Founded in 1890, Emerson is a Fortune 500 enterprise involved in process control, electronics and telecommunications, industrial automation, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, and appliances and tools.

2006 Fortune
- No. 115 of US 500
- No. 372 of Global 500 (as ranked by revenues)

2006 Forbes
Worlds Global 2000 Companies – 2006 ranked No. 273