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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

APD • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsIndustrial Gases & Atmospheric ChemicalsIndustrial Gas Producers
AboutAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and services worldwide. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, syngas; specialty gases; and equipment for the production or processing of gases comprising air separation units and non-cryogenic generators for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, gasification, metals, manufacturing, food and beverage, electronics, magnetic resonance imaging, energy production and refining, and metals. 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. has a strategic collaboration with Baker Hughes Company to develop hydrogen compression systems. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.Show more
  • Revenue $12.04B -0.5%
  • EBITDA $687M -88.4%
  • Net Income -$395M -110.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) -1.77 -110.3%
  • Gross Margin 31.41% -3.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 5.71% -88.3%
  • Operating Margin -7.29% -119.7%
  • Net Margin -3.28% -110.4%
  • ROE -2.19% -109.8%
  • ROIC -2.04% -117.0%
  • Debt/Equity 1.06 +32.0%
  • Interest Coverage -4.10 -120.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Dividend Aristocrat: 29 years of consecutive increases
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 2.7%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 16.9%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 2/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y4.4%
5Y6.33%
3Y-1.77%
TTM-0.52%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-110.31%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-

ROCE

10Y Avg9.68%
5Y Avg8.16%
3Y Avg7.09%
Latest-2.43%

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Profit & Loss

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+7.5B8.19B8.93B8.92B8.86B10.32B12.7B12.6B12.1B12.04B
Revenue Growth %-0.04%0.09%0.09%-0%-0.01%0.17%0.23%-0.01%-0.04%-0.01%
Cost of Goods Sold+5.18B5.75B6.19B5.98B5.86B7.19B9.34B8.83B8.17B8.26B
COGS % of Revenue0.69%0.7%0.69%0.67%0.66%0.7%0.74%0.7%0.68%0.69%
Gross Profit+2.33B2.43B2.74B2.94B3B3.14B3.36B3.77B3.93B3.78B
Gross Margin %0.31%0.3%0.31%0.33%0.34%0.3%0.26%0.3%0.32%0.31%
Gross Profit Growth %0.05%0.05%0.13%0.07%0.02%0.05%0.07%0.12%0.04%-0.04%
Operating Expenses+791.3M996.1M775.1M799M760.6M869.1M1.02B1.27B-534.2M4.66B
OpEx % of Revenue0.11%0.12%0.09%0.09%0.09%0.08%0.08%0.1%-0.04%0.39%
Selling, General & Admin683.8M713.5M760.8M750M742.1M828.4M900.6M957M942.4M906.1M
SG&A % of Revenue0.09%0.09%0.09%0.08%0.08%0.08%0.07%0.08%0.08%0.08%
Research & Development71.6M57.8M64.5M72.9M83.9M93.5M102.9M105.6M100.2M96.3M
R&D % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%
Other Operating Expenses35.9M224.8M-50.2M-23.9M-65.4M-52.8M17.8M209.8M-1.58B3.66B
Operating Income+1.54B1.44B1.97B2.14B2.24B2.28B2.34B2.49B4.47B-877M
Operating Margin %0.2%0.18%0.22%0.24%0.25%0.22%0.18%0.2%0.37%-0.07%
Operating Income Growth %0.24%-0.06%0.36%0.09%0.04%0.02%0.03%0.07%0.79%-1.2%
EBITDA+2.39B2.31B2.94B3.23B3.42B3.6B3.68B3.85B5.92B687.2M
EBITDA Margin %0.32%0.28%0.33%0.36%0.39%0.35%0.29%0.31%0.49%0.06%
EBITDA Growth %0.14%-0.04%0.27%0.1%0.06%0.05%0.02%0.05%0.54%-0.88%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)854.6M865.8M970.7M1.08B1.19B1.32B1.34B1.36B1.45B1.56B
EBIT1.67B1.54B2.15B2.43B2.53B2.65B2.88B3.06B5.04B-226.7M
Net Interest Income+-109.1M-120.6M-130.5M-137M-109.3M-141.8M-128M-177.5M-218.8M-214M
Interest Income6.1M000000000
Interest Expense115.2M120.6M130.5M137M109.3M141.8M128M177.5M218.8M214M
Other Income/Expense19.5M-23.9M49.4M145.1M186.2M226M415.9M387.8M355.1M436.3M
Pretax Income+1.55B1.42B2.02B2.29B2.42B2.51B2.75B2.88B4.82B-440.7M
Pretax Margin %0.21%0.17%0.23%0.26%0.27%0.24%0.22%0.23%0.4%-0.04%
Income Tax+432.6M260.9M524.3M480.1M478.4M462.8M500.8M551.2M944.9M-94.3M
Effective Tax Rate %0.41%2.12%0.74%0.77%0.78%0.84%0.82%0.8%0.79%0.9%
Net Income+631.1M3B1.5B1.76B1.89B2.1B2.26B2.3B3.83B-394.5M
Net Margin %0.08%0.37%0.17%0.2%0.21%0.2%0.18%0.18%0.32%-0.03%
Net Income Growth %-0.51%3.75%-0.5%0.18%0.07%0.11%0.07%0.02%0.66%-1.1%
Net Income (Continuing)1.12B1.16B1.49B1.81B1.95B2.04B2.25B2.33B3.88B-346.4M
Discontinued Operations01.87B42.2M0070.3M12.6M7.4M-13.9M-8M
Minority Interest133.8M99.3M318.8M334.7M363.3M548.3M558.4M1.35B1.64B2.32B
EPS (Diluted)+2.8913.656.787.948.559.1210.0810.3017.18-1.77
EPS Growth %-0.51%3.72%-0.5%0.17%0.08%0.07%0.11%0.02%0.67%-1.1%
EPS (Basic)2.9213.766.837.998.599.1610.1110.3117.21-1.77
Diluted Shares Outstanding218.3M219.8M220.8M221.6M222.3M222.5M222.5M222.7M222.8M222.9M
Basic Shares Outstanding216.4M218M219.3M220.3M221.2M221.6M222M222.3M222.5M222.8M
Dividend Payout Ratio1.14%0.26%0.6%0.56%0.58%0.6%0.61%0.65%0.41%-

