# A. O. Smith - A.O. Smith Corporation Common Stock (AOS)

Stock code AOS · Yahoo ticker AOS · Sector: Industrials

Overall fundamentals score: 51/100 (Okay). Bottom 45% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 40/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 50/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

A. O. Smith (AOS): Overall score: 51/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 40/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 27% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth -0%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth -4%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 13% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +0% - Okay

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.4× - Strong
Current Ratio 1.6× - Strong
Interest Coverage 26.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 2% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 17.7× - Okay
P/B Ratio 4.8× - Weak
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 50/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -2%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -0.6 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -13% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is A. O. Smith's fundamentals score?

A. O. Smith (AOS) scores 51/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 45% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is A. O. Smith strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does A. O. Smith rank against its sector?

A. O. Smith ranks #42 of 76 scored Industrials stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does A. O. Smith pay dividends?

Yes. A. O. Smith (AOS) has a dividend yield of 2.3%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 40% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy A. O. Smith shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy AOS. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is A. O. Smith (AOS), in plain English?

A. O. Smith (AOS) is a Industrials company (Specialty Industrial Machinery). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 51/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 18 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 17.7×). It also pays back about 2.3% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aos-a-o-smith

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aos-a-o-smith
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.