NYSE:EMRElectrical
Emerson Electric (EMR) Stock Quietly Trails A Stronger Margin Story
Emerson Electric stock edged up 2.3% to US$162.47 in the first full session after earnings, a measured move for a company often treated as a steady industrial compounder. The results told a stronger story than that modest price reaction suggests. Adjusted earnings per share reached US$1.71 and free cash flow hit US$1.3b in the quarter, helped by a 140 basis point lift in segment EBITDA margin to 28.5%. For investors, the key takeaway is that profitability is doing the heavy lifting for...