Buyback yield (TTM)
0.90%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.56%
5Y share count change
-6.6%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$663.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$22.59B
Key takeaways
- Emerson Electric (EMR) repurchased about $663.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 6.6% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.66× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +5.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 35% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Emerson Electric (EMR)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Emerson Electric (EMR)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Emerson Electric (EMR)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Emerson Electric (EMR)
Latest: $1.24B
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Emerson Electric (EMR) came in at $1.24B – surged 93.3% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Emerson Electric buyback spend delivered a +5.7% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
Emerson Electric buyback spend plunged from $2.50B in 2015 to $1.24B in 2025, a 50.3% drawdown.
The highest annual buyback spend of $2.50B was reported in 2015. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1990.
Emerson Electric Buyback Spend 2025: $1.24B
2025's buyback spend for Emerson Electric came in at $1.24B, surged 93.3% from 2024.
Emerson Electric Buyback Spend 2024: $643.00M
Emerson Electric posted buyback spend of $643.00M in 2024, plunged 71.0% below 2023.
Emerson Electric Buyback Spend 2023: $2.21B
In 2023, Emerson Electric reported buyback spend of $2.21B, surged 342.8% from 2022.
Emerson Electric Buyback Spend 2022: $500.00M
Emerson Electric buyback spend in 2022 was $500.00M, edged up 0.0% from 2021.
Emerson Electric Buyback Spend 2021: $500.00M
Emerson Electric buyback spend in 2021 was $500.00M.
See more financial history for Emerson Electric (EMR).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.24B | $263.00M | $980.00M | 1.68% | 0.57B | -1.3% | |
| 2024 | $643.00M | $260.00M | $383.00M | 1.03% | 0.57B | -0.6% | |
| 2023 | $2.21B | $250.00M | $1.96B | 4.01% | 0.58B | -2.6% | |
| 2022 | $500.00M | $125.00M | $375.00M | 1.16% | 0.59B | -1.5% | |
| 2021 | $500.00M | $197.00M | $303.00M | 0.89% | 0.60B | -0.8% | |
| 2020 | $942.00M | $110.00M | $832.00M | 2.40% | 0.61B | -2.3% | |
| 2019 | $1.25B | $120.00M | $1.13B | 3.06% | 0.62B | -2.3% | |
| 2018 | $1.00B | $216.00M | $784.00M | 2.05% | 0.64B | -1.3% | |
| 2017 | $400.00M | $110.00M | $290.00M | 0.99% | 0.64B | -0.5% | |
| 2016 | $601.00M | $0.00 | $601.00M | 1.72% | 0.65B | -4.4% | |
| 2015 | $2.50B | $0.00 | $2.50B | 8.65% | 0.68B | -3.9% | |
| 2014 | $1.05B | $0.00 | $1.05B | 2.40% | 0.70B | -2.6% | |
| 2013 | $1.11B | $0.00 | $1.11B | 2.43% | 0.72B | -1.6% | |
| 2012 | $797.00M | $0.00 | $797.00M | 2.30% | 0.73B | -2.5% | |
| 2011 | $935.00M | $0.00 | $935.00M | 3.06% | 0.75B | -0.5% | |
| 2010 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | 0.25% | 0.76B | -0.2% | |
| 2009 | $718.00M | $0.00 | $718.00M | 2.37% | 0.76B | -3.9% | |
| 2008 | $1.12B | $0.00 | $1.12B | 3.52% | 0.79B | -1.8% | |
| 2007 | $853.00M | $0.00 | $853.00M | 1.99% | 0.80B | -2.4% | |
| 2006 | $862.00M | $0.00 | $862.00M | 2.52% | 0.82B | -1.5% | |
| 2005 | $621.00M | $0.00 | $621.00M | 2.09% | 0.84B | -0.8% | |
| 2004 | $121.00M | $0.00 | $121.00M | 0.47% | 0.84B | +0.3% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.84B | -0.1% | |
| 2002 | $20.00M | $0.00 | $20.00M | 0.11% | 0.84B | -2.1% | |
| 2001 | $534.00M | $0.00 | $534.00M | 2.71% | 0.86B | -0.4% | |
| 2000 | $376.20M | $0.00 | $376.20M | — | 0.86B | -1.5% | |
| 1999 | $323.70M | $0.00 | $323.70M | — | 0.88B | -1.3% | |
| 1998 | $499.40M | $0.00 | $499.40M | — | 0.89B | -0.5% | |
| 1997 | $376.60M | $0.00 | $376.60M | — | 0.89B | -0.7% | |
| 1996 | $120.30M | $0.00 | $120.30M | — | 0.90B | — | |
| 1995 | $51.30M | $0.00 | $51.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $110.80M | $0.00 | $110.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $8.20M | $0.00 | $8.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $92.20M | $0.00 | $92.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.24B
- 2024$643.00M
- 2023$2.21B
- 2022$500.00M
- 2021$500.00M
- 2020$942.00M
- 2019$1.25B
- 2018$1.00B
- 2017$400.00M
- 2016$601.00M
- 2015$2.50B
- 2014$1.05B
- 2013$1.11B
- 2012$797.00M
- 2011$935.00M
- 2010$100.00M
- 2009$718.00M
- 2008$1.12B
- 2007$853.00M
- 2006$862.00M
- 2005$621.00M
- 2004$121.00M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$20.00M
- 2001$534.00M
- 2000$376.20M
- 1999$323.70M
- 1998$499.40M
- 1997$376.60M
- 1996$120.30M
- 1995$51.30M
- 1994$110.80M
- 1993$8.20M
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$92.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Emerson Electric (EMR)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.66×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Emerson Electric (EMR)
How Emerson Electric splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Emerson Electric, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
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- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.90B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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