Smith A O price to free cash flow AOS
Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2012.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- 13.1×
- 10-year median
- 21.6×
- Against its 10-year history
- 4th
- percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
- 10-year range
- 11.9× to 49.1×
- Peer median
- 12.6×
Smith A O's price to free cash flow is 13.1× as of Oct 23, 2026.
That is below its ten-year median of 21.6×, lower than on 96% of days in the last ten years.
Over that time it ranged from 11.9× in May 2026 to 49.1× in Mar 2018.
The median for 4 furnishings, Fixtures and Appliances stocks of a similar size is 12.6×.
Price to free cash flow over time
The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 13.1× | 11.9× | 20.4× |
| 2025 | 16.5× | 15.8× | 24.6× |
| 2024 | 20.5× | 19.7× | 27.5× |
| 2023 | 22.1× | 18.2× | 32.5× |
| 2022 | 22.0× | 16.2× | 24.4× |
| 2021 | 25.2× | 19.0× | 25.2× |
| 2020 | 19.4× | 14.4× | 21.4× |
| 2019 | 21.5× | 19.8× | 26.1× |
| 2018 | 19.1× | 18.6× | 49.1× |
| 2017 | 43.0× | 23.5× | 44.1× |
| 2016 | 27.6× | 21.6× | 29.6× |
| 2015 | 26.1× | 25.8× | 35.7× |
| 2014 | 27.5× | 22.7× | 29.1× |
| 2013 | 29.5× | 15.6× | 47.9× |
| 2012 | 20.3× | 19.5× | 44.6× |
Against its peers
Companies in Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances nearest Smith A O's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| AOSSmith A O | 13.1× |
| SGISomnigroup International | 17.7× |
| WHRWhirlpool | n/m |
| MLKNMillerknoll | 12.6× |
| LZBLa-Z-Boy | 11.7× |
| Peer median | 12.6× |
What the price to free cash flow tells you
Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.
Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.
More on Smith A O
Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.