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Item 1. Financial Statements
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS
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| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 December | |||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of U.S. Dollars, except for share and per share data) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Sales | $3,102.5 | $2,931.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 2,107.5 | 2,016.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expense | 228.7 | 242.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development expense | 20.4 | 22.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Business and asset actions | 22.0 | — | |||||||||||||||
| Shareholder activism-related costs | — | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 10.6 | 22.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 734.5 | 643.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Equity affiliates' income | 172.2 | 150.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 54.5 | 42.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense), net | (1.4) | 38.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Income Before Taxes | 850.8 | 790.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 159.4 | 140.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income | 691.4 | 649.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 13.2 | 32.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Air Products | $678.2 | $617.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Per Share Data (U.S. Dollars per share) | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic earnings per share attributable to Air Products | $3.04 | $2.77 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to Air Products | $3.04 | $2.77 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted Average Common Shares (in millions) | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 222.8 | 222.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 222.9 | 222.9 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENTS
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| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| 31 December | ||||||||||||||
| (Millions of U.S. Dollars) | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net Income | $691.4 | $649.8 | ||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax: | ||||||||||||||
| Translation adjustments, net of tax of ($1.2) and $46.2 | 73.5 | (624.0) | ||||||||||||
| Net gain on derivatives, net of tax of $0.9 and ($22.0) | 35.5 | 65.7 | ||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments: | ||||||||||||||
| Derivatives, net of tax of $4.8 and $27.8 | 16.6 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||
| Pension and postretirement benefits, net of tax of $3.4 and $3.3 | 9.3 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||
| Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | 134.9 | (455.4) | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income | $826.3 | $194.4 | ||||||||||||
| Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests | 13.2 | 32.4 | ||||||||||||
| Other Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests | 24.2 | 103.1 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive Income Attributable to Air Products | $788.9 | $58.9 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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| 31 December | 30 September | ||||||||||
| (Millions of U.S. Dollars, except for share and per share data) | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash items | $1,026.4 | $1,856.0 | |||||||||
| Trade receivables, net | 1,894.9 | 1,901.2 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 788.1 | 776.5 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 163.8 | 174.9 | |||||||||
| Assets held for sale | 472.6 | 427.7 | |||||||||
| Other receivables and current assets | 757.4 | 689.5 | |||||||||
| Total Current Assets | $5,103.2 | $5,825.8 | |||||||||
| Investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates | 5,440.1 | 5,366.1 | |||||||||
| Plant and equipment, at cost | 43,785.2 | 42,754.8 | |||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | 17,643.1 | 17,417.0 | |||||||||
| Plant and equipment, net | $26,142.1 | $25,337.8 | |||||||||
| Goodwill, net | 971.5 | 963.9 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 294.4 | 293.5 | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 925.2 | 944.0 | |||||||||
| Noncurrent lease receivables | 299.6 | 307.1 | |||||||||
| Financing receivables | 964.6 | 1,000.0 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 1,100.0 | 1,021.3 | |||||||||
| Total Noncurrent Assets | $36,137.5 | $35,233.7 | |||||||||
| Total Assets(A) | $41,240.7 | $41,059.5 | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Payables and accrued liabilities | $3,035.3 | $3,237.7 | |||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 174.5 | 179.4 | |||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 66.7 | 34.7 | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 169.8 | 716.3 | |||||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | 51.6 | 50.5 | |||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | $3,497.9 | $4,218.6 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt | 17,114.6 | 16,769.9 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt – related party | 180.7 | 177.5 | |||||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 607.0 | 616.0 | |||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 1,341.5 | 1,348.1 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 661.9 | 579.6 | |||||||||
| Total Noncurrent Liabilities | $19,905.7 | $19,491.1 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities(A) | $23,403.6 | $23,709.7 | |||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies - See Note 11 | |||||||||||
| Air Products Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Common stock (par value $1 per share; issued 2026 and 2025 - 249,455,584 shares) | 249.4 | 249.4 | |||||||||
| Capital in excess of par value | 1,305.6 | 1,306.5 | |||||||||
| Retained earnings | 17,838.0 | 17,558.6 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,977.1) | (2,087.8) | |||||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost (2026 - 26,799,576 shares; 2025 - 26,867,328 shares) | (2,004.6) | (2,001.8) | |||||||||
| Total Air Products Shareholders’ Equity | $15,411.3 | $15,024.9 | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interests(A) | 2,425.8 | 2,324.9 | |||||||||
| Total Equity | $17,837.1 | $17,349.8 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $41,240.7 | $41,059.5 |
(A)Includes balances associated with a consolidated variable interest entity ("VIE"), including amounts reflected in "Total Assets" that can only be used to settle obligations of the VIE of $7,684.6 and $7,134.7 as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively, as well as liabilities of the VIE reflected within "Total Liabilities" for which creditors do not have recourse to the general credit of Air Products of $5,304.8 and $4,937.7 as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively. Refer to Note 3, Variable Interest Entities, for additional information regarding the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company joint venture.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| 31 December | |||||||||||
| (Millions of U.S. Dollars) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Operating Activities | |||||||||||
| Net income | $691.4 | $649.8 | |||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 13.2 | 32.4 | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to Air Products | $678.2 | $617.4 | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile income to cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $370.7 | $366.8 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 78.2 | (6.3) | |||||||||
| Business and asset actions | 22.0 | — | |||||||||
| Undistributed earnings of equity method investments | (28.5) | (48.4) | |||||||||
| Gain on sale of assets and investments | (2.2) | (10.1) | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 10.6 | 16.4 | |||||||||
| Noncurrent lease receivables | 12.0 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| Other adjustments | (25.2) | (122.6) | |||||||||
| Working capital changes that provided (used) cash, excluding effects of acquisitions: | |||||||||||
| Trade receivables | 6.1 | (47.8) | |||||||||
| Inventories | (11.0) | 6.4 | |||||||||
| Other receivables | (27.8) | 9.0 | |||||||||
| Payables and accrued liabilities | (191.3) | 30.5 | |||||||||
| Other working capital | 8.9 | (14.6) | |||||||||
| Cash Provided by Operating Activities | $900.7 | $811.7 | |||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||
| Additions to plant and equipment, including long-term deposits | ($1,251.2) | ($2,117.6) | |||||||||
| Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | (20.0) | — | |||||||||
| Investments in financing receivables | — | (15.3) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets and investments | 26.1 | 34.4 | |||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments | — | (117.6) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from short-term investments | — | 5.0 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from other investing activities | 2.2 | 29.0 | |||||||||
| Cash Used for Investing Activities | ($1,242.9) | ($2,182.1) | |||||||||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt proceeds | $382.5 | $459.2 | |||||||||
| Payments on long-term debt | (569.6) | (12.1) | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in commercial paper and short-term borrowings | 67.3 | (21.5) | |||||||||
| Dividends paid to shareholders | (398.4) | (393.6) | |||||||||
| Investments by noncontrolling interests | 61.0 | 280.9 | |||||||||
| Other financing activities | (32.9) | (38.7) | |||||||||
| Cash (Used for) Provided by Financing Activities | ($490.1) | $274.2 | |||||||||
| Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash | 2.7 | (38.0) | |||||||||
| Decrease in cash and cash items | ($829.6) | ($1,134.2) | |||||||||
| Cash and cash items – Beginning of Year | 1,856.0 | 2,979.7 | |||||||||
| Cash and Cash Items – End of Period | $1,026.4 | $1,845.5 | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(Unaudited)
