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Compared to Estimates, Emerson Electric (EMR) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Emerson Electric (EMR - Free Report) reported $5.2 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.1%. EPS of $1.86 for the same period compares to $1.62 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.12 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.85, the EPS surprise was +0.54%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Emerson Electric performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Intelligent Devices- Total: $2.92 billion versus $2.88 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -14.3% change.
  • Net Sales- Software & Systems- Control Systems & Software: $1.25 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.2 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.9%.
  • Net Sales- Intelligent Devices- Final Control: $1.73 billion versus $1.7 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +42% change.
  • Net Sales- Intelligent Devices- Sensors: $1.19 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.18 billion.
  • Net Sales- Software & Systems- Test & Measurement: $465 million versus $450.29 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +14% change.
  • Net Sales- Safety & Productivity: $573 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $570.44 million.
  • Net Sales- Software & Systems- Total: $1.71 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.65 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +16.1%.
  • Adjusted EBITA- Intelligent Devices- Total: $827 million compared to the $836.28 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Adjusted EBITA- Software & Systems- Test & Measurement: $141 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $135.47 million.
  • Adjusted EBITA- Software & Systems- Total: $553 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $491.76 million.
  • Adjusted EBITA- Safety & Productivity: $131 million versus $128.27 million estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Adjusted EBITA- Software & Systems- Control Systems & Software: $412 million versus $355.03 million estimated by three analysts on average.

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Shares of Emerson Electric have returned +3.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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