A.O. Smith

AOS

Market cap $10.8B

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A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

AOS tops Q4 earnings estimates as North America strength and margin gains offset flat sales, while buybacks and 2026 guidance add support.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for A.O. Smith (AOS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

A.O. Smith (AOS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.9 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.85 per share a year ago.

2025 Highlights (Comparisons are year-over-year ("YoY"), unless otherwise noted) Sales of $3.8 billion; net earnings increased 2% to $546.2 million and diluted EPS increased 6% to a record $3.851 Strong execution led to 80 basis points of operating margin improvement Free cash flow (FCF) of $546 million, 100% FCF to net earnings Returned $597 million of capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases Leonard Valve acquisition closed in January 2026 and advances a broader water management platform 1 2024 net earnings and EPS included pre-tax restructuring and impairment expenses of $17.6 million, with an EPS impact of $0.10, to right size the businesses in China and North America Water Treatment. See accompanying GAAP to Non-GAAP reconciliations MILWAUKEE, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global water technology company A.

We added four new investments to the portfolio: Bio-Techne, ServiceTitan, A.O. Smith, and MSA Safety. We sold two holdings, Trex and Microchip Technology. We trimmed our position in Amphenol during the quarter, on valuation.

AOS reports Q4 results on Jan. 29, with revenue growth expected from North America and acquisitions, offset by China weakness and cost pressures.

Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of A.O. Smith (AOS) for the quarter ended December 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.