A. O. Smith Corporation · AOS · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$64.61 +0.39% on the day, +$0.25
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Yearly payout / yield
$1.52·2.35%
$0.38 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.38/qtr
pays ~Feb 2, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 30, 2027est.
own by Jan 29, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
39+ yrs
31 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
81
Well above its usual yield
AOS share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
AOS Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +5.6%3Y +5.9%5Y +6.3%10Y +12.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 165 payments since 1986.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +6.25% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $1.52 a year would be $1.99 by 2031 - 3.07% on today's $64.61 price.

How Many AOS Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $1.52 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,948 AOS shares, about $255,080 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $64.61. $1,000 a month takes about 7,895 shares, about $510,096. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

A. O. Smith (AOS) pays $0.38 a share quarterly, $1.52 a year, a 2.35% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $64.61. It has paid since 1986 and raised its annual dividend 31 years in a row, one of the 68 Dividend Aristocrats.

At today’s rate of $0.38 quarterly and the last close of $64.61, this is what AOS pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.38$0.13$1.52
100 shares$38.00$12.67$152.00
$10,000 invested (154.8 shares)$58.81$19.60$235.26
3,948 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.24$500.08$6,000.96
7,895 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.10$1,000.03$12,000.40

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 AOS shares reinvest into 0.59 new shares each payment, about 2.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 171 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with AOS’s own history in the AOS DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

AOS Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

81/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • AOS yields 2.35% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $64.61.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.82%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.31% low2.56% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is AOS’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

AOS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.38 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does AOS Pay?

AOS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.46 a share, in 4 payments.
+5.8% against the 12 months before ($1.38 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 31 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Oct 30, 2026 - $0.36 to $0.38 (+$0.02, +5.56%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 40.2% - $1.44 paid / $3.58 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 36.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 35.4% - $1.44 paid / $4.06 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 39.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

AOS vs Similar Dividend Stocks (STN, OSK...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Industrials companies closest to AOS in market value, AOS’s 2.35% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.87%, and its raise streak of 31 years is the longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
AOS $64.61A. O. Smith $0.38/qtr$1.52/yr fwd 2.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 39+ yrsraised 31 yrs in a row
STN $75.83Stantec $0.173/qtr$0.69/yr fwd 0.91% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 13+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row
OSK $140.15Oshkosh $0.57/qtr$2.28/yr fwd 1.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20092000 raised2008 stopped2020 raised2022 raised 11+ yrsraised 11 yrs in a row
MKTAY $33.97Makita $0.4513/half-yr$0.90/yr fwd 2.66% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsno raise streak
ACM $70.62Aecom $0.31/qtr$1.24/yr fwd 1.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 3+ yrsraised 3+ yrs in a row
ASR $268.42Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. $5.757/yr 2.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2008 raised2020 heldno 2000/2022 record 5+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
VMI $423.51Valmont Industries $0.77/qtr$3.08/yr fwd 0.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 38+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
AGCO $113.09AGCO $0.30/qtr$1.20/yr fwd 1.06% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2020 raised2022 raisedno 2008 record 13 yrsno raise streak
POOL $217.41Pool $1.30/qtr$5.20/yr fwd 2.39% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record 21+ yrsraised 15 yrs in a row
TFII $94.33TFI International $0.47/qtr$1.88/yr fwd 1.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 11+ yrsraised 10 yrs in a row
BZ $16.97Kanzhun Limited $0.51/qtr$2.04/yr fwd 12.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: AOS vs STN, AOS vs OSK, AOS vs MKTAY.

AOS Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1986

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.38QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Oct 31, 2025Nov 3, 2025$0.36QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2025Aug 4, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Apr 30, 2025May 2, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Jan 31, 2025Feb 3, 2025$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Oct 31, 2024Nov 4, 2024$0.34QuarterlyRegular
Jul 31, 2024Aug 2, 2024$0.32QuarterlyRegular
The other 155 AOS payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for AOS

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AOS Dividend Questions

How often does AOS pay dividends?

AOS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does AOS pay dividends monthly?

No. AOS pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next AOS dividend?

AOS has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.38 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.38 per share, $1.52 a year.

Does AOS pay a dividend in February 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 30, 2027, with the cash around Feb 2, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does AOS pay per share?

AOS pays $0.38 a share quarterly, $1.52 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $64.61 that is a 2.35% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.82%.

Has AOS raised its dividend?

Yes. AOS has raised its annual dividend 31 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Oct 30, 2026, took the rate from $0.36 to $0.38 (+5.56%). Over five years the dividend grew 6.3% a year. That makes it one of the 68 Dividend Aristocrats.

Is AOS’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. AOS paid out 40% of its earnings and 35% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 31 years in a row and gone 39+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my AOS dividends?

Add AOS to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run AOS in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.