| (Millions of U.S. Dollars, except for per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended 31 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Retained Earnings | AOCL(A) | Treasury Stock | Air Products Share-holders' Equity | Non-controlling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of 30 September 2025 | $249.4 | $1,306.5 | $17,558.6 | ($2,087.8) | ($2,001.8) | $15,024.9 | $2,324.9 | $17,349.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | 678.2 | — | — | 678.2 | 13.2 | 691.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | 110.7 | — | 110.7 | 24.2 | 134.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock ($1.79 per share) | — | — | (398.6) | — | — | (398.6) | — | (398.6) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | (0.4) | (0.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 10.5 | — | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of treasury shares for award plans | — | (8.1) | — | — | (2.8) | (10.9) | — | (10.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments by noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.6 | 60.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of noncontrolling interests | — | (3.3) | — | — | — | (3.3) | 3.3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other equity transactions | — | — | (0.2) | — | — | (0.2) | — | (0.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of 31 December 2025 | $249.4 | $1,305.6 | $17,838.0 | ($1,977.1) | ($2,004.6) | $15,411.3 | $2,425.8 | $17,837.1 |
| Three Months Ended 31 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Capital in Excess of Par Value | Retained Earnings | AOCL(A) | Treasury Stock | Air Products Share-holders' Equity | Non-controlling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of 30 September 2024 | $249.4 | $1,253.2 | $19,545.7 | ($2,027.7) | ($1,984.1) | $17,036.5 | $1,637.2 | $18,673.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | 617.4 | — | — | 617.4 | 32.4 | 649.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | — | — | — | (558.5) | — | (558.5) | 103.1 | (455.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends on common stock ($1.77 per share) | — | — | (393.8) | — | — | (393.8) | — | (393.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | (1.4) | (1.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | — | 14.3 | — | — | — | 14.3 | — | 14.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of treasury shares for stock option and award plans | — | (6.8) | — | — | (15.0) | (21.8) | — | (21.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments by noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281.0 | 281.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of noncontrolling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | (5.9) | (5.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other equity transactions | — | 0.2 | (2.0) | — | — | (1.8) | — | (1.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of 31 December 2024 | $249.4 | $1,260.9 | $19,767.3 | ($2,586.2) | ($1,999.1) | $16,692.3 | $2,046.4 | $18,738.7 |
(A)Accumulated other comprehensive loss.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Millions of U.S. Dollars, unless otherwise indicated
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND MAJOR ACCOUNTING POLICIES
As used in this report, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “we”, “our”, “us”, the “Company”, "Air Products", or “registrant” include our controlled subsidiaries and affiliates.
Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and its controlled subsidiaries included herein have been prepared by us, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
Certain information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") has been condensed or omitted as permitted under such rules and regulations. In management’s opinion, the accompanying statements reflect adjustments necessary to fairly present our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods indicated and contain adequate disclosures to make the information presented not misleading. Adjustments included herein are of a normal, recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed in the notes to the interim consolidated financial statements. Certain prior period information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
To fully understand the basis of presentation, the interim consolidated financial statements and related notes included herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 September 2025 (the "2025 Form 10-K"), which was filed with the SEC on 20 November 2025. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year.
Major Accounting Policies
Refer to our 2025 Form 10-K for a description of our major accounting policies. There were no significant changes to these accounting policies during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.
Estimates and Assumptions
Preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in these statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. NEW ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE
New Accounting Guidance to be Implemented
Climate-Related Disclosures
In March 2024, the SEC issued Release No. 33-11275, "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors", which includes final rules for providing annual qualitative and quantitative disclosures regarding certain climate-related topics. As a result of legal challenges, the SEC issued an order in April 2024 to stay the effectiveness of the rules pending the completion of judicial review of the consolidated challenges before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
The SEC subsequently announced its withdrawal of its legal defense to such challenges in March 2025; however, the rules have not been formally rescinded by the SEC. In April 2025, the appellate court suspended its proceedings indefinitely and directed the SEC to file a status report outlining its next steps. In response, the SEC stated in July 2025 that it does not intend to revisit the rules and requested the court to rule on the pending petitions.
In September 2025, the appellate court declined the SEC's request and placed the litigation in abeyance, which will remain in effect until the SEC reconsiders the rules by notice-and-comment rulemaking or renews its defense. We continue to monitor these developments.
Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, to expand income tax disclosures, primarily through disaggregation requirements for the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The update will be effective in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2026, although early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis with a retrospective option. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our disclosures.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, which requires additional disclosures of certain costs and expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, as well as selling expenses in the notes to the financial statements. In January 2025, the FASB clarified that the update will be effective in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2028 as well as interim periods thereafter, although early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied either prospectively after the effective date or retrospectively to any or all periods presented. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our disclosures.
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, “Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets”, which allows an entity to elect a practical expedient to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change when estimating expected credit losses. This update will be effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2027, although early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. We are evaluating the implications of this update. At this time, we do not expect it will have a material impact on our financial statements.
Accounting for Internal-Use Software
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, “Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software”, which establishes criteria for commencing cost capitalization for software projects. This update will be effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2029, although early adoption is permitted. The amendments can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or via a modified prospective transition method. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our financial statements.
Government Grants
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, “Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities”, which provides guidance on the recognition, measurement, and presentation of government grants. This update will be effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2030, although early adoption is permitted. The amendments can be applied on a modified prospective approach, modified retrospective approach, or a full retrospective approach. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our financial statements.
Interim Reporting
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements”. This guidance addresses the form and content of interim financial statements, lists interim disclosures required by other codification topics, and establishes a principle for disclosing events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact. This update will be effective for interim periods beginning in fiscal year 2029, although early adoption is permitted. The ASU can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our disclosures.
3. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
We are the primary beneficiary of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Company joint venture ("NGHC"), a variable interest entity ("VIE") that is consolidated in our Middle East and India segment. We are not the primary beneficiary of any other material VIEs.
Our other material VIEs are those in which we hold variable interests but are not the primary beneficiary. We have an equity interest and exercise significant influence in the Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company joint venture ("JIGPC"), which we account for as an equity method investment in our Middle East and India segment. We have no equity interest in World Energy, LLC ("World Energy"), but hold a variable interest through a financing receivable that was fully reserved in connection with our exit from the sustainable aviation fuel expansion project during the second quarter of fiscal year 2025.
NGHC Joint Venture
The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project is a multi-billion dollar green hydrogen-based ammonia production facility that is being constructed in NEOM City, Saudi Arabia. Owned and operated by NGHC, the facility will be powered by renewable energy to produce green ammonia for Air Products as the exclusive offtaker under a long-term take-if-tendered agreement.
Air Products is an equal owner in NGHC with our joint venture partners, ACWA Power and NEOM Company. While we only hold one-third of the voting interests in the joint venture, substantially all the activities of the joint venture involve or are conducted on behalf of Air Products. Since we have disproportionately few voting rights relative to our economic interests in the joint venture, we determined that NGHC is a VIE. In addition, we determined that we are the primary beneficiary of NGHC since we have the power to unilaterally direct certain significant activities, including key design and construction decisions, and we share power with our joint venture partners related to other activities that are significant to the economic performance of NGHC. Therefore, we consolidate NGHC within the Middle East and India segment.
