Stock · APD · Basic Materials
United States · Large Cap · listed since 1987 · Revenue 12 mo. $12.6B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, metals, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Summary
35.8 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
Price to operating cash flow 14.9×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 16.5× to 19.6×, median 18.2×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
No indication in the stored figures.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q1 → Q2 2026
4 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | −2.63% | 10.66% | Rank 7 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | −3.14% | 14.75% | Rank 1 |
| EBIT margin | −7.29% | 15.82% | Rank 2 |
| FCF margin | −31.28% | 8.70% | Rank 2 |
| Gross margin | 31.41% | 34.18% | Rank 47 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −0.52% | 4.25% | Rank 30 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 0.28% | |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank | – | 13.36% | |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 58.27% | 9.35% | Rank 98 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | −0.58% | 4.98% | Rank 8 |
| FCF yield | −5.54% | 3.94% | Rank 3 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 7.02 | 2.36 | Rank 11 |
| EV/EBITlower is betterdoes not count towards the rank | – | 14.61 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | 8.19% | 8.75% | Rank 49 |
| Share price, 6 months | 3.68% | −1.37% | Rank 63 |
| Share price, 3 months | 5.59% | −1.16% | Rank 74 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −4.40% | −21.97% | Rank 93 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 7.29% | 0.63% | Rank 17 |
| Change in share countlower is better | 0.04% | −0.01% | Rank 39 |
| Dividend streak in years | 1 | 3 | Rank 35 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | 0.11% | 0.05% | Rank 50 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 36.59% | 54.83% | Rank 13 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 12.37 | 1.01 | Rank 2 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 1.23 | 0.37 | Rank 4 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 26.21% | 37.23% | Rank 88 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7.5 | 20.5% | $1.8B | 218M | $3.9B |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 17.6% | $528.2M | 220M | $689.2M |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 22.0% | $973.5M | 221M | $1.0B |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 24.0% | $980.2M | 222M | $1.1B |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 25.3% | $755.7M | 222M | $3.1B |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 22.1% | $877.7M | 223M | $3.8B |
| 2022 | 12.7 | 18.4% | $303.7M | 223M | $5.6B |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 19.8% | −$1.4B | 223M | $9.4B |
| 2024 | 12.1 | 36.9% | −$3.2B | 223M | $12.0B |
| 2025 | 12.0 | −7.3% | −$3.8B | 223M | $16.6B |
0 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built
Air Products and Chemicals Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.
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Selected fundamental metrics for Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 31.3 | 19.6 |
| P/B ratio | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | −2.6% | 10.7% |
| Equity ratio | 36.6% | 54.8% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 1.23 | 0.37 |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 2.1% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Incthis page | |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Co | Low4.5 |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc | Medium5.5 |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc | Medium5.5 |
| IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances Inc | locked |
| DD | Dupont De Nemours Inc | locked |
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