Air Products (APD)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
$301.27-0.97%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — Full-year adjusted EPS of $13.12 in fiscal 2026: FY26 EPS guidance $13.44 vs $13.12 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 32%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 21% growth a year, above the roughly 6% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskAPD's growth depends on large-scale clean energy projects and multi-decade agreements. Revenue growth is expected to accelerate as these projects come online. Revenue grew 9% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. APD trades at 23× P/E versus a 17× peer median. The market is pricing in more growth than we forecast. If APD cuts guidance on the next call, that would be negative. The thesis has broken because full-year adjusted EPS guidance is below target. Peer multiples imply a price about 21% below where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. APD is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 21 analysts currently covering APD (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for APD in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Materials (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Raise full-year adjusted EPS guidance
S&P's stable outlook supports EPS growth expectations.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $301.27
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $301.27.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Maintain capital expenditures at $4 billion
Facility expansion supports capital expenditure objectives.
Price target increase reflects positive earnings outlook.
Threatens: Maintain capital expenditures at $4 billion
CapEx discipline concerns could impact spending objectives.
Growth in industrial gas and semiconductor demand supports growth objectives.