Air Products and ChemicalsvsChemours

APD and CC stock compared: price, dividend, valuation and results, from SEC filings.

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) has a market value of $70.5B and Chemours (CC) $2.0B. Over the last year, with dividends, APD moved +24.2% and CC +7.7%. Dividend yield: APD 2.28%, CC 2.65%.

At a glance

The main figures of both. A bar only shows which number is larger, not which is better.

  • Market value

    APD$70.5B

    CC$2.0B

    APD is 35 times CC

  • Revenue, 12 months

    APD$12.6B

    CC$5.8B

    APD is 2.2 times CC

  • Net income, 12 months

    APD-$47M

    CC-$154M

  • Operating margin

    APD-4.7%

    CC–

  • ROIC

    APD-3.0%

    CC2.5%

    5.5 points apart

  • P/E

    APD–

    CC–

  • Dividend yield

    APD2.3%

    CC2.7%

    0.4 points apart

  • 5-year return

    APD+15.8%

    CC-53.1%

    68.9 points apart

A fainter bar means a negative number. The 5-year return includes dividends.

The price over time

Both start at 100 at the beginning of the period, so the lines show how much each changed. With dividends means each dividend buys more shares.

APD+15.8%

CC-53.1%

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Returns by period
PeriodAPDWith dividendsCCWith dividends
1 year since November 12, 2025+24.2%Price +21.0%+7.7%Price +5.4%
3 years since November 13, 2023+29.1%+8.9% a yearPrice +19.4%-41.2%-16.2% a yearPrice -47.0%
5 years since November 12, 2021+15.8%+3.0% a yearPrice +2.1%-53.1%-14.0% a yearPrice -59.9%
10 years since November 15, 2016+192.6%+11.3% a yearPrice +129.1%-16.5%-1.8% a yearPrice -39.6%

Each cell: the total return with dividends, its yearly rate, and the price change alone. Before taxes and costs. Past returns do not predict future ones.

Every figure

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APDAir Products and ChemicalsCCChemours

Valuation

APDCC
Valuation
Price$316.53$13.29
Market value$70.5B$2.0B
Enterprise value (EV)$87.2B$5.1B
P/E––
P/E, 5-year median25.19.3
P/B5.112.9
EV/EBIT–38.9
Free cash flow yield–10.6%

Results and growth

APDCC
Results and growth
Revenue, 12 months$12.6B$5.8B
Net income, 12 months-$47M-$154M
Free cash flow, 12 months-$301M$211M
Earnings per share, 12 months-$0.22-$1.02
Revenue growth, year on year-0.5%0.4%
Revenue growth a year, past+6.3%over 5 years+3.2%over 5 years
EPS growth a year, past––

Margins and returns on capital

APDCC
Margins and returns on capital
Gross margin32.1%15.1%
Operating margin-4.7%–
Net margin-0.4%-2.6%
ROIC-3.0%2.5%
ROE-0.3%-91.1%

Balance sheet

APDCC
Balance sheet
Cash$981M$698M
Total debt$18.2B$4.1B
Net debt / EBITDA17.26.6
Interest cover-2.7×0.5×

Dividends and buybacks

APDCC
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.3%2.7%
Dividend per share, 12 months$7.22$0.35
Dividend growth a year, past+6.6%over 5 years–
Buyback yield––
Shareholder yield2.3%2.7%

Last 12 months from the latest 10-Q and 10-K. Value, P/E and yields at today's price. A dash means the figure does not exist or did not pass our checks.

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Which is bigger, Air Products and Chemicals or Chemours?

By market value, Air Products and Chemicals ($70.5B) is about 35.3 times Chemours ($2.0B), at today's prices.

How did APD and CC stock do over the last 10 years?

Since November 15, 2016, APD's price moved +129.1% and CC's -39.6%. With dividends: APD +192.6% (+11.3% a year), CC -16.5% (-1.8% a year). Past returns do not predict future ones.

Which pays the higher dividend, APD or CC?

The dividend yield at today's price is 2.28% for Air Products and Chemicals and 2.65% for Chemours. Over the last twelve months they paid $7.22 and $0.35 per share.

Which has the higher profit margins, Air Products and Chemicals or Chemours?

Over the last twelve months, the net margin was -0.4% for Air Products and Chemicals and -2.6% for Chemours, and the operating margin -4.7% and –. Revenue was $12.6B and $5.8B.

Which is the better investment, Air Products and Chemicals or Chemours?

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