B |
| Operating income | $1.96B | $2.36B | $2.76B | $2.67B | $3.53B |
| Net income | $2.30B | $3.23B | $13.22B | $1.97B | $2.29B |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.83 | $4.60 | $3.73 | $3.43 | $4.04 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.62B | $4.17B | $4.43B | $4.55B | $4.86B | $4.35B | $4.56B | $4.87B |
| Net income | $996.0M | $585.0M | $485.0M | $586.0M | $636.0M | $605.0M | $618.0M | $718.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.73 | $1.02 | $0.86 | $1.04 | $1.12 | $1.07 | $1.10 | $1.28 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $3.58B | $2.92B | $637.0M | $3.33B | $3.10B |
| Capital expenditure | -$581.0M | -$531.0M | -$363.0M | -$419.0M | -$431.0M |
| Free cash flow | $2.99B | $2.39B | $274.0M | $2.91B | $2.67B |
| Dividends paid | -$1.21B | -$1.22B | -$1.20B | -$1.20B | -$1.19B |
| Net share buybacks | -$500.0M | -$500.0M | -$2.21B | -$643.0M | -$1.24B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $2.18B
- Total assets
- $42.21B
- Total liabilities
- $21.81B
- Total debt
- $13.80B
- Net debt
- $11.62B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $20.38B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 4, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $0.56 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.56 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $0.56 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $0.56 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.53 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| May 16, 2025 | $0.53 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Feb 14, 2025 | $0.53 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $0.53 | Dec 10, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 8,383,720
- Days to cover
- 3.85
- Change vs previous report
- -4.7%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Dec 12, 2006
- 2-for-1
- Mar 11, 1997
- 2-for-1
- Sep 11, 1987
- 3-for-1
- Aug 21, 1973
- 2-for-1