Air Products and Chemicals Aktie News

Air Products and Chemicals is a Dividend Aristocrat that I believe will eventually return to strong dividend growth. The company recently renewed a contract with NASA and remains on track to fulfill its adjusted EPS growth potential. APD enjoys an A S&P credit rating with a stable outlook.

Air Products and Chemicals is rated a 'Buy' for growth investors, blending stability, expanding margins, and disciplined capital allocation. APD is focusing on risk-adjusted returns, and its long-term offtake agreements supporting double-digit capital returns. APD's strong balance sheet, 2.7% dividend yield, and exposure to clean hydrogen position it for low-teens annual total returns.

Dividend Aristocrats underperformed the S&P 500 in 2025, with NOBL returning 6.82% versus SPY's 17.70%. 2026 began strong for Aristocrats, with NOBL gaining 5.67% in January, outpacing SPY's 1.47%. Dividend growth for Aristocrats averaged 5.52% in 2025, but early 2026 increases trend slightly lower, raising questions for the year's outlook.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Air Products and Chemicals logged higher profit and revenue in its fiscal first quarter, boosted in part by higher prices that stemmed from increased energy costs.

Exceeded Q1 guidance | Demonstrated strength and resilience in base business | Continued focus on unlocking earnings growth, optimizing large projects and maintaining capital discipline Q1 FY26  Summary of Results: GAAP earnings per share ("EPS")# of $3.04, up 10 percent; GAAP operating income of $735 million, up 14 percent Adjusted EPS* of $3.16, up 10 percent and exceeding top-end of guidance...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD), the world's leading supplier of hydrogen, today announced that it was recently awarded supply contracts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) totaling more than $140 million to provide liquid hydrogen for several NASA facilities including the world's largest hydrogen sphere at NASA's Kennedy Space...

Marks 44th Consecutive Year of Quarterly Dividend Increases on Company's Common Stock LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE:APD) has increased the quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock to $1.81 per share, marking the 44th consecutive year of dividend increases.