A. O. Smith Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 13 analysts polled by S&P Global, A. O. Smith stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $70.55. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 18.87% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $59 (-0.59%) and the highest is $84 (+41.53%).

Price Target: $70.55 (+18.87%)

Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$59	$70.55	$70	$84
Change	-0.59%	+18.87%	+17.94%	+41.53%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for A. O. Smith stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Buy	0	0	0	1	1	1
Hold	9	8	7	6	6	6
Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	14	13	12	13	13	13

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Nathan Jones Stifel Nicolaus	Stifel Nicolaus	Buy Reiterates $75 → $76	Buy	Reiterates	$75 → $76	+28.05%	Jul 20, 2026
Tomohiko Sano J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Sell Maintains $60	Sell	Maintains	$60	+1.10%	Jul 13, 2026
Bryan Blair Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Reiterates $80 → $75	Buy	Reiterates	$80 → $75	+26.37%	Jun 10, 2026
Matt Summerville D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Hold Maintains $75 → $67	Hold	Maintains	$75 → $67	+12.89%	May 4, 2026
Andrew Kaplowitz Citi	Citi	Hold Reiterates $74 → $65	Hold	Reiterates	$74 → $65	+9.52%	May 4, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.92B

from 3.83B

2.23%

from 3.83B

Revenue Next Year

4.08B

from 3.92B

4.24%

from 3.92B

EPS This Year

3.76

from 3.85

-2.43%

from 3.85

EPS Next Year

4.16

from 3.76

10.80%

from 3.76

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	3.54B	3.75B	3.85B	3.82B	3.83B	3.92B
Revenue Growth	22.23%	6.08%	2.64%	-0.90%	0.32%	2.23%
Gross Profit	1.31B	1.33B	1.48B	1.46B	1.49B	1.51B
Gross Margin	37.04%	35.42%	38.54%	38.14%	38.83%	38.66%
Operating Income	608.90M	624.10M	757.40M	716.80M	728.00M	717.62M
Net Income	487.10M	235.70M	556.60M	533.60M	546.20M	516.40M
EPS	-	-	-	-	3.85	3.76
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	3.22%	-2.43%
Forward PE	25.40	18.05	21.16	17.33	16.76	15.80
Dividend / Share	1.06	1.14	1.22	1.30	1.38	1.44
Dividend Growth	-	7.55%	7.02%	6.56%	6.15%	4.55%
Free Cash Flow	431.68M	185.19M	507.48M	401.31M	426.16M	532.19M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	4.0B
Avg	3.9B
Low	3.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	3.3%
Avg	2.2%
Low	1.1%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	3.83
Avg	3.76
Low	3.55

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-0.5%
Avg	-2.4%
Low	-7.8%