Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

Fundamental analysis of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

APD · NYSE · Materials

Fundamental quality

DEMANDING

34

out of 100

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is going through a tough financial stretch: it hasn't been profitable over the last twelve months. On fundamental quality it scores 34 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its weakest area is its profitability (net margin -0.4%). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Air Products sells industrial gases —oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen— under 15-20 year contracts with plants built next to the customer. A global oligopoly of three, with the sector's most aggressive green-hydrogen bet.

What will shape its future

  • Its green-hydrogen megaprojects: either the big growth option or the big capital sink.
  • Global industrial production, its baseline demand.
  • Capital discipline after activist pressure to rein in pharaonic projects.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
49

Revenue growth: 6.3%

II.Profitability
19

Net margin: -0.4% · ROE: -0.3%

III.Financial health
22

Net debt/EBITDA: 17.58x · FCF: -14.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

The score includes +4 for dividend strength: 51 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its growth weighs in its favor, while its profitability drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 27 Materials companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 19%
ROEbeats 19%
Growthbeats 37%
Cash generationbeats 0%
Less debtbeats 7%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. strengths

  • No clearly standout strengths by the system's thresholds.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. risks and weaknesses

  • Very high leverage (net debt of 17.58× EBITDA): more exposed to rates and to a rough patch.
  • No profits over the last twelve months (negative EPS).
  • Losses over the last twelve months (net margin of -0.4%).
  • It has slipped into losses after years of profit.

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
20208,8561,8872,655
202110,3232,0993,168
202212,6992,2564,934
202312,6002,3008,689
202412,1013,82811,248
202512,037-39415,842

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $8,856M to $12,037M (+36%) and net income went from $1,887M to -$394M (-121%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the nine months ended June 30, 2026, versus the nine months ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+6.4%

What changed with the June 30, 2026 results

Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:

  • Quality score5434
  • Net margin16.9%-0.4%
  • ROE13.5%-0.3%
  • FCF margin-22.1%-14.3%
  • Net debt/EBITDA4.35×17.58×

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$7.11

per share, yearly

51 straight years raising it

Growth

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. scores 34 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. a profitable company?

Over the last twelve months, no: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. posts a negative net margin (-0.4%).

Does Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. have a lot of debt?

Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 17.58 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.

Is Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. growing?

Its revenue has grown 6.3% annualized in recent years.

Does Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. generate cash?

Over the last twelve months its free cash flow was negative.

The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.

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