4 Industrial Dividend Growers That Fly Under the Radar and Look Like Buys in August

Industrial dividend growers rarely make headlines the way REITs or telecoms do, yet they quietly compound income year after year through cycles most investors ignore.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 2, 2026

Madison Mid Cap Fund Q2 2026 Portfolio Activity

The top five contributors for the quarter were MKS, Amphenol, Arista Networks, Bio-Techne, and Waters. The bottom five detractors for the quarter were Ross Stores, Arch Capital, Copart, Gartner, and Brown & Brown. We purchased shares in Verisk Analytics, the dominant provider of data and analytics to property and casualty insurers in the U.S.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 31, 2026

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Jul 30, 2026

A. O. Smith Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Second Quarter 2026 Highlights (Comparisons are year-over-year ("YoY"), unless otherwise noted) Sales of $1 billion; net earnings of $125 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.91; adjusted earnings of $142 million1 and adjusted EPS of $1.031 North America segment sales of $820.5 million increased 5% driven by the Leonard Valve acquisition, 21% boiler sales growth and carryover pricing actions, partially offset by lower residential water heater volumes Rest of World segment sales of $194.9 million decreased 19%, reflecting continued weakness in China's consumer appliance market Year-to-date operating cash flow increased 42% to $254 million and free cash flow increased 67% to $233 million 2026 full year share repurchase target increased to $300 million 2026 full year sales EPS guidance updated to: Sales growth of between 2% and 3% Diluted EPS of between $3.60 and $3.75 Adjusted EPS of between $3.70 and $3.85 1 Adjusted earnings and adjusted EPS exclude the impact of restructuring and impairment expenses associated with targeted restructuring actions taken in the North America water treatment business. MILWAUKEE, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Global water technology company A.

PRNewsWire • Jul 30, 2026

A.O. Smith (AOS) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

A.O. Smith (AOS) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.03 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.96 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.07 per share a year ago.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 30, 2026

A. O. Smith Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates on Boiler Growth, Pricing

AOS beats Q2 earnings and sales estimates, boosted by North America strength, while higher input costs and weaker China demand pressured profitability.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 30, 2026

A.O. Smith (AOS) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for A.O. Smith (AOS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 30, 2026

Best Dividend Aristocrats For August 2026

NOBL is outperforming SPY YTD in 2026, returning 12.9% versus SPY's 7.88%, with 45 Aristocrats ahead of SPY. Dividend growth among Aristocrats in 2026 averages 4.10%, with recent increases from ALB, FAST, PPG, SJM, and SWK. 25 Dividend Aristocrats appear undervalued and offer estimated long-term annualized returns of at least 10% using dividend yield theory.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 29, 2026

Earnings Preview: A.O. Smith (AOS) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

A.O. Smith (AOS) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 23, 2026

A. O. Smith Reports Quarterly Dividend

MILWAUKEE, July 13, 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.

PRNewsWire • Jul 13, 2026