---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091142-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOS"
cik: "0000091142"
company_name: "SMITH A O CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T06:14:21.631428+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# A.O. Smith reports record 2022 sales of $3.8B; adjusted EPS $3.14, up 6%; guides 2023 EPS $3.15-$3.45

## Summary
- Record 2022 sales of $3.754B, up 6% YoY; GAAP EPS $1.51 includes $1.60 pension settlement charge.
- Adjusted EPS of $3.14, up 6% YoY; Q4 adjusted EPS $0.86, up 1% despite 6% sales decline.
- North America adjusted segment margin 21.7% (vs 22.9%); Rest of World margin 10.0% (up 120bps).
- 2023 outlook: sales $3.64-$3.87B (flat +/-3%); EPS $3.15-$3.45, up ~5% at midpoint.
- Dividend $0.30/share (83rd consecutive year); Board ups buyback auth by 7.5M shares; $200M repurchases planned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091142-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOS
- cik: 0000091142
- company_name: SMITH A O CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/91142/000009114223000003/0000091142-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114223000003/aos-20230131.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SMITH A O CORP reported Fourth Quarter 2022 results: revenue $936.1, net income $(120.1), EPS $(0.78). Guidance initiated.
  - Period: Fourth Quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $936.1
  - Net income: $(120.1)
  - EPS: $(0.78)
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fourth Quarter (in millions, except per share amounts) Q4 2022 Q4 2021 % Change YoY Net sales $936.1 $995.5 -6% Net (loss) earnings $(120.1) $139.6 -186% Adjusted earnings 3 $131.6 $136.9 -4% Diluted (loss) earnings per share $(0.78) $0.87 -190%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114223000003/0000091142-23-000003-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  SMITH A O CORP reported Full Year 2022 results: revenue $3.8 billion, net income $235.7 million, EPS $1.51. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: Full Year 2022
  - Revenue: $3.8 billion
  - Net income: $235.7 million
  - EPS: $1.51
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Record sales of $3.8 billion, an increase of 6% primarily driven by previously announced inflation-related pricing actions • Net earnings of $235.7 million, including an after-tax non-cash pension settlement expense of $249.6 million, resulting in earnings per share (EPS) of $1.51
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114223000003/0000091142-23-000003-index.htm

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