Emerson Electric Dividend yield




   USD/share 
 Price  98.25
 Dividend  2.08
 Earnings  6.64
 Cash-flow  5.12
 Book value  18.19
 Equity  17.71

Emerson Electric is part of Electronic and Electrical Equipment business, which is part of Industrials industry. Emerson Electric is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Emerson Electric stock dividend

Emerson Electric paid a total dividend of 1,188 million USD last year, for a market value of 56,101 millions (Market Cap 55,994 millions). Emerson Electric dividend per share is 2.08 USD, and his stock market price 98.25 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Emerson Electric has a dividend yield of 2.12%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Industrials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Emerson Electric stocks dividend with other Electronic and Electrical Equipment companies or other of the highest USA dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Emerson Electric

Emerson Electric Dividend Payout

About the ability of Emerson Electric to maintain his current dividend of USD 2.08 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.12%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Emerson Electric payout on ernings is currently 31.33%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Emerson Electriccan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Emerson Electric is USD 5.12 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 2.08, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Emerson Electric, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Industrials industry and Electronic and Electrical Equipment sector companies.

Emerson Electric payout

Emerson Electric Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Emerson Electric's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  USD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present2.12%2.0831.33%571
20222.17%2.0832.50%594
20212.22%2.0644.49%600
20202.51%2.0251.79%598
20192.62%2.0046.19%615
20183.28%1.9655.37%630
20172.78%1.9471.85%645
20163.40%1.9271.91%643
20153.80%1.9042.60%657

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Emerson Electric dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Electronic and Electrical Equipment stocks.

Emerson Electric stock dividend history

Emerson Electric Stock performance

Finally, last moth Emerson Electric showed a return of 7.60% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 20.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Electronic and Electrical Equipment firms.

Emerson Electric stock and market return