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AOS A.O. Smith Corporation

Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

8 · Strong Momentum 3.0 · Weak Safe Aristocrat

62.59

-1.70%

About the company

A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India. The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, homes, apartments, and condominiums, and other large commercial buildings; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices. It also provides commercial water treatment and filtration products; expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating systems, swimming pool and spa heaters, and related products and parts; and electric wall-hung, gas tankless, combi-boiler, and heat pump and solar water heaters. The company offers its products under the A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, Hague, Water-Right, Master Water, Atlantic Filter, Impact, and Water Tec brands. It distributes its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as to retail channels consisting of hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms, as well as offers Aquasana branded products directly to consumers through e-commerce channels; and A. O. Smith branded water treatment products through dealer network and Amazon. A. O. Smith Corporation was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2.30%
40.79%
1.44
8.5B
17.73
3.53
65.63

52-week range

62.6
low 54.2 high 81.9
Yield Growth Momentum Safety Value Health

Dividend deep dive

A.O. Smith Corporation, operating in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry within the Industrials sector, currently offers a dividend yield of 2.43%. This yield is notably above its 5-year high of 2.01%. The company's dividend safety is rated as "safe". Valuation analysis, particularly through Yield Theory, suggests the stock is currently undervalued based on its dividend yield relative to historical averages. The company holds a "Champion" tier status for its dividend consistency.

Dividend history

A.O. Smith Corporation has an impressive dividend increase streak, having raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years, placing it in the "Champion" category. The company has delivered a 3-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.69% and a 5-year CAGR of 7.21% in its dividend. Over the past decade, annual dividends per share have steadily grown, from $0.30 in 2014 to $1.28 in 2024. A projected annual dividend of $1.36 is noted for 2025, continuing this pattern of growth.

Dividend safety

The dividend coverage for A.O. Smith appears sound, with a payout ratio of 38.4% based on earnings per share. The company's financial leverage is moderate, indicated by a debt-to-equity ratio of 34.981%.

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Price history

89.8 69.2 48.6 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2020-08 · 49.0 2020-09 · 52.8 2020-10 · 51.7 2020-11 · 56.3 2020-12 · 54.8 2021-01 · 54.3 2021-02 · 59.4 2021-03 · 67.6 2021-04 · 67.8 2021-05 · 71.1 2021-06 · 72.1 2021-07 · 70.3 2021-08 · 72.7 2021-09 · 61.1 2021-10 · 73.1 2021-11 · 79.0 2021-12 · 85.8 2022-01 · 76.4 2022-02 · 68.6 2022-03 · 63.9 2022-04 · 58.4 2022-05 · 60.1 2022-06 · 54.7 2022-07 · 63.3 2022-08 · 56.5 2022-09 · 48.6 2022-10 · 54.8 2022-11 · 60.7 2022-12 · 57.2 2023-01 · 67.7 2023-02 · 65.6 2023-03 · 69.2 2023-04 · 68.3 2023-05 · 63.9 2023-06 · 72.8 2023-07 · 72.6 2023-08 · 72.5 2023-09 · 66.1 2023-10 · 69.8 2023-11 · 75.4 2023-12 · 82.4 2024-01 · 77.6 2024-02 · 82.9 2024-03 · 89.5 2024-04 · 82.8 2024-05 · 83.6 2024-06 · 81.8 2024-07 · 85.0 2024-08 · 83.7 2024-09 · 89.8 2024-10 · 75.1 2024-11 · 74.5 2024-12 · 68.2 2025-01 · 67.3 2025-02 · 66.5 2025-03 · 65.4 2025-04 · 67.9 2025-05 · 64.3 2025-06 · 65.6 2025-07 · 70.8 2025-08 · 71.3 2025-09 · 73.4 2025-10 · 66.0 2025-11 · 66.0 2025-12 · 66.9 2026-01 · 73.5 2026-02 · 78.0 2026-03 · 65.9 2026-04 · 61.8 2026-05 · 56.7 2026-06 · 62.7 2026-07 · 60.5
Price

Dividend profile

Frequency
Quarterly
Growth (TTM)
+6.0%
CAGR 3y
+6.7%
+7.2%
28 years

(5-year)

Now 2.3%
1.5% avg 1.7% 2.0%

Payment calendar

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Dividend history

CAGR 3y +6.7% CAGR 5y +7.2% 28y streak
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Per-share dividend by year

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Debt & leverage

35.0%
1.56
0.95
Debt vs cash
Debt Cash
Total debt
656.9M USD
Total cash
203.9M USD
795.3M USD

Latest reported balance-sheet figures.

Held by 1 investor

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