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A. O. Smith

NYQ:AOS US8318652091
65
  • Value
    67
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    92
  • Combined
    92
  • Sentiment
    17
  • 360° View
    360° View
    65
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Company Description

A. O. Smith Corporation applies technologies and solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company operates in the residential and commercial water heater, boiler, tank, and water treatment industries with brands including Lochinvar, Hague, and Water-Right. It operates in North America, China, Europe, and India. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $9,555 million, profits of $1,456 million, and revenue of $3,818 million with 12700 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 65 (better than 65% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock A. O. Smith are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators above average for A. O. Smith. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 67, which means that the share price of A. O. Smith is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 67% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. The company is also safely financed with a Safety Rank of 92. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of only 17. Professional investors are more confident in 83% other stocks. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Sentiment
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country USA
Industry Building Products
Size Medium
Website aosmith.com
Index
S&P 500
A. O. Smith stock price by TradingView. Not sourced by Obermatt.
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 47 27 37
Growth
51 23 81 99
Safety
Safety
92 91 64 77
Sentiment
17 52 91 30
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65 72 80 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 34 19 30
Opinions Change
50 5 71 18
Pro Holdings
n/a 64 75 27
Market Pulse
48 55 90 76
Sentiment
17 52 91 30
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
67 47 27 37
Growth
51 23 81 99
Safety Safety
92 91 64 77
Combined
92 56 59 94
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
48 34 24 32
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
55 55 28 36
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 26 12 16
Dividend Yield
83 88 85 91
Value
67 47 27 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
43 34 36 61
Profit Growth
71 32 63 64
Capital Growth
40 34 90 67
Stock Returns
53 47 81 93
Growth
51 23 81 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
81 73 60 76
Refinancing
33 20 13 19
Liquidity
94 98 86 93
Safety Safety
92 91 64 77

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This stock has excellent financial qualities (value, growth, and safety are high) but a negative professional market sentiment. It suits an investor who believes the negative sentiment is a temporary overreaction and is looking for a financially solid company.

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