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

Emerson Electric (EMR) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 14.32% in 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 has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 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 rose to 14.32% in Q1 2026, from 14.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 14.32% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 8.43% in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 11.12% and a median of 10.27% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed sank 807 bps — and 2025, when it surged 444 bps.
  • Tracing EMR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.76% in 2022, then climbed by 2 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 251.14 Bn 242.11 Bn 1.78 Bn 7.18%
2 Eaton 153.70 Bn 153.00 Bn 2.65 Bn 14.09%
3 Parker-Hannifin 111.44 Bn 110.97 Bn 2.02 Bn 18.36%
4 Cummins 90.06 Bn 87.33 Bn 2.24 Bn 15.97%
5 Emerson Electric 77.51 Bn 75.74 Bn 2.42 Bn 14.32%
6 Illinois Tool Works 72.86 Bn 72.03 Bn 1.76 Bn 39.40%
7 Ametek 51.86 Bn 51.38 Bn 717.56 Mn 14.67%
8 Rockwell Automation 50.08 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.13 Bn 31.32%
9 Dover 28.99 Bn 27.35 Bn 798.14 Mn 12.62%
10 Ingersoll Rand 28.28 Bn 27.07 Bn 792.40 Mn 6.93%

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 9.05%
Mar 31, 2023 9.32%
Dec 31, 2022 8.76%
Jun 30, 2022 11.26%
Mar 31, 2022 14.24%
Dec 31, 2021 14.67%
Jun 30, 2021 19.33%
Mar 31, 2021 18.07%
Dec 31, 2020 18.41%