Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Air Products & Chemicals (APD) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 0.01% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 3.93 percentage points from 3.94% a year earlier and down 5.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Air Products & Chemicals' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -0.88%, down 11.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -9.63 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Air Products & Chemicals' Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.79% in FY2024 (+2.89 pp), 7.90% in FY2023 (-0.49 pp), 8.39% in FY2022 (+0.26 pp) and 8.13% in FY2021 (-0.63 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of -0.86% in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of 10.09% in fiscal Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.17 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2024, with a gain of 2.66 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 10.95 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 5.19% (Q2 2026), -0.76% (Q1 2026) and -0.86% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.01 Bn | 216.59 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.95 Bn | 99.52 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 83.90 Bn | 82.94 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.11 Bn | 63.30 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.06 Bn | 30.57 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -1.01% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.22 Bn | 30.05 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.07 Bn | 17.73 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.55 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.17% |
| 9 | Qnity Electronics | 22.87 Bn | 20.01 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 4.44% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.00 Bn | 5.49 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -1.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.96% |
API Access
Air Products & Chemicals Return on Assets [ROA] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "APD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=APD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();