Emerson Electric (EMR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Emerson Electric (EMR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 14.32% for Q1 2026, up 0.63% on a QoQ basis from 14.23% in Q4 2025, and up 92.0% year-over-year from 7.46% in Q1 2025.

Emerson Electric (EMR) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Emerson Electric's Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 14.32% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 92.0% year-over-year to 14.32% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.32% (up 92.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.26%, up 334.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 14.32% for Q1 2026 at Emerson Electric, up from 14.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.3% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 8.43% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 12.72% and a median of 13.5% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Capital Employed sank 637 bps — and 2025, when it surged 444 bps.
  • Emerson Electric's Return on Capital Employed stood at 14.95% in 2022, then sank by 40 bps to 8.92% in 2023, then rose by 23 bps to 10.98% in 2024, then rose by 30 bps to 14.23% in 2025, then rose by 1 bps to 14.32% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EMR's Return on Capital Employed at 14.32% in Q1 2026, 14.23% in Q4 2025, and 13.61% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.04%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%
10 Xylem 29.09 Bn 28.28 Bn 803.00 Mn 8.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.32%
Dec 31, 2025 14.23%
Sep 30, 2025 13.61%
Jun 30, 2025 13.59%
Mar 31, 2025 13.40%
Dec 31, 2024 10.98%
Sep 30, 2024 9.55%
Jun 30, 2024 9.33%
Mar 31, 2024 8.96%
Dec 31, 2023 8.92%
Sep 30, 2023 8.43%
Jun 30, 2023 12.49%
Mar 31, 2023 15.33%
Dec 31, 2022 14.95%
Jun 30, 2022 18.30%
Mar 31, 2022 17.05%
Dec 31, 2021 14.67%
Jun 30, 2021 19.33%
Mar 31, 2021 18.07%
Dec 31, 2020 18.41%