Under the project financing discussed below, the assets of NGHC can only be used to settle obligations of the joint venture, and creditors of NGHC do not have recourse to the general credit of Air Products. A table summarizing balances associated with NGHC as reflected on our consolidated balance sheets is provided on page 14.
Project Financing
In May 2023, NGHC finalized the $6.7 billion engineering, procurement, and construction agreement, naming Air Products as the main contractor and system integrator for the facility. To support the project, NGHC secured project financing that is non-recourse to Air Products of approximately $6.1 billion, which is expected to fund about 73% of the project and is being drawn over the construction period. At the same time, NGHC secured additional credit facilities totaling approximately $500, primarily for NGHC's working capital needs. These facilities are also non-recourse to Air Products. Total principal borrowings were $5.3 billion and $4.9 billion as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively. Long-term principal borrowings of approximately $365 during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 were primarily drawn under a 2.00% stated-rate Saudi Riyal facility.
The borrowings discussed above are primarily from long-term facilities that are presented net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs within "Long-term debt" on our consolidated balance sheets. Short-term borrowings were $36.7 and $24.0 as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively, under a variable-rate Saudi Riyal facility that carried an interest rate of 5.00% as of 31 December 2025.
Interest Rate Swaps
In May 2023, NGHC entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps designed to hedge long-term variable-rate debt facilities available under the project financing during the construction period. In fiscal year 2024, we discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for certain swaps due to changes in the anticipated drawdown timeline for the hedged borrowings. As a result, unrealized gains and losses for the de-designated swaps were recorded to "Other non-operating income (expense), net" on our consolidated income statements. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, we recorded an unrealized gain of $38.8 ($10.3 attributable to Air Products after tax), with $25.2 attributable to our noncontrolling partners.
We re-designated the affected swaps as outstanding borrowings under the available project financing became commensurate with the swaps’ notional values. The unrealized gain on swaps that remained de-designated during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 was not material. As of 1 January 2026, all swaps have been re-designated as cash flow hedges.
NGHC Balance Sheet
The table below summarizes balances associated with NGHC as reflected on our consolidated balance sheets:
| 31 December | 30 September | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash items | $128.7 | $40.3 | ||||||||||||
| Trade receivables, net | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 18.0 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||
| Other receivables and current assets | 133.5 | 107.2 | ||||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | $281.6 | $169.3 | ||||||||||||
| Plant and equipment, net | 6,995.2 | 6,593.9 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 213.5 | 218.0 | ||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent assets | 194.3 | 153.5 | ||||||||||||
| Total Noncurrent Assets | $7,403.0 | $6,965.4 | ||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $7,684.6 | $7,134.7 | ||||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Payables and accrued liabilities | $201.1 | $201.7 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 3.0 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | 36.7 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | $240.8 | $226.9 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | 5,027.1 | 4,677.6 | ||||||||||||
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 17.9 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 2.0 | 1.6 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 17.0 | 13.8 | ||||||||||||
| Total Noncurrent Liabilities | $5,064.0 | $4,710.8 | ||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | $5,304.8 | $4,937.7 | ||||||||||||
| Equity | ||||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $48.8 | $38.3 | ||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 1,580.2 | 1,493.6 |
JIGPC Joint Venture
JIGPC is a joint venture with Saudi Aramco Power Company (a subsidiary of Aramco), ACWA Power, and Air Products Qudra (“APQ”). JIGPC entered into project financing to purchase power blocks, gasifiers, air separation units, syngas cleanup assets, and utilities to supply electricity, steam, hydrogen, and utilities to Aramco’s refinery and terminal complex under a 25-year agreement, which commenced in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. JIGPC recorded financing receivables upon acquisition of the assets and recognizes financing income over the supply term.
We determined JIGPC is a VIE for which we exercise significant influence but are not the primary beneficiary as we do not have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to its economic performance. Instead, these activities, including plant dispatch, operating and maintenance decisions, budgeting, capital expenditures, and financing, require unanimous approval of the owners or are controlled by the customer. Accordingly, we account for our 55% investment, which includes 4% that is attributable to the noncontrolling partner of APQ, under the equity method within the Middle East and India segment.
Our loss exposure is limited to the carrying value of our investment in the joint venture which, including amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, totaled $3.1 billion as of both 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025.
Our total investment in JIGPC primarily consists of shareholder loans that qualify as in-substance common stock in the joint venture. Certain shareholders receive a preferred cash distribution pursuant to the joint venture agreement, which specifies each shareholder’s share of income after considering the amount of cash available for distribution. As such, the earnings attributable to Air Products may not be proportionate to our ownership interest in the venture.
World Energy
In November 2023, we purchased a sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) facility in Paramount, California, from World Energy and accounted for the transaction as a financing arrangement because the agreement contained an embedded sales-type lease. Additionally, we entered into a Master Project Agreement ("MPA") that included terms for operation of the acquired facility as well as amended terms for the construction and operation of an SAF expansion project subject to construction at the same location. We determined that World Energy is a VIE, and our financing receivable represented a variable interest in World Energy. We are not the primary beneficiary as we did not control key operating decisions.
In February 2025, we terminated the MPA and announced our decision to exit the project. Cumulative project exit charges recorded in connection with this decision totaled approximately $1.9 billion through 31 December 2025, the majority of which were recognized in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025 and primarily related to the write-down of plant and equipment. These project exit charges were recorded with other business and asset actions discussed in Note 4, Business and Asset Actions.
We have no further loss exposure related to our variable interest in World Energy as of 31 December 2025; however, future impacts to earnings may occur as we finalize our exit from the project. Estimates used to calculate the charges reflect our best judgment based on information available as of 31 December 2025.
4. BUSINESS AND ASSET ACTIONS
Project Exit Costs
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, we recorded charges for business and asset actions totaling $28.3 ($24.6 after tax) related to project exits announced in fiscal year 2025. Of these charges, $22.0 were recorded within operating income to reflect updated cost estimates as we settle project‑related commitments and sell associated assets. The remaining $6.3 was recorded to "Other non‑operating income (expense), net" and reflects losses on cross‑currency interest rate swaps terminated in connection with the early repayment of related intercompany loans for one of the affected gasification projects.
Project exit decisions reached in fiscal year 2025 were part of a review initiated by our Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer to focus resources on projects we believe will deliver the greatest value to our shareholders. These actions primarily affected clean‑energy generation and distribution projects, including three U.S.-based projects within the Americas segment, as well as several smaller-scale projects across our global portfolio. The exit decisions were driven by several factors, including challenging commercial conditions and unfavorable regulatory actions, as well as customer‑related challenges for two coal gasification plants in China that resulted in assets and liabilities being classified as held for sale. Assets held for sale primarily include plant and equipment. The project review remains ongoing and may result in additional costs in future periods.
Cumulative charges incurred in connection with these decisions totaled approximately $3.6 billion through 31 December 2025, the majority of which were recognized in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. Noncash expenses of approximately $3.3 billion included $2.5 billion to write down plant and equipment, with the remainder primarily related to other assets associated with our exit from the sustainable aviation fuel expansion project with World Energy as discussed in Note 3, Variable Interest Entities.