Balance Sheet

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+4.32B5.88B5.08B4.62B8.68B8.38B6.28B5.2B6.36B5.83B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.29B3.68B2.98B2.41B6.36B5.8B3.3B1.95B2.98B1.86B
Cash Only1.29B3.27B2.79B2.25B5.25B4.47B2.71B1.62B2.98B1.86B
Short-Term Investments0404M184.7M166M1.1B1.33B590.7M332.2M5M0
Accounts Receivable1.48B1.54B1.38B1.42B1.42B1.66B2.04B2.16B2.17B2.51B
Days Sales Outstanding72.0368.6656.2757.9258.4258.5258.562.6565.476.22
Inventory255M335.4M396.1M388.3M404.8M453.9M514.2M651.8M766M776.5M
Days Inventory Outstanding17.9821.2823.3623.7225.2223.0520.126.9334.2334.33
Other Current Assets1.19B132.2M203.7M322.5M340.3M347.1M274.8M259.8M264.2M504.8M
Total Non-Current Assets+13.71B12.59B14.1B14.32B16.48B18.48B20.91B26.8B33.21B35.23B
Property, Plant & Equipment8.26B8.44B9.92B10.34B12.34B13.82B14.86B18.45B24.42B26.28B
Fixed Asset Turnover0.91x0.97x0.90x0.86x0.72x0.75x0.85x0.68x0.50x0.46x
Goodwill845.1M721.5M788.9M797.1M891.5M911.5M823M861.7M905.1M963.9M
Intangible Assets387.9M368.3M438.5M419.5M435.8M420.7M347.5M334.6M311.6M293.5M
Long-Term Investments1.28B1.29B1.28B1.28B1.43B1.65B3.42B4.68B4.79B6.67B
Other Non-Current Assets2.75B1.6B1.55B1.38B1.27B1.58B1.33B2.32B2.66B1.02B
Total Assets+18.03B18.47B19.18B18.94B25.17B26.86B27.19B32B39.57B41.06B
Asset Turnover0.42x0.44x0.47x0.47x0.35x0.38x0.47x0.39x0.31x0.29x
Asset Growth %0.04%0.02%0.04%-0.01%0.33%0.07%0.01%0.18%0.24%0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+3.28B2.49B2.34B1.82B2.42B2.8B3.47B3.9B4.18B4.22B
Accounts Payable578.8M659.5M594.6M528.2M546.2M736.8M1.12B1.21B1.45B1.44B
Days Payables Outstanding40.8141.8435.0632.2634.0337.4243.850.1264.8663.53
Short-Term Debt1.3B560.4M460.9M98.6M477.7M486.9M559M874.5M694.9M842.8M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities507.7M521.9M831.1M656.9M687.8M789.3M861.6M875.5M55.9M1.19B
Current Ratio1.32x2.36x2.17x2.54x3.59x2.99x1.81x1.33x1.52x1.38x
Quick Ratio1.24x2.23x2.00x2.32x3.43x2.83x1.66x1.17x1.34x1.20x
Cash Conversion Cycle49.248.144.5749.3849.6144.1534.839.4634.7747.02
Total Non-Current Liabilities+7.53B5.79B5.66B5.73B10.31B9.97B10.02B12.45B16.72B19.49B
Long-Term Debt3.91B3.4B3.35B3.23B7.43B7.15B7.09B9.43B13.53B16.95B
Capital Lease Obligations0010.5M10.1M335.8M503.4M592.1M631.1M677.9M616M
Deferred Tax Liabilities710.4M778.4M775.1M793.8M962.6M1.18B1.25B1.27B1.16B579.6M
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.87B1.57B1.47B1.65B1.52B1.08B1.03B981.1M1.06B1.06B
Total Liabilities10.82B8.28B8B7.55B12.73B12.77B13.49B16.34B20.9B23.71B
Total Debt+5.21B3.96B3.81B3.33B8.31B8.22B8.33B11.03B15.01B18.41B
Net Debt3.92B689.2M1.02B1.08B3.06B3.75B5.62B9.41B12.03B16.55B
Debt / Equity0.72x0.39x0.34x0.29x0.67x0.58x0.61x0.70x0.80x1.06x
Debt / EBITDA2.18x1.72x1.30x1.03x2.43x2.28x2.26x2.86x2.54x26.78x
Net Debt / EBITDA1.64x0.30x0.35x0.33x0.89x1.04x1.53x2.44x2.03x24.08x
Interest Coverage13.33x11.94x15.06x15.65x20.47x16.09x18.27x14.05x20.41x-4.10x
Total Equity+7.21B10.19B11.18B11.39B12.44B14.09B13.7B15.66B18.67B17.35B
Equity Growth %-0.02%0.41%0.1%0.02%0.09%0.13%-0.03%0.14%0.19%-0.07%
Book Value per Share33.0446.3450.6251.3955.9763.3261.5870.3283.8177.84
Total Shareholders' Equity7.08B10.09B10.86B11.05B12.08B13.54B13.14B14.31B17.04B15.02B
Common Stock249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M249.4M
Retained Earnings10.48B12.85B13.41B14.14B14.88B15.68B16.52B17.29B19.55B17.56B
Treasury Stock-2.23B-2.16B-2.09B-2.03B-2B-1.99B-1.98B-1.97B-1.98B-2B
Accumulated OCI-2.39B-1.85B-1.74B-2.38B-2.14B-1.52B-2.79B-2.45B-2.03B-2.09B
Minority Interest133.8M99.3M318.8M334.7M363.3M548.3M558.4M1.35B1.64B2.32B

