APD
Air Products
Materials · Industrial Gases · US
$282.35
Data: 2025-09-30
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$65.8B
Total market value of the company
31.20
Premium valuation
20.70
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+8.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
12.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$327.86
+16% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 21 analysts covering this stock
About Air Products

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.

https://www.airproducts.com

Country: United States Employees: 21,087 Industry: Specialty Chemicals
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
44.8% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
13.1% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
9.2% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$285.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
0.9%
Slight discount to fair value
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
31.1th
Ranks in the top 69% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
50.5
Quality Score
41.0
Combined
33.6

Trading near fair value at $295 (estimated $285). Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 13% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.402
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0364
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
0.243
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
7.4%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-30.4%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
51
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.78
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$307.96
8% below the year high
52W Low
$229.11
23% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,286,283
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.1
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
1.6%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
245.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$9.48
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.02
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
1.43
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.99
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
32.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
23.6%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-3,519,237,376
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$12.5B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$2.1B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
21
Target High
$360.00
Target Median
$327.86
Target Low
$275.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 0 purchases and 0 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-01 SCHAEFFER MELISSA N Chief Financial Officer 2,714 $824,405
2026-02-12 MANTLE RIDGE, L.P. Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 1,759
2026-02-12 MANTLE RIDGE, L.P. Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security 70,175 $19,944,437
2025-12-15 KURT LEFEVERE Officer 2,017
2025-12-03 KURT LEFEVERE Officer 2,017
2025-12-02 SCHAEFFER MELISSA N Chief Financial Officer 8,357
2025-12-02 MAIONE FRANCESCO Officer 3,371
2025-12-02 BOLS IVO Officer 2,746
2025-12-01 LEPORE MATTHEW General Counsel 2,107
2025-12-01 MENEZES EDUARDO F Chief Executive Officer 17,376
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-09-30

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