Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) Signals Near-Term Consolidation Before Fundamental Rebound

Emerson shows mixed technical pressure while underlying profitability and cash generation support a valuation labeled under-valued by WMDST. Momentum indicators favor a short consolidation window even as margins and cash flow strengthen on a year-over-year basis.

Recent News

Aug 4, 2026 — Emerson named Rudy Sengupta Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and AI Officer, effective August 15, 2026. Jul 21, 2026 — Emerson software will support operations for a major battery energy storage deployment in India. Jul 16–27, 2026 — Emerson released multiple product and software updates including refinery scheduling automation and new AI agents for its Ovation platform, plus expanded data-center automation offerings. These items emphasize ongoing product rollouts and software-driven industrial automation growth.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show bearish bias: DI− sits at 26.17 and is increasing, while DI+ reads 20.18 and is decreasing, indicating the negative directional index gained dominance. ADX at 21.63 indicates an emerging trend in strength without a long-established directional conviction.

MACD stands at −0.60 with a decreasing trend and a signal line at 0.41; MACD negative and declining signals continued bearish momentum and confirms short-term selling pressure. No bullish MACD cross appears.

MRO registers 20.4 with a peak-and-reversal pattern, which implies price sits above model target levels and carries downside potential toward those targets in the near term.

RSI at 51.63 with a decreasing trend places the stock in neutral territory but tilting toward weaker momentum; this aligns with the MACD and directional readings suggesting consolidation or modest downward drift.

Price sits below short-term averages: the close of $148.30 lies under the 20-day average of $152.11 and under the 12-day EMA of $151.55 (both decreasing), reinforcing near-term resistance around the $152 area. The 200-day average at $142.81 still provides longer-term support beneath the current price, creating a technical range between $142–$156 defined by the 200-day average and the super-trend upper band at $156.78.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: EBIT equals $1,026,000,000, producing an EBIT margin of 21.06% (EBIT margin QoQ +6.37%, YoY +15.64%). That EBIT margin sits above the industry peer mean of 20.17% and above the industry peer median of 18.07%, indicating relative operating efficiency versus peers.

Revenue and growth: Total revenue reached $4,873,000,000 with reported revenue growth YoY of 149.71% and QoQ growth of 37.16%. Those growth rates reflect substantial year-over-year expansion over the last twelve months.

Cash generation and liquidity: Operating cash flow totals $1,280,000,000 and free cash flow equals $1,322,000,000, producing a free cash flow yield of 1.67%, above the industry peer mean of 1.11%. Free cash flow to net income of 1.84 and cash flow margin of 26.27% underscore healthy cash conversion despite working-capital dynamics (cash conversion cycle ~98 days, modestly better QoQ and YoY).

Balance sheet and leverage: Total debt stands at $13,255,000,000 with net debt of $10,933,000,000 and debt-to-EBITDA of 9.45. Debt-to-equity equals 0.65 with debt-to-assets of 0.314. Interest-coverage reads 9.33, which supports servicing current obligations but highlights elevated leverage relative to some peers.

Liquidity ratios: Current ratio at 0.90 and quick ratio at 0.66 reflect tighter near-term liquidity relative to typical peer benchmarks; those ratios improved QoQ and YoY but remain below common peer means.

Valuation context: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market-cap $79.25B with enterprise value ~$90.32B produces an enterprise multiple of ~64.38. Forward P/E stands near 78.3 while price-target consensus shows a mean near $166.41; price-target dispersion offers upside and downside scenario points but WMDST’s valuation judgment rests on strong free cash flow yield and above-mean operating margins counterbalanced by elevated leverage and compressed short-term liquidity. The company’s P/B of 3.89 sits below the industry peer mean of 4.95, while the P/S ratio at 16.26 sits below the industry peer mean of 20.07, both consistent with a WMDST under-valued designation when operational cash metrics receive weight.