Cash Flow

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+2.66B1.57B2.54B2.97B3.26B3.34B3.23B3.21B3.65B3.25B
Operating CF Margin %0.35%0.19%0.28%0.33%0.37%0.32%0.25%0.25%0.3%0.27%
Operating CF Growth %0.09%-0.41%0.62%0.17%0.1%0.02%-0.03%-0.01%0.14%-0.11%
Net Income1.1B1.13B1.46B1.76B1.9B2.03B2.24B2.29B3.84B4.9M
Depreciation & Amortization854.6M865.8M970.7M1.08B1.19B1.32B1.34B1.36B1.45B1.56B
Stock-Based Compensation31M39.9M38.8M41.2M53.5M44.5M48.4M59.9M61.8M76.4M
Deferred Taxes61.8M-38M185.2M107M165M94M32.3M-24.7M-69.3M-554.8M
Other Non-Cash Items592.6M-482.2M157M4.2M300K-163.4M-316.4M-55.2M-1.46B3.01B
Working Capital Changes21.2M48M-265.4M-25.3M-40.1M16.7M-115.8M-424.8M-183M-851.6M
Change in Receivables-44.8M-73.6M-42.8M-69M43.2M-130.5M-475.2M130.7M-76.6M-36.3M
Change in Inventory32.2M6.4M-64.2M-3M-5.2M-47.2M-94.3M-129.4M-137.8M-35.8M
Change in Payables81.6M269.2M-149.4M38M52.5M263.4M532.5M-307.1M-338.7M-224M
Cash from Investing+-1.07B2.33B-1.63B-2.11B-3.56B-2.73B-3.86B-5.68B-4.92B-6.58B
Capital Expenditures-907.7M-1.04B-1.57B-1.99B-2.51B-2.46B-2.93B-4.63B-6.8B-7.02B
CapEx % of Revenue0.12%0.13%0.18%0.22%0.28%0.24%0.23%0.37%0.56%0.58%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-161.3M3.79B65.4M-3.2M84.2M43.3M53.2M-659.7M1.55B53.5M
Cash from Financing+-304.3M-1.97B-1.36B-1.37B3.28B-1.56B-1B1.37B2.62B2.21B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-721.2M-787.9M-897.8M-994M-1.1B-1.26B-1.38B-1.5B-1.56B-1.58B
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing510.4M96.6M-41.5M-19.9M-80.1M-28.4M-20.7M-321.7M270.2M-91.3M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+1.75B528.2M973.5M980.2M755.7M877.7M303.7M-1.42B-3.15B-3.77B
FCF Margin %0.23%0.06%0.11%0.11%0.09%0.09%0.02%-0.11%-0.26%-0.31%
FCF Growth %1.13%-0.7%0.84%0.01%-0.23%0.16%-0.65%-5.68%-1.22%-0.2%
FCF per Share8.032.404.414.423.403.941.36-6.38-14.14-16.89
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)4.22x0.52x1.70x1.69x1.73x1.59x1.43x1.39x0.95x-8.24x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid0000000000

