A. O. Smith Corporation General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | AOS

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses A. O. Smith Corporation

2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
727 M	671 M	701 M	660 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
727 M	660 M	690 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses A. O. Smith Corporation

2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
191 M	193 M	177 M	188 M	192 M	175 M	180 M	187 M	-	156 M	167 M	180 M	-	178 M	173 M	166 M	-	159 M	156 M	174 M	-	172 M	179 M	185 M	-	178 M	197 M	193 M	-	177 M	178 M	183 M	-	165 M	160 M	159 M	-	149 M	159 M	147 M	-	146 M	137 M	131 M	-	134 M	132 M	120 M	-	112 M	109 M	105 M	-	92.2 M	85.1 M	89.3 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
197 M	85.1 M	158 M

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Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW	373 M	$ 566.33	-0.7 %	$ 21.6 B	USA
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Flowserve Corporation FLS	978 M	$ 71.0	-0.13 %	$ 9.34 B	USA
General Electric Company GE	4.44 B	$ 315.19	-0.48 %	$ 342 B	USA
Broadwind BWEN	16.3 M	$ 3.11	-1.27 %	$ 68.1 M	USA
Franklin Electric Co. FELE	470 M	$ 99.15	-0.25 %	$ 4.55 B	USA
Atkore ATKR	293 M	$ 64.61	-0.88 %	$ 2.2 B	USA
Helios Technologies HLIO	139 M	$ 55.59	0.32 %	$ 1.85 B	USA
Colfax Corporation CFX	1.09 B	-	11.83 %	$ 6.3 B	USA
Graco GGG	191 M	$ 83.37	-0.28 %	$ 14.1 B	USA
SPX FLOW, Inc. FLOW	357 M	-	-	$ 3.64 B	USA
Hurco Companies HURC	46 M	$ 15.34	-0.83 %	$ 99.5 M	USA
Dover Corporation DOV	1.75 B	$ 200.07	0.24 %	$ 27.6 B	USA
Rexnord Corporation RXN	433 M	-	0.90 %	$ 15.5 B	USA
Generac Holdings GNRC	285 M	$ 140.49	-0.23 %	$ 8.37 B	USA
The ExOne Company XONE	21 M	-	-	$ 593 M	USA
Emerson Electric Co. EMR	5.1 B	$ 135.52	-0.68 %	$ 76.4 B	USA
Arconic Corporation ARNC	246 M	-	-	$ 3.11 B	USA
IDEX Corporation IEX	759 M	$ 179.92	-0.12 %	$ 13.6 B	USA
Luxfer Holdings PLC LXFR	48.1 M	$ 14.09	0.71 %	$ 378 M	Britain
Ingersoll Rand IR	1.34 B	$ 81.23	-0.37 %	$ 32.8 B	USA
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation GTEC	6.05 M	$ 0.73	-22.04 %	$ 9.66 M	China
Cummins CMI	3.28 B	$ 519.58	0.34 %	$ 71.8 B	USA
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John Bean Technologies Corporation JBT	351 M	-	-1.4 %	$ 4.01 B	USA
3M Company MMM	4.22 B	$ 162.06	0.97 %	$ 89.3 B	USA
Kornit Digital Ltd. KRNT	29.1 M	$ 14.57	-0.21 %	$ 1.12 B	Israel
Kadant KAI	280 M	$ 294.04	-0.1 %	$ 3.45 B	USA
Graham Corporation GHM	37.1 M	$ 71.12	0.92 %	$ 774 M	USA
Mueller Water Products MWA	247 M	$ 24.72	-0.38 %	$ 3.87 B	USA
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ITT ITT	297 M	$ 177.76	-0.07 %	$ 14.5 B	USA
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Donaldson Company DCI	641 M	$ 91.3	0.01 %	$ 10.8 B	USA
Honeywell International HON	5.47 B	$ 197.14	0.11 %	$ 128 B	USA
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