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AOS (A.O. Smith) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 2.77 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)


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What is A.O. Smith 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

A.O. Smith's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.77.


The historical rank and industry rank for A.O. Smith's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AOS' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2   Med: 2.19   Max: 3.74
Current: 2.77

During the past 13 years, A.O. Smith's highest Yield on Cost was 3.74. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 2.19.


AOS's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
61.21% of 1962 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.905 vs AOS: 2.77

Competitive Comparison of A.O. Smith's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, A.O. Smith's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, A.O. Smith's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A.O. Smith's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


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A.O. Smith 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of A.O. Smith is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

A.O. Smith  (NYSE:AOS) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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A.O. Smith Business Description

Industry
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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