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A. O. Smith (AOS) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in A. O. Smith (AOS) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $16,654 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 5.2% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $150,167 reinvested (15.5% a year), or $131,114 taking the dividends as cash, $23,118 of it paid out along the way.

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AOS became

$150,167

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

15.5%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$28,843

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Worst drop

-42.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearAOS total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)−3.5%$3,456+11.7%
2025+0.1%$3,193+17.7%
2024−15.9%$2,963+24.9%
2023+46.7%$2,849+26.2%
2022−32.1%$2,546−18.2%
2021+59.3%$2,441+28.7%
2020+17.5%$2,037+18.3%
2019+13.7%$1,893+31.2%
2018−29.4%$1,608−4.6%
2017+30.8%$1,164+21.7%
2016+25.0%$979+12.0%
2015+37.3%$784+1.2%
2014+5.9%$617+13.5%
2013+73.0%$461+32.3%
2012+61.2%$665+16.0%
2011+7.0%$311+1.9%
2010+34.3%$342+15.1%
2009+50.6%$278+26.4%
2008−13.8%$256−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: AOS total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in A. O. Smith (AOS) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $150,167 at the end of Oct 2026: 15.5% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, AOS turned $10,000 into $16,654 with dividends reinvested, 5.2% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, AOS returned -1.0% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking AOS's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $131,114, including $23,118 of cash received; reinvesting added $19,052.
  • About 13% of AOS's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • AOS's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (73.0%) and its worst 2022 (-32.1%), with dividends reinvested.
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SmarterDividends, "A. O. Smith (AOS) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/AOS/total-return

AOS total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in AOS 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $16,654 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 5.2% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $13,963 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is AOS's total return since Dec 2007?

1402% in total, or 15.5% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 980%.

How much of AOS's return came from dividends?

About 13% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $19,052 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was AOS's worst year?

2022, at -32.1% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -42.7%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.