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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract] |
ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES | ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES AspenTech On March 12, 2025, Emerson completed its purchase of the remaining outstanding shares of common stock of AspenTech not already owned by the Company for approximately $7.2 billion. Emerson also incurred fees of $76 ($65 after-tax) and paid $76 to settle certain AspenTech share-based awards that were outstanding prior to the transaction closing. The purchase of the remaining outstanding shares and related costs are reported as an adjustment to Equity. Separately, AspenTech incurred $127 ($113 after-tax) of deal-related fees which are reported as acquisition/divestiture costs in Other deductions, net. AspenTech is now reported as a part of the Control Systems & Software segment in the Software and Control business group, see Note 20. National Instruments On October 11, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of National Instruments Corporation (“NI”). NI, which provides software-connected automated test and measurement systems that enable enterprises to bring products to market faster and at a lower cost, had revenues of approximately $1.7 billion and pretax earnings of approximately $170 for the 12 months ended September 30, 2023. NI is now referred to as Test & Measurement and reported as a segment in the Software and Control business group, see Note 20. The following table summarizes the components of the purchase consideration reflected in the acquisition accounting for NI.
Cash paid to acquire remaining NI shares not already owned by Emerson |  | $ | 7,833 |
Payoff of NI debt at closing |  | 634 |
Total consideration paid in cash at closing |  | 8,467 |
Fair value of NI shares already owned by Emerson prior to acquisition |  | 137 |
Value of stock-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination service |  | 49 |
Total purchase consideration |  | $ | 8,653 |
The total purchase consideration for NI was allocated to assets and liabilities as follows.
Cash and equivalents |  | $ | 135 |
Receivables |  | 309 |
Inventory |  | 490 |
Other current assets |  | 140 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 328 |
Goodwill ($121 expected to be tax-deductible) |  | 3,442 |
Other intangible assets |  | 5,275 |
Other assets |  | 105 |
Total assets |  | 10,224 |
Accounts payable |  | 52 |
Accrued expenses |  | 315 |
Deferred taxes and other liabilities |  | 1,204 |
Total purchase consideration |  | $ | 8,653 |
The estimated intangible assets attributable to the transaction are comprised of the following (in millions):
|  | Amount |  | Estimated Weighted Average Life (Years)
Developed technology |  | $ | 1,570 |  |  | 9
Customer relationships |  | 3,360 |  |  | 15
Trade names |  | 210 |  |  | 9
Backlog |  | 135 |  |  | 1
Total |  | $ | 5,275 |  |  |
Results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2024 attributable to the NI acquisition include sales of $1,464 and a net loss of $537. The net loss included the impact of inventory step-up amortization, intangibles amortization, retention bonuses, stock compensation expense and restructuring. Pro Forma Financial Information The following unaudited proforma consolidated condensed financial results of operations are presented as if the acquisition of NI occurred on October 1, 2022. The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved had the acquisition occurred as of that time ($ in millions, except per share amounts).
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | 16,858 |  |  | 17,511 |  |  |  |
Net earnings from continuing operations common stockholders |  | 1,508 |  |  | 1,982 |  |  |  |
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations |  | 2.61 |  |  | 3.45 |  |  |  |
Pro forma Net sales for the year ended September 30, 2023 include $1,693 attributable to NI. The pro forma results for the year ended September 30, 2023 include transaction costs of $198 which were assumed to be incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. These transaction costs include $88 incurred by NI prior to the completion of the transaction and $110 incurred by Emerson in periods subsequent to the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The pro forma results for the year ended September 30, 2023 also include $424 of ongoing intangibles amortization, backlog amortization of $136, inventory step-up amortization of $213, and retention bonuses of $55, and exclude the mark-to-market gain of $56 recognized on the equity investment in National Instruments Corporation (see Note 6). Other Transactions On November 15, 2024, AspenTech acquired Open Grid Systems Limited, a global provider of network model management technology and a pioneer in developing model-driven applications supporting open access to data through industry standards, for a total purchase price of $46, net of cash acquired. The Company recognized goodwill of $32 (none of which is expected to be tax deductible) and other identifiable intangible assets of $20, consisting of developed technology and customer relationships with a weighted-average useful life of approximately 5 years. In 2024, the Company divested two small businesses, both in the Final Control segment, and recognized a pretax loss of $48 in total ($50 after-tax, $0.09 per share). In 2023, the Company received distributions related to its subordinated interest in Vertiv totaling $161 ($122 after-tax, $0.21 per share) and received $15 related to gains recognized in 2022. In 2024, the Company received its final distribution of $79 ($60 after-tax, $0.10 per share). In 2023, the Company acquired two businesses, Flexim, which is reported in the Measurement & Analytical segment, and Afag, which is reported in the Discrete Automation segment, for $715, net of cash acquired. The Company recognized goodwill of $424 (none of which is expected to be tax deductible) and other identifiable intangible assets of $323, primarily customer relationships and intellectual property with a weighted-average useful life of approximately 9 years. On March 31, 2023, Emerson completed the divestiture of Metran, its Russia-based manufacturing subsidiary and in 2023, recognized a pretax loss of $47 in Other deductions ($47 after-tax, in total $0.08 per share) related to its exit of business operations in Russia. Emerson's historical net sales in Russia represented approximately 2.0 percent of consolidated annual sales. On July 27, 2022, AspenTech entered into an agreement to acquire Micromine, a global leader in design and operational solutions for the mining industry, for AU $900 (approximately $623 USD based on exchange rates when the transaction was announced). On August 1, 2023, AspenTech announced the termination of the agreement to purchase Micromine. AspenTech, along with the sellers of Micromine, had been waiting to secure final Russian regulatory approval as a condition to the closing of the transaction. As this process continued, the timing and requirements necessary to get this approval became increasingly unclear. This lack of clarity on the potential for, and timing of, a successful review led AspenTech and the sellers of Micromine to this mutual course of action. AspenTech did not pay any termination fee as part of this arrangement.

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