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Research report · 16 October 2026

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD)

Materials · Industrial Gases · US stock · price as of 16 Oct 2026

Key indicators

Price$299.59
52-week range$223.18 – $312.82
Market cap$66.7B
P/E (trailing)–
EV / EBITDA70.1×
Free-cash-flow yield–
Dividend yield2.4%
Revenue (last 12 months)$12.6B
Revenue growth (3y a year)−1.8%
Operating margin−4.7%
Return on invested capital−3.4%
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1×

Fair value

Fair value is not shown for this company.

X-Ray Score

23/ 100 · Medium confidence · ahead of 4% of sector peers
Valuation14
Growth22
Profitability12
Financial health26
Dividends66

Five-year price chart navy: price · brown: 200-day average · blue band: fair value range

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Executive summary

Industrial gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon and hydrogen, are supplied by Air Products, together with related equipment and services. It delivers gas through on-site plants, pipelines and bulk deliveries by truck. Customers include oil refiners, chemical makers, metals producers, electronics manufacturers, food and healthcare companies. The business is organised by region, covering the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and India.

Air Products earns its revenue mainly under long-term supply contracts that provide steady volumes, with equipment and project work adding to the total. Revenue was $12.6 billion over the last twelve months, having changed at -1.8% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is -4.7%, and the business earns -3% on the capital invested in it. Net debt is -0.1 times EBITDA, and the dividend yield is 2.4%.

StocksXray gives Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. an X-Ray Score of 23 out of 100 (medium confidence), ahead of 4% of the S&P 500 stocks in its sector. Its strongest lens is dividends (66) and its weakest is profitability (12).

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Valuation history multiples at each fiscal year-end price; the last column uses today's price and the last twelve months

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025Now
Price$225.66$210.26$262.15$281.14$263.91$299.59
Market cap$50.2B$46.8B$58.4B$62.6B$58.8B$66.7B
P/E23.9×20.7×25.4×16.4×––
EV / revenue5.1×4.0×4.7×5.1×5.0×5.5×
EV / EBITDA14.5×13.9×15.2×10.5×87.3×73.0×
Price / free cash flow––––––
Free-cash-flow yield––––––
Price / book3.7×3.6×4.1×3.7×3.9×4.8×
Dividend yield2.59%3.02%2.62%2.51%2.71%2.41%

Fundamentals checklist ● 1 Good · ● 0 Average · ● 10 Bad · each check graded against the sector

Risk models

Altman Z score1.9×Bad
Piotroski F-Score1 of 9Bad

Growth

Revenue growth (3y)−1.8%Bad
Growth consistency40%Bad

Balance sheet

Current ratio1.1×Bad
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1×Good
Interest cover-2.7×Bad

Valuation

EBIT / EV yield−0.9%Bad

Profitability

Return on invested capital−3.4%Bad
Operating margin−4.7%Bad
Gross profitability10.0%Bad
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Financials US$ millions, from SEC filings; last column is the last twelve months

Income statementFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Revenue10,32312,69912,60012,10112,03712,602
Gross profit3,1373,3603,7673,9323,7814,040
Operating income2,2812,3392,4954,466-877-593
Net income2,0992,2562,3003,828-395-47
Diluted EPS ($)9.4310.1410.3317.18-1.77-0.21
Free cash flow––––––
Gross margin30.4%26.5%29.9%32.5%31.4%32.1%
Operating margin22.1%18.4%19.8%36.9%−7.3%−4.7%
Net margin20.3%17.8%18.3%31.6%−3.3%−0.4%
Balance sheetFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25LTM
Total assets26,85927,19332,00339,57541,06040,446
Cash4,4692,7111,6172,9801,856981
Total debt7,3636,993875695751896
Equity13,54013,14414,31317,03715,02513,884
Dividend per share ($)5.846.366.877.067.147.20

Revenue and net income US$ billions: navy revenue, teal net income

FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Margins blue gross, teal operating, brown net

-7%7%22%37%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Latest quarters

Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ($M)2,9163,0233,1673,1033,1723,161
Growth vs a year earlier−0.5%+1.2%−0.6%+5.8%+8.8%+4.6%
Net income ($M)-1,7317145678710-1,441
Diluted EPS ($)-7.773.20–3.043.19-6.47
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Peers in Industrial Gases

CompanyX-Ray
APD · Air Products & Chemicals,...23
LIN · Linde PLC44

Market Compass outlook for Materials: Neutral (50/100). It blends regime history, macro sensitivity, momentum and valuation.

Returns

1 week+6.5%
1 month+5.4%
3 months+1.7%
6 months+4.0%
1 year+19.5%
3 years+11.3%
5 years+28.1%

Technical summary

DailyStrongly bullish12 bullish · 1 neutral · 3 bearish
WeeklyStrongly bullish11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
MonthlyStrongly bullish7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
50-day / 200-day average$292.39 / $284.35
52-week low / high$223.18 / $312.82
Classic pivot, support and resistanceS2 291.06 · S1 295.33 · P – · R1 302.70 · R2 305.80

Recent dividends

Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
1 Oct 2026$1.8100
1 Jul 2026$1.8100
1 Apr 2026$1.8100
2 Jan 2026$1.7900
1 Oct 2025$1.7900
1 Jul 2025$1.7900
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Strengths

  • Holds more cash than debt (net debt to EBITDA of -0.1×).
  • Has raised its dividend for 7 years in a row.

Risks and weak spots

  • Altman Z score is weak against Materials peers (1.9×).
  • Piotroski F-Score is weak against Materials peers (1 of 9).
  • Revenue growth (3y) is weak against Materials peers (−1.8%).
  • Growth consistency is weak against Materials peers (40%).
  • Current ratio is weak against Materials peers (1.1×).
  • Interest cover is weak against Materials peers (-2.7×).
  • EBIT / EV yield is weak against Materials peers (−0.9%).
  • Return on invested capital is weak against Materials peers (−3.4%).

Latest SEC filings

DateFormItems
30 Jul 202610-Q
30 Jul 20268-K2.02,9.01
30 Jun 20268-K2.06,7.01,9.01
30 Apr 202610-Q
30 Apr 20268-K2.02,9.01
30 Jan 202610-Q
30 Jan 20268-K2.02,9.01
29 Jan 20268-K5.07

How to read this report

Every number comes from SEC filings, end-of-day prices and the StocksXray models described on the methodology page. The X-Ray Score ranks each metric against the company's own sector. Fair value blends three models and carries a typical error of about 40%, so treat it as a range. Analyst ratings, price targets and earnings-call summaries are not part of this report. Educational research, not financial advice; read the disclaimer.

stocksxray.com · page 5 · generated 19 Oct 2026