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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Allentown, United States | NYSE
291.81 USD -5.43 (-1.827%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 292.00 +0.19 (0.065%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 8 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT

APD has shown recent price momentum with a steady increase over the last 14 days, reaching a close of $298.71. The stock has a strong dividend yield of 2.43%, with consistent dividend payments over the past five years, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the recent news includes mixed signals, such as a reduction in stock position by Founders Capital Management and underperformance compared to competitors. The fundamental data shows a high debt-to-equity ratio and negative profit margins, which could indicate financial stress. While the short-term momentum is positive, the long-term fundamentals are mixed, and the stock's high beta suggests higher volatility. Investors should consider the options activity and the mixed analyst signals before making a decision.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.077131
MSTL0.093001
AutoETS0.094586
AutoARIMA0.094587

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 1.90
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.015
Excess Kurtosis 0.96
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.991
Revenue per Share 54.813
Market Cap 64,973,246,464
Forward P/E 20.74
Beta 0.81
Profit Margins -2.73%
Website https://www.airproducts.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:12 p.m. EDT: The options data suggests a mixed sentiment with elevated implied volatility (IV) across multiple expirations, particularly for out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes. The presence of significant open interest (OI) in both calls and puts indicates a speculative environment. While calls show a concentration around the ATM strike of $300, with notable OI at higher strikes like $310, the puts also have substantial OI at lower strikes, suggesting a potential for downside protection. The IV spikes at certain strikes, like $430 for calls and $200 for puts, indicate heightened uncertainty or speculation about future price movements. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with potential for both upward and downward movements, making it a speculative opportunity.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.63% 2.66% 2.68% 2.66%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 1.810000 0.625367
2026-01-02 1.790000 0.719137
2025-10-01 1.790000 0.675240
2025-07-01 1.790000 0.639772
2025-04-01 1.790000 0.626349
2025-01-02 1.770000 0.645481
2024-10-01 1.770000 0.631305
2024-07-01 1.770000 0.748288
2024-03-28 1.770000 0.769223
2023-12-29 1.750000 0.677887
2023-09-29 1.750000 0.659130
2023-06-30 1.750000 0.627463
2023-03-31 1.750000 0.658286
2022-12-30 1.620000 0.571347
2022-09-30 1.620000 0.760729
2022-06-30 1.620000 0.741395
2022-03-31 1.620000 0.718205
2021-12-31 1.500000 0.549732
2021-09-30 1.500000 0.656325
2021-06-30 1.500000 0.587687
2021-03-31 1.500000 0.604074
2020-12-31 1.340000 0.558642
2020-09-30 1.340000 0.514975
2020-06-30 1.340000 0.638172
2020-03-31 1.340000 0.776330
2019-12-31 1.160000 0.574592
2019-09-30 1.160000 0.611612
2019-06-28 1.160000 0.602589
2019-03-29 1.160000 0.718055
2018-12-31 1.100000 0.817403
2018-09-28 1.100000 0.788548
2018-06-29 1.100000 0.851426
2018-03-29 1.100000 0.839678
2017-12-29 0.950000 0.707779
2017-10-06 0.950000 0.761947
2017-06-29 0.950000 0.829052
2017-03-30 0.950000 0.872498
2016-12-29 0.860000 0.747049
2016-10-06 0.860000 0.791756
2016-06-29 0.795560 0.784000
2016-03-30 0.795560 0.756427
2015-12-30 0.749306 0.787089
2015-09-29 0.749306 0.832437
2015-06-29 0.749306 0.768753
2015-03-30 0.749306 0.689359
2014-12-30 0.712303 0.691922
2014-09-29 0.712303 0.765070
2014-06-27 0.712303 0.796509
2014-03-28 0.712303 0.878559
2013-12-30 0.656799 0.849512
2013-09-27 0.656799 0.899523
2013-06-27 0.656799 1.044143
2013-03-27 0.656799 1.131159
2012-12-28 0.592044 1.069461
2012-09-27 0.592044 1.081244
2012-06-28 0.592044 1.153847
