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A. O. Smith Corporation

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A. O. Smith Corporation

AOS·NYSE·Manufacturing·CIK 0000091142

A. O. Smith manufactures and markets residential and commercial water heaters, boilers, heat pumps, tanks, and water treatment products globally. The company operates through two reporting segments: North America and Rest of World. Both segments produce and sell these product lines within their respective regions. The Rest of World segment primarily includes operations in China, India, and Europe. In 2025, the North America segment generated approximately 78 percent of total sales. This segment serves residential and commercial customers with various products. Water heaters range from 2.5-gallon point-of-use models to 2,500-gallon products, with common residential and commercial sizes between 40 and 80 gallons. Offerings include electric, natural gas, and liquid propane tank-type models, as well as tankless (gas and electric), heat pump, and solar tank units. These are used in residences, restaurants, hotels, office buildings, laundries, car washes, schools, and small businesses. Boilers, ranging from 45,000 BTUs to 6.0 million BTUs, are closed-loop water heating systems primarily for space or hydronic heating. Commercial applications include hospitals, schools, hotels, and other large commercial buildings, while residential boilers are used in homes, apartments, and condominiums. Water treatment products include point-of-entry water softeners, solutions for problem well water, whole-home water filtration products, and point-of-use carbon and reverse osmosis products.

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) is a publicly traded company in the Manufacturing sector. Wiseek has independently scored 14 items for AOS at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-07-30, rated 8/10. Across its 14 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 8/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for AOS spans 10-Q, 8-K, DEF 14A, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • A. O. Smith Misses Q2 Estimates, Lowers 2026 EPS Guidance on China Weakness
  • A.O. Smith Slashes 2026 Outlook as China Sales Plunge 28%
  • A. O. Smith Q2 Earnings Miss, Guides Lower; Boosts Buyback to $300M
  • A. O. Smith CEO Stephen Shafer Adds Chairman Role as Kevin Wheeler Retires
  • A. O. Smith CEO Stephen Shafer to Also Become Chairman as Kevin Wheeler Retires

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$3.83B
Net Income
$546.2M
Diluted EPS
$3.85
Op. Cash Flow
$616.8M
Free Cash Flow
$546M
Gross Profit
$1.49B
Operating Income
$728.6M
Cash & Equivalents
$174.5M
Total Debt
$155M
Debt / Equity
0.08×
Net Margin
14.3%
Shares Outstanding
141.03M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-02-10 · accession 0000091142-26-000008

Short Interest & Short Volume

8.33 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 10,608,536 shares in AOS as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.2% increase from the prior period — about 8.3 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 58.9% of AOS volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)10,608,536 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 1.2%
Days to cover8.33 at avg daily volume of 1,272,899
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)58.9% of 400,224 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume59.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$56.75
52-week range · as of 2026-07-30 $54.16 – $81.86
Market cap
$7.71B
Volume
1.1M (0.8× avg)
3-mo avg 1.4M
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:50 UTC · Market closed

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Jul 30, 2026, 4:07 PM EDT
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Price at Filing: $59.81
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Jul 30, 2026, 7:36 AM EDT
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Jun 22, 2026, 7:06 PM EDT
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May 19, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
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Apr 30, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $61.84
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Apr 30, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT
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Importance Score:
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Price at Filing: $62.80
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Change: -$6.05 (-10%) info
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Apr 30, 2026, 6:57 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $62.33
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Change: -$5.58 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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Apr 17, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $65.05
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Change: -$8.30 (-13%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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Mar 04, 2026, 8:00 AM EST
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $75.62
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Change: -$18.87 (-25%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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Feb 10, 2026, 4:40 PM EST
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $80.47
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Change: -$23.72 (-29%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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Jan 29, 2026, 6:57 AM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $70.57
Real-time Price: $56.75 info
Change: -$13.82 (-20%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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Jan 06, 2026, 4:45 PM EST
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $68.33
Real-time Price: $56.75 info
Change: -$11.58 (-17%) info
Market Cap: $7.713B info
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