A. O. Smith (AOS) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What AOS does

A. O. Smith (AOS) is a stock in the US Industrials sector, specifically in the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry. Headquartered in Milwaukee, United States, the company manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products across North America, China, Europe, and India. It serves end customers ranging from homeowners and restaurants to hotels, hospitals, schools, and offices, selling under brands such as A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, Hague, Water-Right, Master Water, Atlantic Filter, Impact, and Water Tec.

Key numbers explained

• 57.74 USD is the latest price, down 0.72% today; the stock trades on the US market.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 15.8 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 14.1 uses expected future earnings and is typically read as a more optimistic gauge.
• The dividend yield of 2.48% tells you the annual cash payout relative to the share price, with an ex-dividend date of Jul 31, 2026, and 40% of trailing earnings paid out as dividends.
• 11,500 employees work for the company; its market capitalisation is 7.85 mld. USD, placing it among large-cap stocks.
• The beta of 1.15 suggests the share tends to move about 15% more than the overall market, while the 52-week range of 54.16 – 81.87 shows a wide price swing over the past year.
• 13.1% profit margin and 18.9% operating margin indicate how much of each revenue dollar remains after costs; 27.1% return on equity shows the company's efficiency at generating profit from shareholders' capital.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 36.8% is a leverage measure; 4.26 price-to-book compares the share price to the company's book value per share.

Recent news

Recent headlines describe A. O. Smith as a "safe-and-steady stock to own for decades" while also noting it is "facing challenges." Other stories highlight fresh investor attention, smart heater forecasts that could reframe its competitive edge, and a North American tankless water heater market outlook that profiles A. O. Smith alongside peers. One headline compares the company's Q2 earnings with the rest of the HVAC and water systems stocks, and another covers the Saudi Arabia water heater market outlook for 2026-2035.

What to watch

As a US Industrials stock, A. O. Smith's performance can be influenced by housing starts, commercial construction activity, commodity costs for steel and copper, energy prices, and interest rates that affect both consumer financing and corporate capital spending. Investors often compare it with peers such as Northrop Grumman (NOC), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Uber (UBER), CSX Corporation (CSX), J.B. Hunt (JBHT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), and Eaton Corporation (ETN), and track its results relative to the broader S&P 500. The next earnings release is scheduled for Oct 27, 2026.