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Air Products cut its annual profit forecast on Thursday and the industrial gas maker reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings, hurt by lower sales volumes and higher costs, sending the company's shares down 4% premarket.

Q2 FY25  Summary of Results (comparisons versus prior year): GAAP results, including loss per share# of $7.77 and net loss of $1.7 billion, driven by an after-tax charge attributable to Air Products of $2.3 billion for business and asset actions recorded during the fiscal 2025 second quarter Adjusted earnings per share ("EPS")* of $2.69; adjusted EBITDA* of $1.2 billion Q2 FY25 Announcements Appointed Eduardo F. Menezes Chief Executive Officer of Air Products and member of the Board of Directors, joining other Board members elected in January 2025; Wayne T.

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Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Air Products and Chemicals (APD), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended March 2025.

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This article compares Linde and Air Products and Chemicals, focusing on growth catalysts, shareholder returns, and key valuation metrics. Linde offers stronger fundamentals and broader diversification. Air Products is in more of a reset period, but may offer greater long-term upside. Linde's backlog should support steady growth, but its valuation multiples leave little room for error. Air Products is trading at a deeper discount but faces more uncertainty.

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) will hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal 2025 second quarter financial results on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

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