INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Automation, Process Control & Electrification
World’s Most Productive Companies
Automation, Process Control & Electrification
Automation, Process Control, and Electrification companies provide the control systems and software that run plants. Productivity reflects capital projects, software and digital content, and installed-base service.
The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 4% below its 2019 baseline. Emerson stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.08. Gains were concentrated in the leaders, with most of the group giving back ground.
Automation, Process Control & Electrification World's Most Productive Companies
Productivity Snapshot
- Automation, Process Control & Electrification ranks eleventh of twenty-one Industrial Equipment peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 0.95, about 4% below its 2019 baseline.
- 2 of 5 companies grew productivity in 2025.
- It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: Emerson (1.08).
- The group sat modestly below its 2019 baseline in 2025, with its leader holding above the pack on software and service strength.
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