Company Snapshot

Company Snapshot 

Description 
Emerson is a diversified global manufacturing company that brings technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers in the industrial, commercial and consumer markets through its Process Management, Industrial Automation, Network Power, Climate Technologies, and Commercial & Residential Solutions businesses.

Revenues 
$24.2 billion (fiscal 2011)

Stock Symbol 
EMR (New York Stock Exchange)

Headquarters 
Emerson
8000 West Florissant Avenue
P.O. Box 4100
St. Louis, MO 63136
USA
+1 314 553 2000 

Leadership 
David N. Farr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Current Employment 
Approximately 133,000 worldwide (average during fiscal 2011)

Business Segments (Brand Platforms) 
Emerson markets its products and services and reports its financial results in five business segments (corporate brand platforms): 

Emerson Process Management
Emerson Industrial Automation
Emerson Network Power
Emerson Climate Technologies 
Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions

Rankings

  • No. 120 on 2012 FORTUNE 500, annual list of America’s largest corporations, based on revenue.
  • No. 443 on 2011 FORTUNE 500 Global, annual list of the world’s largest corporations, based on revenue.
  • No. 94 on Software Magazine's 2011 list of Largest Software and Service Providers. 
  • No. 108 on InformationWeek's 2011 list of the 500 most innovative users of technology in the United States.

Fast Facts:

  • Emerson does business in more than 150 countries.
  • International destination sales, including U.S. exports, totaled $14.3 billion in fiscal 2011, representing 59 percent of the company's sales. 
  • Emerson has 235 manufacturing locations, of which approximately 155 are located outside the United States.
  • Emerson employees were awarded 950 patents worldwide in 2011.

FINANCIAL RECORD

YEAR
2009
2010 2011
Sales
$20.1 Billion
$21.0 Billion $24.2 Billion
Net Earnings Common Stockholders
$1.7 Billion
$2.2 Billion $2.5 Billion
Net Earnings Per Share
$2.27
$2.84 $3.27
Dividends Per Share
$1.32
$1.34 $1.38
Return on Total Capital
16.2%
18.9% 19.6%
Return on Common Stockholders' Equity
19.5%
23.6% 24.6%

 

Emerson is where technology and engineering come together to create solutions for the benefit of our customers, driven without compromise for a world in action.
Emerson Brand Promise