Nov 4, 6:53 AM ET
Emerson Electric Co. reported its fourth quarter and full year 2026 financial results, highlighting net sales of $5.20 billion for the quarter and $18.98 billion for the full fiscal year. The company also raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.595 per share and provided an initial fiscal 2027 outlook expecting approximately $5.70 in earnings per share.
- Q4 net sales rose 7% to $5.20 billion, with full year net sales increasing 5% to $18.98 billion.
- Q4 GAAP diluted earnings per share reached $1.33, up from $1.07 in the prior-year period.
- The quarterly cash dividend was increased by 7% to $0.595 per share, payable on December 10, 2026.
- Fiscal year 2027 guidance projects approximate earnings per share of $5.70 and adjusted earnings per share of $7.25.
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Oct 13, 6:57 AM ET
Emerson Electric said it changed its method of accounting for pension and other postretirement benefit plans to mark-to-market, effective for fiscal 2026, and filed recast historical results. The change adds $8 million to pretax earnings for the nine months ended June 30, 2026, and the company expects a pretax mark-to-market gain of less than $5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, which was not in its previous outlook. The change has no effect on cash flows, plan funding or benefits payable.
- Nine-month pretax earnings rise $8 million; after-tax $6 million, or $0.01 per share
- Fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 mark-to-market gain expected to be less than $5 million pretax
- Adjusted earnings per share will exclude the annual mark-to-market adjustment
- Change applied retrospectively; recast results are in Exhibit 99.1 and are not a restatement
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Aug 4, 4:05 PM ET
Emerson reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 net sales of $4.873 billion, up 7% from a year earlier, and GAAP earnings per share of $1.28, up 24%. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance, now calling for adjusted earnings per share of about $6.55, and plans to return roughly $2.2 billion to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
- Q3 net sales $4.873 billion vs. $4.553 billion; underlying orders up 7%, led by Software & Systems
- Q3 adjusted EPS $1.71 vs. $1.52; GAAP EPS $1.28 vs. $1.03, including an $82 million IEEPA tariff refund benefit
- 2026 guidance: adjusted EPS about $6.55, GAAP EPS about $4.89, net sales growth about 5%, free cash flow about $3.6 billion
- Quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share payable September 10, 2026, to holders of record on August 14, 2026
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May 5, 4:06 PM ET
Emerson reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with net sales up 3% to $4,562 million and GAAP earnings per share up 28% to $1.10, while underlying sales grew only 0.5% and adjusted segment EBITA margin slipped to 27.6%. The company also updated its full-year 2026 outlook, now calling for adjusted EPS of $6.45 to $6.55, and separately said its board elected Jennifer Newstead as a director effective August 3, 2026.
- Net sales $4,562 million vs $4,432 million a year earlier; underlying sales up 0.5%; underlying orders up 5%.
- GAAP EPS $1.10 vs $0.86; adjusted EPS $1.54 vs $1.48; adjusted segment EBITA margin 27.6% vs 28.0%.
- Operating cash flow $779 million vs $825 million; free cash flow $694 million vs $738 million.
- FY2026 outlook: adjusted EPS $6.45 to $6.55, net sales growth about 4.5%, underlying sales growth about 3%; plans of about $2.2 billion in shareholder returns, including about $1 billion in buybacks.
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