Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Air Products & Chemicals' (APD) quarterly Research & Development came in at $21.6 million in Q1 2026, down 5.68% year-on-year from $22.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.88% quarter-over-quarter from $20.4 million in Q4 2025.

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Air Products & Chemicals has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $21.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $21.6 million, down 5.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $93.4 million (down 0.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $96.3 million, down 3.89% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $21.6 million for Q1 2026 at Air Products & Chemicals, up from $20.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $31.1 million in Q3 2022 to a low of $20.4 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $24.7 million (2023), against an average of $24.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development fell 20.58% in 2023 and rose 23.53% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Air Products & Chemicals' Research & Development stood at $24.4 million in 2022, then increased by 5.33% to $25.7 million in 2023, then slipped by 14.4% to $22.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 7.27% to $20.4 million in 2025, then rose by 5.88% to $21.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $21.6 million (Q1 2026), $20.4 million (Q4 2025), and $27.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 38.00 Mn
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 -
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 21.60 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 113.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 166.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 47.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 36.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 20.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 24.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 22.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 22.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 27.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 25.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 25.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 24.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 27.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 24.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 31.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 24.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 23.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 23.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 25.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 23.20 Mn