No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 20 Nov 2023.
Headquartered in St. Louis, United States, Emerson Electric Co belongs to the Industry sector and traces its origins to 1890. Filings by its managers are published through SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 57 filings signed by 21 insiders.
There is no open-market purchase to report; the filings show 6 sales worth €4.3M by 5 insiders. At €1.4M, the sale published on 12 August 2026 by Karsanbhai Surendralal Lanca is the largest of the period (0.0018% of market cap).
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
With 57 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,810 companies we follow on the same exchange. The full history, which starts in 2016, counts 5 purchases against 19 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 30 September 2025), the company reported revenue of 18.02 bn USD and net income of 2.29 bn USD, with a dividend of 2.11 USD per share.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Tennant Co and Butler National Corp. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Analysts rate Emerson Electric Co Buy (bullish), based on 28 analysts. Average price target: US$174.21.
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Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) is a leading U.S.-listed industrial technology company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1890 as a maker of electric motors and fans, Emerson has evolved into a global automation and software platform serving process industries, discrete manufacturing, energy, life sciences, and infrastructure-related end markets. For investors, Emerson is best understood not as a traditional diversified conglomerate, but as a focused industrial automation franchise with a meaningful installed base and recurring demand tied to critical production environments.
The company is organized around two main reporting groups: Intelligent Devices and Software and Control. Intelligent Devices includes final control, measurement and analytical instrumentation, discrete automation, and safety and productivity solutions. Software and Control includes control systems and software, plus test and measurement activities. This portfolio gives Emerson exposure to both hardware and software, allowing it to monetize mission-critical components such as valves, transmitters, controllers, and field devices, while also selling industrial software that helps customers improve uptime, safety, efficiency, and process visibility. In practice, Emerson’s offer sits at the intersection of automation, operational reliability, and digital transformation.
From a competitive standpoint, Emerson has a strong position in process automation, where technical depth, long customer relationships, and large installed bases create meaningful barriers to entry. Its solutions are used in sectors where downtime is expensive and compliance, reliability, and precision are essential. The company also benefits from a broad global footprint, with sales distributed across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East & Africa. This international diversification helps balance regional cycles, although Emerson still remains exposed to industrial capex trends, commodity-linked spending, supply-chain conditions, and geopolitical risk.
Recent company developments have reinforced the investment case. In its fiscal second-quarter 2026 results released in May 2026, Emerson reported resilient demand, with underlying orders growth and management commentary highlighting strength in Software & Systems and continued momentum in growth verticals. The company also noted healthy backlog and a constructive second-half outlook. Earlier, in November 2025, Emerson increased its quarterly dividend by 5% and authorized a new share repurchase program, signaling a more shareholder-friendly capital allocation framework. Emerson has also continued to emphasize product innovation and its strategic ambition to build the “autonomous future,” supporting the gradual shift toward software-defined automation and higher-value offerings.
Overall, Emerson is a mature but strategically relevant industrial company listed on the NYSE in the United States, combining defensive characteristics, exposure to secular automation themes, and a global customer base. For French-speaking investors, it stands out as a quality industrial compounder with stable end-market exposure, disciplined execution, and an ongoing mix shift toward software and more differentiated automation solutions.
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All recommendationsHeadquarters: St. Louis, United States · Founded: 1890 · 134,900 employees (2012) · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 18.02 bn USD | 2.29 bn USD | 4.04 USD | 2.11 USD | 10-K |
| Sep 2024 | 17.49 bn USD | 1.97 bn USD | 3.43 USD | 2.10 USD | 10-K |
| Sep 2023 | 15.16 bn USD | 13.22 bn USD | 22.88 USD | 2.08 USD | 10-K |
| Sep 2022 | 13.80 bn USD | 3.23 bn USD | 5.41 USD | 2.06 USD | 10-K |
| Sep 2021 | 12.93 bn USD | 2.30 bn USD | 3.82 USD | 2.02 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.