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AOS
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AOS
S&P 500
Over the past 12 months, AOS has underperformed S&P 500, delivering a return of -15% compared to S&P 500's +14% growth.
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A O Smith Corp
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A. O. Smith makes water heaters, boilers, and water treatment products for homes and businesses. Its core business is turning basic steel, electronics, and plumbing components into equipment that heats, stores, filters, and moves water. The company also sells replacement parts and service-related products that keep those systems running over time. Its main customers are plumbing contractors, distributors, builders, retailers, and commercial customers such as hotels, schools, and other facilities that need reliable hot water or water treatment systems. A. O. Smith earns money by selling equipment at the time of installation and by selling replacement units and parts when old systems are repaired or swapped out. What makes the business easy to understand is that it sits in a simple, repeatable need: every building needs hot water and often cleaner water too. That gives A. O. Smith a steady role in the plumbing and HVAC supply chain, where its products are chosen for durability, efficiency, and compatibility with professional installation and maintenance networks.