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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On May 31, 2023, the Company completed the sale of a majority stake in its Climate Technologies business to private equity funds managed by Blackstone in a $14.0 billion transaction. As a part of this transaction, Emerson received a note receivable with a face value of $2.25 billion and retained a 40 percent non-controlling common equity interest in a new standalone joint venture between Emerson and Blackstone named Copeland. Subsequently, on June 6, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 40 percent non-controlling common equity interest in Copeland to private equity funds managed by Blackstone for $1.5 billion. The transaction closed on August 13, 2024 and the Company recognized a gain of $539 ($435 after-tax) in discontinued operations in fiscal 2024. See Note 10 for further details.

Results from discontinued operations were as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
 20242025 20242025 
Net sales $— — — — 
Cost of sales — — — — 
SG&A— — — 1 
Gain on sale of business — — — — 
Other deductions, net 20 (4)115 (6)
Earnings before income taxes (20)4 (115)5 
Income taxes (5)(2)(27)(2)
Earnings, net of tax $(15)6 (88)7 
Results for the three months ended and nine months ended June 30, 2024 included equity method losses of $16 ($9 after-tax) and $111 ($82 after-tax), respectively, related to the Company's non-controlling common equity interest in Copeland.

Net cash from operating and investing activities from discontinued operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Nine Months Ended June 30,
 2024 2025 
Cash from operating activities4 (576)
Cash from investing activities36 — 
Cash from operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2025 primarily reflects income taxes paid related to the sale of the Company's 40 percent non-controlling common equity interest in Copeland.