Air Products & Chemicals (APD) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 6.05% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 173.0% year-over-year to 6.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.05% (up 173.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.43%, down 1656.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed advanced to 6.05% in Q1 2026, from 2.09% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 13.1% in Q3 2024 to a low of 2.36% in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of 7.53% and a median of 9.05% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 432 bps in 2024 and plunged 1546 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing APD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.09% in 2022, then declined by 17 bps to 8.38% in 2023, then jumped by 52 bps to 12.7% in 2024, then sank by 116 bps to 2.09% in 2025, then surged by 390 bps to 6.05% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows APD's Return on Capital Employed at 6.05% in Q1 2026, 2.09% in Q4 2025, and 2.36% in Q3 2025.