Growth Metrics

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Air Products & Chemicals recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.36 in Q1 2026, down 18.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025, and up 436.18% year-over-year from 0.07 in Q1 2025.

Air Products & Chemicals' FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.36 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 436.18% year-over-year to 0.36; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.44 (up 753.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.42, up 15.33% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.36 for Q1 2026 at Air Products & Chemicals, down from 0.44 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.77 in Q2 2022 to a low of 3.13 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.25 and a median of 0.07 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 2048.65% in 2025 and jumped 436.18% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Air Products & Chemicals' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.13 in 2022, then soared by 138.28% to 1.2 in 2023, then slumped by 58.72% to 0.49 in 2024, then declined by 10.5% to 0.44 in 2025, then declined by 18.35% to 0.36 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.36, 0.44, and 1.55 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 0.15
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.63
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 1.11

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.36
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 -1.55
Jun 30, 2025 -0.62
Mar 31, 2025 -0.11
Dec 31, 2024 0.49
Sep 30, 2024 -0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.34
Mar 31, 2024 0.55
Dec 31, 2023 1.20
Sep 30, 2023 -0.84
Jun 30, 2023 -0.81
Mar 31, 2023 -0.98
Dec 31, 2022 -3.13
Sep 30, 2022 0.12
Jun 30, 2022 1.77
Mar 31, 2022 -1.33
Dec 31, 2021 2.74
Sep 30, 2021 0.12
Jun 30, 2021 1.08
Mar 31, 2021 1.23
Dec 31, 2020 2.68
Sep 30, 2020 0.38
Jun 30, 2020 -0.87
Mar 31, 2020 2.89
Dec 31, 2019 1.17
Sep 30, 2019 0.53
Jun 30, 2019 1.47
Mar 31, 2019 3.43
Dec 31, 2018 0.96
Sep 30, 2018 0.86
Jun 30, 2018 1.46
Mar 31, 2018 0.90
Dec 31, 2017 0.68
Sep 30, 2017 0.30
Jun 30, 2017 0.43
Mar 31, 2017 -30.67
Dec 31, 2016 0.56
Sep 30, 2016 0.35
Jun 30, 2016 0.46
Mar 31, 2016 0.65
Dec 31, 2015 1.17
Sep 30, 2015 1.10
Jun 30, 2015 0.47
Mar 31, 2015 0.52
Dec 31, 2014 4.10
Sep 30, 2014 0.32
Jun 30, 2014 1.69
Mar 31, 2014 2.23
Dec 31, 2013 0.97
Dec 31, 2012 -1.73
Sep 30, 2012 0.82
Jun 30, 2012 1.66
Mar 31, 2012 -1.58
Dec 31, 2011 1.49
Sep 30, 2011 0.52
Jun 30, 2011 0.83
Mar 31, 2011 -8.19
Dec 31, 2010 3.53
Sep 30, 2010 0.43
Jun 30, 2010 0.42
Mar 31, 2010 0.86
Dec 31, 2009 -1.00
Sep 30, 2009 3.55
Jun 30, 2009 -0.77
Mar 31, 2009 -1.44