Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) reported quarterly earnings of $1.71 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.68 by 1.79 percent. This is a 12.5 percent increase over earnings of $1.52 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.873 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.802 billion by 1.48 percent. This is a 7.03 percent increase over sales of $4.553 billion the same period last year.