Growth Metrics

Emerson Electric (EMR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Emerson Electric has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 14.23% for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed rose 325.0% year-over-year to 14.23%, compared with a TTM value of 14.23% through Dec 2025, up 325.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 13.26%, up 334.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.23% for Q4 2025, up from 13.61% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.33% in Q2 2021 to a low of 8.43% in Q3 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 11.12% (2024), compared with a mean of 11.99%.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -807bps in 2022, then surged 444bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.67% in 2021, then tumbled by -40bps to 8.76% in 2022, then grew by 2bps to 8.92% in 2023, then grew by 23bps to 10.98% in 2024, then grew by 30bps to 14.23% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for EMR's Return on Capital Employed are 14.23% (Q4 2025), 13.61% (Q3 2025), and 13.59% (Q2 2025).