Air Products & Chemicals Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (APD)
Air Products & Chemicals's return on equity was −2.46% for fiscal 2025.
View full Air Products & Chemicals company overviewAir Products & Chemicals annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-09-30 | −2.46% | −26.88 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 24.42% | +7.67 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 16.75% | −0.15 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 16.91% | +0.52 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 16.39% | +0.08 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 16.31% | +0.25 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 16.06% | +1.76 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-10-01 | 14.30% | −20.65 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 34.96% | +26.15 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 8.81% | −8.68 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 17.49% | +3.72 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 13.77% | −0.94 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 14.71% | −4.31 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 19.02% | −2.56 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 21.59% | +1.68 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 19.91% | +7.05 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 12.85% | −4.43 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-09-30 | 17.28% | — |
Air Products & Chemicals quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2026-06-30 | −9.76% | −14.48 pp |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 4.57% | +15.60 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-12-31 | 4.46% | +0.80 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 0.03% | −12.10 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 4.72% | +0.08 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-03-31 | −11.02% | −14.87 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-12-31 | 3.66% | −0.51 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 12.13% | +7.27 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 4.64% | +0.42 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 3.84% | +0.70 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-12-31 | 4.18% | −0.05 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 4.87% | +0.52 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 4.22% | +0.01 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.14% | −0.68 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-12-31 | 4.23% | +0.13 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 4.35% | −0.23 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 4.22% | +0.08 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.82% | +0.10 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-12-31 | 4.10% | +0.20 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 4.59% | +0.48 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 4.13% | +0.26 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 3.72% | −0.44 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-12-31 | 3.89% | −0.31 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 4.10% | −0.38 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 3.88% | −0.45 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 4.17% | +0.35 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-12-31 | 4.21% | +1.01 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 4.48% | +0.24 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 4.33% | −0.17 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 3.82% | −0.18 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-12-31 | 3.20% | +1.67 pp |
| Q3 2018 · Sep 30 | 2018-09-30 | 4.24% | −0.56 pp |
| Q3 2018 · Jun 30 | 2018-06-30 | 4.50% | +3.41 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 4.00% | −21.85 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-12-31 | 1.52% | −2.69 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 4.81% | −0.77 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 1.09% | −3.88 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 25.85% | +32.48 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-12-31 | 4.21% | −0.76 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 5.58% | +0.93 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 4.97% | +0.69 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-03-31 | −6.63% | −10.58 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-12-31 | 4.98% | +0.56 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 4.64% | +3.26 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 4.27% | +0.11 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 3.95% | +0.08 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-12-31 | 4.41% | +0.35 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 1.38% | −0.64 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 4.17% | −0.30 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 3.87% | −0.71 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-12-31 | 4.06% | −0.30 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 2.02% | −0.12 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 4.47% | −3.12 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 4.59% | −0.28 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-12-31 | 4.36% | +0.12 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 2.14% | −3.27 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 7.58% | +2.17 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 4.86% | −0.37 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-12-31 | 4.24% | −0.49 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 5.40% | +0.35 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 5.42% | +0.59 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 5.23% | +0.34 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-12-31 | 4.73% | −0.40 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 5.05% | +0.03 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 4.82% | +2.55 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 4.89% | — |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-12-31 | 5.13% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 5.02% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 2.27% | — |
Air Products & Chemicals return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Air Products & Chemicals's return on equity decreased from 16.31% to −2.46%, a change of −18.77 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, shows −9.76%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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