Cash obligations primarily relate to costs to terminate contractual commitments and settle asset retirement obligations. Total cash outflows are expected to be approximately $360 once the actions are fully implemented. Approximately $200 has been paid through 31 December 2025.
The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability balances associated with project exit activities, which are reflected within “Payables and Accrued Liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets:
| Amount accrued as of 30 September 2025 | $178.3 | ||||
| Changes in estimates | 9.3 | ||||
| Cash payments | (25.7) | ||||
| Currency translation adjustment | 0.1 | ||||
| Amount accrued as of 31 December 2025 | $162.0 |
Both the held-for-sale assets and other marketable plant and equipment were subject to Level 3 fair value measurements due to the use of significant unobservable inputs. There were no material changes to the valuation assumptions during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. Refer to Note 9, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information.
Estimates related to the actions described above reflect our best judgment based on information available as of 31 December 2025. Final settlement of these items may differ materially from current estimates, which could impact our consolidated financial statements in future periods. While we expect the related exit activities to be completed in fiscal year 2026, we cannot predict the occurrence of future events and circumstances that could extend this process beyond one year in certain cases.
Global Cost Reduction Plan
In June 2023, we initiated a global cost reduction plan that provides severance and other postemployment benefits to employees designated for involuntary separation. In accordance with our accounting policy, we recognize related costs in the period management formally commits to a defined set of actions under the plan. Benefits are determined based on the terms of our established ongoing benefit arrangements. Since the plan was initiated, we have incurred cumulative costs totaling $207.7 for approximately 3,600 employees globally. No costs were incurred under the plan for the periods presented on the consolidated income statements.
The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability balances associated with our global cost reduction plan, which are reflected within “Payables and Accrued Liabilities” on our consolidated balance sheets:
| Amount accrued as of 30 September 2025 | $101.6 | ||||
| Cash payments | (14.8) | ||||
| Currency translation adjustment | 0.1 | ||||
| Amount accrued as of 31 December 2025 | $86.9 |
The remaining liability as of 31 December 2025 relates to employees identified during fiscal year 2025. We expect implementation of these actions to be substantially complete by the end of fiscal year 2026. However, position eliminations are subject to legal requirements that vary by jurisdiction, which may extend this process beyond one year in certain cases.
5. REVENUE RECOGNITION
The majority of our revenue is generated from our sale of gas customers within the regional industrial gases segments. We distribute product to our industrial gas customers through either our on-site or merchant supply mode depending on various factors, including the customer's volume requirements and location. We also design and manufacture equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, and liquid helium and liquid hydrogen transport and storage. The Corporate and other segment serves our sale of equipment customers.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The tables provided below present our consolidated sales disaggregated by supply mode for each of our reportable segments. We believe this presentation best depicts the nature, timing, type of customer, and contract terms for our sales.
| Three Months Ended 31 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Asia | Europe | Middle East and India | Corporate and other | Total | % | |||||||||||||||||
| On-site | $783.9 | $569.7 | $264.0 | $16.3 | $— | $1,633.9 | 53 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Merchant | 557.8 | 261.8 | 518.0 | 14.0 | — | 1,351.6 | 43 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Sale of equipment | — | — | — | — | 117.0 | 117.0 | 4 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Total | $1,341.7 | $831.5 | $782.0 | $30.3 | $117.0 | $3,102.5 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended 31 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Americas | Asia | Europe | Middle East and India | Corporate and other | Total | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On-site | $713.1 | $529.3 | $228.3 | $17.6 | $— | $1,488.3 | 51 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant | 574.5 | 287.8 | 468.9 | 15.2 | — | 1,346.4 | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Equipment | — | — | — | — | 96.8 | 96.8 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $1,287.6 | $817.1 | $697.2 | $32.8 | $96.8 | $2,931.5 | 100 | % |
Interest income associated with financing and lease arrangements accounted for approximately 1% of our total consolidated sales for the periods presented.
Remaining Performance Obligations
As of 31 December 2025, the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations is estimated to be approximately $26 billion. This amount includes fixed-charge contract provisions associated with our on-site and sale of equipment supply modes. We estimate that approximately half of this revenue will be recognized over the next five years and the balance thereafter.
Our remaining performance obligations do not include (1) expected revenue associated with new on-site plants that are not yet on-stream; (2) consideration associated with contracts that have an expected duration of less than one year; and (3) variable consideration for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice, including energy cost pass-through to customers.
In the future, actual amounts will differ due to events outside of our control, including, but not limited to, inflationary price escalations; currency exchange rates; and amended, terminated, or renewed contracts.
Contract Balances
The table below details balances arising from contracts with customers:
| 31 December | 30 September | |||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Location | 2025 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Assets | ||||||||||||||
| Contract assets – current | Other receivables and current assets | $142.0 | $152.6 | |||||||||||
| Contract fulfillment costs – current | Other receivables and current assets | 91.5 | 85.4 | |||||||||||
| Contract assets – noncurrent | Other noncurrent assets | 102.5 | 82.3 | |||||||||||
| Contract fulfillment costs – noncurrent | Other noncurrent assets | 37.1 | 33.8 | |||||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Contract liabilities – current | Payables and accrued liabilities | $250.2 | $253.4 | |||||||||||
| Contract liabilities – noncurrent | Other noncurrent liabilities | 281.8 | 283.6 |
During the first three months of fiscal year 2026, we recognized sales of approximately $30 associated with sale of equipment contracts that were included within our current contract liabilities as of 30 September 2025.
6. INVENTORIES
The components of inventories are as follows:
| 31 December | 30 September | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Finished goods | $199.5 | $191.9 | ||||||||||||
| Work in process | 38.6 | 42.4 | ||||||||||||
| Raw materials, supplies, and other | 550.0 | 542.2 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | $788.1 | $776.5 | ||||||||||||
7. GOODWILL
Changes to the carrying amount of consolidated goodwill by segment for the three months ended 31 December 2025 are as follows:
| Americas | Asia | Europe | Middle East and India | Corporate and other | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Goodwill, net as of 30 September 2025 | $143.5 | $172.5 | $597.9 | $15.8 | $34.2 | $963.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency translation | 2.7 | (0.2) | 5.1 | — | — | 7.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill, net as of 31 December 2025 | $146.2 | $172.3 | $603.0 | $15.8 | $34.2 | $971.5 |
| 31 December | 30 September | |||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Goodwill, gross | $1,265.8 | $1,238.6 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated impairment losses(A) | ($294.3) | ($274.7) | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill, net | $971.5 | $963.9 |
(A) Accumulated impairment losses are attributable to our Latin America reporting unit ("LASA") within the Americas segment and include the impact of currency translation.
We review goodwill for impairment annually in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of goodwill might not be recoverable.
8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Currency Price Risk Management
Our earnings, cash flows, and financial position are exposed to foreign currency risk from foreign currency-denominated transactions and net investments in foreign operations. It is our policy to seek to minimize our cash flow volatility from changes in currency exchange rates. This is accomplished by identifying and evaluating the risk that our cash flows will change in value due to changes in exchange rates and by executing strategies necessary to manage such exposures. Our objective is to maintain economically balanced currency risk management strategies that provide adequate downside protection.
