STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Cost by Plan

Total compensation expense and income tax benefits for Emerson and AspenTech stock options and incentive shares follows.

	2023		2024	2025
Performance shares	$	165	90	94
Restricted stock and restricted stock units	24		115	147
AspenTech stock-based compensation plans	82		55	24
Total stock compensation expense	271		260	265
Less: discontinued operations	21		—	2
Stock compensation expense from continuing operations	$	250	260	263
Income tax benefits recognized	$	28	32	35

Schedule of Performance Share Payout Information

Information related to performance share payouts for the years ended September 30, 2024 and 2025 follows (shares in thousands):

	2024		2025
Performance period	2021 - 2023		2022 - 2024
Percent payout	118	%	118	%
Total shares earned	1,733		1,084
Shares distributed in cash, primarily for tax withholding	755		450

Schedule of Changes in Incentive Awards Outstanding

Changes in shares outstanding but not yet earned under incentive shares plans during the year ended September 30, 2025 follow (shares in thousands; assumes 100 percent payout of unvested awards):

	Shares	Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Beginning of year	4,634		$	91.46
Granted	1,690		$	109.21
Assumed	1,097		$	114.57
Earned/vested	(2,291)		$	96.41
Canceled	(253)		$	105.99
End of year	4,877		$	98.52

Schedule of Supplemental Information for Incentive Awards

Information related to Emerson incentive shares plans follows:

	2023		2024	2025
Total fair value of shares earned/vested	$	158	284	256
Share awards distributed in cash, primarily for tax withholding	$	73	81	59

Schedule of Changes in Shares Subject to Option

Changes in shares subject to options during the year ended September 30, 2025 follow (shares in thousands):

	Weighted- Average Exercise Price Per Share			Shares	Total Intrinsic Value of Shares			Average Remaining Life (Years)
Beginning of year		$	51.71	288
Options exercised		$	50.45	(189)
Options canceled		$	46.92	(1)
End of year		$	54.16	98		$	7		1.0
Exercisable at end of year		$	54.16	98		$	7		1.0

Schedule of Cash Proceeds Received and Tax Benefit from Share-based Payment Awards, Options

Information related to Emerson stock options follows:

	2023		2024	2025
Cash received for option exercises	$	49	14	9
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$	27	15	14
Tax benefits related to option exercises	$	4	5	3