Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.· APD

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

Basic Materials Chemicals - Specialty Website

Price: $284.18
Day: -0.68%
Mkt Cap: $63.28B
52W Range: $229.11 – $314.87
Volume: 2.52M
Beta: 0.75

D25D FrameworkTTM Data

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 1.8 / 5 (Weak) against 31 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials
Pillars: strongest Dividend Metrics 5.0, weakest Leverage & Coverage 1.0 (10 of 10 ranked)
Ranks: ROIC 6th percentile, operating margin 3rd percentile

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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

APD|Basic Materials|Chemicals - Specialty

Comparing against 31 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

32%ile

4.5%

Operating Margin

3%ile

-4.7%

ROIC

6%ile

0.1%

FCF Yield

45%ile

3.3%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

-64.6%

EBIT Growth

-93.5%

Net Income Growth

-103.0%

OCF Growth

54.8%

FCF Growth

-144.5%

Income Quality

N/A

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(-0.3%)

13%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(-1.7%)

3%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(-0.1%)

10%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(0.1%)

6%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(32.1%)

39%ile

Below Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(10.3%)

13%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(-4.7%)

3%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(-0.4%)

10%ile

Bottom 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

16%ile

1.31

Debt/Capital

16%ile

0.57

Net Debt/EBITDA

3%ile

13.2

Interest Coverage

6%ile

-2.68x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

10%ile

1.08

Quick Ratio

19%ile

0.92

Cash Ratio

26%ile

0.21

WC Turnover

97%ile

13.4

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

6%ile

0.31

DSO

23%ile

75.3

Days Inventory

97%ile

32.0

Cash Conv. Cycle

97%ile

2.11

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated September 20, 2026

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31 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials)

Relative Quality

APD Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 31 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials

Relative Quality

1.8/5

Weak

vs 31 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 1.84/5 (Weak) based on percentile rankings against 31 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated September 20, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

32nd percentile, Weak

Value: 4.51%
Percentile: 32%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm revenue growth of 4.51% and ranks at the 32nd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

39th percentile, Weak

Value: 32.06%
Percentile: 39%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm gross margin of 32.06% and ranks at the 39th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

6th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.31
Percentile: 6%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm asset turnover of 0.31 and ranks at the 6th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

10th percentile, Poor

Value: -0.12%
Percentile: 10%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm roa of -0.12% and ranks at the 10th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

74th percentile, Strong

Value: 54.81%
Percentile: 74%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 54.81% and ranks at the 74th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

26th percentile, Weak

Value: 0.21
Percentile: 26%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm cash ratio of 0.21 and ranks at the 26th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

16th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.57
Percentile: 16%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.57 and ranks at the 16th percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

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Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

83rd percentile, Exceptional

Value: 2.53%
Percentile: 83%
Score: 5/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

APD has a ttm dividend yield of 2.53% and ranks at the 83rd percentile vs United States · Basic Materials sector peers. Top-tier financial performance.

Peer companies

The 31 companies APD is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

Peer Comparison

Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

Peer Comparison: 1.8 / 5 (Weak) against 31 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Basic Materials

Pillars: strongest Dividend Metrics 5.0, weakest Leverage & Coverage 1.0 (10 of 10 ranked)

Ranks: ROIC 6th percentile, operating margin 3rd percentile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.· APD

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Top-Line and Profit Growth

Per-Share Fundamentals

Margin Efficiency

Operational Efficiency

Returns Overview

Cash Flow Quality

Liquidity and Working Capital

Leverage and Coverage

Valuation Multiples

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

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