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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Allentown, United States | NYSE
301.96 USD +2.43 (0.811%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 303.23 +1.27 (0.420%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:10 a.m. EDT

Air Products is riding a powerful wave of momentum, having surged nearly 14% in a single month, pushing the stock well above its 200-day average and validating the recent breakout. While the statistical forecasting model whispers a slight short-term pullback, the price action and options flow tell a different story: smart money is betting on continued appreciation, though they are hedging their downside bets aggressively at lower levels. The fundamentals remain robust with a nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 118% and a healthy operating cash flow, even if free cash flow turned negative recently. The dividend is a standout feature, offering a reliable 2.45% yield with a consistent track record of hikes, though the payout ratio sits at a lofty 76%, requiring careful monitoring of earnings quality. This is a solid long-term compounder that has outperformed significantly, trading at a premium valuation that the market seems willing to pay given the growth trajectory and defensive nature of the business.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_90 ✓0.029721
AutoARIMA0.031871
AutoETS0.031872
AutoTheta0.032153
MSTL0.033824
MSTL_90_1260.044312
MSTL_1260.045724

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_90

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 3.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.289
Excess Kurtosis -0.96
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.611
Revenue per Share 55.955
Market Cap 67,240,656,896
Trailing P/E 31.55
Forward P/E 21.16
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins 16.91%
Website https://www.airproducts.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:10 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with a bullish bias toward 2027 targets, evidenced by major option order walls at $360 and $370 strikes. However, there is significant defensive hedging activity, with heavy put open interest concentrated at $230 and $260 levels, suggesting traders expect volatility or a potential correction despite the bullish call skew.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 2.60% 2.59% 2.52%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 1.810000 0.590731
2026-04-01 1.810000 0.625367
2026-01-02 1.790000 0.714656
2025-10-01 1.790000 0.666170
2025-07-01 1.790000 0.627036
2025-04-01 1.790000 0.609985
2025-01-02 1.770000 0.624801
2024-10-01 1.770000 0.607350
2024-07-01 1.770000 0.715614
2024-03-28 1.770000 0.730590
2023-12-29 1.750000 0.639153
2023-09-29 1.750000 0.617502
2023-06-30 1.750000 0.584249
2023-03-31 1.750000 0.609310
2022-12-30 1.620000 0.525530
2022-09-30 1.620000 0.696086
2022-06-30 1.620000 0.673653
2022-03-31 1.620000 0.648233
2021-12-31 1.500000 0.492999
2021-09-30 1.500000 0.585686
2021-06-30 1.500000 0.521413
2021-03-31 1.500000 0.533163
2020-12-31 1.340000 0.490447
2020-09-30 1.340000 0.449876
2020-06-30 1.340000 0.554957
2020-03-31 1.340000 0.671309
2019-12-31 1.160000 0.493638
2019-09-30 1.160000 0.522852
2019-06-28 1.160000 0.512435
2019-03-29 1.160000 0.607457
2018-12-31 1.100000 0.687285
2018-09-28 1.100000 0.658485
2018-06-29 1.100000 0.706351
2018-03-29 1.100000 0.691693
2017-12-29 0.950000 0.578986
2017-10-06 0.950000 0.619700
2017-06-29 0.950000 0.670099
2017-03-30 0.950000 0.700590
2016-12-29 0.860000 0.595692
2016-10-06 0.860000 0.627600
2016-06-29 0.795560 0.617550
2016-03-30 0.795560 0.592083
2015-12-30 0.749306 0.612430
2015-09-29 0.749306 0.643777
2015-06-29 0.749306 0.590680
2015-03-30 0.749306 0.526658
2014-12-30 0.712303 0.525812
2014-09-29 0.712303 0.578382
2014-06-27 0.712303 0.598709
2014-03-28 0.712303 0.656436
2013-12-30 0.656799 0.630606
2013-09-27 0.656799 0.663551
2013-06-27 0.656799 0.765251
2013-03-27 0.656799 0.822902
2012-12-28 0.592044 0.771735
2012-09-27 0.592044 0.774349
2012-06-28 0.592044 0.819987
