Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Competitors $253.32 +0.14 (+0.06%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.19 -0.13 (-0.05%) As of 10/17/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock APD vs. LIN, ALB, ATI, CBT, CRS, DOW, EMN, FCX, SHW, and DDShould you be buying Air Products and Chemicals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Air Products and Chemicals include Linde (LIN), Albemarle (ALB), ATI (ATI), Cabot (CBT), Carpenter Technology (CRS), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), and DuPont de Nemours (DD). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Air Products and Chemicals vs. Its Competitors Linde Albemarle ATI Cabot Carpenter Technology DOW Eastman Chemical Freeport-McMoRan Sherwin-Williams DuPont de Nemours Linde (NASDAQ:LIN) and Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk. Is LIN or APD more profitable? Linde has a net margin of 20.20% compared to Air Products and Chemicals' net margin of 12.86%. Linde's return on equity of 19.09% beat Air Products and Chemicals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Linde20.20% 19.09% 9.19% Air Products and Chemicals 12.86%15.11%6.79% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LIN or APD? 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Air Products and Chemicals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, LIN or APD? Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Air Products and Chemicals. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Products and Chemicals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLinde$33.01B6.41$6.57B$14.0632.07Air Products and Chemicals$12.10B4.66$3.83B$6.9536.45 Does the media favor LIN or APD? In the previous week, Linde had 13 more articles in the media than Air Products and Chemicals. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Linde and 25 mentions for Air Products and Chemicals. Linde's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Air Products and Chemicals' score of 1.50 indicating that Linde is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Linde 35 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Air Products and Chemicals 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts rate LIN or APD? Linde currently has a consensus price target of $520.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.33%. Air Products and Chemicals has a consensus price target of $330.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.27%. Given Air Products and Chemicals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Air Products and Chemicals is more favorable than Linde.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Linde 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Air Products and Chemicals 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is LIN or APD a better dividend stock? Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Air Products and Chemicals pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Linde pays out 42.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Products and Chemicals pays out 103.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Air Products and Chemicals has raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years. Air Products and Chemicals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LIN or APD? Linde has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Products and Chemicals has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLinde beats Air Products and Chemicals on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding APD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAir Products and ChemicalsCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$56.35B$11.44B$3.78B$21.84BDividend Yield2.83%3.44%5.05%3.62%P/E Ratio36.4525.62156.9532.43Price / Sales4.666.5623,957.7060.32Price / Cash13.337.2526.4924.21Price / Book3.021.617.184.59Net Income$3.83B$508.75M$148.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.54%-0.77%45.47%1.31%1 Month Performance-13.38%-8.66%53.97%-1.47%1 Year Performance-23.72%-9.92%75.23%9.54% Air Products and Chemicals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDAir Products and Chemicals4.7314 of 5 stars$253.32+0.1%$330.00+30.3%-23.0%$56.35B$12.10B36.4523,000Positive NewsLINLinde4.3451 of 5 stars$456.64+0.6%$520.00+13.9%-7.2%$214.12B$33.01B32.4865,289Positive NewsALBAlbemarle3.4301 of 5 stars$96.20+7.1%$87.35-9.2%-2.0%$11.32B$4.99B-10.328,300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATIATI4.2204 of 5 stars$83.00+3.7%$90.86+9.5%+26.7%$11.44B$4.51B28.827,700Insider TradeCBTCabot4.7221 of 5 stars$69.59+0.6%$85.00+22.1%-39.4%$3.70B$3.82B9.104,200Positive NewsCRSCarpenter Technology4.1055 of 5 stars$241.62+0.2%$278.33+15.2%+49.2%$12.04B$2.88B32.564,500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDOWDOW4.1084 of 5 stars$21.41+3.7%$29.79+39.2%-58.7%$15.17B$42.96B-15.2936,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEMNEastman Chemical4.7746 of 5 stars$60.09+3.2%$85.54+42.4%-43.9%$6.90B$9.29B8.4414,000Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeFCXFreeport-McMoRan4.7939 of 5 stars$42.74+4.5%$46.56+8.9%-14.1%$61.36B$25.46B32.3828,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSHWSherwin-Williams4.883 of 5 stars$331.98-0.2%$387.60+16.8%-14.9%$82.77B$23.08B32.9363,890Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDDDuPont de Nemours4.379 of 5 stars$75.87+2.9%$88.33+16.4%-6.6%$31.77B$12.39B-161.4324,000Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Linde Competitors Albemarle Competitors ATI Competitors Cabot Competitors Carpenter Technology Competitors DOW Competitors Eastman Chemical Competitors Freeport-McMoRan Competitors Sherwin-Williams Competitors DuPont de Nemours Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:APD) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis $65 Billion Machine Could Change the World – or Become a Massive FlopBrace Yourself for Jeff Bezos' "Amazon Helios" Amazon delivers 20 million packages a day... powers some of ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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