A. O. Smith Corporation AOS
- Market cap
- $7.8B
- P/E
- 16.3×
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A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Price to free cash flow
As of 25 September 2026, A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) trades at a price to free cash flow of 12.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.9× (June 2026) to 50.4× (January 2018); the current reading is higher than 1% of that period. That is below the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 23.8× and below the Industrials sector median of 20.6×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
Annual
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.3× | (17.81%) |
| FY2024 | 21.0× | 2.87% |
| FY2023 | 20.4× | (28.06%) |
| FY2022 | 28.4× | 17.10% |
| FY2021 | 24.3× | 38.40% |
| FY2020 | 17.5× | (12.89%) |
| FY2019 | 20.1× | 0.45% |
| FY2018 | 20.0× | (56.23%) |
| FY2017 | 45.8× | 101.73% |
| FY2016 | 22.7× | (7.01%) |
Quarterly
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 13.5× | (4.48%) |
| Mar 2026 | 14.1× | (18.47%) |
| Dec 2025 | 17.3× | (3.86%) |
| Sep 2025 | 18.0× | (4.31%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| AOS A. O. Smith Corporation | 12.6× |
| PNR Pentair plc compare | 12.8× |
| JBTM JBT Marel Corporation compare | 17.9× |
| GTES Gates Industrial Corporation PLC compare | 17.9× |
| RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation compare | 21.8× |
| FLS Flowserve Corporation compare | 21.8× |
| DCI Donaldson Company, Inc. compare | 23.2× |
| GNRC Generac Holdings Inc. compare | 32.0× |
| NPO Enpro Inc. compare | 40.6× |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 23.8× |
| Industrials sector median | 20.6× |
| Market median | 14.0× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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