2012-03-29 0.592044 0.698308
2011-12-29 0.536540 0.682433
2011-09-29 0.536540 0.731492
2011-06-29 0.536540 0.616431
2011-03-30 0.536540 0.643087
2010-12-30 0.453284 0.538758
2010-09-29 0.453284 0.591430
2010-06-29 0.453284 0.747863
2010-03-30 0.453284 0.661358
2009-12-30 0.416281 0.547179
2009-09-29 0.416281 0.576110
2009-06-29 0.416281 0.686289
2009-03-30 0.416281 0.812127
2008-12-30 0.407031 0.894674
2008-09-29 0.407031 0.662552
2008-06-27 0.407031 0.446158
2008-03-28 0.407031 0.483623
2007-12-28 0.351526 0.374975
2007-09-27 0.351526 0.388468
2007-06-28 0.351526 0.475118
2007-03-29 0.351526 0.515254
2006-12-28 0.314524 0.476792
2006-09-28 0.314524 0.505351
2006-06-29 0.314524 0.537805
2006-03-30 0.314524 0.513751
2005-12-29 0.296022 0.537093
2005-09-29 0.296022 0.587263
2005-06-29 0.296022 0.530768
2005-03-30 0.296022 0.510285
2004-12-30 0.268270 0.497854
2004-09-29 0.268270 0.530358
2004-06-29 0.268270 0.556835
2004-03-30 0.212766 0.460000
2003-12-30 0.212766 0.437013
2003-09-29 0.212766 0.504165
2003-06-27 0.212766 0.560020
2003-03-28 0.194265 0.504324
2002-12-30 0.194265 0.492035
2002-09-27 0.194265 0.497514
2002-06-27 0.194265 0.422111
2002-03-27 0.185014 0.385505
2001-12-28 0.185014 0.425804
2001-09-27 0.185014 0.535476
2001-06-28 0.185014 0.439851
2001-03-29 0.175763 0.501981
2000-12-28 0.175763 0.454409
2000-09-28 0.175763 0.539007
2000-06-29 0.175763 0.581261
2000-03-30 0.166512 0.626085
1999-12-31 0.166512 0.536311
1999-09-29 0.166512 0.644293
1999-06-29 0.166512 0.433081
1999-03-30 0.157262 0.482270
1998-12-30 0.157262 0.442277
1998-09-29 0.157262 0.550608
1998-06-29 0.157262 0.437300
1998-03-30 0.138760 0.367252
1997-12-30 0.138760 0.365296
1997-09-29 0.138760 0.361990
1997-06-27 0.138760 0.357941
1997-03-27 0.127197 0.405904
1996-12-30 0.127197 0.394265
1996-09-27 0.127197 0.477223
1996-06-27 0.127197 0.488889
1996-03-28 0.120259 0.474886
1995-12-28 0.120259 0.491726
1995-09-28 0.120259 0.498801
1995-06-29 0.120259 0.466368
1995-03-28 0.113321 0.492462
1994-12-27 0.113321 0.547486
1994-09-27 0.113321 0.528302
1994-06-28 0.113321 0.573099
1994-03-28 0.106383 0.495957
1993-12-28 0.106383 0.502732
1993-09-28 0.106383 0.595469
1993-06-28 0.106383 0.580442
1993-03-29 0.099445 0.483146
1992-12-28 0.099445 0.469946
1992-09-28 0.099445 0.483146
1992-06-26 0.099445 0.505883
1992-03-30 0.092507 0.471977
1991-12-27 0.090194 0.559138
1991-09-30 0.090194 0.581004
1991-06-28 0.090194 0.578848
1991-04-01 0.083256 0.539324
1990-12-28 0.083256 0.650111
1990-09-28 0.083256 0.802226
1990-06-28 0.083256 0.641423
1990-03-30 0.076318 0.631577
1989-12-29 0.076318 0.687498
1989-09-29 0.076318 0.721309
1989-06-28 0.076318 0.807337
1989-03-30 0.069380 0.707962
1988-12-29 0.069380 0.722889
1988-09-27 0.069380 0.738459
1988-06-28 0.069380 0.591131
1988-03-28 0.057817 0.546450
1987-12-28 0.057817 0.628933
1987-09-28 0.057817 0.502514
1987-06-26 0.057817 0.519482
1987-03-30 0.046253 0.449434
1986-12-26 0.046253 0.561398
1986-09-29 0.046253 0.588229
1986-06-27 0.046253 0.592587
1985-12-27 0.042784 0.573637
1985-09-30 0.042784 0.704754
1985-06-27 0.034690 0.545453
1985-03-29 0.034690 0.620153
1984-12-28 0.034690 0.652172
1984-09-28 0.034690 0.685712
1984-06-28 0.028908 0.609747
1984-03-30 0.028908 0.543470
1983-12-29 0.028908 0.555548
1983-09-29 0.028908 0.523553
1983-06-29 0.028908 0.531907
Additional Data
dividendRate 7.24
dividendYield 2.42
exDividendDate 2026-07-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 7.18
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.023970887
lastDividendValue 1.81
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-08-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.030020595
Address1 1,940 Air Products Boulevard
All Time High 341.14
All Time Low 2.731846
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,685,350
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,278,254
Average Volume 1,278,254
Average Volume10Days 1,685,350
Beta 0.736
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 70.28
City Allentown
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 301.96
Current Ratio 1.427
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 304.32
