Air Products & Chemicals (APD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Air Products & Chemicals' (APD) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.36 in Q1 2026, up 436.18% year-on-year from 0.07 in Q1 2025, and down 18.35% quarter-over-quarter from 0.44 in Q4 2025.
Air Products & Chemicals (APD) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Air Products & Chemicals has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.36 for Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.36, up 436.18% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.44 (up 753.4% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.07 (2024), against an average of 0.25.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 2048.65% in 2025 and soared 436.18% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Air Products & Chemicals' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.13 in 2022, then surged by 138.28% to 1.2 in 2023, then tumbled by 58.72% to 0.49 in 2024, then dropped by 10.5% to 0.44 in 2025, then dropped by 18.35% to 0.36 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.36 (Q1 2026), 0.44 (Q4 2025), and 1.55 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 237.64 Bn | 233.69 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.83 |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 78.87 Bn | 78.66 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 246.38 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 76.59 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.39 Bn | 63.94 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 26.44 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -8.37 |
| 7 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 19.67 Bn | 19.14 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 1.11 |
| 8 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.57 Bn | 19.68 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.63 |
| 9 | LyondellBasell Industries | 19.28 Bn | 19.39 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -0.42 |
| 10 | Albemarle | 18.85 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |