Company data
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
APD · Chemicals - Specialty · $61.8B market cap
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. had 21,300 employees at the end of fiscal Sep 2025, down 7.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $12.0B, down 0.5% from a year earlier, or $565K per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
21,300
-7.4% YoY
Revenue
$12.0B
-0.5% YoY
Revenue / employee
$565K
Peer median $612K
Rank in industry
8 of 14
Chemicals - Specialty
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 21,300 | $12.0B | $565K | -7.4% | -0.5% |
| Sep 2024 | 23,000 | $12.1B | $526K | +0.0% | -4.0% |
| Sep 2023 | 23,000 | $12.6B | $548K | +5.0% | -0.8% |
| Sep 2022 | 21,900 | $12.7B | $580K | +6.2% | +23.0% |
| Sep 2021 | 20,625 | $10.3B | $501K | +7.0% | +16.6% |
| Sep 2020 | 19,275 | $8.86B | $459K | +8.9% | -0.7% |
| Sep 2019 | 17,700 | $8.92B | $504K | +8.6% | -0.1% |
| Sep 2018 | 16,300 | $8.93B | $548K | +6.5% | +9.1% |
| Sep 2017 | 15,300 | $8.19B | $535K | -17.7% | +9.1% |
| Sep 2016 | 18,600 | $7.50B | $403K | — | — |
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. | 3,000 | $10.9B | $3.63M | Contracting |
| WLK Westlake Corporation | 14,600 | $11.2B | $765K | Contracting |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Company | 13,000 | $8.75B | $673K | Contracting |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation | 7,800 | $5.14B | $659K | Contracting |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 21,300 | $12.0B | $565K | Contracting |
| RPM RPM International Inc. | 17,546 | $7.86B | $448K | Leaner |
| SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company | 64,249 | $23.6B | $367K | Efficient growth |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. | 43,500 | $15.9B | $365K | Leaner |
| ECL Ecolab Inc. | 48,000 | $16.1B | $335K | Leaner |
Questions about Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
- How many employees does Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. have?
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. reported 21,300 employees for the fiscal year ending Sep 2025, in the annual report it filed on November 20, 2025. That is down 7.4% from a year earlier.
- What is Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. brought in $12.0B of revenue in fiscal Sep 2025, which is $565K per employee. That ranks 8 of 14 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $612K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed November 20, 2025. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell APD.