Results of Operations

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _______________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 4, 2022 Emerson Electric Co. ------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Missouri 1-278 43-0259330 --------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) ------------------- (Commission --------------------------- (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) File Number) 8000 West Florissant Avenue   St. Louis, Missouri 63136 ------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ------------------ (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 314 ) 553-2000 ------------------------------------------ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class  Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock of $0.50 par value per share   EMR New York Stock Exchange NYSE Chicago 0.375% Notes due 2024 EMR 24 New York Stock Exchange 1.250% Notes due 2025 EMR 25A New York Stock Exchange 2.000% Notes due 2029 EMR 29 New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐ Emerging growth company   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐     Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition   Quarterly Results Press Release   On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, a press release was issued regarding the second quarter results of Emerson Electric Co. (the “Company”). A copy of this press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. References to underlying orders in the press release refer to the Company's trailing three-month average orders growth versus the prior year, excluding currency, acquisitions and divestitures.   Non-GAAP Financial Measures   The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures as such term is defined in Regulation G under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful in evaluating the Company, this information should be considered as supplemental in nature and not as a substitute for or superior to the related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The reasons management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information are set forth in the Company’s most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the press release furnished with this Form 8-K. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements Statements in the press release that are not strictly historical may be “forward-looking” statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and Emerson undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect later developments. These risks and uncertainties include the Company's ability to successfully complete on the terms and conditions contemplated, and the financial impact of, the proposed AspenTech transaction, the scope, duration and ultimate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as well as the economic and currency conditions, market demand, including related to the pandemic and oil and gas price declines and volatility, pricing, protection of intellectual property, cybersecurity, tariffs, competitive and technological factors, inflation, among others, as set forth in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. The outlook contained herein represents the Company's expectations for its consolidated results, excluding the AspenTech and Therm-O-Disc transactions, and the impact related to exiting our Russia business, other than as noted herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits   (d) Exhibits.   Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibits       99.1   Emerson's May 4 , 2022 press release announcing se cond quarter results. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.   SIGNATURE   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.     EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. (Registrant)     Date: May 4, 2022 By: /s/ John A. Sperino     John A. Sperino Vice President and Assistant Secretary