A. O. Smith Corporation AOS

58.65 0.95 1.65% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$7.8B
P/E
16.3×
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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 11.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

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

Low 13.2% High 31.0%
Ten-year median 22.1%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
AOS A. O. Smith Corporation 27.1%
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%
JBTM JBT Marel Corporation compare 4.35%
NPO Enpro Inc. compare 2.86%
DCI Donaldson Company, Inc. compare 0.00%
Specialty Industrial Machinery industry median 11.1%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

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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