(APD) Air Products Chemicals - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Specialty Chemicals | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 64.459m USD | Total Return: 8.3% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 305M
EPS Trend: 90.3%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -53.8%
Qual. Beats: 1
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) is a global provider of atmospheric, process, and specialty gases, serving diverse industrial sectors including refining, electronics, and healthcare. The company operates through a capital-intensive business model, often utilizing long-term take-or-pay contracts to ensure steady revenue streams from large-scale industrial customers.
Beyond gas production, APD designs and manufactures specialized equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery, and natural gas liquefaction. The industrial gas sector is characterized by high barriers to entry due to the significant infrastructure required for the production and distribution of liquid and gaseous products.
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Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the company has maintained a global footprint since its founding in 1940, supporting critical supply chains in energy production and chemical manufacturing across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
- Hydrogen megaproject execution risks impact long-term capital expenditure and growth outlook
- Energy cost fluctuations directly influence industrial gas manufacturing and distribution margins
- Global manufacturing output levels dictate demand across merchant and onsite gas segments
- Shift toward low-carbon energy solutions drives backlog for clean hydrogen infrastructure
- Semiconductor industry expansion in Asia supports high-margin specialty gas revenue growth
| Net Income: 2.11b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 13.81 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 12.03% < 20% (prev -0.19%; Δ 12.22% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 4.12b > Net Income 2.11b |
| Net Debt (18.0b) to EBITDA (4.36b): 4.13 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.43 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (222.9m) vs 12m ago 0.09% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 31.98% > 18% (prev 0.32%; Δ 3.17k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 30.96% > 50% (prev 30.92%; Δ 0.04% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 12.00 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 4.36b / Interest Expense TTM 233.2m) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 5.01b - Total Current Liabilities 3.51b) / Total Assets 41.6b |
| B: 0.43 (Retained Earnings 17.8b / Total Assets 41.6b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 2.80b / Avg Total Assets 40.3b) |
| D: 0.70 (Book Value of Equity 16.3b / Total Liabilities 23.5b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.83 = A |
| DSRI: 0.73 (Receivables 1.94b/2.55b, Revenue 12.5b/12.0b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 31.98% / 31.94%) |
| AQI: 0.97 (AQ_t 0.22 / AQ_t-1 0.22) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 12.5b / 12.0b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 2.11b - CFO 4.12b) / TA 41.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.29 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 289.47 with a total of 1,038,000 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -2.00%,
over one month by -4.27%,
over three months by +3.92% and
over the past year by +8.26%.
Air Products Chemicals has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy APD.
- StrongBuy: 10
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 327.9 | 13.3% |
P/E Trailing = 30.5026
P/E Forward = 22.2717
P/S = 5.1717
P/B = 4.1291
P/EG = 2.3502
Revenue TTM = 12.5b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.80b USD
EBITDA TTM = 4.36b USD
Long Term Debt = 17.3b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 487.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 19.0b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 600.1m
Net Debt = 18.0b USD (calculated: Debt 19.0b - CCE 951.0m)
Enterprise Value = 82.5b USD (64.5b + Debt 19.0b - CCE 951.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 12.00 (Ebit TTM 2.80b / Interest Expense TTM 233.2m)
EV/FCF = 74.43x (Enterprise Value 82.5b / FCF TTM 1.11b)
FCF Yield = 1.34% (FCF TTM 1.11b / Enterprise Value 82.5b)
FCF Margin = 8.89% (FCF TTM 1.11b / Revenue TTM 12.5b)
Net Margin = 16.91% (Net Income TTM 2.11b / Revenue TTM 12.5b)
Gross Margin = 31.98% ((Revenue TTM 12.5b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8.48b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.13% (prev 32.07%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.98 (Enterprise Value 82.5b / Total Assets 41.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.23% (Interest Expense 233.2m / Debt 19.0b)
Taxrate = 17.96% (158.7m / 883.5m)
NOPAT = 2.30b (EBIT 2.80b * (1 - 17.96%))
Current Ratio = 1.43 (Total Current Assets 5.01b / Total Current Liabilities 3.51b)
Debt / Equity = 1.21 (Debt 19.0b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 15.6b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.13 (Net Debt 18.0b / EBITDA 4.36b)
Debt / FCF = 16.25 (Net Debt 18.0b / FCF TTM 1.11b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 15.4b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.23% (Net Income 2.11b / Total Assets 41.6b)
RoE = 13.68% (Net Income TTM 2.11b / Total Stockholder Equity 15.4b)
RoCE = 8.57% (EBIT 2.80b / Capital Employed (Equity 15.4b + L.T.Debt 17.3b))
RoIC = 5.99% (NOPAT 2.30b / Invested Capital 38.3b)
WACC = 6.02% (E(64.5b)/V(83.4b) * Re(7.50%) + D(19.0b)/V(83.4b) * Rd(1.23%) * (1-Tc(0.18)))
Discount Rate = 7.50% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 56.23 | Cagr: 0.02%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈1.11b ; Y1≈1.11b ; Y5≈1.18b
[DCF] Fair Price = 1.45 (EV 18.3b - Net Debt 18.0b = Equity 321.9m / Shares 222.7m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 90.30 | EPS CAGR: 4.14% | SUE: 1.20 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -53.83 | Revenue CAGR: -1.41% | SUE: 1.86 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=3.34 | Chg30d=+0.56% | Revisions=+26% | Analysts=18
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=13.21 | Chg30d=+0.91% | Revisions=+67% | GrowthEPS=+9.8% | GrowthRev=+6.2%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=14.24 | Chg30d=+1.23% | Revisions=+83% | GrowthEPS=+7.8% | GrowthRev=+5.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +83%