
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and services worldwide. The company produces atmospheric gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; process gases, such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, syngas; specialty gases; and equipment for the production or processing of gases comprising air separation units and non-cryogenic generators for customers in various industries, including refining, chemical, gasification, metals, manufacturing, food and beverage, electronics, magnetic resonance imaging, energy production and refining, and metals. 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. has a strategic collaboration with Baker Hughes Company to develop hydrogen compression systems. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. trades as APD on NYSE. The company is classified in Basic Materials / Chemicals - Specialty and reports in USD.
The current profile places the business in Chemicals - Specialty. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.
Latest available fiscal data shows $12.04B of revenue and -$394.50M of net income.
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. can be compared against peers such as Barrick Mining Corporation, Corteva, Inc., Ecolab Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Inc., Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., PPG Industries, Inc..
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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $62.87B, beta of 0.75, and return on equity of -2.6%.
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APD currently shows total debt of $18.41B and beta of 0.75. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.
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Recent filings to review: SD (2026-05-29 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-14 00:00:00), SC 13G/A (2026-05-14 00:00:00), 4 (2026-05-04 00:00:00).
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Company website: https://www.airproducts.com
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