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Quarterly Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]  
Quarterly Financial Information
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 
First Quarter
 
Second Quarter
 
Third Quarter
 
Fourth Quarter
 
Full Year
 
2014

2015

 
2014

2015

 
2014

2015

 
2014

2015

 
2014

2015

Net sales
$
5,606

5,587

 
5,812

5,400

 
6,312

5,503

 
6,807

5,814

 
24,537

22,304

Gross profit
$
2,236

2,280

 
2,395

2,166

 
2,638

2,234

 
2,889

2,368

 
10,158

9,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings common stockholders
$
462

525

 
547

973

 
728

564

 
410

648

 
2,147

2,710

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Basic
$
0.65

0.76

 
0.78

1.42

 
1.03

0.84

 
0.59

0.98

 
3.05

4.01

     Diluted
$
0.65

0.75

 
0.77

1.42

 
1.03

0.84

 
0.58

0.98

 
3.03

3.99

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
0.43

0.47

 
0.43

0.47

 
0.43

0.47

 
0.43

0.47

 
1.72

1.88

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock prices:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     High
$
70.66

65.94

 
70.29

62.25

 
69.94

62.75

 
68.23

56.12

 
70.66

65.94

     Low
$
62.73

57.76

 
62.25

54.95

 
64.70

55.23

 
60.85

42.80

 
60.85

42.80



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

Net earnings 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; gains on divestitures of businesses of $83 and $0.13 and costs related to the planned network power systems spinoff of $52 and ($0.08) in the fourth quarter of 2015; and a goodwill impairment charge of $508 and $0.72 in the fourth quarter of 2014.
 
Emerson Electric Co. common stock (symbol EMR) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Stock Exchange.