Emerson Electric (EMR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Emerson Electric (EMR) posted Operating Margin of 24.24% for Q1 2026, down 1.44% on a QoQ basis from 24.6% in Q4 2025, and down 30.0% year-over-year from 34.63% in Q1 2025.

Emerson Electric (EMR) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Emerson Electric's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 30.0% year-over-year to 24.24% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.52% (up 58.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 24.51%, up 311.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 24.24% for Q1 2026 at Emerson Electric, down from 24.6% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 24.75% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 15.52% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 22.09% and a median of 23.49% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin slumped 197 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 869 bps.
  • Emerson Electric's Operating Margin stood at 17.49% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 15.52% in 2023, then soared by 56 bps to 24.22% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 24.6% in 2025, then dropped by 1 bps to 24.24% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EMR's Operating Margin at 24.24% in Q1 2026, 24.6% in Q4 2025, and 24.49% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 5.88%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 15.73%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 20.65%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 11.30%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 24.24%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 25.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 26.70%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 20.86%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 15.68%
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn 11.48%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.24%
Dec 31, 2025 24.60%
Sep 30, 2025 24.49%
Jun 30, 2025 24.75%
Mar 31, 2025 24.55%
Dec 31, 2024 24.22%
Sep 30, 2024 22.86%
Jun 30, 2024 24.20%
Mar 31, 2024 22.58%
Dec 31, 2023 15.52%
Sep 30, 2023 21.96%
Jun 30, 2023 24.13%
Mar 31, 2023 21.33%
Dec 31, 2022 17.49%
Jun 30, 2022 18.62%
Mar 31, 2022 17.90%
Dec 31, 2021 17.93%
Jun 30, 2021 19.35%
Mar 31, 2021 18.24%
Dec 31, 2020 17.42%