Air Products (APD)
Materials · Industrial Gases · NYSE
A global leader in industrial gases and hydrogen production, pioneering large-scale infrastructure for carbon capture and the clean energy transition.
What Air Products does
Air Products provides industrial gases, related equipment, and project engineering services to a wide range of industries including refining, chemicals, metals, and electronics. The company is a global leader in the production of hydrogen and is heavily focused on developing and implementing large-scale sustainable energy and carbon capture projects. It operates through a model that emphasizes long-term take-or-pay supply contracts and complex technical project development.
Themes: hydrogen economy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), clean energy transition, industrial infrastructure, LNG technology, gasification
Fundamentals
- Price$278.38 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$62.0B as of 2026-06-30 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+3.6% 2025-10-08 close $268.58 → 2026-10-08 close $278.38
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-3.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-2.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity1.27 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.5% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-1.8% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.60 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How APD compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 125 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 108 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 144 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 122 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
APD is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
32.6 #1322 of 1,379 scored · #67 of 73 in Materials
Capital return 69th (consecutive years of dividend increases 17 years, net share count bought back over the year 0) and trend 53rd (it is 11.6% below its highest point of the past year); weakest is profitability (12th, operating margin -7.3%, return on equity -2.6%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. APD paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Air Products looks technically
Air Products (APD) is trading 2.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 141 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $294.55 | $294.55 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $285.85 | $285.85 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 141 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 141 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 26, with sellers in control | 26.4 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 39.5 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($267.28 to $289.88) — its "stochastic" reading is 49 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 49.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $314.87 | $314.87 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.6% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 21.5% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +21.5% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.6% below its highest point of the past year | 11.6% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 6 trading days ago | 6 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $341.14 (set on 2025-02-04) | $341.14 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($230.76 to $314.19), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 43% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $259.96 to $262.63. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 42.9% |
| From the all-time high | it is 18.4% below its all-time high | -18.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.5% below a resistance level at $282.47 — a price it turned at 10 times since 2025-01-06, most recently on 2026-04-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $21.28 (set on 2000-03-08) | $21.28 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1208.4% above its all-time low | +1,208% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 43rd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $5.53 between its high and its low — about 2.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $5.53 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $272.91 and $292.19 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $272.91 – $282.55 – $292.19 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.0% in a typical session — among the calmest in the catalog. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.73× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 5 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 5 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 5 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 5 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | -0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 4.9% gap up opened on 2026-07-30 has been "filled" 48 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 48 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.5 percentage points (the stock lost 6.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | -7.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 10.0 percentage points (the stock lost 6.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | -10.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 22.8 percentage points (the stock lost 5.4% while the market gained 17.5%) | -22.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 11.3 percentage points (the stock gained 3.6% while the market gained 15.0%) | -11.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.8% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.9% of the share price. | -4.8% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 3% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $286.00 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $293.27 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 50 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.1% |
Double top, bearish — broke down · entry $292.58 · 68 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
APD last closed at $278.38 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $282.47 | Resistance | 1.5% above the last close | turned there 10 times · 2025-01-06 to 2026-04-08 |
| $274.16 | Support | 1.5% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-04-14 to 2026-06-08 |
| $288.91 | Resistance | 3.8% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-03-21 to 2026-08-04 |
| $266.76 | Support | 4.2% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-05-22 to 2026-10-01 |
| $298.88 | Resistance | 7.4% above the last close | turned there 10 times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-08-20 |
| $255.22 | Support | 8.3% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-04-21 to 2026-01-28 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · lagging the market · Least volatile (2% or less typical daily range) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.82 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 19 analysts
- Mean price target$345.11 range $314.00 – $373.00; median $351.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for APD
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.59 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
- Estimate change, 30 days-$0.02055 (-0.6%) from $3.61, on 2026-09-01, 34-day window
- Readings revised upward20% of 5 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Project delays, scope changes, or cost escalations on large-scale and technically complex infrastructure projects.","Sensitivity to global economic conditions and fluctuations in energy prices, particularly natural gas, which is a key raw material.","Risks associated with international operations including political instability, regulatory changes, and compliance with climate-related policies."]
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($824405) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-01. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about APD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 17 matched disclosures for APD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding APD as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 36,308,594
- Reported value $10,644,953,562
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 1 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
APD had 4,066,833 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
APD had 1.83% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.55 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,066,833
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.83%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,049,459
- Reported change 0.43%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.55
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Linde (LIN)
- Air Liquide (AIQUY)
- Chart Industries (GTLS)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Air Products (APD) do?
Air Products provides industrial gases, related equipment, and project engineering services to a wide range of industries including refining, chemicals, metals, and electronics. The company is a global leader in the production of hydrogen and is heavily focused on developing and implementing large-scale sustainable energy and carbon capture projects. It operates through a model that emphasizes long-term take-or-pay supply contracts and complex technical project development.
What sector is Air Products (APD) in?
Air Products (APD) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Industrial Gases. It trades on NYSE.
Does APD pay a dividend?
Yes — Air Products (APD) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.55% and at least 17 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Air Products's (APD) competitors?
Notable peers of Air Products (APD) include Linde, Air Liquide and Chart Industries. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in APD?
Yes — we hold 17 matched STOCK Act disclosures for APD from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Air Products (APD) overbought or oversold right now?
Air Products (APD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 39, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on APD come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.