secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SMITH A O CORP (AOS)
CIK:        0000091142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T10:58:56+00:00
Accession:  0000091142-26-000096
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

A. O. Smith Q2 EPS $0.91, down 15% YoY; narrows FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.70-$3.85
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- Q2 net sales $1.00B (-1% YoY); diluted EPS $0.91 (-15%); adjusted EPS $1.03 (-4%).
- North America sales +5% to $820.5M (organic +3%); segment margin 21.6% (25.4% prior) due to restructuring charges.
- Rest of World sales -19% to $194.9M; China sales -28% in local currency on weak demand.
- FY2026 outlook: sales growth 2-3% (prev 2-4%); adjusted EPS $3.70-$3.85 (prev $3.70-$4.00).
- Share repurchase target raised 50% to $300M; quarterly dividend $0.36 payable Aug 17.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000096/0000091142-26-000096-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000009114226000096/aos-20260730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000091142-26-000096

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