Forward Exchange Contracts
We enter into forward exchange contracts to reduce the cash flow exposure to foreign currency fluctuations associated with highly anticipated cash flows and certain firm commitments, such as the purchase of plant and equipment. We also enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge the cash flow exposure on intercompany loans and third-party debt. This portfolio of forward exchange contracts consists primarily of the U.S. Dollar and each of the Chinese Renminbi, South Korean Won, and Canadian Dollar. The maximum remaining term of any forward exchange contract currently outstanding and designated as a cash flow hedge at 31 December 2025 is 2.2 years.
Forward exchange contracts are also used to hedge the value of investments in certain foreign subsidiaries and affiliates by creating a liability in a currency in which we have a net equity position. The primary currency pair in this portfolio of forward exchange contracts is the U.S. Dollar and Chilean Peso.
We also utilize forward exchange contracts that are not designated as hedges. These contracts are used to economically hedge foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities, primarily working capital. The primary objective of these forward exchange contracts is to protect the value of foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities from the effects of volatility in foreign exchange rates that might occur prior to their receipt or settlement. This portfolio of forward exchange contracts consists of multiple foreign currency pairs, with a profile that changes from time to time depending on our business activity and sourcing decisions.
The table below summarizes our outstanding currency price risk management instruments:
| 31 December 2025 | 30 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US$ Notional | Years Average Maturity | US$ Notional | Years Average Maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward Exchange Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash flow hedges | $4,094.9 | 0.4 | $3,625.5 | 0.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net investment hedges | 87.6 | 0.5 | 73.9 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not designated | 2,653.3 | 1.2 | 2,968.6 | 1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Forward Exchange Contracts | $6,835.8 | 0.7 | $6,668.0 | 0.9 |
We also use foreign currency-denominated debt to hedge the foreign currency exposures of our net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. The designated foreign currency-denominated debt and related accrued interest was €3,174.8 million ($3,729.8) at 31 December 2025 and €3,188.1 million ($3,741.5) at 30 September 2025. The designated foreign currency-denominated debt is presented within "Long-term debt" on our consolidated balance sheets.
Debt Portfolio Management
It is our policy to identify, on a continuing basis, the need for debt capital and to evaluate the financial risks inherent in funding the Company with debt capital. Reflecting the result of this ongoing review, we manage our debt portfolio and hedging program with the intent to (1) reduce funding risk with respect to borrowings made by us to preserve our access to debt capital and provide debt capital as required for funding and liquidity purposes, and (2) manage the aggregate interest rate risk and the debt portfolio in accordance with certain debt management parameters.
Interest Rate Management Contracts
We enter into interest rate swaps to change the fixed/variable interest rate mix of our debt portfolio in order to maintain the percentage of fixed- and variable-rate debt within the parameters set by management. In accordance with these parameters, the agreements are used to manage interest rate risks and costs inherent in our debt portfolio. Our interest rate management portfolio generally consists of fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps (which are designated as fair value hedges), pre-issuance interest rate swaps and treasury locks (which hedge the interest rate risk associated with anticipated fixed-rate debt issuances and are designated as cash flow hedges), and floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps (which are designated as cash flow hedges). As of 31 December 2025, the outstanding interest rate swaps were denominated in U.S. Dollars. The notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements is equal to or less than the designated debt being hedged. When interest rate swaps are used to hedge variable-rate debt, the indices of the swaps and the debt to which they are designated are the same. It is our policy not to enter into any interest rate management contracts which lever a move in interest rates on a greater than one-to-one basis.
Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Contracts
We enter into cross currency interest rate swap contracts when our risk management function deems necessary. These contracts may entail both the exchange of fixed- and floating-rate interest payments periodically over the life of the agreement and the exchange of one currency for another currency at inception and at a specified future date. The contracts are used to hedge either certain net investments in foreign operations or non-functional currency cash flows related to intercompany loans. The current cross currency interest rate swap portfolio consists of fixed-to-fixed swaps primarily between the U.S. Dollar and each of the Chinese Renminbi, South Korean Won, and New Taiwan Dollar.
The table below summarizes our outstanding interest rate management contracts and cross currency interest rate swaps:
| 31 December 2025 | 30 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US$ Notional | Average Pay % | Average Receive % | Years Average Maturity | US$ Notional | Average Pay % | Average Receive % | Years Average Maturity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps (fair value hedge) | $600.0 | SOFR | 1.80 | % | 2.4 | $800.0 | SOFR | 1.64 | % | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge)(A) | $3,363.0 | 2.80 | % | SOFR | 19.9 | $3,106.0 | 2.78 | % | SOFR | 20.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps (not designated)(A) | $135.2 | 3.28 | % | SOFR | 19.9 | $269.1 | 3.28 | % | SOFR | 20.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency interest rate swaps (net investment hedge) | $2,043.8 | 2.09 | % | 3.72 | % | 2.3 | $70.3 | 4.86 | % | 4.53 | % | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency interest rate swaps (cash flow hedge) | $102.4 | 5.23 | % | 2.94 | % | 1.0 | $247.7 | 5.21 | % | 3.12 | % | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross currency interest rate swaps (not designated) | $26.5 | 0.15 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.4 | $— | — | % | — | % | 0.0 |
(A)We temporarily discontinued cash flow hedge accounting for certain floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps related to project financing for the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 due to changes in the anticipated drawdown timeline for the hedged borrowings. As of 1 January 2026, all swaps have been re-designated as cash flow hedges. Refer to Note 3, Variable Interest Entities, for additional information.
The table below provides the amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:
| Carrying amounts of hedged item | Cumulative hedging adjustment, included in carrying amount | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 December | 30 September | 31 December | 30 September | ||||||||||||||
| Balance Sheet Location | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $— | $549.7 | $— | ($0.3) | |||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $1,525.7 | $1,522.5 | ($20.2) | ($23.1) |
The table below summarizes the fair value and balance sheet location of our outstanding derivatives:
| Balance Sheet Location | 31 December | 30 September | Balance Sheet Location | 31 December | 30 September | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | Other receivables and current assets | $52.6 | $50.7 | Payables and accrued liabilities | $45.3 | $21.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | Other receivables and current assets | 5.5 | 13.1 | Payables and accrued liabilities | 4.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | Other noncurrent assets | 9.4 | 10.1 | Other noncurrent liabilities | 1.8 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | Other noncurrent assets | 203.6 | 138.2 | Other noncurrent liabilities | 48.9 | 23.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments | $271.1 | $212.1 | $100.1 | $48.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | Other receivables and current assets | $9.9 | $17.8 | Payables and accrued liabilities | $8.9 | $14.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | Other noncurrent assets | 0.4 | 2.7 | Other noncurrent liabilities | 28.6 | 30.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | Other noncurrent assets | 7.3 | 11.8 | Other noncurrent liabilities | 0.5 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Total Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | $17.6 | $32.3 | $38.0 | $44.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Derivatives | $288.7 | $244.4 | $138.1 | $93.6 |
Refer to Note 9, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, describes the method for measuring fair value, and provides additional disclosures regarding fair value measurements.
