AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. vs NUTRIEN LTD., two Chemicals stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where APD and NTR diverge most: on operating margin, APD reads -66.3% and NTR reads 13.9%; on net margin, APD reads -0.4% and NTR reads 8.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APD | NTR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $291.55 | $78.44 |
| Market cap | $65.0B | $38.1B |
| Sector | Chemicals | Chemicals |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +22.8% | — |
| P/E | — | 16.8 |
| P/B | 3.91 | 1.50 |
| P/S | 5.15 | 1.42 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.6 | 6.1 |
| Revenue growth | +4.6% | +1.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 31.1% |
| Operating margin | -66.3% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | -0.3% | 9.1% |
| Return on assets | -0.1% | 4.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| FCF yield | -2.4% | 5.6% |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | 1.34 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.35 | 2.01 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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