Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.51 by 0.86 percent. This is a 6.29 percent increase over earnings of $1.43 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.553 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.598 billion by 0.97 percent. This is a 3.95 percent increase over sales of $4.380 billion the same period last year.