Air Products and Chemicals Inc (APD)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | -226,700 | 2,137,200 | 2,090,200 | 5,062,600 | 5,040,000 | 3,376,200 | 3,268,500 | 3,109,000 | 3,059,900 | 2,914,200 | 2,870,700 | 2,950,700 | 2,881,300 | 2,863,500 | 2,770,900 | 2,714,200 | 2,649,200 | 2,557,300 | 2,494,400 | 2,531,800 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 15,024,900 | 15,537,500 | 14,703,400 | 16,692,300 | 17,036,500 | 15,101,300 | 14,913,400 | 14,873,000 | 14,312,900 | 14,138,000 | 14,058,300 | 13,935,700 | 13,144,000 | 13,643,900 | 13,955,100 | 13,825,100 | 13,539,700 | 13,082,900 | 12,726,200 | 12,683,600 |
| Return on total capital | -1.51% | 13.76% | 14.22% | 30.33% | 29.58% | 22.36% | 21.92% | 20.90% | 21.38% | 20.61% | 20.42% | 21.17% | 21.92% | 20.99% | 19.86% | 19.63% | 19.57% | 19.55% | 19.60% | 19.96% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $-226,700K ÷ ($—K + $15,024,900K)
= -1.51%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
APD
-1.51%
Ashland Global Holdings Inc
ASH
-40.50%
WD-40 Company
WDFC
28.69%