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APD (Air Products and Chemicals) Degree of Operating Leverage : 33.17 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Air Products and Chemicals Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 33.17. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

APD's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
92.61% of 1516 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs APD: 33.17

Air Products and Chemicals Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Air Products and Chemicals Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Air Products and Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.26 0.28 0.38 -7.92 -16.33

Air Products and Chemicals Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.85 -2.35 -16.33 -20.12 33.17

Competitive Comparison of Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Air Products and Chemicals Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Air Products and Chemicals's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 2090.2 (Mar. 2025) / 3268.5 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 12020.7 (Mar. 2025) / 12152.8 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-0.3605/-0.0109
=33.17***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Air Products and Chemicals  (NYSE:APD) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Air Products and Chemicals Business Description

Address
1940 Air Products Boulevard, Allentown, PA, USA, 18106-5500
Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $12.1 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024.
Executives
Melissa N. Schaeffer officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Sean D Major officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 100 E. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2780, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Jeffrey Kutz officer: VP, Controller & PAO 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106-5500
Seifi Ghasemi director 100 OVERLOOK CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Tonit M Calaway director HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Wayne Thomas Smith director 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Edward L Monser director
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Russell A Flugel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O THE MOSAIC COMPANY, 101 EAST KENNEDY BLVD., SUITE 2500, TAMPA FL 33602
Charles I Cogut director 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Samir Serhan officer: Executive Vice President 7201 HAMILTON BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Jennifer Grant officer: VP 7201 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
John D. Stanley officer: SR VP and General Counsel 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501
Guillermo Novo officer: Senior V.P. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Painter Corning F. officer: Senior V.P. 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195-1501