profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Emerson Electric
$166.38-0.32% today
+29.5% in 1 year
1-year low $123.301-year high $170.74
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $33.92 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Emerson Electric sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $15.2 billion in 2023 to $19.0 billion in 2026, with $2.69 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Emerson Electric handed back 63% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $1.0B$1.2B
Free cash flow 2026$3.5B
Bought back its own shares$1.0B
Paid as dividends$1.2B
Cash vs. debt$1.8B vs. $12.7B
Emerson Electric vs. similar companies
Emerson Electric grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Electric | 33.9× · Expensive | ||
 GE Vernova | 43.5× · Expensive | ||
 Schneider Electric S.E. | 34.4× · Expensive | ||
 Eaton | 33.6× · Expensive | ||
 Siemens Energy | 79.0× · Very expensive |
Compare Emerson Electric with Caterpillar · Cintas · Fastenal · General Electric · GE Aerospace · GE Vernova · RELX · RTX
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Emerson Electric's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,932 | 13,804 | 15,165 | 17,492 | 18,016 | 18,982 | |
| 7,563 | 6,306 | 7,427 | 8,885 | 9,519 | 10,128 | |
| – | 2,356 | 2,759 | 2,666 | 3,532 | – | |
| – | 3,502 | 4,215 | 4,032 | 4,839 | – | |
| 2,303 | 3,231 | 13,219 | 1,968 | 2,293 | 2,691 | |
| 3.82 | 5.41 | 22.88 | 3.43 | 4.04 | 4.79 | |
| 58.5% | 45.7% | 49.0% | 50.8% | 52.8% | 53.4% | |
| – | 17.1% | 18.2% | 15.2% | 19.6% | – | |
| 17.8% | 23.4% | 87.2% | 11.3% | 12.7% | 14.2% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 24,715 | 35,672 | 42,746 | 44,246 | 41,964 | 41,814 |
| Cash | 2,354 | 1,804 | 8,051 | 3,588 | 1,544 | 1,806 |
| Total debt | – | 10,686 | 8,561 | 8,356 | 13,759 | 12,721 |
| Total liabilities | – | 19,356 | 16,148 | 16,737 | 21,666 | – |
| 9,883 | 10,364 | 20,689 | 21,636 | 20,282 | 20,740 | |
| 602 | 596 | 577 | 574 | 567 | 562 | |
| – | 10.0% | 8.5% | 6.2% | 7.7% | – | |
| 23.3% | 31.2% | 63.9% | 9.1% | 11.3% | 13.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,575 | 2,922 | 637 | 3,332 | 3,098 | 3,978 | |
| 404 | 299 | 363 | 419 | 431 | 443 | |
| 3,171 | 2,623 | 274 | 2,913 | 2,667 | 3,535 | |
| Dividends paid | 1,210 | 1,223 | 1,198 | 1,201 | 1,192 | 1,244 |
| 500 | 500 | 2,214 | 643 | 1,167 | 1,000 | |
| 197 | 125 | 250 | 260 | 263 | 237 |
Valuation
- 33.9×
- 25.6×
- 7.33
- 4.7×
- 4.8×
- 25.8×
- –
- 3.9%
- 2.9%
- 1.5%
Profitability
- 53.4%
- 19.6%
- 14.2%
- 28.1%
- 7.9%
- 8.3%
- 12.1%
- 5.8%
- 11.6%
- –
Growth
- +8.0%
- +4.6%
- −8.4%
- +1.3%
- −1.7%
Financial health
- 2.5×
- 0.68
- 31.7%
- 8.6×
- 0.88
- 0.64
- 0.44
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 49%of 982
Top 12%of 991
Bottom 24%of 875
Top 43%of 988
Top 49%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $161.92
- Range
- $125.00 – $185.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 1.54 | 1.53 | +0.7% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 1.46 | 1.42 | +2.8% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | 1.62 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 1.52 | 1.51 | +0.7% |
| May 7, 2025 | 1.48 | 1.41 | +5.0% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | 1.38 | 1.28 | +7.8% |
| Nov 5, 2024 | 1.48 | 1.47 | +0.7% |
| Aug 7, 2024 | 1.43 | 1.41 | +1.4% |
1.5%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$15a year at today's yield, before tax
+1.3%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.89 in 2015 → $2.14 in 2025
How safe it looks
46.2% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 35.2%
News
Emerson Electric Non-GAAP EPS of $1.86 beats by $0.01, revenue of $5.2B beats by $80MSeeking Alpha · Nov 4, 2026Emerson Electric Q4 2026 Earnings PreviewSeeking Alpha · Nov 3, 2026Learn Why The Bull Case For Emerson Electric Stock Could Change Following Earnings ReportYahoo Finance · Oct 23, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
50No pass
Benjamin Graham
39No pass
Philip Fisher
55No pass
Peter Lynch
29No pass
Joel Greenblatt
15No pass
Charlie Munger
50No pass
Terry Smith
51No pass
Questions about Emerson Electric
Is Emerson Electric a good stock to buy?
A solid business, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Emerson Electric AI analysis
What does Emerson Electric do?
Emerson Electric Co., a technology and software company, provides various solutions in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It is in Specialty Industrial Machinery, based in Saint Louis, MO, United States, with 71,000 employees.
Does Emerson Electric pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.5% a year, about 46% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $1.24 billion in dividends.
Is Emerson Electric stock halal?
Yes. Emerson Electric passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 14% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Emerson Electric stock done over the past year?
Up 29.5% over the past twelve months, to $166.38. It traded between $123.30 and $170.74 and is 2.6% below its high.
Who are Emerson Electric's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are GE Vernova, Schneider Electric S.E., Eaton and Siemens Energy. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Emerson Electric's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.