Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.350-6.550 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 6.530. The company issued revenue guidance of $19.0 billion-$19.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $19.0 billion. Emerson Electric also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.400-1.400 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Emerson Electric to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Wolfe Research reduced their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $173.00 to $172.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Emerson Electric from $154.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Emerson Electric in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Emerson Electric from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $125.00 to $127.00 in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $148.28.

Emerson Electric Stock Down 1.7%

Emerson Electric stock opened at $137.71 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $77.50 billion, a PE ratio of 29.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.30. Emerson Electric has a fifty-two week low of $90.06 and a fifty-two week high of $150.27. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $132.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $129.29.

Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 6th. The industrial products company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter. Emerson Electric had a net margin of 14.92% and a return on equity of 14.34%. Research analysts predict that Emerson Electric will post 5.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 14.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,625,639 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $350,077,000 after acquiring an additional 340,423 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Emerson Electric by 9.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,117,557 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,228,000 after acquiring an additional 96,742 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 2.2% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 877,620 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $117,013,000 after purchasing an additional 18,811 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 5.9% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 481,907 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $64,253,000 after purchasing an additional 27,044 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Emerson Electric by 16.4% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 322,037 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $42,937,000 after purchasing an additional 45,402 shares during the period. 74.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Emerson Electric Company Profile

Emerson Electric Co, a technology and software company, provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It operates in six segments: Final Control, Control Systems & Software, Measurement & Analytical, AspenTech, Discrete Automation, and Safety & Productivity.