A. O. Smith Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
A. O. Smith's CEO is Kevin Wheeler, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 6.25 years. total yearly compensation is $8.76M, comprised of 12.3% salary and 87.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.062% of the company’s shares, worth R$39.59M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.6 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
Kevin Wheeler
Chief executive officer
US$8.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 12.3% |
| CEO tenure | 6.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 5.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$561m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$577m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$577m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$9m | US$1m | US$557m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$299m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$274m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$243m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$7m | US$1m | US$236m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$495m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$517m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$509m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$7m | US$1m | US$487m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$468m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$441m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$391m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$869k | US$345m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$316m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$298m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$332m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$4m | US$930k | US$370m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$405m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$422m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$435m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$700k | US$444m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$341m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$330m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$308m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$2m | US$522k | US$297m |
Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD8.76M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD5.73M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Kevin Wheeler (64 yo)
6.3yrs
Tenure
US$8,756,656
Compensation
Mr. Kevin J. Wheeler has been Chief Executive Officer of A. O. Smith Corporation since September 1, 2018. Mr. Wheeler had been President of A. O. Smith Corporation since May 18, 2017 until 2024 and served...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 6.3yrs | US$8.76m | 0.062% R$ 39.6m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 5.6yrs | US$2.94m | 0.025% R$ 16.0m | |
| Executive VP | 17.5yrs | US$2.99m | 0.080% R$ 50.8m | |
| President & COO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 11.9yrs | no data | 0.0055% R$ 3.5m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 4.3yrs | no data | 0.0017% R$ 1.1m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Public Affairs | less than a year | no data | 0.00090% R$ 574.9k | |
| Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy | 1.1yrs | US$24.63k | no data | |
| Senior VP & President of North America Water Treatment | 6.3yrs | no data | 0.0016% R$ 1.0m | |
| Senior VP & President of A. O. Smith China | 4.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Global Operations | no data | no data | 0.00083% R$ 530.1k |
5.6yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: A1OS34's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 7.4yrs | US$8.76m | 0.062% R$ 39.6m | |
| Independent Presiding Director | 23.9yrs | US$258.52k | 0% R$ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | US$243.52k | 0.20% R$ 127.7m | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$258.52k | 0.000010% R$ 6.4k | |
| Independent Director | 23.9yrs | US$243.52k | 0.28% R$ 179.0m | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$217.64k | 0.0095% R$ 6.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0011% R$ 715.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$243.52k | 0.0079% R$ 5.0m | |
| Independent Director | 8yrs | US$243.52k | 0.013% R$ 8.3m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0011% R$ 715.4k |
5.5yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: A1OS34's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/26 04:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/10/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
A. O. Smith Corporation is covered by 37 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Halloran | Baird |
| Charles Brady | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Charles Brady | BMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical) |