A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 75
- Profitability 60
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 65
- Cash Flow 60
Why this rating?
Health 64/100 — Good Quality
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) is a Specialty Industrial Machinery company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates A. O. Smith Corporation 64/100 (Good Quality) due to solid business quality, manageable leverage, and attractive valuation.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Soft
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 17.29
- Forward P/E 15.39
- PEG 1.49
- EV/Revenue 2.34
Profitability
- Revenue Growth -0.7%
- Gross Margin 38.6%
- Operating Margin 18.9%
- Net Margin 13.1%
- ROE 27.1%
Financial strength
- Cash $181.30M
- Debt $677.20M
- Net Cash $-495.90M
- Free Cash Flow $546.00M
- Current Ratio 1.59
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Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
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- Graco Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery GGG$66.46 71 Health 71 / 100
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- GE Vernova Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery GEV$895.08 70 Health 70 / 100
Strong business quality across profitability, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Symbotic Inc. Specialty Industrial Machinery SYM$38.98 69 Health 69 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Emerson Electric Co. Specialty Industrial Machinery EMR$166.27 68 Health 68 / 100
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Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Pentair plc Specialty Industrial Machinery PNR$62.29 67 Health 67 / 100
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Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Flowserve Corporation Specialty Industrial Machinery FLS$70.84 67 Health 67 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
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