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Cash on Hand for A. O. Smith (AOS) 1985-2026

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Latest period

$204M

YoY change

-30.0%

5Y CAGR

-22.5%

Peak year (FY2017)

$820M

Cash on Hand history chart for A. O. Smith (AOS) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: $193M

Cash on Hand growth chart for A. O. Smith (AOS) from 2016 to 2025

Latest: -30.0%

Cash on Hand history table for A. O. Smith (AOS) from 1985 to 2025

  • FY2025$193M-30.0%
  • FY2024$276M-24.0%
  • FY2023$363M-24.6%
  • FY2022$482M-23.7%
  • FY2021$631M-8.4%
  • FY2020$690M+25.1%
  • FY2019$551M-14.5%
  • FY2018$645M-21.3%
  • FY2017$820M+8.7%
  • FY2016$755M+17.0%
  • FY2015$645M+19.1%
  • FY2014$542M+11.5%
  • FY2013$486M+5.0%
  • FY2012$463M-26.0%
  • FY2011$626M+426.3%
  • FY2010$119M+55.8%
  • FY2009$76.3M+159.5%
  • FY2008$29.4M-21.0%
  • FY2007$37.2M+44.2%
  • FY2006$25.8M+7.5%
  • FY2005$24M-4.4%
  • FY2004$25.1M+34.2%
  • FY2003$18.7M-43.1%
  • FY2002$32.8M+58.2%
  • FY2001$20.8M+35.8%
  • FY2000$15.3M+3.6%
  • FY1999$14.8M-60.8%
  • FY1998$37.7M-74.2%
  • FY1997$146M+2177.8%
  • FY1996$6.41M+12.5%
  • FY1995$5.69M-32.9%
  • FY1994$8.49M-28.7%
  • FY1993$11.9M+98.4%
  • FY1992$6M+66.7%
  • FY1991$3.6M+12.5%
  • FY1990$3.2M-33.3%
  • FY1989$4.8M-2.0%
  • FY1988$4.9M+53.1%
  • FY1987$3.2M-37.3%
  • FY1986$5.1M-66.2%
  • FY1985$15.1M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from A. O. Smith's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at A. O. Smith (AOS)

According to A. O. Smith's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $204M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

A. O. Smith (AOS) most recent annual cash and short-term investments stands at $193M (2025) – plunged 30.0% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, A. O. Smith cash and short-term investments compounded at -22.5% per year, with a net decline across the window.

A. O. Smith cash and short-term investments plunged from $820M in 2017 to $193M in 2025, a 76.4% drawdown.

2017 marks the peak cash and short-term investments at $820M, with the historical low of $3.2M recorded in 1987.

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand by Year

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand 2025: $193M

In 2025, A. O. Smith reported cash and short-term investments of $193M, plunged 30.0% below 2024.

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand 2024: $276M

A. O. Smith cash and short-term investments in 2024 was $276M, declined 24.0% below 2023.

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand 2023: $363M

2023's cash and short-term investments for A. O. Smith came in at $363M, declined 24.6% below 2022.

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand 2022: $482M

A. O. Smith posted cash and short-term investments of $482M in 2022, declined 23.7% below 2021.

A. O. Smith Cash on Hand 2021: $631M

A. O. Smith cash and short-term investments in 2021 was $631M.

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