---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091142-22-000063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOS"
cik: "0000091142"
company_name: "SMITH A O CORP"
filed_at: "2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T03:49:29.175643+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# A. O. Smith Q1 sales up 27% to $978M; adjusted EPS $0.77, reaffirms FY adjusted EPS $3.35-$3.55

## Summary
- Sales $978M (+27% YoY); net earnings $119.8M (+23%); diluted EPS $0.76 (+27%).
- Adjusted EPS $0.77 (+31%); pension termination expected in Q4 2022 with $445M pre-tax non-cash charge.
- North America segment sales $730M (+32%); Rest of World segment sales $256M (+15%).
- Reaffirms 2022 adjusted EPS guidance $3.35-$3.55; GAAP EPS $1.56-$1.76 reflecting pension settlement.
- Expects $400M in share repurchases in 2022; board declares $0.28 per share dividend, payable May 16.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091142-22-000063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOS
- cik: 0000091142
- company_name: SMITH A O CORP
- filed_at: 2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114222000063/0000091142-22-000063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114222000063/aos-20220428.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-22-000063.txt

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