stockrowAir Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) vs PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG)
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD 311.20 −2.41%
- PPG Industries, Inc. PPG 123.65 −2.84%
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and PPG Industries, Inc. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $68.9B against $27.2B — 2.5× the size. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; PPG Industries, Inc. trades at 17.6×. PPG Industries, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.39% against 4.51%. PPG Industries, Inc. has the higher net margin (9.41% vs −0.38%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.2% vs −1.12%). Both pay a dividend; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. yields more (2.32% vs 2.32%). Across the 20 metrics below, PPG Industries, Inc. leads on 19 and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. on 1.
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| Metric | APD | PPG | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 32.06% | 40.89% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | (4.71%) | 13.50% | 5.64% |
| Net margin | (0.38%) | 9.41% | 4.19% |
| Free cash flow margin | (0.86%) | 7.67% | 3.49% |
| Return on equity | (0.28%) | 18.93% | 2.34% |
| Return on assets | (0.12%) | 7.02% | 0.45% |
| Return on invested capital | (1.12%) | 10.18% | 3.21% |
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