A.O. Smith (AOS) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 164 recorded AOS dividend payments, running from January 27, 1986 to July 31, 2026 — 41 calendar years. Together those payments total $14.09 per share. AOS has most often paid quarterly.
AOS has increased its payment rate for 28 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the AOS payment rate compounded at +7.2% a year, and +13.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 41 years of recorded history, AOS's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
AOS dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.38 | 4 | $0.340 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | $1.30 | 4 | $0.320 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | $1.22 | 4 | $0.300 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | $1.14 | 4 | $0.280 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $1.06 | 4 | $0.260 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $0.980 | 4 | $0.240 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | $0.900 | 4 | $0.220 | +22.2% |
| 2018 | $0.760 | 4 | $0.180 | +28.6% |
| 2017 | $0.560 | 4 | $0.140 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | $0.480 | 4 | $0.120 | +26.3% |
| 2015 | $0.380 | 4 | $0.0950 | +26.7% |
| 2014 | $0.300 | 4 | $0.0750 | +25.0% |
| 2013 | $0.230 | 4 | $0.0600 | +33.3% |
| 2012 | $0.180 | 4 | $0.0450 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | $0.150 | 4 | $0.0375 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | $0.135 | 4 | $0.0338 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | $0.128 | 4 | $0.0321 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | $0.123 | 4 | $0.0308 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | $0.117 | 4 | $0.0292 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | $0.110 | 4 | $0.0275 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | $0.107 | 4 | $0.0267 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | $0.103 | 4 | $0.0258 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | $0.0967 | 4 | $0.0242 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | $0.0900 | 4 | $0.0225 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | $0.0867 | 4 | $0.0217 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0833 | 4 | $0.0208 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | $0.0800 | 4 | $0.0200 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | $0.0778 | 4 | $0.0194 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | $0.0756 | 4 | $0.0189 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0733 | 4 | $0.0189 | +13.3% |
| 1995 | $0.0644 | 4 | $0.0167 | +15.4% |
| 1994 | $0.0556 | 4 | $0.0144 | — |
| 1993 | $0.0744 | 5 (timing) | $0.0122 | — |
| 1992 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0444 | 4 | $0.0111 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than AOS's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent AOS dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | $0.360 |
| April 30, 2026 | $0.360 |
| January 30, 2026 | $0.360 |
| October 31, 2025 | $0.360 |
| July 31, 2025 | $0.340 |
| April 30, 2025 | $0.340 |
| January 31, 2025 | $0.340 |
| October 31, 2024 | $0.340 |
| July 31, 2024 | $0.320 |
| April 29, 2024 | $0.320 |
| January 30, 2024 | $0.320 |
| October 30, 2023 | $0.320 |
| July 28, 2023 | $0.300 |
| April 27, 2023 | $0.300 |
| January 30, 2023 | $0.300 |
| October 28, 2022 | $0.300 |
| July 28, 2022 | $0.280 |
| April 28, 2022 | $0.280 |
| January 28, 2022 | $0.280 |
| October 28, 2021 | $0.280 |
| July 29, 2021 | $0.260 |
| April 29, 2021 | $0.260 |
| January 28, 2021 | $0.260 |
| October 29, 2020 | $0.260 |
| July 30, 2020 | $0.240 |
| April 29, 2020 | $0.240 |
| January 30, 2020 | $0.240 |
| October 30, 2019 | $0.240 |
| July 30, 2019 | $0.220 |
| April 29, 2019 | $0.220 |
| January 30, 2019 | $0.220 |
| October 30, 2018 | $0.220 |
| July 30, 2018 | $0.180 |
| April 27, 2018 | $0.180 |
| January 30, 2018 | $0.180 |
| October 30, 2017 | $0.140 |
| July 27, 2017 | $0.140 |
| April 26, 2017 | $0.140 |
| January 27, 2017 | $0.140 |
| October 27, 2016 | $0.120 |
| July 27, 2016 | $0.120 |
| April 27, 2016 | $0.120 |
| February 3, 2016 | $0.120 |
| October 28, 2015 | $0.0950 |
| July 29, 2015 | $0.0950 |
| April 28, 2015 | $0.0950 |
| February 4, 2015 | $0.0950 |
| October 29, 2014 | $0.0750 |
| July 29, 2014 | $0.0750 |
| April 28, 2014 | $0.0750 |
| February 5, 2014 | $0.0750 |
| October 29, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| July 29, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| April 25, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| January 29, 2013 | $0.0500 |
| October 31, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| July 27, 2012 | $0.0500 |
| April 26, 2012 | $0.0400 |
| January 27, 2012 | $0.0400 |
| October 27, 2011 | $0.0400 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 164 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
AOS dividend history questions
How many dividends has AOS paid?
DivTrkr has 164 recorded AOS dividend payments between January 27, 1986 and July 31, 2026, totalling $14.09 per share across 41 calendar years.
Has AOS ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 41 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the AOS dividend growing?
The AOS payment rate compounded at +7.2% a year over the last five complete years and +13.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does AOS pay a dividend?
AOS has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current AOS dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track AOS free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.