Smith A O (AOS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Smith A O's Operating Margin came in at 16.68% for Q2 2026, down 3.67 percentage points from 20.35% a year earlier and down 0.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Smith A O (AOS) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Smith A O reported Operating Margin of 17.57%, down 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.01%, up 0.69 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +3.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 18.31% in FY2024 (-0.86 pp), 19.17% in FY2023 (+1.62 pp), 17.55% in FY2022 (+0.32 pp) and 17.22% in FY2021 (+2.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.95 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in Q2 2023 (a gain of 3.91 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AOS's Operating Margin at 17.11% (Q1 2026), 17.95% (Q4 2025) and 18.63% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Controls International | 90.50 Bn | 90.50 Bn | 2.71 Bn | - |
| 2 | Trane Technologies | 90.28 Bn | 84.89 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 19.87% |
| 3 | Carrier Global | 44.00 Bn | 38.38 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -36.29% |
| 4 | Comfort Systems Usa | 43.04 Bn | 36.99 Bn | 934.48 Mn | 16.58% |
| 5 | Otis Worldwide | 28.86 Bn | 25.25 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 15.84% |
| 6 | Allegion | 15.95 Bn | 15.95 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Masco | 15.80 Bn | 13.60 Bn | 720.00 Mn | 17.19% |
| 8 | James Hardie Industries | 15.77 Bn | 14.84 Bn | 548.70 Mn | 14.76% |
| 9 | Carlisle Companies | 14.73 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 494.90 Mn | 20.04% |
| 10 | Smith A O | 8.54 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 364.70 Mn | 18.63% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.63% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.34% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.20% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.72% |
API Access
Smith A O Operating Margin 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=operating-margin&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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=operating-margin&ticker=AOS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();