---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000091142-25-000148"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOS"
cik: "0000091142"
company_name: "SMITH A O CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T02:06:34.627219+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# A. O. Smith Q3 EPS $0.94 up 15% YoY; narrows FY2025 EPS guidance to $3.70-$3.85

## Summary
- Sales $942.5M (+4% YoY); net earnings $132M (+10%); diluted EPS $0.94 (+15%).
- North America sales $742.8M (+6%); segment operating margin 24.2% (+110 bps).
- China local currency sales down 12%; Rest of World sales $207.9M (-1%).
- Updated FY2025 outlook: sales flat to up 1%; EPS guidance $3.70-$3.85 (midpoint lowered).
- Cash from operations $433.7M in 9M (+21%); free cash flow $380.5M (+35%); dividend raised 6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000091142-25-000148
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOS
- cik: 0000091142
- company_name: SMITH A O CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+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/91142/000009114225000148/0000091142-25-000148-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114225000148/aos-20251028.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-25-000148
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-25-000148.txt

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