Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) earnings on August 4, 2026

After the market closes Q2 2026

More Emerson Electric Co. earnings

Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial

Emerson Electric shares rose 2.7% after hitting an intraday high of 4.1%, with analysts maintaining ratings and raising price targets.

EMR price around the earnings

162.47

Change: +2.4%

2026-08-05, 20:00 UTC

Start of the measured window End of the measured window
150.24 155.10 159.95 164.81 158.65
Price series around the eventClosing price per minute from before the event to the end of the measured window.No trading (market closed)No trading (market closed)
August 4, 2026 August 5, 2026
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Price series around the event

Prior thesis

Prior outlook: Pessimistic Outcome: Partial

Thesis published
Results released

Strong earnings beat rate and strong growth, but limited analyst upside and significant recent rally suggest high sell-the-news risk.

Context analyzed before publication

Trend
Score collapsed from +45.6 to -1.5 over 5 days — trend strength fatigue evident; after a strong recent rise into event.

Analysts

Evidence

Analyst consensus
Buy
Consensus average (1-5)
1.93
Analysts covering the stock
27
Average price target
163.48
Lowest price target
104
Highest price target
203
Upside to price target
3.3%
Quarterly earnings growth
27.4%
Revenue growth
2.9%
Forward EPS
7.17
Trailing EPS
4.46
Analyst moves in the last 60 days
3
  • Strong buy: 4
  • Buy: 15
  • Hold: 8
  • Sell: 1
  • Strong sell: 1
Strong buy
4
Buy
15
Hold
8
Sell
1
Strong sell
1
  • July 17, 2026 · JP Morgan: Upgrades rating (Neutral → Overweight)
  • June 16, 2026 · DA Davidson: Initiates coverage (Neutral)
  • June 10, 2026 · Bernstein: Initiates coverage (Outperform)

News and sentiment

Evidence

Sentiment
Sentiment
Constructive
Mention volume
High
Normalized volume
99%

Technicals

Evidence

Price when the context was analyzed
154.84
Average true range (ATR)
2.7%
Distance to 52-week high
-1.4%
14-day change (14d)
+13.4%
30-day change (32d)
+11.3%
30-day relative strength
+9.6%
SPY change (32d)
+1.7%
Nearest support
154.26
Distance to nearest support
0.4%
Nearest resistance
157.8
Distance to nearest resistance
1.9%
Volume accumulation ratio (14d / 46d)
1.05
  • Minor: 154.26 (0.4% away, 0.13 ATR, 4 touches)
  • Mid: 152.87 (1.3% away, 0.46 ATR, 10 touches)
  • Mid: 151.24 (2.3% away, 0.84 ATR, 18 touches)
  • Mid: 157.8 (1.9% away, 0.7 ATR, 5 touches)
  • Minor: 160.12 (3.4% away, 1.24 ATR, 3 touches)
  • Minor: 163.52 (5.6% away, 2.04 ATR, 1 touches)

Trends

Evidence

Average earnings surprise
+1.2%
  • May 5, 2026: actual EPS 1.54 vs estimate 1.53 (surprise +0.4%)
  • February 3, 2026: actual EPS 1.46 vs estimate 1.41 (surprise +3.4%)
  • November 5, 2025: actual EPS 1.62 vs estimate 1.62 (surprise +0.3%)
  • August 6, 2025: actual EPS 1.52 vs estimate 1.51 (surprise +0.7%)

Expected move

Implied move
+3.3%
Source
Options chain

Reactions over its last 20 earnings

Median move
4.2%
75th percentile move
6%
90th percentile move
7.4%
Up / down moves
10 / 10
Average up move
+4.8%
Average down move
-4.2%

Monitoring and close

What Emerson Electric Co. reported

Status
Finished
Actual EPS1.71
EPS estimate1.68
EPS surprise+1.8%
Revenue$4,873 million
Revenue estimate$4,802 million
Revenue surprise+1.5%

Emerson Electric reported Q3 results that beat estimates, with adjusted EPS of $1.71 versus $1.68 expected and sales of $4.873 billion versus $4.802 billion expected. The company raised its 2026 earnings outlook.

Pre-market second reading after the results

Verdict
Beat expectations

Heading into the open, results beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and the price is indicating -2.5% pre-market, a move below the stock's usual reaction (about 4%). The figures confirm the pessimistic scenario. In the 955 similar cases in our market history, the close held that direction 72% of the time.

How the stock reacted

Outcome
Partial
Consolidated
+2.7%
Max favorable move (MFE)
3.8%
Max adverse move (MAE)
4.1%