AOS (A.O. Smith) Debt-to-Equity : 0.16 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is A.O. Smith Debt-to-Equity?

A.O. Smith's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $10 Mil. A.O. Smith's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $285 Mil. A.O. Smith's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,855 Mil. A.O. Smith's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.16.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for A.O. Smith's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

AOS' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.18 Max: 0.27
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of A.O. Smith was 0.27. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.18.

AOS's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
64.8% of 2631 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs AOS: 0.16

A.O. Smith Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for A.O. Smith's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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A.O. Smith Debt-to-Equity Chart

A.O. Smith Annual Data

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Dec17

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Dec24

Debt-to-Equity

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0.08

0.12

0.21

0.08

0.12

A.O. Smith Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.08	0.09	0.08	0.12	0.16

Competitive Comparison of A.O. Smith's Debt-to-Equity

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, A.O. Smith's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, A.O. Smith's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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A.O. Smith Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

A.O. Smith's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10	+	206.7)	/	1883.5
	=	0.12

A.O. Smith's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(10	+	285)	/	1855.1
	=	0.16

A.O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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A.O. Smith Business Description

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Address

11270 West Park Place, Suite 170, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53224

Website

https://www.aosmith.com

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