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Emerson Electric Co. reports developments for a global automation business focused on industrial software, control systems, measurement, valves, and related automation technologies. Company news regularly covers quarterly results, outlook updates, dividends, investor presentations, board changes, and portfolio actions tied to its automation-focused operating model.
Product and customer updates include AspenTech industrial software and AI capabilities, the DeltaV™ and Ovation™ Automation Platforms, cybersecurity collaborations for operational technology environments, and automation work for power, water, renewable energy, carbon capture, and other critical infrastructure applications.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced a new strategic collaboration with energy company Equinor to supply advanced measurement instrumentation technologies and lifecycle services across Equinor's global onshore and offshore assets. The collaboration is structured as a 13-year frame agreement, including options, focused on measurement innovation and digital operations.
According to Emerson, its broad portfolio of measurement and analytical technologies will support Equinor's goals to accelerate development, extend field life, improve recovery and standardize operations. The agreement builds on more than 40 years of cooperation between the companies across a wide range of automation technologies.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) has been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by BP to deliver automation technologies for the Shah Deniz Compression project in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. Emerson will supply integrated control and safety systems for a new electrically powered, normally unattended offshore compression platform.
The platform, part of the $2.9 billion Shah Deniz Compression project, will host four 11 MW compressors and act as a central hub for gas from the Shah Deniz Alpha and Bravo platforms, operated remotely from BP’s Sangachal terminal. Emerson’s DeltaV™ Distributed Control System and Safety Instrumented System will provide process control, safety shutdown, fire and gas detection, and power management, supporting remote operations and potentially reducing operating costs. The overall project is expected to enable about 50 billion cubic meters of additional gas and 25 million barrels of condensate, with construction completion and first compression targeted for 2029–2030.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced the acquisition of Glue Inc., developer of the AI-enabled validation and test software Glue Studio, on August 6, 2026. Glue Studio offers AI-centric capabilities for test generation and planning.
According to Emerson, the deal supports its strategy to expand software-defined, data-centric solutions across the Test & Measurement business and the NI portfolio. Glue Studio technology is intended to enhance NI Nigel™ AI, described as the industry’s first AI optimized for test and measurement workflows, which is embedded in NI software and trained on test system design, methodologies and data analysis.
Emerson said Nigel provides context-aware guidance throughout product development and can support productivity improvements such as faster product releases and increased customer engagement. Integrating Glue Studio is expected to improve connected validation workflows, traceability and the path from design to verified performance. Transaction terms were not disclosed.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) appointed Rudy Sengupta as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and AI Officer, effective August 15, 2026. Sengupta, currently Vice President and General Manager of Test and Analytics Software at Emerson Test & Measurement, will join Emerson's Office of the Chief Executive and guide technology and AI strategy across its industrial software, control and intelligent device portfolio.
He succeeds Peter Zornio, who will retire on December 31, 2026 after about two decades with Emerson and will support the transition. Emerson highlights Sengupta's more than 20 years of technology leadership, experience in software-defined test automation, AI integration and recurring revenue growth, and links the appointment to its strategy to advance AI-enabled automation and its Enterprise Operations Platform.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) reported fiscal 2026 third quarter net sales of $4.873 billion, up 7% year over year, with underlying sales up 6%. Pretax earnings rose to $916 million and pretax margin improved by 270 bps to 18.8%. Adjusted segment EBITA increased to $1.387 billion with a 28.5% margin, up 140 bps. GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $1.28, up 24%, and adjusted EPS was $1.71, up 13%. Operating cash flow was $1.425 billion and free cash flow $1.323 billion, increases of 34% and 36% respectively.
For fiscal 2026, Emerson now guides to ~5% net sales growth, ~3.5% underlying sales growth, GAAP EPS of ~$4.89 and adjusted EPS of ~$6.55, with free cash flow of ~$3.6 billion. The company plans to return about $2.2 billion to shareholders in 2026 via roughly $1 billion of share repurchases and $1.2 billion of dividends, and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.555 per share payable September 10, 2026.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) introduced its DeltaV Automation Platform for Data Centers, a unified automation portfolio designed for AI-scale facilities where speed, reliability and operational performance are critical. The platform integrates thermal, mechanical and electrical subsystems into a single monitoring and control layer to handle rapidly changing power and cooling loads.
According to Emerson, DeltaV decouples hardware and software to accelerate project schedules, replaces siloed point solutions, and standardizes control from design through operations. The portfolio includes DeltaV distributed control systems and programmable logic controllers with embedded, context-specific AI to support real-time optimization, continuous intelligence and a path toward more autonomous data center operations.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced new NI Nigel AI enhancements across its full NI LabVIEW+ Suite, adding prompt-based code generation in LabVIEW and automated test sequence creation in TestStand. According to Emerson, internal benchmarking shows these context-aware AI capabilities can cut test development time and effort by up to 50 percent in representative engineering workflows.
Nigel AI is now available across LabVIEW, TestStand, InstrumentStudio, FlexLogger and VeriStand, supporting end-to-end AI-assisted test workflows in industries including automotive, electronics, aerospace and defense, and semiconductors. Emerson highlights built-in security, governance and alignment with regulations such as the Cyber Resilience Act, keeping engineers in control of validation and decision-making.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) introduced five new Ovation AI Agents for the power and water industries, expanding the AI capabilities of its Ovation Automation Platform 4.0. The agents – Sequence Assistant, Alarm Insight, Predictive Maintenance, Root Cause and Loop Performance Monitor – run autonomously in the background, continuously monitoring plant and equipment conditions and recommending actions.
The agents are embedded directly into Ovation operational workflows, use a human-in-the-loop design so operators retain control, and aim to cut diagnostics from hours or days to minutes. Emerson plans to launch these agents in the Fall and has a roadmap for 28 additional agents across operations, maintenance and optimization.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) launched new refinery software capabilities that automate two margin‑critical processes: crude scheduling and product blending. The company added Crude Schedule Optimization and Multi-Blend Optimization to its Aspen Unified Scheduling™ (AUS) platform, integrating planning, scheduling and blending into a single environment.
According to Emerson, Crude Schedule Optimization uses refinery data from Aspen Unified PIMS™ to automatically determine optimal crude receipts, transfers, blends and production schedules, enabling rapid “what if” analysis and faster response to crude market changes. Multi-Blend Optimization continually optimizes each batch’s recipe and qualities within the scheduling window to reduce quality giveaway, lower blend component costs and support profitability, while maintaining compliance with product specifications.
Emerson (NYSE: EMR) will release its third quarter 2026 results after market close on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Senior management will host an investor conference call that day at 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT), with live audio and slides accessible via the Investors section of Emerson’s website, plus a three-month replay.