Day Low 299.0
Debt To Equity 101.611
Display Name Air Products and Chemicals
Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Dividend Rate 7.24
Dividend Yield 2.42
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,550,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,550,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 3,877,600,000
Ebitda Margins 0.31111
Enterprise To Ebitda 22.496
Enterprise To Revenue 6.998
Enterprise Value 87,228,563,456
Eps Current Year 13.21504
Eps Forward 14.27053
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.57
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 290.3562
Fifty Day Average Change 11.60379
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.039963983
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 3.0020595
Fifty Two Week High 314.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.910004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04100106
Fifty Two Week Low 229.11
Fifty Two Week Low Change 72.84999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3179695
Fifty Two Week Range 229.11 - 314.87
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.43
Float Shares 222,324,397
Forward Eps 14.27053
Forward P E 21.15969
Free Cashflow -3,519,237,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 21,087
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.31983998
Gross Profits 3,986,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0188
Held Percent Institutions 0.93382
Implied Shares Outstanding 222,680,686
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.airproducts.com/investors/overview.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
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 67,240,656,896
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_248356
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 2,115,299,968
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 66,699,545,877
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 300.92
Operating Cashflow 4,121,400,064
Operating Margins 0.23595
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.7566
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 610 481 4911
Post Market Change 1.2678223
Post Market Change Percent 0.41986433
Post Market Price 303.2278
Post Market Time 1,783,986,835
Previous Close 299.53
Price Eps Current Year 22.849722
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.2965283
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.394833
Profit Margins 0.16906999
Quick Ratio 0.985
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.86364
Region US
Regular Market Change 2.42999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.811269
Regular Market Day High 304.32
Regular Market Day Low 299.0
Regular Market Day Range 299.0 - 304.32
Regular Market Open 300.92
Regular Market Previous Close 299.53
Regular Market Price 301.96
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 641,239
Return On Assets 0.03599
Return On Equity 0.12353
Revenue Growth 0.088
Revenue Per Share 55.955
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 222,680,686
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.018099999
Shares Short 4,030,709
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,125,640
Short Name Air Products and Chemicals, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0184
Short Ratio 2.63
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol APD
Target High Price 360.0
Target Low Price 275.99
Target Mean Price 332.0495
Target Median Price 340.5
Total Cash 954,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.285
Total Debt 18,442,199,040
Total Revenue 12,463,899,648
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 7.18
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.023970887
Trailing Eps 9.57
Trailing P E 31.552769
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2227
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 274.1269
Two Hundred Day Average Change 27.8331
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10153364
Type Disp Equity
Volume 641,239
Website https://www.airproducts.com
Zip 18,106-5500