Key facts, as of
As of October 7, 2026, Air Products and Chemicals (APD) trades at $279.16, up 3.1% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $229.11 to $314.87; the price is 11.3% below that high. It is 18.2% below its all-time high of $341.14, reached in February 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +155.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 2.5% below its 200-day average of $286.22, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend. Its 30-day volatility is 17.9% annualized, which we rate medium risk. It has a dividend yield of 2.58%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Air Products and Chemicals (APD) stock analysis", 2026-10-07. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/apd
Where it trades today
trading 58% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Air Products and Chemicals (APD) is 18.2% below its all-time high of $341.14, reached in February 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +155.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Air Products and Chemicals should be monitored through the lens of its industry cycle, capital allocation, and relative positioning against listed peers.
- Recent realized volatility sits near 17.9%, below the sector norm of 28.0%, which supports a steadier role inside a diversified portfolio.
- APD remains in a bearish short-term trend and sits 11.3% below its high, which raises the bar for any thesis that depends on fast multiple expansion.
Portfolio Use Case
- APD is more relevant for investors who want some income support alongside price appreciation, not just pure growth exposure.
- The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- A recovery in price alone would not be enough to improve the view; the thesis needs confirmation from improving business or valuation signals.
- The view would need revisiting if peers such as LIN, ECL, SHW start winning the marginal flow or posting cleaner operating momentum.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for APD come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Basic Materials so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as LIN, ECL, SHW.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for APD. Last refresh: Oct 7, 2026, 7:21 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as LIN, ECL, SHW.
What Air Products and Chemicals does
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and syngas; and specialty gases for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, metals, manufacturing, electronics, energy production, medical, food, chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing. It also designs and manufactures equipment for air…
Employees
21,087
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Headquarters
Allentown, United States
What analysts expect
APD carries a buy consensus from 19 analysts, with an average price target of $343.47 versus $279.16 today (+23.0%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
APD generated $12.60B in trailing revenue (4.6% year over year), with a -0.4% net margin, and -$1.50B of free cash flow, against $17.27B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.04B | $3.78B | $2.89B | -$394.50M | -$1.77 | -$3.77B |
| 2024 | $12.10B | $3.93B | $2.95B | $3.83B | $17.21 | -$3.15B |
| 2023 | $12.60B | $3.77B | $2.74B | $2.30B | $10.35 | -$1.42B |
| 2022 | $12.70B | $3.36B | $2.41B | $2.26B | $10.16 | $303.70M |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
APD is in 7 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in VIG: 0.29% of the fund, holding #74 of 333.
How it sits in basic materials
Commodity-driven sector including mining, chemicals, and construction materials.
The companies it competes with
APD beside the basic materials names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 5.3% below its 50-day average and 2.5% below its 200-day.
- RSI at 40 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $283.04 (+1.4%), the nearest floor $275.07 (-1.5%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
Is APD a good investment in 2026?
Air Products and Chemicals operates in the Basic Materials sector. Check our real-time metrics above for current valuation.
What is the risk level of APD?
Based on 30-day volatility of 17.9%, APD has MEDIUM risk. Beta of 0.76 indicates lower sensitivity to market movements than average.
Does APD pay dividends?
Yes, Air Products and Chemicals has a dividend yield of 2.58%.
How far is APD from its all-time high?
Air Products and Chemicals is 18.2% below its all-time high of $341.14, reached in February 2025. Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +155.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold APD?
7 of the 30 popular ETFs we track hold Air Products and Chemicals. The largest weights: VIG (0.29%), VYM (0.27%), VTV (0.25%), VOO (0.10%) and SPY (0.10%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated August 31 to September 24, 2026.
How much of VOO is APD?
0.10%, as of August 31, 2026: APD is holding #175 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $1.04 in Air Products and Chemicals.
What is the analyst price target for APD?
The average analyst price target for Air Products and Chemicals (APD) is $343.47 based on 19 analyst estimates, about 23.0% above the current price of $279.16. The published range runs from $305.00 to $373.00.
How much revenue does APD generate?
Air Products and Chemicals reported $12.60B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 4.6% year over year. Net margin sits at -0.4%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare APD with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.