A. O. Smith Corporation AOS NYSE

NYSE • Industrials • Industrial - Machinery • US • USD

SharesGrow Score

68/100

3/7 Pass

SharesGrow Intrinsic Value

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) has 20 known insider and institutional holders on record. The largest holder is JONES PAUL W with 151,147 shares. Other notable holders include Wheeler Kevin J. and SMITH MARK D.

Over the last 12 months, insiders have made 42 transactions in AOS stock — 19 buys (valued at RSU Award) and 3 sells (valued at $1.5M). Insider buying has outpaced selling during this period, which may signal confidence in the company's prospects.

AOS Insider Ownership

Top Holder

JONES PAUL W

151,147 shares

Buys (12 mo)

$0.00 value

Sells (12 mo)

$1.5M value

12-Month Transaction Activity

Buy 45%

Sell 7%

Top Insider Holders

#	Name	Role	Shares Owned	Last Filed	Relative Size
1	Jones Paul W	Director	151,147	2020-11-03	100%
2	Wheeler Kevin J.	Executive Chairman	131,265	2026-02-11	87%
3	Smith Mark D	Director	116,242	2025-07-29	77%
4	Shafer Stephen M	President and CEO	105,195	2026-02-11	70%
5	Wulf Gene C	Director	87,958	2022-04-13	58%
6	Brown Ronald D	Director	75,391	2025-04-09	50%
7	Rajendra Ajita G	Director	58,577	2024-04-10	39%
8	Wolf Idelle K	Director	45,140	2024-02-08	30%
9	Lauber Charles T	EVP & CFO	38,500	2026-02-11	25%
10	Cheng Ming	SVP, CTO	28,600	2026-02-11	19%
11	Stern James F	Exec VP, Corp Dev, Strat & Sec	28,365	2026-02-11	19%
12	Howe Christopher T.	SVP Chief Digital Info Officer	25,670	2026-02-11	17%
13	Greubel William P	Director	22,939	2020-04-17	15%
14	Kadri Ilham	Director	21,317	2025-04-09	14%
15	O'brien Stephen D.	SVP; Pres & General Mngr Nawh	17,605	2026-02-11	12%
16	Selby Curtis E	Senior VP - H.r. & P.a.	13,705	2026-02-11	9%
17	Warren David R	Senior VP & President and GM	13,635	2024-03-05	9%
18	Qiu Jack	SVP - Pres. A. O. Smith China	13,100	2026-02-11	9%
19	Petrarca Mark A	Senior Vice Pres. - H.r. & P.a	12,905	2024-03-05	9%
20	Larsen Michael M	Director	10,807	2025-04-09	7%

Recent Transactions (last 12 months)

Date	Name	Role	Type	Shares	Price	Value
2026-03-04	Schuh Darrell W.	SVP; President & GM Lochinvar	Informative Sell	1,104	$74.39	$82.13K
2026-02-13	Schuh Darrell W.	SVP; President & GM Lochinvar	Tax Withholding of RSU	356	$79.89	$28.44K
2026-02-23	Carver Samuel M.	SVP - Global Operations	Gift (Given)	1,144	-	-
2026-02-13	Schuh Darrell W.	SVP; President & GM Lochinvar	Option Exercise (Sell)	1,460	-	-
2026-02-13	Kulkarni Parag	SVP - Int'l; President India	Option Exercise (Sell)	1,115	-	-
2026-02-13	O'brien Stephen D.	SVP; Pres & General Mngr Nawh	Option Exercise (Sell)	2,905	-	-
2026-02-13	Otchere Benjamin A	Vice President and Controller	Option Exercise (Sell)	1,460	-	-
2026-02-13	Carver Samuel M.	SVP - Global Operations	Option Exercise (Sell)	2,605	-	-
2026-02-13	Qiu Jack	SVP - Pres. A. O. Smith China	Option Exercise (Sell)	3,275	-	-
2026-02-13	Karge Douglas Samuel	SVP - President Na Water Treat	Option Exercise (Sell)	1,415	-	-
2026-02-13	Wheeler Kevin J.	Executive Chairman	Option Exercise (Sell)	36,045	-	-
2026-02-13	Lauber Charles T	EVP & CFO	Option Exercise (Sell)	9,460	-	-
2026-02-13	Stern James F	Exec VP, Corp Dev, Strat & Sec	Option Exercise (Sell)	6,850	-	-
2026-02-09	Howe Christopher T.	SVP Chief Digital Info Officer	RSU Award	3,635	-	-
2026-02-09	Cheng Ming	SVP, CTO	RSU Award	3,225	-	-
2026-02-09	Selby Curtis E	Senior VP - H.r. & P.a.	RSU Award	4,740	-	-
2026-02-09	Schuh Darrell W.	SVP; President & GM Lochinvar	RSU Award	1,560	-	-
2026-02-09	Kulkarni Parag	SVP - Int'l; President India	RSU Award	1,105	-	-
2026-02-09	O'brien Stephen D.	SVP; Pres & General Mngr Nawh	RSU Award	4,900	-	-
2026-02-09	Otchere Benjamin A	Vice President and Controller	RSU Award	1,240	-	-
2026-02-09	Carver Samuel M.	SVP - Global Operations	RSU Award	2,560	-	-
2026-02-09	Qiu Jack	SVP - Pres. A. O. Smith China	RSU Award	3,125	-	-
2026-02-09	Shafer Stephen M	President and CEO	RSU Award	33,505	-	-
2026-02-09	Karge Douglas Samuel	SVP - President Na Water Treat	RSU Award	1,355	-	-
2026-02-09	Wheeler Kevin J.	Executive Chairman	RSU Award	18,965	-	-