Emerson Electric Co. · EMR · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026

Emerson raises FY2026 outlook as power and semiconductor demand accelerates

The quarter supports a constructive view of Emerson's growth trajectory: resilient demand in semiconductor and power markets, rising software ACV, and AI-enabled automation initiatives coincided with higher FY2026 guidance. The thesis remains conditional on execution, project conversion, and stabilization of China, Europe, and Middle East-related risks.

Reported After market closeNYSEIndustrials $84.92B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.71 Consensus $1.68
EPS surprise +1.8% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $4.87B Consensus $4.80B
Revenue surprise +1.4% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move +2.3% Event window
SPY move -0.2% Same window
Abnormal move +2.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -8.3% Up to 20 sessions
EMRSPY benchmark

Ask FN2 about EMR FY2026 Q3

Transcript, numbers and history already loaded

Free account. Your question opens in FN2 with this report's transcript and numbers attached.

Transcript intelligence

What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, management reported stronger Q3 operating momentum, raised FY2026 sales growth guidance to 5% GAAP and adjusted EPS guidance to $6.55, and highlighted new AI-technology leadership following the NI acquisition. The company also cited an $82 million tariff refund that supported Q3 cash flow and margins.

Guidance delta

Management raised FY2026 sales growth guidance to 5% GAAP and adjusted EPS guidance to $6.55, versus the prior quarter's adjusted EPS range of $6.45-$6.55.

Key takeaways

  • Q3 underlying sales increased 6%, underlying orders rose 7%, and adjusted EPS grew 13% while exceeding guidance.
  • Semiconductor and power verticals delivered 53% and 37% growth, respectively; software ACV rose 9% to $1.68 billion.
  • Management cited AI-enabled automation, grid modernization, LNG, and data-center-related power demand as growth drivers.
  • Europe and China remain soft, while Middle East disruption, tariffs, inflation, and project timing are key risks.

Management priorities

  • Deploy AI-driven automation across the portfolio under the new CTO.
  • Expand Ovation and Digital Grid Management solutions into greenfield power projects through 2027-28.
  • Continue software expansion with Nigel AI and increase ACV beyond 10%.
  • Maintain the $2.2 billion capital-return plan through dividends and share buybacks.

Follow EMR with an agent that reads every filing, transcript, and price print. Free to start.

Try FN2 free

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
EMR EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $1.28 Q2 '24 actual $1.36, beat Q3 '24 estimate $1.41 Q3 '24 actual $1.43, beat Q4 '24 estimate $1.47 Q4 '24 actual $1.48, match Q3 '25 estimate $1.51 Q3 '25 actual $1.52, match Q4 '25 estimate $1.62 Q4 '25 actual $1.62, match Q1 '26 estimate $1.42 Q1 '26 actual $1.46, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.53 Q2 '26 actual $1.54, match Q3 '26 estimate $1.68 Q3 '26 actual $1.71, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.85 Q1 '27 estimate $1.60 Q2 '27 estimate $1.73
Show 1 more >

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold41 ratings
Bullish2253.7%
Neutral1639.0%
Bearish37.3%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$154.19Current
$86Low
$136.86Average
$186High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 22, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Morgan Stanley Underweight UnderweightMaintainAug 28, 2026
DA Davidson Neutral NeutralMaintainAug 24, 2026
Bernstein Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 14, 2026
RBC Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 5, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 5, 2026
Show 36 more rating actions

Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $154.19. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$135$157.72 -12.4%Aug 28, 2026
D.A. DavidsonAnalyst unavailable$155$157.17 +0.5%Aug 24, 2026
BernsteinVarun Govindaraj$186$164.05 +20.6%Aug 14, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$175$156.91 +13.5%Aug 7, 2026
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$171$158.88 +10.9%Aug 5, 2026
See 78 more

Track every rating change on EMR the moment it posts. Free to start.

Start free

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Emerson Electric Co. is an international technology and engineering firm that delivers diverse solutions to industrial, commercial, and residential clients across the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. The company's operations are divided into two main segments: Automation Solutions, and Commercial & Residential Solutions. Through its Automation Solutions division, Emerson provides a range of products including advanced measurement and analytical instruments, industrial valves, and sophisticated process control software and systems. This segment caters to a broad spectrum of industries such as oil and gas, refining, chemical processing, power generation, life sciences, food and beverage, automotive manufacturing, pulp and paper production, metals and mining, and municipal water utilities. The Commercial & Residential Solutions segment focuses on climate control and other essential home and business applications.…

Historical context

All EMR earnings

Industrials peers this season

Latest reports in the same sector

Latest beats and misses

Who reports next

Get the EMR recap when the next report posts

One email per quarter with the scorecard, the market reaction and what changed on the call. No account needed.

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-08-05T14:10:09.637602+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-09T01:23:14.388487+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-22T20:50:51.770098+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-22T20:50:51.767159+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-22. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.