A. O. Smith Corporation
AOS Industrials Specialty Industrial Machinery
A. O. Smith Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $3.8 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 15.0%, free cash flow fell 6.61% and total debt rose 110.1%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Return on equity
A. O. Smith Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 27.1%, down 2.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (29.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.2% (fiscal 2022) to 31.0% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median of 10.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.33%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 29.2% | 0.57 |
| FY2024 | 28.6% | (2.36) |
| FY2023 | 31.0% | 17.82 |
| FY2022 | 13.2% | (13.30) |
| FY2021 | 26.5% | 6.85 |
| FY2020 | 19.6% | (2.25) |
| FY2019 | 21.9% | (4.56) |
| FY2018 | 26.4% | 7.67 |
| FY2017 | 18.8% | (3.32) |
| FY2016 | 22.1% | 2.04 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| DCI Donaldson Company, Inc. compare | 28.2% |
| AOS A. O. Smith Corporation | 27.1% |
| WTS Watts Water Technologies, Inc. compare | 18.8% |
| PNR Pentair plc compare | 17.6% |
| FLS Flowserve Corporation compare | 16.1% |
| GTES Gates Industrial Corporation PLC compare | 9.69% |
| GNRC Generac Holdings Inc. compare | 9.47% |
| RRX Regal Rexnord Corporation compare | 4.75% |
| NPO Enpro Inc. compare | 2.86% |
| Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median | 10.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.33% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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