Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) reported Operating Margin of 23.73% for Q1 2026, up 10356.0% on a YoY basis from N/an in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 23.67% in Q4 2025.

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 23.73% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 10356.0% year-over-year to 23.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.41% (up 612.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.29%, down 4419.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin held at 23.73% in Q1 2026, from 23.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 76.06% in Q3 2024 to a low of 79.83% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 17.44% and a median of 21.75% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 10158 bps in 2025 and surged 10356 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing APD's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.54% in 2022, then climbed by 8 bps to 22.25% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 21.95% in 2024, then advanced by 8 bps to 23.67% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 23.73% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows APD's Operating Margin at 23.73% in Q1 2026, 23.67% in Q4 2025, and 0.53% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 27.78%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 14.31%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 16.97%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 23.73%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 16.72%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 3.32%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 47.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 9.96%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 17.85%
10 Rpm International 13.63 Bn 13.32 Bn 950.03 Mn 13.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.73%
Dec 31, 2025 23.67%
Sep 30, 2025 0.53%
Jun 30, 2025 26.16%
Mar 31, 2025 -79.83%
Dec 31, 2024 21.95%
Sep 30, 2024 76.06%
Jun 30, 2024 24.71%
Mar 31, 2024 21.75%
Dec 31, 2023 22.25%
Sep 30, 2023 23.14%
Jun 30, 2023 21.23%
Mar 31, 2023 14.37%
Dec 31, 2022 20.54%
Sep 30, 2022 17.55%
Jun 30, 2022 19.67%
Mar 31, 2022 19.08%
Dec 31, 2021 17.47%
Sep 30, 2021 21.71%
Jun 30, 2021 22.16%