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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: DDS stock price vs AOS: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at AOS's multiple
Needs AOS P/E.
Implied fair value · at DDS's multiple
Needs DDS P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: DDS FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · AOS FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 104% equity / -4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.37x · EV / EBITDA 12.93x
Capital structure 96% equity / 4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.20x · EV / EBITDA 6.06x
DDS carries the larger enterprise value at $8.99B against $4.58B; AOS trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.20x vs 1.37x); AOS on the lower EV / EBITDA (6.06x vs 12.93x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
DILLARD’S, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
A. O. Smith Corporation · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-0.23x
0.11x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.82x
0.01x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$861.46M
$193.20M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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