# Emerson Electric Company (EMR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Machinery. Price $152.82, market value $85.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 33.4×** (5-yr avg 20.4×, 3-yr avg 22.4×). Emerson Electric Company trades at 33.4× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 20.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 21.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.19**. A PEG of 1.19 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 4.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.6×.
- **Price / book: 4.2×**. The shares trade at 4.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.1%** (5-yr avg 4.3%). Free cash flow equals 4.1% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 4.3%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 12.7%**. 12.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.3%**. 11.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 6.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.0%** (3-yr 9.3%/yr, 5-yr 1.4%/yr). Revenue grew 3.0% over the last year, against 1.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.8%** (3-yr -9.3%/yr, 5-yr 4.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 0.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 0.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.65**. Debt is 0.65 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 0.88** (quick 0.88). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.45%** ($2.19 per share, trailing). Emerson Electric Company yields 1.45%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 52%** (36% of free cash flow). 52% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 1.3%/yr** (1-yr 1.7%). The dividend has grown 1.3% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (27 analysts). 27 analysts cover Emerson Electric Company; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $171.81 (+12% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 16.2%** (YTD 16.1%, 3-mo 10.6%). The shares are up 16.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.1%** (24.6% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.54** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.54 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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