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)8.65%34.49%14.02%15.6%15.83%15.82%16.24%15.67%22.3%-2.19%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)9.52%9.82%12.78%13.04%12%10.26%9.44%8.43%12.01%-2.04%
Gross Margin31%29.73%30.69%33%33.85%30.39%26.46%29.9%32.49%31.41%
Net Margin8.41%36.65%16.77%19.73%21.3%20.33%17.77%18.26%31.64%-3.28%
Debt / Equity0.72x0.39x0.34x0.29x0.67x0.58x0.61x0.70x0.80x1.06x
Interest Coverage13.33x11.94x15.06x15.65x20.47x16.09x18.27x14.05x20.41x-4.10x
FCF Conversion4.22x0.52x1.70x1.69x1.73x1.59x1.43x1.39x0.95x-8.24x
Revenue Growth-4.1%9.11%9.07%-0.13%-0.7%16.56%23.01%-0.78%-3.96%-0.52%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
On-site------6.63B6.18B5.89B6.18B
On-site Growth--------6.84%-4.64%4.88%
Merchant------5.09B5.53B5.33B5.34B
Merchant Growth-------8.58%-3.66%0.14%
Sale of Equipment------970.8M889M878.4M520M
Sale of Equipment Growth--------8.43%-1.19%-40.80%
Industrial Gases Americas3.34B3.64B3.76B3.87B3.63B4.17B----
Industrial Gases Americas Growth-8.77%3.35%3.05%-6.27%14.79%----
Industrial Gases Asia1.72B1.96B2.46B2.66B2.72B2.92B----
Industrial Gases Asia Growth-14.49%25.11%8.36%1.99%7.52%----
Industrial Gases EMEA1.7B1.78B2.19B2B1.93B2.44B----
Industrial Gases EMEA Growth-4.71%23.19%-8.70%-3.81%26.92%----
Industrial Gases Global498.8M722.9M436.1M261M364.9M511M----
Industrial Gases Global Growth-44.93%-39.67%-40.15%39.81%40.04%----
Corporate and Other246.1M82.6M84M118.3M217.9M278.7M----
Corporate and Other Growth--66.44%1.69%40.83%84.19%27.90%----
Materials Technologies2.02B---------
Materials Technologies Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Americas3.79B2.89B3.15B3.35B---5.37B5.04B5.13B
Americas Growth--23.88%9.10%6.42%-----6.13%1.70%
Asia1.38B849.6M904M953.1M---3.22B3.22B3.27B
Asia Growth--38.56%6.40%5.43%----0.25%1.45%
Europe2.51B2.48B2.29B2.09B---2.96B2.82B2.98B
Europe Growth--1.09%-7.50%-8.82%-----4.71%5.71%
Middle East And India-------162.5M134.4M135.9M
Middle East And India Growth---------17.29%1.12%
Other Foreign Operations------5.48B---
Other Foreign Operations Growth----------
UNITED STATES------5.23B---
UNITED STATES Growth----------
CHINA1.18B1.14B1.59B1.73B--1.99B---
CHINA Growth--2.79%38.68%9.11%------
Other-829.3M998.4M793.5M------
Other Growth--20.39%-20.52%------
Latin America Other441.6M---------
Latin America Other Growth----------
Canada225.7M---------
Canada Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) reported $12.04B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 25% increase from $9.61B in 2012.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) saw revenue decline by 0.5% over the past year.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) reported a net loss of $394.5M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.66%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) has a return on equity (ROE) of -2.2%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) had negative free cash flow of $3.77B in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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