AOS
A. O. Smith Corporation
- Industrials
- US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $8.4bn
$61.91
as of 26 Oct 2026, 24% below its 52-week high
Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 2.33%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 2.47%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 2.5×Pays 40% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 3.2×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +7.1% a yearLast cut in FY2012
- Next ex-dividend date
- Declared30 Oct 2026Quarterly dividend of $0.38
Compared with US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)
- Trailing yield is higher than 34 of the 36 other US companies in Industrial - Machinery.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 18 of the 32 other US companies in Industrial - Machinery with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
89
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
15
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
35
LowHow extended the valuation looks
Why Risk is 15
AOS against US companies in Industrial - Machinery (37)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of AOS’s past readings.
- P/E17.4×P11, good for this measure
- Yield2.26%P96, good for this measure
- FCF payout31.0%P17, good for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA0.65P100, poor for this measure
- DGR 5y+6.8%P0, poor for this measure
- ROIC20.4%P56, neutral for this measure
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