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AOS (A.O. Smith) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 5.48 (As of Jul. 22, 2025)


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What is A.O. Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-22), A.O. Smith's current share price is $69.07. A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.61. A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 5.48.

The historical rank and industry rank for A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AOS' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.18   Med: 6.51   Max: 9.79
Current: 5.48

During the past years, A.O. Smith's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.79. The lowest was 4.18. And the median was 6.51.

AOS's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
81.1% of 2227 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 2.15 vs AOS: 5.48

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

A.O. Smith's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $12.925. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $12.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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A.O. Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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A.O. Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

A.O. Smith Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.12 8.52 5.18 7.01 5.51

A.O. Smith Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.42 6.71 7.30 5.51 5.18

Competitive Comparison of A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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A.O. Smith Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=69.07/12.61
=5.48

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A.O. Smith's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, A.O. Smith's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=12.925/134.9266*134.9266
=12.925

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

A.O. Smith Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 8.100 100.684 10.855
201509 8.098 100.392 10.884
201512 8.200 99.792 11.087
201603 8.448 100.470 11.345
201606 8.523 101.688 11.309
201609 8.801 101.861 11.658
201612 8.737 101.863 11.573
201703 9.063 102.862 11.888
201706 9.373 103.349 12.237
201709 9.714 104.136 12.586
201712 9.582 104.011 12.430
201803 9.982 105.290 12.792
201806 10.145 106.317 12.875
201809 10.334 106.507 13.091
201812 10.211 105.998 12.998
201903 10.459 107.251 13.158
201906 10.432 108.070 13.025
201909 10.146 108.329 12.637
201912 10.265 108.420 12.775
202003 10.038 108.902 12.437
202006 10.297 108.767 12.774
202009 10.850 109.815 13.331
202012 11.425 109.897 14.027
202103 11.421 111.754 13.789
202106 11.219 114.631 13.205
202109 11.714 115.734 13.657
202112 11.622 117.630 13.331
202203 11.464 121.301 12.752
202206 11.361 125.017 12.262
202209 11.086 125.227 11.945
202212 11.560 125.222 12.456
202303 11.842 127.348 12.547
202306 12.491 128.729 13.092
202309 12.441 129.860 12.926
202312 12.502 129.419 13.034
202403 12.756 131.776 13.061
202406 12.958 132.554 13.190
202409 12.992 133.029 13.177
202412 13.051 133.157 13.224
202503 12.925 134.927 12.925

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


A.O. Smith  (NYSE:AOS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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A.O. Smith Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11270 West Park Place, Suite 170, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53224
A.O. Smith manufactures a broad lineup of water heaters, boilers, and water treatment products. The company has two reporting segments: North America (75% of sales) and rest of world (25% of sales). A.O. Smith is the leading manufacturer of water heaters in North America for the residential and commercial markets, with approximately 37% and 54% market share, respectively. Residential water heaters account for most of North American sales and are distributed equally through wholesale and retail channels. Most of A.O. Smith's international revenue is from China, a market the company entered during the mid-1990s.
Executives
Samuel M. Carver officer: SVP - Global Operations A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 44 VANTAGE WAY, NASHVILLE TN 37228
Douglas Samuel Karge officer: SVP - President NA Water Treat A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Robert J Heideman officer: Senior Vice President Corp Tec A. O. SMITH CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, 12100 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Ronald D Brown director 2090 FLORENCE AVENUE, CINCINNATI OH 45206
Ajita G Rajendra officer: President, A. O. Smith Water P A. O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY, 500 LINDAHL PARKWAY, ASHLAND CITY TN 37015
Idelle K Wolf director
Mark D Smith director
Mark A Petrarca officer: Vice President - H.R. & P.A. A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
James F Stern officer: Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Kevin J. Wheeler officer: Senior VP and President & GM A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 500 TENNESSEE WALTZ PARKWAY, ASHLAND CITY TN 37015
Benjamin A Otchere officer: Vice President and Controller A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Michael M Larsen director ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Daniel L Kempken officer: Vice President and Controller A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
Parag Kulkarni officer: SVP - Int'l; President India A. O. SMITH INDIA WATER PRODUCTS PRIVATE, #300, PHASE II, KIADB INDUSTRIAL AREA, KARNATAKA K7 562112
Earl E. Exum director A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 11270 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224