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A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS)

Industrials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

A. O. Smith Corporation
AOS · $8.05B
$59.22-2.0%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$55.34$79.5352 weeks
Hold · 13 analystsPT $69.97 +18.2%
  • P/E vs own-8.5%
  • P/E vs sector-42.2%
  • Target upside+18.2%
  • Off 52w high-25.5%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield+7.9%
  • Earnings in13d
  • Trendbearish
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • RSI58
  • MA20×50↑ in ~14d
  • Volume1.1x
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+2.3%

The average 12-month analyst price target for AOS is $69.97, 18.2% above the last close of $59.22 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $65.77 to $73.88. Rating consensus: Hold.

Snapshot

  • P/E16.5x
  • P/E vs sector-42.2%
  • P/E vs own-8.5%
  • Target upside+18.2%
  • ConsensusHold
  • Market cap$8.05B
  • FCF yield+7.9%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • Earnings in13d
  • News1.00

Why it moved

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) fell 0.4% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Industrials sector+0.8%
AOS specific-0.1%

1 story on the day (30-day average 0.4).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Price and events

⇔⇕$56.91$63.93$70.94$77.96Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26EDEDDEAEDED

Last close $59.22 · -12.7% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change

Technicals

  • Trendbearish
  • Sector→ -7.1%
  • MAs20▲ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
  • Above MAs1 of 4 above
  • MA20×50↑ in ~14d
  • RSI58
  • Support-1.6%
  • Resistance+2.3%
  • Off 52w high-25.5%
  • Off ATH-32.6%
  • 52w range$59.22
  • Bollingerupper half
  • MACD0.41
  • ATR+2.4%
  • Volume1.1x

Analyst price targets

Low$65.77
Average$69.97
Median$69.97
High$73.88
Upside+18.2%

6 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $59.22 · as of Oct 16, 2026

⇔⇕$53.89$61.87$69.86$77.85$85.84Oct 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 26Feb 27Jun 27+27%+27%+23%+23%
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Strong buy 1 · Buy 4 · Hold 6 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1

Revenue and free cash flow

Q2 FY2026: Revenue -0.7% year over year, free cash flow 11.4% of revenue, operating margin 16.7%.

RevenueFree cash flow
Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026
Q2 FY2026Jun 30, 2026$1B0.90$114M38.6%16.7%12.4%
Q1 FY2026Mar 31, 2026$946M0.85$119M38.7%17.1%12.5%
Q4 FY2025Dec 31, 2025$913M0.90$166M38.4%18.0%13.7%
Q3 FY2025Sep 30, 2025$943M0.94$241M38.7%18.6%14.0%
Q2 FY2025Jun 30, 2025$1.01B1.07$123M39.3%20.4%15.0%
Q1 FY2025Mar 31, 2025$964M0.95$17.4M38.9%19.0%14.2%
Q4 FY2024Dec 31, 2024$912M0.75$191M37.1%17.1%12.0%
Q3 FY2024Sep 30, 2024$903M0.82$163M37.4%17.8%13.3%

Peers

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3NDSNNordson Corporation$322.31-2.0%-3.6%+5.6%32.6$17.95B
4IEXIDEX Corporation$235.55-0.4%-1.8%+7.0%33.9$17.36B
5LIILennox International Inc.$357.73-0.2%-37.3%+40.2%16.2$12.36B
6GNRCGenerac Holdings Inc.$192.68-2.9%-34.8%+62.8%44.4$11.38B
7PNRPentair plc$53.440.0%-51.1%+52.7%13.4$8.53B
8AOSA. O. Smith Corporation$59.22-0.4%-25.5%+18.2%16.5$8.05B

Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.

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