Smith A O (AOS) Change in Working Capital (2016 - 2026)

Smith an O (AOS) posted Change in Working Capital of $43.2 million for Q1 2026, up 254.84% on a QoQ basis from -$27.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 65.52% year-over-year from $125.3 million in Q1 2025.

Smith A O (AOS) Change in Working Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smith an O's Change in Working Capital history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $43.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Working Capital fell 65.52% year-over-year to $43.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$26.4 million (down 135.58% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $55.7 million, up 146.46% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital was $43.2 million for Q1 2026 at Smith an O, up from -$27.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Working Capital topped out at $137.8 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$98.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $17.4 million and a median of $15.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Change in Working Capital.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Working Capital surged 943.94% — and 2023, when it plunged 249.19%.
  • Smith an O's Change in Working Capital stood at -$18.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 249.19% to -$64.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 52.79% to -$98.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 71.73% to -$27.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 254.84% to $43.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AOS's Change in Working Capital at $43.2 million in Q1 2026, -$27.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$75.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn -
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn -
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn -
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn -
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn -
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn -
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn -
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn -
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn -
10 Smith A O 8.40 Bn 8.20 Bn 365.70 Mn 43.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 43.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 43.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -27.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -27.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -75.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -75.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 125.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 125.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -98.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -98.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -51.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -51.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 99.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 99.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 73.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 73.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -64.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -64.60 Mn