2012-03-29 0.592044 0.990841
2011-12-29 0.536540 0.975163
2011-09-29 0.536540 1.052449
2011-06-29 0.536540 0.893463
2011-03-30 0.536540 0.937833
2010-12-30 0.453284 0.790767
2010-09-29 0.453284 0.872765
2010-06-29 0.453284 1.110088
2010-03-30 0.453284 0.988832
2009-12-30 0.416281 0.823548
2009-09-29 0.416281 0.871837
2009-06-29 0.416281 1.044556
2009-03-30 0.416281 1.244678
2008-12-30 0.407031 1.381770
2008-09-29 0.407031 1.032752
2008-06-27 0.407031 0.699758
2008-03-28 0.407031 0.761923
2007-12-28 0.351526 0.593573
2007-09-27 0.351526 0.617258
2007-06-28 0.351526 0.757905
2007-03-29 0.351526 0.825779
2006-12-28 0.314524 0.768082
2006-09-28 0.314524 0.817956
2006-06-29 0.314524 0.874885
2006-03-30 0.314524 0.840367
2005-12-29 0.296022 0.883042
2005-09-29 0.296022 0.970687
2005-06-29 0.296022 0.882471
2005-03-30 0.296022 0.852926
2004-12-30 0.268270 0.836440
2004-09-29 0.268270 0.895479
2004-06-29 0.268270 0.945224
2004-03-30 0.212766 0.785246
2003-12-30 0.212766 0.749460
2003-09-29 0.212766 0.868386
2003-06-27 0.212766 0.969534
2003-03-28 0.194265 0.877965
2002-12-30 0.194265 0.860914
2002-09-27 0.194265 0.874828
2002-06-27 0.194265 0.745876
2002-03-27 0.185014 0.684103
2001-12-28 0.185014 0.758612
2001-09-27 0.185014 0.958080
2001-06-28 0.185014 0.791277
2001-03-29 0.175763 0.907034
2000-12-28 0.175763 0.825109
2000-09-28 0.175763 0.983154
2000-06-29 0.175763 1.066275
2000-03-30 0.166512 1.155095
1999-12-31 0.166512 0.995770
1999-09-29 0.166512 1.202797
1999-06-29 0.166512 0.813438
1999-03-30 0.157262 0.909804
1998-12-30 0.157262 0.838407
1998-09-29 0.157262 1.048350
1998-06-29 0.157262 0.837232
1998-03-30 0.138760 0.706171
1997-12-30 0.138760 0.704989
1997-09-29 0.138760 0.701257
1997-06-27 0.138760 0.695921
1997-03-27 0.127197 0.791976
1996-12-30 0.127197 0.772368
1996-09-27 0.127197 0.938577
1996-06-27 0.127197 0.966130
1996-03-28 0.120259 0.943048
1995-12-28 0.120259 0.981214
1995-09-28 0.120259 1.000298
1995-06-29 0.120259 0.939934
1995-03-28 0.113321 0.997208
1994-12-27 0.113321 1.114114
1994-09-27 0.113321 1.080961
1994-06-28 0.113321 1.178766
1994-03-28 0.106383 1.026047
1993-12-28 0.106383 1.045045
1993-09-28 0.106383 1.244041
1993-06-28 0.106383 1.219887
1993-03-29 0.099445 1.021333
1992-12-28 0.099445 0.998238
1992-09-28 0.099445 1.031110
1992-06-26 0.099445 1.084949
1992-03-30 0.092507 1.017319
1991-12-27 0.090194 1.210822
1991-09-30 0.090194 1.265074
1991-06-28 0.090194 1.267843
1991-04-01 0.083256 1.188026
1990-12-28 0.083256 1.439717
1990-09-28 0.083256 1.787955
1990-06-28 0.083256 1.441394
1990-03-30 0.076318 1.428512
1989-12-29 0.076318 1.564831
1989-09-29 0.076318 1.653127
1989-06-28 0.076318 1.863658
1989-03-30 0.069380 1.647282
1988-12-29 0.069380 1.694114
1988-09-27 0.069380 1.743282
1988-06-28 0.069380 1.405802
1988-03-28 0.057817 1.307348
1987-12-28 0.057817 1.512665
1987-09-28 0.057817 1.216049
1987-06-26 0.057817 1.263624
1987-03-30 0.046253 1.098755
1986-12-26 0.046253 1.378590
1986-09-29 0.046253 1.452662
1986-06-27 0.046253 1.471924
1985-12-27 0.042784 1.432958
1985-09-30 0.042784 1.770769
1985-06-27 0.034690 1.380282
1985-03-29 0.034690 1.577998
1984-12-28 0.034690 1.669827
1984-09-28 0.034690 1.767013
1984-06-28 0.028908 1.581952
1984-03-30 0.028908 1.418652
1983-12-29 0.028908 1.458256
1983-09-29 0.028908 1.381971
1983-06-29 0.028908 1.411336
Additional Data
dividendRate 7.24
dividendYield 2.48
exDividendDate 2026-04-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.16
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.024088278
lastDividendValue 1.81
lastDividendDate 2026-04-01
dividendDate 2026-05-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1328907
Address1 1,940 Air Products Boulevard
All Time High 341.14
All Time Low 2.731846
Ask 291.21
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,063,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,451,670
Average Volume 1,451,670
Average Volume10Days 1,063,170
Beta 0.808
Bid 292.0
Bid Size 160
Board Risk 2
Book Value 69.216
City Allentown
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 291.81
Current Ratio 1.459
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 294.9
Day Low 288.65
Debt To Equity 101.991
