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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · A. O. Smith (AOS)

A. O. Smith 2024 sales fall 1% and EPS falls 2%; 2025 EPS guided to $3.60-$3.90

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

A. O. Smith reported full-year 2024 net sales of $3.8 billion, down 1%, and diluted EPS of $3.63, down 2%, with fourth-quarter EPS down 18%. The company also gave 2025 guidance of $3.60 to $3.90 in diluted EPS, a range it describes as slightly higher than 2024 at the midpoint, which shareholders will weigh against the weaker 2024 results.

Key points

  • Full-year 2024 net sales were $3.8 billion, down 1%, and net earnings were $533.6 million, down 4%.
  • Fourth-quarter 2024 net sales were $912.4 million, down 8%, and diluted EPS was $0.75, down 18% from $0.92.
  • 2025 outlook projects net sales of $3.8 billion to $3.9 billion and diluted EPS of $3.60 to $3.90.
  • The board approved a $0.34 per share dividend payable February 18, 2025, and the company expects 2025 share repurchases of about $400 million.

The filing

CompanyA. O. Smith (AOS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 30, 2025, 6:56 AM ET
Accession number0000091142-25-000002

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 30, 2025.

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