National Instruments

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National Instruments Corporation

National Instruments campus in Austin
Company type	Division
Traded as	Nasdaq: NATI
Founded	1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Founders	James Truchard Bill Nowlin Jeff Kodosky
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, U.S.
Key people	Michael E. McGrath (Chairman) Eric Starkloff (CEO)
Products	LabWindows/CVI LabVIEW PXI DAQ cRIO TestStand roboRIO
Revenue	US$1.66 billion (2022)
Operating income	US$192 million (2022)
Net income	US$140 million (2022)
Total assets	US$2.36 billion (2022)
Total equity	US$1.16 billion (2022)
Number of employees	c. 7,000 (Dec. 2022)
Parent	Emerson Electric
Website	ni.com
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National Instruments Corporation, doing business as NI, is an American multinational company with international operations. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it is a producer of automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software. Common applications include data acquisition, instrument control and machine vision. Following its acquisition by Emerson Electric, NI has operated the company’s test and measurement business unit since October 2023.

In 2022, the company sold products to more than 35,000 companies with revenues of US$1.66 billion.^[1]