AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. vs DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where APD and DD diverge most: on debt / equity, APD reads 0.01 and DD reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), APD reads 2.37 and DD reads 0.51. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What APD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What DD's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APD | DD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $294.90 | $137.00 |
| Market cap | $65.7B | $18.9B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +25.0% | — |
| P/B | 3.96 | 1.32 |
| P/S | 5.21 | 2.72 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.9 | 25.7 |
| Revenue growth | +4.6% | +2.8% |
| Operating margin | -66.3% | — |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| Return on equity | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.1% | — |
| FCF yield | -2.4% | -1.8% |
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 2.68 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.37 | 0.51 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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