Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.38 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.28 by 7.81 percent. This is a 13.11 percent increase over earnings of $1.22 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.17 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.23 billion by 1.37 percent. This is a 1.41 percent increase over sales of $4.12 billion the same period last year.