AOS · A O Smith Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $8.05B |
| P/E | 16.09 |
| Float | 109.5M |
| Beta | 1.05 |
| Volatility | 26.3% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Building |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 79.4 |
| Price | 58.82 |
| Change | −0.68% |
| Prev Close | 59.22 |
| Open | 59.75 |
| Day Low | 58.80 |
| Day High | 60.79 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $94.55M |
| 52W High | 81.87 |
| 52W Low | 54.16 |
| 52W Pos | 16.8% |
| From High | −28.15% |
| From Low | +8.60% |
| Max DD 1Y | −31.23% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.42% |
| SMA 50 | −0.68% |
| SMA 200 | −7.83% |
| RSI (14) | 57.8 |
| Vol 30D | 22.6% |
| Vol 90D | 28.9% |
| 1Y Range | 54–82 |
| Daily bars | 899 |
| Perf Week | +5.04% |
| Perf Month | +4.02% |
| Perf Quarter | +0.58% |
| Perf Half Y | −9.73% |
| Perf Year | −14.62% |
| Perf YTD | −13.91% |
| Prev Day | −0.68% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.08 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.50 |
| Int Cover | 24.0× |
| FCF Margin | 16.1% |
| Rev Growth | +0.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 2 / 15 |
What AOS does
A. O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets residential and commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products in North America, China, Europe, and India.
The company offers water heaters for residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; boilers for hospitals, schools, hotels, homes, apartments, and condominiums, and other large commercial buildings; and water treatment products comprising point-of-entry water softeners, well water solutions, and whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products for residences, restaurants, hotels, and offices.
It also provides commercial water treatment and filtration products; expansion tanks, commercial solar water heating systems, swimming pool and spa heaters, and related products and parts; and electric wall-hung, gas tankless, combi-boiler, and heat pump and solar water heaters.
The company offers its products under the A. O. Smith, State, Lochinvar, Hague, Water-Right, Master Water, Atlantic Filter, Impact, and Water Tec brands.
It distributes its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as to retail channels consisting of hardware and home center chains, and manufacturer representative firms, as well as offers Aquasana branded products directly to consumers through e-commerce channels; and A. O. Smith branded water treatment products through dealer network and Amazon.
A. O. Smith Corporation was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayAOS grades B+, 79.4 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (67), most exposed on News Sentiment (60, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Building median. Ranks 2 of 15 in Building by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| AOS | Building median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.05 | 1.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 26.3% | 31.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −31.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.05% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 18 (7%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| AOS | Building median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.05 | 1.27 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | High 60% of 15 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Building names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| AOS | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +5.0% |
| 1 month | +4.0% |
| Year to date | −13.9% |
| 1 year | −14.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| AOS | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 18 Jun |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 59 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 14 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 14 ↑ 4 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Building names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| AOS | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +0.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Building median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openA.O. Smith raised its quarterly dividend 6% to 38 cents per share, supported by strong cash flows and a history of returning money to shareholders through buybacks.
A. O. Smith raised its quarterly dividend 6% to 38 cents per share, citing strong cash flows and a history of shareholder returns through buybacks.
A. O. Smith's board approved a 6% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend, raising it to $0.38 per share, announced on October 12, 2026.
A. O. Smith, built around its dependable replacement water heater business, is expanding into water treatment and the article questions whether the company's distribution relationships and brand can produce strong returns there. Softer residential demand, higher steel costs, and weakness in China are all weighing on the effort.
An analyst-style article argues A. O. Smith remains worth holding, citing strength in its North America boiler business, acquisitions, and shareholder returns. The article flags ongoing China weakness and rising debt as counterpoints.
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