Latest headcount
11,500
YoY change
-9.4%
Headcount CAGR
+0.2%
Revenue / employee
$333K
Employee count history for A. O. Smith
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 10,800 |
| 1995 | 13,000 |
| 1996 | 7,700 |
| 1998 | 9,700 |
| 1999 | 15,100 |
| 2002 | 16,200 |
| 2003 | 17,000 |
| 2004 | 16,600 |
| 2005 | 17,650 |
| 2006 | 18,000 |
| 2007 | 16,800 |
| 2008 | 15,350 |
| 2009 | 16,000 |
| 2010 | 10,400 |
| 2011 | 10,600 |
| 2012 | 10,900 |
| 2013 | 11,400 |
| 2014 | 12,400 |
| 2015 | 13,400 |
| 2016 | 15,500 |
| 2017 | 16,100 |
| 2018 | 16,300 |
| 2019 | 15,100 |
| 2020 | 13,900 |
| 2021 | 13,700 |
| 2022 | 12,000 |
| 2023 | 12,000 |
| 2024 | 12,700 |
| 2025 | 11,500 |
Revenue per employee for A. O. Smith
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $111K |
| 1995 | $53.6K |
| 1996 | $101K |
| 1998 | $82.6K |
| 1999 | $70.9K |
| 2002 | $90.7K |
| 2004 | $99.6K |
| 2005 | $95.7K |
| 2006 | $120K |
| 2007 | $138K |
| 2008 | $150K |
| 2009 | $85.9K |
| 2010 | $143K |
| 2011 | $161K |
| 2012 | $178K |
| 2013 | $189K |
| 2014 | $190K |
| 2015 | $189K |
| 2016 | $173K |
| 2017 | $186K |
| 2018 | $196K |
| 2019 | $198K |
| 2020 | $208K |
| 2021 | $258K |
| 2022 | $313K |
| 2023 | $321K |
| 2024 | $301K |
| 2025 | $333K |
Earnings per employee for A. O. Smith
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $3.95K |
| 1995 | $4.72K |
| 1996 | $8.5K |
| 1998 | $4.59K |
| 1999 | $2.81K |
| 2002 | $3.17K |
| 2004 | $2.13K |
| 2005 | $2.63K |
| 2006 | $4.25K |
| 2007 | $5.25K |
| 2008 | $5.34K |
| 2009 | $5.08K |
| 2010 | $10.7K |
| 2011 | $28.8K |
| 2012 | $14.9K |
| 2013 | $14.9K |
| 2014 | $16.8K |
| 2015 | $21.1K |
| 2016 | $21.1K |
| 2017 | $18.4K |
| 2018 | $27.3K |
| 2019 | $24.5K |
| 2020 | $24.8K |
| 2021 | $35.6K |
| 2022 | $19.6K |
| 2023 | $46.4K |
| 2024 | $42K |
| 2025 | $47.5K |
Employee count history for A. O. Smith (AOS)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202511,500-9.4%
- 202412,700+5.8%
- 202312,0000.0%
- 202212,000-12.4%
- 202113,700-1.4%
- 202013,900-7.9%
- 201915,100-7.4%
- 201816,300+1.2%
- 201716,100+3.9%
- 201615,500+15.7%
- 201513,400+8.1%
- 201412,400+8.8%
- 201311,400+4.6%
- 201210,900+2.8%
- 201110,600+1.9%
- 201010,400-35.0%
- 200916,000+4.2%
- 200815,350-8.6%
- 200716,800-6.7%
- 200618,000+2.0%
- 200517,650+6.3%
- 200416,600-2.4%
- 200317,000+4.9%
- 200216,200—
- 200114,800+7.2%
- 200013,800—
- 199915,100+55.7%
- 19989,700—
- 19978,400—
- 19967,700-40.8%
- 199513,000—
- 199412,100—
- 199310,800—
About A. O. Smith's employee count
A. O. Smith (AOS) employed 11,500 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -1,200 (-9.4%) from 12,700 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 10,800 to 11,500 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.2% per year.
A. O. Smith generated about $333K of revenue and $47.5K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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