Emerson Electric

EMR

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

Price

$139.56

+0.48 (+0.35%)

Market Cap

$78.17B

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−5.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 601.8M (2021) → 566.7M (2025)

Emerson Electric makes industrial automation and control equipment. Its products include sensors, valves, software, and control systems that help factories, power plants, and oil refineries run safely and efficiently. The company is one of the largest industrial automation suppliers in the world and sells primarily to energy, chemical, and manufacturing companies.

Emerson earns money by selling hardware, software, and related services to industrial customers. It operates globally, with significant revenue from North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $17 billion in annual sales. Its competitive edge comes from deep integration into customers' existing plant infrastructure, which makes switching to a rival costly and time-consuming. The key growth driver is rising demand for automation as manufacturers look to cut labor costs and improve efficiency, though a slowdown in industrial capital spending or lower oil and gas investment could meaningfully reduce demand for its products.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+27.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Emerson Electric is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

17.4%

Healthy — 17.4% operating margin

ROCE

2.4%

Weak — 2.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+3.8%

Slow sales growth (3.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-3.3%

Earnings shrinking (-3.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

133%

Turns 133% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

14.5%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.66

Moderate — manageable debt (0.66)

Interest Cover

6.99x

Adequate interest coverage (7.0x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

33.8x

Pricey — P/E 33.8

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+16.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.8 → 17.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.58%

Small dividend — 1.58% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+4.0%

Dividend growing modestly (4.0% YoY)

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