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Air Products & Chemicals

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1

YouTube quarters live

0

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Current price

$291.81

-6.79 (-2.27%)

Trailing / Forward P/E

—

Forward: 20.74x

Market cap / Volume

—

Volume: —

Revenue / Earnings Growth

5.8%

Earnings: 9.7%

Margins

24.3% op

Gross: 31.6% · Net: -2.7%

Balance sheet

1.46x current

Debt / Equity: 102.0

52-week range / Beta

$229.11 - $301.25

Beta: 0.81

Analyst target

$311.14

Upside: 6.6%

Cash / shareholder return

-9.46% FCF yield

Dividend yield: 2.41%

Company context

Industry: Specialty Chemicals

Country: United States

Employees: —

Price to book: 4.22x

Return on equity: -1.7%

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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Market context for APD

Competitive view

APD vs. two close competitors

This section compares the current company against two nearby peers on valuation, growth, margins, balance-sheet strength, and investment setup. Green generally marks the strongest relative figure for that row, while red marks the weakest.

Air Products & Chemicals

APD

Latest video

YouTube link pending

Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

Linde PLC

LIN

YouTube

Latest video

Q1 2026

Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Risk profile looks relatively manageable compared with many peers, especially if operating execution remains stable.

Sherwin-Williams Co.

SHW

Latest video

YouTube link pending

Growth is positive but not explosive, which usually supports a steadier compounding case than a hyper-growth story.

Profitability is serviceable, but it does not obviously dominate peers on margin or cash conversion alone.

Valuation sits in a middle zone where future upside likely depends more on quarterly execution than on multiple re-rating alone.

Balance-sheet leverage is elevated, so investors should watch refinancing costs and how much flexibility management really has.

Market Cap

More scale can mean deeper resources and resilience, although bigger does not automatically mean better upside.

APD

$64.97B

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

$228.10B

Linde PLC

SHW

$85.62B

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Trailing P/E

Lower trailing P/E can indicate a cheaper valuation relative to trailing earnings, but it may also reflect slower growth or higher perceived risk.

APD

—

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

33.7x

Linde PLC

SHW

33.7x

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Forward P/E

Forward P/E is often a better read on what investors are paying for the next year of earnings power.

APD

20.7x

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

25.2x

Linde PLC

SHW

25.9x

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Revenue Growth

Higher revenue growth usually signals stronger demand, market share gains, or a business still in expansion mode.

APD

5.8%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

5.8%

Linde PLC

SHW

5.6%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Earnings Growth

Faster earnings growth matters because it shows management is converting sales momentum into shareholder value.

APD

9.7%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

-9.4%

Linde PLC

SHW

1.4%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Operating Margin

Higher operating margin suggests better operating discipline, pricing power, or a structurally stronger business model.

APD

24.3%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

28.2%

Linde PLC

SHW

14.2%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Gross Margin

Gross margin helps show how much product-level pricing power and unit economics a company has before overhead.

APD

31.6%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

48.8%

Linde PLC

SHW

48.9%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Net Margin

Higher net margin means more of each dollar of revenue reaches the bottom line after all costs.

APD

-2.7%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

20.3%

Linde PLC

SHW

10.9%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Return on Equity

ROE shows how efficiently management turns shareholder capital into profits, though leverage can inflate it.

APD

-1.7%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

17.8%

Linde PLC

SHW

59.4%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Free Cash Flow Yield

Higher free cash flow yield can indicate a stronger cash return relative to the stock's market value.

APD

-9.5%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

2.1%

Linde PLC

SHW

2.2%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Debt to Equity

Lower leverage usually means less balance-sheet risk, though capital-intensive sectors naturally run higher debt loads.

APD

101.99x

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

70.63x

Linde PLC

SHW

306.06x

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Current Ratio

A stronger current ratio usually signals better short-term liquidity and more room to absorb shocks.

APD

1.46x

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

0.88x

Linde PLC

SHW

0.87x

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Beta

Lower beta often means lower volatility versus the market, while higher beta usually brings a rougher ride.

APD

0.81

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

0.79

Linde PLC

SHW

1.27

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Dividend Yield

Dividend yield matters for income-focused investors, but a high yield can also reflect a stressed stock price.

APD

2.4%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

1.2%

Linde PLC

SHW

0.9%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

Analyst Upside

Higher analyst upside suggests the Street still sees room between current price and consensus fair value.

APD

6.6%

Air Products & Chemicals

LIN

5.9%

Linde PLC

SHW

9.8%

Sherwin-Williams Co.

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Quarterly archive for APD

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Q1 2026

Video pending

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Quarterly earnings-analysis entry for Air Products & Chemicals. Use the YouTube link on the right to jump straight into that quarter's video when it is live.

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