A. O. Smith number of employees

A. O. Smith reported 11,500 employees at December 31, 2025 in its latest annual report, down 1,200 (9.4%) on the year before. That compares with 13,700 at December 31, 2021. Revenue per employee was $333,061.

Headcount by year

Fiscal year end	Employees	Change	Revenue per employee	Source
December 31, 2025	11,500	−1,200 (9.4%)	$333,061	10-K, filed February 10, 2026
December 31, 2024	12,700	+700 (5.8%)	$300,638	10-K, filed February 11, 2025
December 31, 2023	12,000	+0 (0.0%)	$321,067	10-K, filed February 13, 2024
December 31, 2022	12,000	−1,700 (12.4%)	$312,825	10-K, filed February 14, 2023
December 31, 2021	13,700	—	$258,314	10-K, filed February 11, 2022

What the annual reports say

HUMAN CAPITAL We employed approximately 11,500 employees as of December 31, 2025 with approximately 6,500 in North America and 5,000 in Rest of World. 2025 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL We employed approximately 12,700 employees as of December 31, 2024 with approximately 7,200 in North America and 5,500 in Rest of World. 2024 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL We employed approximately 12,000 employees as of December 31, 2023 with approximately 7,000 in North America and 5,000 in Rest of World. 2023 annual report
HUMAN CAPITAL We employed approximately 12,000 employees as of December 31, 2022 with approximately 6,200 in North America and 5,800 in Rest of World. 2022 annual report
Approximately 6,800 of our 13,700 employees as of December 31, 2021 were located in China. 2021 annual report

Headcount as the company states it in Item 1 of its annual report (some count full-time equivalents or exclude part-time and temporary staff), at the date it gives. Years where the report states no clear total are left out rather than estimated. Changes can reflect acquisitions and disposals as well as hiring and job cuts.

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Figures from A. O. Smith's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to A. O. Smith.