A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$63.49 +4.32% NYSE β€’ Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 74/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (39% profit margin, 32% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B β€’ BUY Cap $8.63B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY β€’ B
025507510074
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ Β· Rk A-
Cash (19)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+7.2% Base Target
$86 Bull$68 Base$52 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($2.6M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $62.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
4.07% Total Yield
2.27% Cash ($1.44/yr) + 1.8% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
88/100 β€’ FORTRESS PAYOUT
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
28.7% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (7.6% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years β†’ $20,803

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $847/yr
$10.8K
Yr 1
$11.6K
Yr 2
$12.5K
Yr 3
$13.4K
Yr 4
$14.4K
Yr 5
$15.5K
Yr 6
$16.7K
Yr 7
$18.0K
Yr 8
$19.3K
Yr 9
$20.8K
Yr 10
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AOS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +1.99%πŸ“ HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $63.51H $64.02L $62.68C $63.07VOL 2.50M
RES: $65.40SUP: $53.50SMA50: $58.97SMA200: $63.43
$70.93$66.38$61.84$57.29$52.75RES $65.40SUP $53.50$63.072026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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AOS Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
8.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +0.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on AOS today. View full Setup Ledger β†’

πŸ¦‹ Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections Open Graph β†’

No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for AOS. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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AOS Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does AOS pay a dividend and is it safe?

A.O. Smith Corporation (AOS) offers a 2.27% cash dividend yield ($1.44 annualized) and 4.07% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as FORTRESS PAYOUT.