Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. gets an algorithmic score of 31/100. It trades at 279.19 $, with a sideways/transition technical trend (RSI 34.8) and 26.5% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- Low beta (0.57): defensive profile.
Weaknesses
- Low ROE (0.0%).
- Thin net margin (-0.4%): vulnerable to costs.
- Shrinking revenue (-1.8% per year).
- Negative free cash flow.
Fundamentals
| Forward P/E | 19.34 |
| PEG | 2.07 |
| P/B | 4.48 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.66 |
| P/S | 4.93 |
| ROE % | 0.02 |
| ROA % | 4.73 |
| Gross margin % | 32.06 |
| Operating margin % | 25.54 |
| Net margin % | -0.38 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 4.60 |
| Revenue CAGR % | -1.77 |
| Debt/Equity % | 110.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 |
| FCF yield % | -6.06 |
| Dividend yield % | 2.59 |
| Payout % | 75.66 |
Returns
| 1 month | -9.4 % |
| 3 months | -4.2 % |
| 6 months | -3.0 % |
| YTD | +12.9 % |
| 1 year | +7.4 % |
| 3 years | +5.2 % |
| 5 years | +23.0 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 26.5 % |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -31.8 % |
| Sharpe 1A | 0.25 |
Macroeconomic context
Cyclical, tied to China, construction and metal prices. A strong dollar usually weighs on commodities. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.