Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
APD Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $12.0 billion, down 0.52% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 4.58%, EPS fell 302.2%, free cash flow grew 180.1% and total debt rose 2.23%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Return on equity
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −0.28%, up 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−2.19%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.19% (fiscal 2025) to 34.5% (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 3.62% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −2.19% | (24.49) |
| FY2024 | 22.3% | 6.63 |
| FY2023 | 15.7% | (0.57) |
| FY2022 | 16.2% | 0.42 |
| FY2021 | 15.8% | (0.01) |
| FY2020 | 15.8% | 0.23 |
| FY2019 | 15.6% | 1.58 |
| FY2018 | 14.0% | (20.47) |
| FY2017 | 34.5% | 25.84 |
| FY2016 | 8.65% | (8.50) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company compare | 65.1% |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. compare | 21.8% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 21.0% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. compare | 19.3% |
| LIN Linde PLC compare | 18.0% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 1.95% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 0.29% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | −0.28% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | −3.12% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 3.62% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 1.35% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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