A. O. Smith Corporation
AOSDCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for dividend payer — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.
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DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for dividend payer — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. How we value a stock walks through every input.
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- Dividends / free cash flow, FY2025
- 35.8%
- Raised
- 14 years in a row
- Growth, 5 yrs
- 6.7% a year
- Last change
- +5.9% · Oct 2025
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About A. O. Smith
A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) is a global manufacturer and marketer specializing in a comprehensive array of water heating and treatment solutions. Its operations span North America, China, Europe, and India, organized into two primary geographic segments: North America and Rest of World. The company's product portfolio is extensive, featuring residential and commercial water heaters (gas, heat pump, and electric models), boilers, storage tanks, and various water treatment systems. These products cater to a wide range of applications, including homes, apartments, and condominiums, as well as commercial entities such as restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, small businesses, hospitals, and schools. Specific offerings include diverse water treatment products like point-of-entry water softeners, well water purification systems, whole-home filtration units, portable filtration bottles, point-of-use carbon filters, and reverse osmosis systems, designed for residential, restaurant, hotel, and office use. A. O. Smith also supplies food and beverage filtration products, expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating installations, and heaters for swimming pools and spas, along with associated components. Advanced heating solutions further encompass heat pumps, electric wall-hung units, gas tankless heaters, combi-boilers, and integrated heat pump and solar water heaters. Products are primarily sold under established brands such as A. O. Smith, State, and Lochinvar, in addition to specialized water softener brands. The company leverages various distribution channels, including independent wholesale plumbing distributors, retail outlets like hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms. Its Aquasana-branded products are sold directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and other online retailers. Founded in 1874, A. O. Smith Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- CEO
- Stephen Shafer
- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, WI
- Employees
- 11,500
- IPO
- 1983-09-30
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