Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for APD in the last 90 days.
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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$318.87+5.90 (+1.9%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeAir Products reached a 52-week high of $315.38 this week, with shares also touching $316.43 before trading hit $319.98 in the latest session. The move comes ahead of fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter results due 5 November 2026, and follows a leadership restructuring effective 1 November in which Kurt Lefevere and Francesco Maione were named Group Presidents overseeing the Americas and EMEA/Asia portfolios respectively. The prior quarter, reported 30 July 2026, showed sales up 5%, operating margin at 25.6%, and EPS of $3.47 versus a $3.36 estimate, with management having raised full-year EPS growth guidance to 11%-12%.
The stock closed at $318.87, up 1.9%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $294.92 and 200-day average of $290.86, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 41.4, placing APD in the Distribution zone, down 4.5 over five days. Price sits 1.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $313.79.
Earnings arrive 5 November 2026, before the open, zero days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day hold; APD has beaten estimates in 7 of the last 8 quarters, with an average absolute reaction of 3.7% and a prior reaction of 0.2%. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 1 buy and 0 sells, and one billionaire holder is present. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged +3.6% over 5 years, positive in 3 of them. Consensus among 10 firms stands at 5 buy, 5 hold, with a target of $342.55.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Air Products and Chemicals price vs fair value
Close $318.87200-day averageGekko Fair Value $313.79
Air Products and Chemicals quick facts
- Market cap
- $71.01B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 22
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.21
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.60B
- Profit margin
- -0.4%
- Dividend yield
- 2.28%
- Beta
- 0.67
- Volume
- 1.69M avg 1.01M
- 1-year return
- +33.2%
- Typical daily move
- ±1.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5%
- 50-day average
- $294.92
- 200-day average
- $290.86
- Next earnings
- Nov 5 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 222.7M
Air Products and Chemicals swing-trade checklist
Air Products and Chemicals scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $318.87 is above the 50-day ($294.92) and 200-day ($290.86) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexheadwind
41.4, Distribution
Reading 41.4 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
1.6% above
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (1.6% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports today
Reports on Nov 5, 2026, today — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Air Products and Chemicals stock chart and price history
Air Products and Chemicals closed at $318.87 on Nov 4, 2026, +33.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $229.11 to $319.98.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +13.5%
- 3 months
- +6.3%
- 6 months
- +6.2%
- 1 year
- +33.2%
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Air Products and Chemicals GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Air Products and Chemicals’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 41.4, in the Distribution zone, down 4.5 points over five sessions.
41.4Distribution
Down 4.5 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 43 | +2.5% | +6.5% | ||
| Accumulation | 214 | −0.1% | +1.1% | ||
| Neutral | 389 | +0.2% | +0.5% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 50 | −0.7% | −3.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average APD share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
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Is Air Products and Chemicals stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Air Products and Chemicals trades 1.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $313.79, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Air Products and Chemicals shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$313.79
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
1.6% above fair value · About fair value
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 5.6% below the estimate.
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Air Products and Chemicals insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Air Products and Chemicals, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 4 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds APD.
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Air Products and Chemicals earnings: next date and track record
Air Products and Chemicals reports on Nov 5, 2026, before the open (today), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 5, 2026
Expected before the open, today
- EPS estimate
- $3.61
- Revenue estimate
- $3.33B
7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.7%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Air Products reported solid third-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with sales up 5%, operating income up 9%, operating margin improving to 25.6%, and EPS of $3.47 (up 12% YoY), above guidance. Volume improvement was led by on-site business, new assets coming onstream (notably in Asia and the Americas), and helium/ electronics momentum in Asia. Management raised full-year EPS growth guidance to 11%–12% and reduced FY CapEx by roughly $500 million (timing-related). Return on capital improved to 11.7% and company has achieved about $75 million of headcount-reduction savings YTD. The company recorded a pretax charge of $2.9 billion related to exiting the Louisiana (Darrow), Casa Grande (Arizona) and other smaller clean energy distribution projects; management is pursuing redeployment and sale options for equipment and ammonia production assets. Air Products finalized a marketing and distribution agreement with Yara for the NGHC (NEOM) green ammonia project; management expects no income-statement impact in fiscal 2027 related to NEOM but notes a long commissioning period and retained price exposure. Helium headwind was ~2% (better than guided), with Air Products highlighting its cavern inventory and diversified sourcing strategy. Electronics backlog and new large projects (Taiwan, Korea, Samsung-related) are driving a robust opportunity pipeline skewed to electronics. Management reiterated focus on earnings growth through volumes, pricing, productivity, optimizing large projects, and disciplined capital allocation including potential buybacks toward end of 2027/early 2028.
- Guidance
- Raised full-year adjusted EPS growth guidance to +11% to +12% for fiscal 2026. CapEx forecast reduced by approximately $500 million (timing). Management confirmed no expected income-statement impact from NEOM in fiscal 2027. Share buybacks are in the capital allocation waterfall with a line of sight to begin toward end of fiscal 2027 / early fiscal 2028, dependent on capital deployment and project pipeline.
