Report highlights continued investments in employees, customers, suppliers and communities, progress toward sustainability targets ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global automation leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today released its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company's progress in advancing innovation and improving operational efficiency while driving meaningful environmental impact internally and for customers.
In a software-led global industrial complex that's going strong on digitalization, the mention of ‘big data' has become routine. But process industries say it is ‘quality data' and not randomly gathered digital data mountains that make the difference.
NI Nigel™ AI to expand into code generation and cross-platform intelligence, embedding AI automation across the test lifecycle FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global automation leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced the expansion of NI Nigel™ AI across its test software portfolio, introducing new prompt-based code generation in the NI LabVIEW+ Suite and further evolving the NI platform into an integrated, AI-ready test automation platform. These enhancements will allow aerospace, semiconductor, transportation and other mission-critical customers to develop, test and deliver products to market faster while meeting strict reliability and safety requirements.
Enhanced AspenTech Inmation OT Data Fabric to accelerate enterprise-scale intelligence HOUSTON, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global automation leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced major advancements to the AspenTech Inmation™ OT Data Fabric, establishing it as the foundational enterprise-scale intelligence layer for the AspenTech Inmation Data Platform. The enhanced Inmation OT Data Fabric creates a modern industrial data backbone designed to scale with customers as their digital needs evolve, supporting advanced analytics, AI capabilities and the development of an enterprise operations platform that connects data, context and decision-making across the organization.
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AspenTech AVA enables customers to act faster, develop more informed strategies, improve operational reliability HOUSTON, May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global automation leader Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today introduced the AspenTech AVA™ AI platform, specifically designed for industrial companies to accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise for measurable business impact. Offering agentic, domain-aware AI capabilities, AVA delivers the agility, efficiency and autonomy companies need to respond faster to operating conditions, continuously improve performance using trusted domain context and act with greater confidence through AI-assisted recommendations embedded directly in operations.
Emerson Electric Co. is rated Buy with a $197/share target, leveraging U.S. reindustrialization and global data center expansion. EMR can benefit from $1.4T utility investments in power infrastructure and potential LNG market shifts due to Middle East disruptions. Software and systems, especially grid management and AI-embedded solutions, are driving robust order growth and future margin expansion.
EMR posts modest Q2 growth as pricing and demand offset geopolitical headwinds, while backlog strength and orders signal momentum into a stronger second half.
Emerson Electric Co. is a mature industrial company with slow growth, limited exposure to AI-driven data center capex, and a premium valuation. EMR's recent quarter showed 3% revenue and 4% earnings growth, reflecting dependence on broad macro drivers rather than high-growth sectors. Despite solid margins and over $3bn FCF, EMR's serial M&A and portfolio strategy have not enhanced growth or returns.
Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