Earnings context: The company reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, and updated its full-year outlook; those report details include the date of the company’s release and the updated outlook.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-03
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.8 B
 Operating Cash Flow 1.3 B
 Capital Expenditures -102.00 M
 Change In Working Capital 293.0 M
 Dividends Paid -311.00 M
 Cash Flow Delta 389.0 M
 End Period Cash Flow 2.2 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 4.9 B
 Forward Revenue 1.7 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 2.2 B
 Depreciation 96.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 377.0 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 3.8 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 2.7 B
 EBITDA 1.4 B
 EBIT 1.0 B
 Operating Income 1.1 B
 Interest Income 25.0 M
 Interest Expense 110.0 M
 Net Interest Income -85.00 M
 Income Before Tax 916.0 M
 Tax Provision 198.0 M
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income 718.0 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 718.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS 1.80
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 42.2 B
 Intangible Assets 26.8 B
 Net Tangible Assets -6.43 B
 Total Current Assets 9.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.2 B
 Cash 2.2 B
 Net Receivables 3.1 B
 Inventory 2.5 B
 Long-Term Investments 215.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 1.6 B
 Short-Term Debt 5.6 B
 Total Current Liabilities 10.8 B
 Net Debt 10.9 B
 Total Debt 13.3 B
 Total Liabilities 21.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 20.4 B
 Retained Earnings 41.6 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 36.53
 Shares Outstanding 557.800 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.74
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 79.2 B
 Enterprise Value 90.3 B
 Enterprise Multiple 64.38
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -9.551 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -11.216 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 131.775
median: 87.644
mean: 80.209
EMR: 64.38
low: -34.498
 EV/R 18.536
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.071
 Asset To Liability 1.935
 Debt To Capital 0.394
 Debt To Assets 0.314
Debt To Assets QoQ -5.973 %
Debt To Assets YoY -10.202 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.37
EMR: 0.314
mean: 0.22
median: 0.156
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.65
Debt To Equity QoQ -6.058 %
Debt To Equity YoY -13.081 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.052
EMR: 0.65
mean: 0.547
median: 0.282
low: -0.022
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.889
Price To Book QoQ 0.872 %
Price To Book YoY 3.805 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 9.067
mean: 4.951
median: 4.754
EMR: 3.889
low: -0.583
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 16.263
Price To Sales QoQ -5.213 %
Price To Sales YoY -0.527 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 52.134
median: 21.821
mean: 20.074
EMR: 16.263
low: 0.331
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 78.301
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 46.486
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 1.998
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.116
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 6.484 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 7.284 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.532
median: 0.207
mean: 0.193
EMR: 0.116
low: 0.023
 Receivables Turnover 1.568
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 5.356 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 0.036 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.927
mean: 1.646
median: 1.635
EMR: 1.568
low: 0.156
 Inventory Turnover 0.893
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 0.304 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -6.85 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 1.565
median: 1.113
mean: 1.048
EMR: 0.893
low: 0.169
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 58.19
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 98.357
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -7.3 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -1.736 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 420.794
EMR: 98.357
mean: 95.569
median: 92.282
low: -80.169
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -4.363
 CapEx To Revenue -0.021
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.062
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 27.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 33.5 B
 Invested Capital 33.5 B
 Net Tangible Assets -6.43 B
 Net Working Capital -1.12 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.202
 Current Ratio 0.896
Current Ratio QoQ 3.225 %
Current Ratio YoY 6.032 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 16.63
mean: 1.559
median: 1.214
low: 0.995
EMR: 0.896
 Quick Ratio 0.663
Quick Ratio QoQ 3.896 %
Quick Ratio YoY 4.887 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 15.094
mean: 1.041
median: 0.764
low: 0.737
EMR: 0.663
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 9.448
 Cost Of Debt 0.636 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 9.327
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 13.621 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 6.887 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 27.286
mean: 15.876
median: 15.242
EMR: 9.327
low: -47.107
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.119
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 65.687
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.309
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.433
 Dividend Rate 0.56
 Dividend Yield 0.004
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 0.285 %
 Revenue Growth 6.817 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 37.163 %
Revenue Growth YoY 149.707 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 55.868 %
mean: 8.034 %
EMR: 6.817 %
median: 5.911 %
low: 1.807 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 54.484 %
Gross Margin QoQ 2.624 %
Gross Margin YoY 3.663 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 66.956 %
EMR: 54.484 %
mean: 40.911 %
median: 36.813 %
low: -6.802 %
 EBIT Margin 21.055 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 6.371 %
EBIT Margin YoY 15.636 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 25.556 %
EMR: 21.055 %
mean: 20.172 %
median: 18.071 %
low: -110.265 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 22.738 %
Return On Sales QoQ 15.129 %
Return On Sales YoY 14.015 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 25.836 %
EMR: 22.738 %
mean: 20.446 %
median: 18.376 %
low: -79.98 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.3 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.668 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 88.05 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 27.037 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.804 %
EMR: 1.668 %
median: 1.296 %
mean: 1.105 %
low: -7.796 %
 Free Cash Growth 90.49 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 492.135 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -83.067 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 466.116 %
median: 137.818 %
mean: 97.633 %
EMR: 90.49 %
low: -660.059 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 1.841
 Cash Flow Margin 26.267 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.783
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.704 %
Return On Assets QoQ 15.84 %
Return On Assets YoY 22.855 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 4.11 %
mean: 2.925 %
median: 2.473 %
EMR: 1.704 %
low: -14.097 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.264 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.035
Return On Equity QoQ 15.736 %
Return On Equity YoY 19.464 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.349
mean: 0.068
median: 0.044
EMR: 0.035
low: -0.262
 DuPont ROE 3.53 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.42 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 15.679 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 25.976 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 6.467 %
mean: 4.52 %
median: 3.279 %
EMR: 2.42 %
low: -6.496 %

Six-Week Outlook

Expect a consolidation window in the coming six weeks framed by short-term resistance near $152–$156 and support near the 200-day average around $143. Technicals point to downside bias driven by declining MACD, an MRO peak-and-reversal and an increasing DI−, so swing traders should anticipate range-bound price action with potential downward probes toward longer-term support. Underlying fundamentals—above-mean EBIT margin and strong free cash flow yield—keep a constructive longer-term backdrop; however, elevated leverage and tighter current liquidity raise the probability of episodic volatility while short-term indicators re-test support levels.

About Emerson Electric Co.

Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) is a global powerhouse in technology and software, renowned for delivering innovative solutions across diverse industries. Headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, and established in 1890, Emerson has a rich history of pioneering advancements that enhance operational efficiency and safety. The company operates through seven dynamic segments: Final Control, Measurement & Analytical, Discrete Automation, Safety & Productivity, Control Systems & Software, Test & Measurement, and AspenTech. Emerson’s Final Control segment specializes in delivering precision control and safety solutions, including valves and actuators, crucial for process and hybrid industries. The Measurement & Analytical segment offers advanced instrumentation that assesses critical physical properties like pressure, temperature, and flow, ensuring optimal performance and safety. In the realm of automation, the Discrete Automation segment provides cutting-edge solutions such as solenoid and pneumatic valves, enhancing industrial productivity. Emerson’s Safety & Productivity segment is dedicated to empowering professionals with robust tools for various applications. The company’s Control Systems & Software segment delivers sophisticated control and cybersecurity solutions, while Test & Measurement offers automated systems to ensure quality and reliability. Lastly, AspenTech, a segment of Emerson, provides asset optimization software that leverages decades of expertise in modeling and simulation, driving industrial excellence. Emerson’s commitment to innovation and excellence continues to shape industries worldwide.



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