The tables below summarize gains (losses) recognized in other comprehensive income during the period related to our net investment and cash flow hedging relationships:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 December | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Investment Hedging Relationships | |||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | ($5.1) | $53.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency debt | (4.2) | 140.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Cross currency interest rate swaps(A) | (8.2) | 0.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Amount Recognized in OCI | (17.5) | 194.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effects | 4.2 | (47.5) | |||||||||||||||
| Net Amount Recognized in OCI | ($13.3) | $147.2 |
(A)Excluded components for cross currency interest rate swaps are recognized in “Payables and accrued liabilities” and “Other receivables and current assets” as a component of accrued interest payable and accrued interest receivable, respectively. These excluded components are recorded in “Other non-operating income (expense), net” over the life of the cross currency interest rate swap consistent with forward exchange contracts.
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 December | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships | |||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | ($0.8) | ($177.8) | |||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts, excluded components | (7.4) | (1.5) | |||||||||||||||
| Other(A) | 44.6 | 223.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Amount Recognized in OCI | 36.4 | 43.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effects | (0.9) | 22.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Net Amount Recognized in OCI | $35.5 | $65.7 |
(A)Other primarily includes interest rate and cross currency interest rate swaps for which excluded components are recognized in “Payables and accrued liabilities” and “Other receivables and current assets” as a component of accrued interest payable and accrued interest receivable, respectively. These excluded components are recorded in “Other non-operating income (expense), net” over the life of the cross currency interest rate swap consistent with forward exchange contracts. Other also includes the recognition of our share of gains and losses, net of tax, related to interest rate swaps held by our equity affiliates.
The table below summarizes the location and amounts recognized in income related to our cash flow and fair value hedging relationships by contract type:
| Three Months Ended 31 December | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales | Cost of Sales | Interest Expense | Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total presented in consolidated income statements that includes effects of hedging below | $3,102.5 | $2,931.5 | $2,107.5 | $2,016.5 | $54.5 | $42.6 | ($1.4) | $38.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) Loss Effects of Cash Flow Hedging: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward Exchange Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount reclassified from OCI into income | ($1.1) | $0.2 | $0.2 | $0.9 | $— | $— | $7.2 | $129.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings based on amortization approach | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 6.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount reclassified from OCI into income | — | — | — | — | (0.4) | 0.5 | 10.0 | (17.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (Gain) Loss Reclassified from OCI to Income | (1.1) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | (0.4) | 0.5 | 22.7 | 118.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax effects | 0.2 | — | — | (0.1) | 0.1 | (0.2) | (5.1) | (27.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net (Gain) Loss Reclassified from OCI to Income | ($0.9) | $0.2 | $0.2 | $0.8 | ($0.3) | $0.3 | $17.6 | $90.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Gain) Loss Effects of Fair Value Hedging: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged items | $— | $— | $— | $— | $3.2 | ($10.9) | $— | $— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments | — | — | — | — | (3.2) | 10.9 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— |
The tables below summarize the location and amounts recognized in income related to our derivatives not designated as hedging instruments by contract type:
| Three Months Ended 31 December | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense), Net | Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Effects of Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | $0.5 | ($3.9) | ($0.4) | ($1.9) | |||||||||||||||||||
| De-designated interest rate swaps | — | — | (1.9) | (38.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | — | 0.5 | (1.7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total (Gain) Loss Recognized in Income | $0.5 | ($3.9) | ($1.8) | ($42.4) |
The amount of unrealized gains and losses related to cash flow hedges as of 31 December 2025 that are expected to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months is not material.
The cash flows related to derivative contracts are generally reported in the operating activities section of the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features
Certain derivative instruments are executed under agreements that require us to maintain a minimum credit rating with both Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. If our credit rating falls below this threshold, the counterparty to the derivative instruments has the right to request full collateralization on the derivatives’ net liability position. The net liability position of derivatives with credit risk-related contingent features was $79.9 and $43.3 as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively. Because our current credit rating is above the various pre-established thresholds, no collateral has been posted on these liability positions.
Counterparty Credit Risk Management
We execute financial derivative transactions with counterparties that are highly rated financial institutions, all of which are investment grade at this time. Some of our underlying derivative agreements give us the right to require the institution to post collateral if its credit rating falls below the pre-established thresholds with Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s, or Fitch. The collateral that the counterparties would be required to post was $225.8 and $174.0 as of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, respectively. No financial institution is required to post collateral at this time, as all have credit ratings at or above threshold.
9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is defined as an exit price, or the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable for the asset or liability based on our own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The methods and assumptions used to measure the fair value of financial instruments are as follows:
Derivatives
The fair value of our interest rate management contracts and forward exchange contracts are quantified using the income approach and are based on estimates using standard pricing models. These models consider the value of future cash flows as of the balance sheet date, discounted to a present value using discount factors that match both the time to maturity and currency of the underlying instruments. These standard pricing models utilize inputs that are derived from or corroborated by observable market data such as interest rate yield curves as well as currency spot and forward rates; therefore, the fair value of our derivatives is classified as a Level 2 measurement. On an ongoing basis, we randomly test a subset of our valuations against valuations received from the transaction’s counterparty to validate the accuracy of our standard pricing models. Counterparties to these derivative contracts are highly rated financial institutions.
Refer to Note 8, Financial Instruments, for a description of derivative instruments, including details related to the balance sheet line classifications.
Long-term Debt, Including Related Party
The fair value of our debt is based on estimates using standard pricing models that consider the value of future cash flows as of the balance sheet date, discounted to a present value using discount factors that match both the time to maturity and currency of the underlying instruments. These standard valuation models utilize observable market data such as interest rate yield curves and currency spot rates; therefore, the fair value of our debt is classified as a Level 2 measurement.
The carrying values and fair values of financial instruments were as follows:
| 31 December 2025 | 30 September 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Forward exchange contracts | $72.3 | $72.3 | $81.3 | $81.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | 216.4 | 216.4 | 163.1 | 163.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Derivatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward exchange contracts | $84.6 | $84.6 | $69.5 | $69.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | 53.5 | 53.5 | 24.1 | 24.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, including current portion and related party | 17,465.1 | 17,141.2 | 17,663.7 | 17,348.7 |
The carrying amounts reported on the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash items, trade receivables, payables and accrued liabilities, accrued income taxes, and short-term borrowings approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Accordingly, these items have been excluded from the above table.
The table below summarizes assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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| Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Forward exchange contracts | $72.3 | $— | $72.3 | $— | $81.3 | $— | $81.3 | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | 216.4 | — | 216.4 | — | 163.1 | — | 163.1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Assets at Fair Value | $288.7 | $— | $288.7 | $— | $244.4 | $— | $244.4 | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities at Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Forward exchange contracts | $84.6 | $— | $84.6 | $— | $69.5 | $— | $69.5 | $— | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate management contracts | 53.5 | — | 53.5 | — | 24.1 | — | 24.1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities at Fair Value | $138.1 | $— | $138.1 | $— | $93.6 | $— | $93.6 | $— |
Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements – Project Exit Activities
We estimate the value of certain long-lived assets associated with exited projects using Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy due to the absence of observable market prices and significant reliance on management judgment and estimation techniques. These assets are described below. For additional information regarding project exit activities, refer to Note 4, Business and Asset Actions.
Long-lived assets that met the held-for-sale criteria and are actively being marketed for sale.
Because there were no observable market prices available, fair value, including costs to sell, for long-lived assets that met the held-for-sale criteria was estimated using an internally developed discounted cash flow analysis, which resulted in an impairment charge of $350.6 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. There were no material changes to valuation assumptions during the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. We continue to expect the sales of these assets to be completed in fiscal year 2026. Any gain or loss from the sales will be recognized upon closing based on the carrying amounts classified as held for sale. Interim adjustments may be recorded prior to closing if market participant assumptions or other valuation inputs change, including updates to expected selling price or transaction timing.