Display Name Air Products and Chemicals
Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Dividend Rate 7.24
Dividend Yield 2.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,550,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,550,400
Earnings Growth 0.097
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.098
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 849,800,000
Ebitda Margins 0.06961
Enterprise To Ebitda 99.505
Enterprise To Revenue 6.926
Enterprise Value 84,559,446,016
Eps Current Year 13.05488
Eps Forward 14.07129
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.46
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 285.786
Fifty Day Average Change 6.023987
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.021078663
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.28907
Fifty Two Week High 301.25
Fifty Two Week High Change -9.440002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.031336106
Fifty Two Week Low 229.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 62.699997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.27366766
Fifty Two Week Range 229.11 - 301.25
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.41
Float Shares 222,301,985
Forward Eps 14.07129
Forward P E 20.73797
Free Cashflow -6,148,412,416
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 21,087
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.31628
Gross Profits 3,861,299,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01889
Held Percent Institutions 0.93478996
Implied Shares Outstanding 222,656,008
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.airproducts.com/investors/overview.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Last Dividend Value 1.81
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,475,452,800
Last Split Factor 1,081:1000
Long Business Summary 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 separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 64,973,246,464
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_248356
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -325,700,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 64,973,249,694
Number Of Analyst Opinions 21
Open 289.88
Operating Cashflow 3,345,799,936
Operating Margins 0.24280001
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 1.0099
Peg Ratio 6.41
Phone 610 481 4911
Post Market Change 0.19000244
Post Market Change Percent 0.0651117
Post Market Price 292.0
Post Market Time 1,776,470,400
Previous Close 297.24
Price Eps Current Year 22.35256
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.2159324
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.3220553
Profit Margins -0.02733
Quick Ratio 1.008
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.04348
Region US
Regular Market Change -5.42999
Regular Market Change Percent -1.8268
Regular Market Day High 294.9
Regular Market Day Low 288.65
Regular Market Day Range 288.65 - 294.9
Regular Market Open 289.88
Regular Market Previous Close 297.24
Regular Market Price 291.81
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 901,898
Return On Assets -0.01105
Return On Equity -0.01667
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 54.813
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 222,656,008
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0196
Shares Short 4,363,038
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 4,461,380
Short Name Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.02
Short Ratio 3.04
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol APD
Target High Price 351.0
Target Low Price 275.0
Target Mean Price 311.1424
Target Median Price 315.0
Total Cash 1,031,900,032
Total Cash Per Share 4.635
Total Debt 18,192,300,032
Total Revenue 12,208,300,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.16
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.024088278
Trailing Eps -1.46
Trailing Peg Ratio 6.409
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 274.1288
Two Hundred Day Average Change 17.681183
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06449954
Type Disp Equity
Volume 901,898
Website https://www.airproducts.com
Zip 18,106-5500