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

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.36 for Q1 2026, up 243.38% on a YoY basis from 0.11 in Q1 2025, and down 18.35% sequentially from 0.44 in Q4 2025.

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

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.36 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 243.38% year-over-year to 0.36; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.44 (up 753.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.42, up 15.33% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio fell to 0.36 in Q1 2026, 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 1.33 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11 and a median of 0.12 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 208.59% in 2022 and soared 285.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing APD's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.5 in 2022, then tumbled by 195.05% to 0.47 in 2023, then jumped by 36.53% to 0.3 in 2024, then jumped by 246.76% to 0.44 in 2025, then slipped by 18.35% to 0.36 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APD's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.36 in Q1 2026, 0.44 in Q4 2025, and 0.07 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 0.83
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 246.38
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 0.25
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 0.36
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn -8.37
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.42
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 0.64
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 0.08
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 0.19

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.36
Dec 31, 2025 0.44
Sep 30, 2025 -0.07
Jun 30, 2025 0.08
Mar 31, 2025 -0.25
Dec 31, 2024 -0.30
Sep 30, 2024 -0.07
Jun 30, 2024 0.34
Mar 31, 2024 0.55
Dec 31, 2023 -0.47
Sep 30, 2023 0.39
Jun 30, 2023 0.19
Mar 31, 2023 -0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.50
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