Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 1st

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE:APD) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of 1.81 per share by the basic materials company on Monday, May 11th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a 1.1% increase from Air Products and Chemicals’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.79.

Air Products and Chemicals has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 43 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals has a payout ratio of 55.4% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Air Products and Chemicals to earn $13.86 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $7.24 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 52.2%.

Air Products and Chemicals Stock Up 0.1%

APD stock opened at $292.39 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $65.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -193.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $278.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $265.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Air Products and Chemicals has a 12 month low of $229.11 and a 12 month high of $301.11.

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 30th. The basic materials company reported $3.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.04 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.05 billion. Air Products and Chemicals had a negative net margin of 2.73% and a positive return on equity of 15.77%. Air Products and Chemicals’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.86 EPS. Air Products and Chemicals has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.950-3.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 12.850-13.150 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Air Products and Chemicals will post 12.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Air Products and Chemicals Company Profile

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc is a global supplier of industrial gases and related equipment and services, headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company produces and delivers atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as specialty and process gases used across a wide range of industrial applications. Air Products designs, builds and operates gas production facilities, merchant distribution networks and on-site gas systems for customers that require reliable, high-purity gases and integrated supply solutions.

The company’s product and service portfolio includes packaged and bulk gas supply, pipeline distribution, on-site generation, gas handling and storage equipment, and engineered systems for gas liquefaction and purification.