Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)



	First Quarter			Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Full Year
	2015		2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
Net sales	$	4,026	3,337	3,934	3,579	4,085	3,674	4,204	3,932	16,249	14,522
Gross profit	$	1,740	1,414	1,686	1,542	1,759	1,593	1,823	1,713	7,008	6,262

Earnings from continuing operations common stockholders	$	452	303	936	367	502	441	627	479	2,517	1,590

Net earnings common stockholders	$	525	349	973	369	564	479	648	438	2,710	1,635

Earnings per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	0.65	0.47	1.37	0.57	0.75	0.68	0.95	0.74	3.72	2.46
Diluted	$	0.65	0.46	1.36	0.57	0.75	0.68	0.95	0.74	3.71	2.45

Net earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.76	0.54	1.42	0.57	0.84	0.74	0.98	0.68	4.01	2.53
Diluted	$	0.75	0.53	1.42	0.57	0.84	0.74	0.98	0.68	3.99	2.52

Dividends per common share	$	0.47	0.475	0.47	0.475	0.47	0.475	0.47	0.475	1.88	1.90

Common stock prices:
High	$	65.94	51.47	62.25	55.54	62.75	56.82	56.12	56.72	65.94	56.82
Low	$	57.76	42.21	54.95	41.25	55.23	48.45	42.80	50.41	42.80	41.25

Earnings per share are computed independently each period; as a result, the quarterly amounts may not sum to the calculated annual figure.

Earnings from continuing operations and diluted earnings per share, respectively, include the following: a gain on the divestiture of a business of $528 and $0.77 in the second quarter of 2015; and gains on divestitures of businesses of $83 and $0.13 in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Emerson Electric Co. common stock (symbol EMR) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange.