Smith A O (AOS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Smith an O (AOS) posted Gross Margin of 38.67% for Q1 2026, up 0.71% on a QoQ basis from 38.4% in Q4 2025, and down 27.0% year-over-year from 52.98% in Q1 2025.

Smith A O (AOS) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Smith an O's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 38.67% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 27.0% year-over-year to 38.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 38.77% (up 72.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 38.83%, up 70.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 38.67% for Q1 2026 at Smith an O, up from 38.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 40.04% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 34.62% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 37.78% and a median of 38.4% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin slumped 276 bps — and 2023, when it soared 542 bps.
  • Smith an O's Gross Margin stood at 37.24% in 2022, then grew by 0 bps to 37.43% in 2023, then slipped by 1 bps to 37.06% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 38.4% in 2025, then gained by 1 bps to 38.67% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AOS's Gross Margin at 38.67% in Q1 2026, 38.4% in Q4 2025, and 38.67% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 GE Vernova 270.93 Bn 257.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 21.25%
2 Eaton 156.55 Bn 155.79 Bn 2.65 Bn 35.59%
3 Parker-Hannifin 124.04 Bn 123.57 Bn 2.02 Bn 36.77%
4 Cummins 91.66 Bn 88.48 Bn 2.24 Bn 26.71%
5 Emerson Electric 82.90 Bn 81.11 Bn 2.42 Bn 53.09%
6 Illinois Tool Works 81.54 Bn 80.71 Bn 1.76 Bn 43.82%
7 Ametek 55.40 Bn 54.92 Bn 717.56 Mn 37.21%
8 Rockwell Automation 51.78 Bn 51.35 Bn 1.13 Bn 50.25%
9 Ingersoll Rand 32.99 Bn 31.71 Bn 792.40 Mn 42.90%
10 Smith A O 8.40 Bn 8.20 Bn 365.70 Mn 38.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 38.67%
Dec 31, 2025 38.40%
Sep 30, 2025 38.67%
Jun 30, 2025 39.27%
Mar 31, 2025 38.95%
Dec 31, 2024 37.06%
Sep 30, 2024 37.37%
Jun 30, 2024 38.66%
Mar 31, 2024 39.30%
Dec 31, 2023 37.43%
Sep 30, 2023 37.99%
Jun 30, 2023 40.04%
Mar 31, 2023 38.71%
Dec 31, 2022 37.24%
Sep 30, 2022 34.89%
Jun 30, 2022 34.62%
Mar 31, 2022 34.94%
Dec 31, 2021 36.22%
Sep 30, 2021 37.21%
Jun 30, 2021 37.38%