A. O. Smith Corporation

BIT:1AOS Stock Report

Market Cap: €9.0b

A. O. Smith Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

A. O. Smith's CEO is Kevin Wheeler, appointed in Sep 2018, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is $7.67M, comprised of 14.6% salary and 85.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.071% of the company’s shares, worth €6.37M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.4 years and 4.1 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Wheeler

Chief executive officer

US$7.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.61%
CEO tenure6.7yrs
CEO ownership0.07%
Management average tenure5.4yrs
Board average tenure4.1yrs

Recent management updates

No updates

Recent updates

No updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Wheeler's remuneration changed compared to A. O. Smith's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$523m

Dec 31 2024US$8mUS$1m

US$534m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$561m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$577m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$577m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$1m

US$557m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$299m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$274m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$243m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$1m

US$236m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$495m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$517m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$509m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$1m

US$487m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$468m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$441m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$391m

Dec 31 2020US$5mUS$869k

US$345m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$316m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$298m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$332m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$930k

US$370m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$405m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$422m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$435m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$700k

US$444m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD7.67M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD2.64M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kevin Wheeler (64 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

US$7,666,172

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Wheeler
Chairman & CEO6.7yrsUS$7.67m0.071%
€ 6.4m
Stephen Shafer
President & COO1.2yrsUS$5.59mno data
Charles Lauber
Executive VP & CFO6yrsUS$2.51m0.027%
€ 2.5m
James Stern
Executive VP17.9yrsUS$2.24m0.083%
€ 7.4m
Stephen O'Brien
SVP and President & GM of North America Water Heating3.1yrsUS$1.26mno data
Robert Heideman
Senior VP & CTO12.3yrsno data0.0063%
€ 562.7k
S. Scheppele
Senior VP & Chief Information Officer4.8yrsno data0.0023%
€ 209.4k
Helen Gurholt
Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis6yrsno datano data
Curtis Selby
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Public Affairsless than a yearno data0.00092%
€ 82.7k
Paul Jones
Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy1.5yrsUS$24.63kno data
D. Karge
Senior VP & President of North America Water Treatment6.7yrsno data0.0019%
€ 173.5k
Jack Qiu
Senior VP & President of A. O. Smith China4.6yrsno datano data

5.4yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 1AOS's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Wheeler
Chairman & CEO7.8yrsUS$7.67m0.071%
€ 6.4m
Ronald Brown
Independent Presiding Director24.3yrsUS$281.06kno data
Victoria Holt
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$258.56k0.000010%
€ 898.8
Mark Smith
Independent Director24.3yrsUS$243.56k0.29%
€ 25.9m
Christopher Mapes
Independent Director2.1yrsUS$243.56k0.012%
€ 1.0m
Lois Martin
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$217.69k0.0029%
€ 258.9k
Michael Larsen
Independent Director4.1yrsUS$258.56k0.0080%
€ 722.7k
Ilham Kadri
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$243.56k0.015%
€ 1.3m
Todd Fister
Independent Director1.1yrsUS$217.69k0.0029%
€ 258.9k

4.1yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 1AOS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/18 00:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/16 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

A. O. Smith Corporation is covered by 36 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HalloranBaird
Charles BradyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Ryan ConnorsBoenning & Scattergood, Inc.