Plant and equipment that did not meet the held‑for‑sale criteria but are capable of being sold through secondary equipment markets.
These assets were evaluated for recoverability in fiscal year 2025, and the resulting impairment loss of approximately $2.1 billion was recorded primarily during the second quarter using an orderly liquidation valuation approach. The impairment charge reflects the difference between the estimated liquidation value and the net book value of the assets as of 31 March 2025. There were no material changes in the estimated net realizable value for any remaining assets not disposed as of 31 December 2025.
The table below presents the nonrecurring fair value measurements of these long-lived assets, categorized within the fair value hierarchy:
| Balance Sheet Location | Total Estimated Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assets held for sale | $447.9 | $— | $— | $447.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Plant and equipment, net | 13.5 | — | — | 13.5 | |||||||||||||||||||
10. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
The components of net periodic cost for our defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
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| Three Months Ended 31 December | U.S. | International | Total | U.S. | International | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $1.9 | $3.0 | $4.9 | $2.3 | $2.9 | $5.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-service cost: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | 29.0 | 14.6 | 43.6 | 29.9 | 13.9 | 43.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | (35.2) | (17.0) | (52.2) | (33.2) | (14.7) | (47.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prior service cost amortization | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial loss amortization | 8.9 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 14.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Periodic Cost | $4.9 | $3.7 | $8.6 | $11.0 | $4.8 | $15.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Our service costs are primarily included within "Cost of sales" and "Selling and administrative expense" on our consolidated income statements. The amount of service costs capitalized in the first three months of fiscal years 2026 and 2025 were not material. The non-service related impacts are presented outside operating results within "Other non-operating income (expense), net."
For the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024, our cash contributions to funded pension plans and benefit payments under unfunded pension plans were $5.1 and $8.2, respectively. Total contributions for fiscal year 2026 are expected to be approximately $25 to $35. During fiscal year 2025, total contributions were $29.9.
During the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024, we recognized actuarial loss (gain) amortization of $0.7 and ($0.3) for our other postretirement benefits plans.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
We are involved in various legal proceedings, including commercial, competition, environmental, intellectual property, regulatory, product liability, and insurance matters. We do not currently believe there are any legal proceedings for which it is reasonably possible, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Environmental
In the normal course of business, we are involved in legal proceedings under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA," the federal Superfund law), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA"), and similar state and foreign environmental laws relating to the designation of certain sites for investigation or remediation. Presently, there are 26 sites on which a final settlement or remediation has not been achieved where we, usually along with others, have been designated as a potentially responsible party by environmental authorities or are otherwise engaged in investigation or remediation, including cleanup activity at certain of our former and current manufacturing sites. We continually monitor these sites for which we have environmental exposure.
Accruals for environmental loss contingencies are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. As of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, the consolidated balance sheets included accruals of $85.1 and $85.6, respectively, primarily as part of other noncurrent liabilities. These environmental liabilities will be paid over a period of up to 30 years. We estimate the exposure for environmental loss contingencies to range from $85 to a reasonably possible upper exposure of $98 as of 31 December 2025.
Actual costs to be incurred at identified sites in future periods may vary from the estimates, given inherent uncertainties in evaluating environmental exposures. Using reasonably possible alternative assumptions of the exposure level could result in an increase to the environmental accrual. Due to these inherent uncertainties, a significant increase to the reasonably possible upper exposure level could occur if a new site is designated, the scope of remediation is increased, a different remediation alternative is identified, or a significant increase in our proportionate share occurs. We do not expect that any sum we may have to pay in connection with environmental matters in excess of the amounts recorded or disclosed above would have a material adverse impact on our financial position or results of operations in any one year.
Pace
As of 31 December 2025, $53.4 of the environmental accrual was related to our facility in Pace, Florida.
In 2006, we sold our Amines business, which included operations at the Pace facility and recognized a liability for retained environmental obligations associated with remediation activities at the facility. We are required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") and the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") to continue our remediation efforts. We recognized a before-tax expense of $42 in fiscal year 2006 in results from discontinued operations and recorded an environmental accrual of $42 in continuing operations on the consolidated balance sheets.
In the first quarter of 2015, we entered into a consent order with the FDEP requiring us to continue our remediation efforts at the Pace facility and complete a cost review every five years. In fiscal year 2020, we completed an updated cost review of the environmental remediation status at the Pace facility and increased our environmental accrual for this site by $19 in continuing operations on the consolidated balance sheet and recognized a before-tax expense of $19 in results from discontinued operations. In fiscal year 2024, we completed our most recent cost review of the environmental remediation status at the Pace facility. Based on our review, we expect ongoing activities to continue for 30 years. Additionally, we increased our estimate of near-term spending for an optimized groundwater recovery system and future annual costs due to higher inflation. As a result of these changes, we increased our environmental accrual for this site by $19 in continuing operations on the consolidated balance sheets and recognized a before-tax expense of $19 in results from discontinued operations in fiscal year 2024. There have been no significant changes to the estimated exposure.
We have implemented many of the remedial corrective measures at the Pace facility required under the 1995 consent orders issued by the FDEP and the USEPA. Contaminated soils have been bioremediated, and the treated soils have been secured in a lined on-site corrective action management unit. Several groundwater recovery systems have been installed to contain and remove contamination from groundwater. We completed an extensive assessment of the site to determine the efficacy of existing measures, what additional corrective measures may be needed, and whether newer remediation technologies that were not available in the 1990s might be better suited for groundwater remediation. Based on assessment results, we completed a focused feasibility study that identified alternative approaches that may more effectively remove contaminants. We continue to review alternative remedial approaches with the FDEP, and we completed additional field work during 2021 to support the design of an improved groundwater recovery network. This network targets areas of higher contaminant concentration and avoids areas of high groundwater iron which has proven to be a significant operability issue for the project. The design of the optimized recovery system was completed in fiscal year 2024, with construction expected to begin in fiscal year 2026. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, we completed an updated cost review which resulted in a change in assumptions regarding future operating costs as discussed above.
Piedmont
As of 31 December 2025, $10.0 of the environmental accrual was related to a production facility site in Piedmont, South Carolina.
On 30 June 2008, we sold our Elkton, Maryland, and Piedmont, South Carolina, production facilities and the related North American atmospheric emulsions and global pressure sensitive adhesives businesses. In connection with the sale, we recognized a liability for retained environmental obligations associated with remediation activities at the Piedmont site. This site is under active remediation for contamination caused by an insolvent prior owner.
We are required by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control ("SCDHEC") to address both contaminated soil and groundwater. Numerous areas of soil contamination have been addressed, and contaminated groundwater is being recovered and treated. The SCDHEC issued its final approval to the site-wide feasibility study on 13 June 2017 and the Record of Decision for the site on 27 June 2018, after which we signed a Consent Agreement Amendment memorializing our obligations to complete the cleanup of the site.
