Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Air Products and Chemicals Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock increased by 0.1% to $398.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from $393.80M to $398.60M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 6.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
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| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $332.00M | $332.00M | $332.10M | $332.60M | $359.20M | $359.40M | $359.40M | $359.80M | $388.70M | $388.70M | $388.90M | $389.00M | $393.50M | $393.50M | $393.60M | $393.80M | $398.30M | $398.40M | $398.40M | $398.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.2% | +8.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +8.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +1.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% | +1.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.2% | +8.3% | +8.2% | +8.2% | +8.2% | +8.2% | +8.2% | +8.1% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% | +1.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Air Products and Chemicals's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Air Products and Chemicals (APD) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $398.60M in Q1 2026.
- How has Air Products and Chemicals's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- Air Products and Chemicals's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from $393.80M to $398.60M.
- What is the long-term trend for Air Products and Chemicals's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Air Products and Chemicals's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.26B to $1.58B.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.