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 net margin, APD reads -0.4% and DD reads 0.8%; on return on equity, APD reads -0.3% and DD reads 0.4%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APD | DD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $281.25 | $129.97 |
| Market cap | $62.7B | $17.8B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +21.6% | — |
| P/E | — | 57.8 |
| P/B | 3.78 | 1.28 |
| P/S | 4.97 | 2.54 |
| EV/EBITDA | 65.0 | 42.6 |
| Revenue growth | +4.6% | +3.3% |
| Operating margin | -66.3% | — |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 0.8% |
| Return on equity | -0.3% | 0.4% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 0.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.7% | — |
| FCF yield | -2.5% | 2.3% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.23 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 2.43 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.29 | 0.36 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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