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A.O. Smith (A.O. Smith) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 7.60% (As of Dec. 2023)
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A.O. Smith's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for A.O. Smith's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

AOS' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.2   Med: 7.9   Max: 28.3
Current: 7.6

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of A.O. Smith was 28.30% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 7.90% per year.

AOS's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
59.31% of 1096 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 11.15 vs AOS: 7.60

During the past 12 months, A.O. Smith's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

A.O. Smith's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.33. As of today, A.O. Smith's Dividend Yield % is 1.42%.

Warning Sign:

A.O. Smith Corp stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, A.O. Smith's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, A.O. Smith's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A.O. Smith's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



A.O. Smith 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


A.O. Smith  (NYSE:AOS) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

A.O. Smith's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.32/ 0.97
=0.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of A.O. Smith was 0.45. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.31.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

A.O. Smith Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3202024-01-302024-01-312024-02-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3202023-10-302023-10-312023-11-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-07-282023-07-312023-08-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-04-272023-04-282023-05-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

A.O. Smith's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.24/87.70
=1.41 %

Current Share Price is $87.70.
A.O. Smith's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.24.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of A.O. Smith was 2.59%. The lowest was 0.81%. And the median was 1.26%.

Warning Sign:

A.O. Smith Corp stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

* 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 (A.O. Smith) Business Description

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Address
11270 West Park Place, P. O. Box 245008, Suite 170, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53224-9508
A.O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets comprehensive lines of residential and commercial gas, gas tankless, and electric water heaters. Supplementary products include water heating equipment, condensing and noncondensing boilers, and water system tanks. The company's two operating segments are by geographic region: North America (majority of total revenue) and the Rest of the World. A material portion of sales in North America derive from replacing existing products, and the company utilizes a wholesale distribution channel and multiple selling locations. The Rest of the World segment sells majorly in Asian countries and operates sales offices to expand distribution and market its product portfolio.
Executives
Mark D Smith director
Idelle K Wolf director
Robert J Heideman officer: Senior Vice President Corp Tec A. O. SMITH CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, 12100 WEST PARK PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53224
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
Ajita G Rajendra officer: President, A. O. Smith Water P A. O. SMITH WATER PRODUCTS COMPANY, 500 LINDAHL PARKWAY, ASHLAND CITY TN 37015
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
Samuel M. Carver officer: SVP - Global Operations A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 44 VANTAGE WAY, NASHVILLE TN 37228
Ronald D Brown director 2090 FLORENCE AVENUE, CINCINNATI OH 45206
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
Stephen D. O'brien officer: SVP; President, Lochinvar, LLC LOCHINVAR, LLC, 300 MADDOX SIMPSON PARKWAY, LEBANON TN 37090

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