Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Information regarding the market for the Company's common stock and dividend payments is set forth in Note 22 and is hereby incorporated by reference. There were approximately 13,500 stockholders of record at September 30, 2025.
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Period Total Number of Shares Purchased
(000s) Average Price
Paid per Share Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (000s) Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Plans or
Programs (000s)
July 2025 — $— — 19,765
August 2025 — — — 19,765
September 2025 155 128.90 155 19,610
Total 155 $128.90 155 19,610
In November 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to 50 million shares. This is in addition to the authorization approved by the Board in March 2020 for the purchase of up to 60 million shares, of which approximately 19.6 million shares remain available at September 30, 2025.
Shareholder Return Performance Graph
The following graph compares the total return on a cumulative basis through September 30, 2025, assuming reinvestment of dividends, of $100 invested in Company common stock as of market close on September 30, 2020 to the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Capital Goods Index. This graph is not deemed to be “filed” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or subject to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of our prior or subsequent filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 CAGR
Emerson 100 147 117 158 182 223 17.4 %
S&P 500 100 130 110 134 182 214 16.4 %
S&P 500 Capital Goods 100 134 114 146 210 255 20.6 %
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