APD Stock Recent News

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products' (NYSE:APD) CEO Eduardo Menezes will speak at Deutsche Bank's 16th Annual Global Industrials & Materials Conference on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE:APD) today declared a quarterly dividend of $1.79 per share of common stock.

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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Shares of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. fell 2% due to disappointing results and guidance, amidst recent management changes and strategic uncertainties. APD's weak quarter included earnings of $2.69, below consensus, and revenue of $2.9 billion, prompting a cut in full-year guidance. New management aims to streamline APD, focusing on the core industrial gas business, reducing CapEx, and improving capital efficiency with potential buybacks.

APD's sales remain flat due to higher energy costs pass-through and higher pricing, offset by lower volumes and unfavorable currency in Q2.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Air Products and Chemicals (APD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.69 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.84 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.85 per share a year ago.