Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) reported quarterly earnings of $0.78 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.21 by 35.54 percent. This is a 25.71 percent decrease over earnings of $1.05 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $3.37 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.75 billion by 28.99 percent. This is a 24.59 percent decrease over sales of $4.47 billion the same period last year.