A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS)$57.28
Market Cap: 9.71 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS).
INDUSTRIALS
SPECIALTY INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
DCF ready
Valuation
17.8x
EV/FCF, 5.6% FCF yield
Quality
27.1%
ROIC, 14.3% FCF margin
Growth
5.8%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
0.1x
Debt/equity, 1.5x current ratio
Superinvestors
0
No tracked positions
Strengths to research
- Return on equity is strong at 29.4%.
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 14.3%.
- Debt/equity looks manageable at 0.1x.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
No major valuation, balance sheet, or growth watchouts were detected by the static screen.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 24 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for AOS.
Grade B
80
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| AOS Target | A. O. Smith Corporation | $9.7B | 14.9x | 17.8x | 27.1% | 5.8% | 14.3% | 38.8% | 0.0x | N/A |
| CR | Crane Co | $9.6B | 28.7x | 26.0x | 11.4% | N/A | 17.1% | N/A | 1.4x | N/A |
| NDSN | NORDSON CORPORATION | $10.9B | 34.1x | 19.3x | 9.6% | 5.6% | 23.7% | N/A | 2.4x | N/A |
| TBABF | Trelleborg AB | $8.1B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DCI | Donaldson Co. | $8.0B | 27.4x | 24.8x | 17.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.8x | N/A |
| RRX | Regal Rexnord Corp. | $7.3B | 47.8x | 13.0x | 2.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.1x | N/A |
| MIDD | Middleby Corp. | $7.3B | -27.8x | 12.7x | 13.2% | 5.0% | 17.5% | 39.1% | -0.3x | N/A |
| GTLS | Chart Industries Inc. | $7.0B | 693.2x | 51.0x | 0.6% | 29.4% | 4.8% | 33.7% | 1.0x | N/A |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | $6.9B | 100.4x | 24.5x | 6.1% | 11.1% | 6.4% | 38.3% | -0.7x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for AOS (annual).