Smith A O (AOS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Smith A O's Free Cash Flow was $162.9 million in Q3 2026, down 32.3% from $240.6 million a year earlier but up 42.4% from the prior quarter.
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Smith A O (AOS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Smith A O's Free Cash Flow was $561.7 million through Sep 30, 2026, down 1.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $546 million, up 15.2% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $473.8 million in FY2024 (-20.7%), $597.7 million in FY2023 (+86.1%), $321.1 million in FY2022 (-43.3%) and $566 million in FY2021 (+12.0%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between $3.6 million (Q1 2022) and $240.6 million (Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 93.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q1 2026 (growth of 583.3%); the worst was Q1 2022 (a decline of 95.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, AOS's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $114.4 million (Q2 2026), $118.9 million (Q1 2026) and $165.5 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trane Technologies | 85.88 Bn | 80.52 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson Controls International | 79.58 Bn | 77.34 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 1.19 Bn |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 43.54 Bn | 38.29 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 674.00 Mn |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 33.75 Bn | 27.70 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 799.53 Mn |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 30.24 Bn | 26.80 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 298.00 Mn |
| 6 | James Hardie Industries | 16.69 Bn | 15.62 Bn | 562.40 Mn | 281.20 Mn |
| 7 | Masco | 16.16 Bn | 14.23 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 332.00 Mn |
| 8 | Allegion | 15.78 Bn | 14.40 Bn | 548.20 Mn | 278.60 Mn |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.70 Bn | 11.61 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 277.30 Mn |
| 10 | Smith A O | 8.94 Bn | 8.13 Bn | 364.70 Mn | 162.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 162.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 114.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 118.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 165.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 240.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 122.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 191.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 163.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 84.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 201.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 160.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 109.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 157.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 140.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 234.50 Mn |
API Access
Smith A O Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "AOS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();