Dividend Aristocrats underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, with NOBL returning 6.82% versus SPY's 17.70%. 2026 began strong for Aristocrats, with NOBL gaining 5.67% in January, outpacing SPY's 1.47%. Dividend growth for Aristocrats averaged 5.52% in 2025, but early 2026 increases trend slightly lower, raising questions for the year's outlook.
2025 Highlights (Comparisons are year-over-year ("YoY"), unless otherwise noted) Sales of $3.8 billion; net earnings increased 2% to $546.2 million and diluted EPS increased 6% to a record $3.851 Strong execution led to 80 basis points of operating margin improvement Free cash flow (FCF) of $546 million, 100% FCF to net earnings Returned $597 million of capital to shareholders through dividends...
We added four new investments to the portfolio: Bio-Techne, ServiceTitan, A.O. Smith, and MSA Safety. We sold two holdings, Trex and Microchip Technology. We trimmed our position in Amphenol during the quarter, on valuation.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.36 per share on the company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) will release its fourth quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, Jan. 29, and has scheduled an investor conference call to follow at 10:00 a.m.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leonard Valve Company ("Leonard Valve" or the "Company"), a leading provider of water temperature and flow control solutions, and Bessemer Investors LLC ("Bessemer"), a New York-based investment firm, today announced that Bessemer has completed the sale of Leonard Valve to A. O. Smith Corporation ("A.
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