- Risks flagged
- Large pretax charge of $2.9 billion from exiting several clean-energy projects (Louisiana/Darrow, Casa Grande and others) creates execution and asset realization risk. NEOM/NGHC commissioning is first-of-a-kind, with long commissioning timeline, deconsolidation timing uncertainty, and retained price exposure under a 30-year offtake obligation (volume risk largely hedged via Yara but price risk remains). Helium supply and pricing remains a headwind (market tightness, geopolitical shipping constraints), and macro weakness in Europe and parts of Asia could depress merchant volumes. Timing and proceeds from asset monetizations (Darrow, gasification assets) are uncertain. Fixed-cost inflation and maintenance/project disruptions could pressure margins until offset by pricing/productivity.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $3.47 est $3.36 | $3.16B est $3.20B | +0.2% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $3.20 est $3.06 | $3.17B est $3.07B | −0.5% |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $3.16 est $3.04 | $3.10B est $3.05B | +5.8% |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $3.39 est $3.38 | $3.17B est $3.18B | +9.3% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $3.09 est $2.99 | $3.02B est $2.99B | −2.9% |
| May 1, 2025 | $2.69 est $2.83 | $2.92B est $2.92B | +2.4% |
| Feb 6, 2025 | $2.86 est $2.84 | $2.93B est $2.95B | −6.8% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | $3.56 est $3.47 | $3.19B est $3.21B | +2.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Air Products and Chemicals stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Air Products and Chemicals is $342.55, +7.4% from the last close, from 10 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$342.55consensus 12-month target, +7.4% from the last close
Now $318.87Avg $342.55
Low $305High $373
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 10 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | Bernstein | $373 | +17.0% |
| Oct 16 | Wells Fargo | $350 | +9.8% |
| Oct 15 | RBC Capital | $346 | +8.5% |
| Oct 12 | Bank of America Securities | $314 | −1.5% |
| Oct 12 | Barclays | $353 | +10.7% |
−3.0%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+3.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±1.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Air Products and Chemicals seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Air Products and Chemicals averaged +3.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.4% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, APD’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5%.
Air Products and Chemicals market cap and key statistics
Air Products and Chemicals’s market cap is $71.01B and revenue of $12.60B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $71.01B
- Forward P/E
- 22
- EPS, TTM
- −$0.21
- Gekko Fair Value
- $313.79
Trading
- Volume
- 1.69M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.01M
- 52-week high
- $319.98
- 52-week low
- $229.11
- Shares outstanding
- 222.7M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $12.60B
- Profit margin
- -0.4%
- Return on equity
- 0%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +9.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.67
- Typical daily move
- ±1.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5%
- Dividend yield
- 2.28%
Air Products and Chemicals stock news this week
Coverage of Air Products and Chemicals this week reads neutral: 5 positive, 6 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- How Will Air Products and Chemicals Stock React To Its Upcoming Earnings?Trefis, Nov 3
- What Analyst Projections for Key Metrics Reveal About Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Q4 EarningsZacks Investment Research, Nov 2
- Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD)Milk Road, Nov 1
- Vanguard reports 11.9 million Air Products (APD) shares in an above-5% passive stake.Stock Titan, Oct 30
- Air Products and Chemicals stock hits 52-week high at 315.38 USDInvesting.com, Oct 30
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Seasonal Returns Chart - Yahoo FinanceYahoo! Finance Canada, Oct 30
Air Products and Chemicals peers
Air Products and Chemicals’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| LINLinde | Neutral | 3.6% above |
| ECLEcolab | Distribution | 17.6% above |
| DOWDow | Neutral | 27.3% below |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | Neutral | 11.0% below |
| ALBAlbemarle | Accumulation | 25.3% below |
| WLKWestlake | Neutral | 19.3% below |
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Air Products and Chemicals stock FAQ
What is Air Products and Chemicals’s market cap?
Air Products and Chemicals’s market cap is $71.01B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $318.87, with 222.7M shares outstanding.
What is the Air Products and Chemicals stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Air Products and Chemicals is $342.55, +7.4% from the last close. Of the 10 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Air Products and Chemicals stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Air Products and Chemicals is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $318.87 is 1.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $313.79. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Air Products and Chemicals report earnings next?
Air Products and Chemicals is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026, before the market opens (today). Analysts expect earnings of $3.61 per share on revenue of $3.33B. Air Products and Chemicals beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.7% on average across the report.
What is Air Products and Chemicals’s 52-week high and low?
Air Products and Chemicals’s 52-week high is $319.98 and its 52-week low is $229.11; it closed at $318.87 on Nov 4, 2026, +33.2% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $341.14 on Feb 4, 2025.
Is Air Products and Chemicals stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money and seasonality), 1 as mixed (fair value) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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