Remediation has started in accordance with the design, which includes in-situ chemical oxidation treatment, as well as soil vapor extraction to remove volatile organic compounds from the unsaturated soils beneath the impacted areas of the plant. We estimate that source area remediation and groundwater recovery and treatment will continue through 2033. Thereafter, we currently expect this site to go into a state of monitored natural attenuation through 2038. We recognized a before-tax expense of $24 in 2008 as a component of income from discontinued operations and recorded an environmental liability of $24 in continuing operations on the consolidated balance sheets.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, we completed an updated cost review of the environmental remediation status at Piedmont. Based on our review, we increased our estimate of remaining costs due to the extended period of time that will be required to complete the remediation along with higher annual costs due to inflation. As a result of these changes, we increased the environmental accrual for this site by $9 in continuing operations on the consolidated balance sheets and recognized a before-tax expense of $9 in results from discontinued operations.
Pasadena
As of 31 December 2025, $9.7 of the environmental accrual was related to a production facility site in Pasadena, Texas.
During fiscal year 2012, management committed to permanently shutting down our polyurethane intermediates ("PUI") production facility in Pasadena, Texas. In shutting down and dismantling the facility, we have undertaken certain obligations related to soil and groundwater contaminants. We have been pumping and treating groundwater to control off-site contaminant migration in compliance with regulatory requirements and under the approval of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"). We estimate that the pump and treat system will continue to operate until 2042.
We continue to perform additional work to address other environmental obligations at the site. This additional work includes remediating impacted soils as required, investigating groundwater west of the former PUI facility, cleaning production wells, continuing post closure care for two closed RCRA surface impoundment units, and maintaining engineering controls. Additionally, we have conducted an interim corrective action to treat impacted soils as recommended in the TCEQ 2019 Annual Report. We are currently in the process of renewing the site's RCRA permit. In 2012, we estimated the total exposure at this site to be $13. There have been no significant changes to the estimated exposure.
12. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
Our share-based compensation program includes performance and time-based deferred stock units. We issue shares from treasury stock upon the payout of deferred stock units. As of 31 December 2025, there were 0.6 million shares available for future grant under our Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP"), which is shareholder approved.
Share-based compensation cost recognized on the consolidated income statements is summarized below:
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| Before-tax share-based compensation cost | $10.3 | $16.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | (2.4) | (4.0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After-tax share-based compensation cost | $7.9 | $12.5 |
Before-tax share-based compensation cost is primarily included in "Selling and administrative expense" on our consolidated income statements. The amount of share-based compensation cost capitalized in the first three months of fiscal years 2026 and 2025 was not material.
Deferred Stock Units
During the three months ended 31 December 2025, we granted 100,048 performance shares to be earned over the performance period beginning 1 October 2025 and ending 30 September 2028.
The award conditions are equally weighted between market-based awards, which consider total shareholder return ("TSR") measured against a fixed group of companies that comprise the S&P 500 Industrials Index and the S&P Materials Index and awards that consider an internal performance measure for return on capital.
The fair value of the portion of the awards subject to the achievement of return on capital targets were valued based on the closing stock price of $260.86 on the grant date. The portion of the awards subject to market conditions were valued using a Monte Carlo simulation on the date of grant with an estimated grant-date fair value of $275.21 per unit. The model utilizes multiple input variables that determine the probability of satisfying the market condition stipulated in the grant and calculates the fair value of the awards.
The calculation of the fair value of market-based deferred stock units used the following assumptions:
| Expected volatility | 34.5 | % | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | 3.6 | % | ||||||
| Expected dividend yield | 2.7 | % |
In addition, during the three months ended 31 December 2025, we granted 121,005 time-based deferred stock units at a weighted average grant-date fair value of $260.80.
We generally expense the grant-date fair value of these awards on a straight-line basis over the applicable vesting period. For the portion of performance shares subject to the achievement of return on capital, we consider the probability of meeting performance targets when recording compensation expense throughout the performance period.
13. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The table below summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL"), net of tax, attributable to Air Products for the three months ended 31 December 2025:
| Derivatives qualifying as hedges | Foreign currency translation adjustments | Pension and postretirement benefits | Total | |||||||||||
| Balance at 30 September 2025 | $49.3 | ($1,640.7) | ($496.4) | ($2,087.8) | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | 35.5 | 73.5 | — | 109.0 | ||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCL | 16.6 | — | 9.3 | 25.9 | ||||||||||
| Net current period other comprehensive income | $52.1 | $73.5 | $9.3 | $134.9 | ||||||||||
| Amount attributable to noncontrolling interests | 27.3 | (3.0) | (0.1) | 24.2 | ||||||||||
| Balance at 31 December 2025 | $74.1 | ($1,564.2) | ($487.0) | ($1,977.1) | ||||||||||
The table below summarizes the reclassifications out of AOCL and the affected line item on the consolidated income statements:
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| Sales | ($0.9) | $0.2 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (0.3) | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense), net | 17.6 | 90.6 | ||||||||||||
| Total Loss on Cash Flow Hedges, net of tax | $16.6 | $91.9 | ||||||||||||
| Pension and Postretirement Benefits, net of tax(A) | $9.3 | $11.0 |
(A)The components of net periodic benefit/cost reclassified out of AOCL include items such as prior service cost amortization, actuarial loss amortization, settlements, and curtailments and are included in “Other non-operating income (expense), net” on the consolidated income statements. Refer to Note 10, Retirement Benefits, for additional information.
14. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The table below details the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
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| Net income attributable to Air Products | $678.2 | $617.4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Weighted average common shares — Basic | 222.8 | 222.7 | |||||||||||||||
| Effect of dilutive securities: | |||||||||||||||||
| Employee award plans | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares — Diluted | 222.9 | 222.9 | |||||||||||||||
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| Basic earnings per share attributable to Air Products | $3.04 | $2.77 | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share attributable to Air Products | $3.04 | $2.77 |
The table below summarizes antidilutive outstanding share-based awards that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share:
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| Antidilutive outstanding share-based awards | 0.1 | 0.1 |
15. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Related Party Transactions
We have related party sales to some of our equity affiliates and joint venture partners as well as other income primarily from fees charged for use of Air Products' patents and technology. Sales to and other income from related parties totaled approximately $85 and $80 for the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024, respectively. Sales agreements with related parties include terms that are consistent with those that we believe would have been negotiated at an arm’s length with an independent party. As of 31 December 2025 and 30 September 2025, our consolidated balance sheets included related party trade receivables of approximately $160 and $105, respectively.
As of 31 December 2025, total debt owed to related parties was $240.7, consisting of shareholder loans with our joint venture partner, Lu’An Clean Energy Company. As of 30 September 2025, total debt owed to related parties was $236.5. These amounts included $60.0 and $59.0, respectively, presented within "Current portion of long-term debt" on the consolidated balance sheets.
Prior Year Shareholder Activism-Related Costs
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, we recorded shareholder activism-related costs of $29.9 ($21.9 after tax) in connection with a proxy contest. These costs included legal and other professional service fees and proxy solicitation expenses.
Income Taxes
Effective Tax Rate
Our effective tax rate was 18.7% and 17.8% for the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Cash Paid for Taxes, Net of Refunds
Income tax payments, net of refunds, were $109.1 and $123.6 for the three months ended 31 December 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Debt Repayment
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, we repaid at maturity $550.0 aggregate principal amount of our 1.50% senior notes due October 2025, plus accumulated and unpaid interest through the maturity date.
Changes in Estimates
Changes in estimates on sale of equipment projects accounted for under the cost incurred input method are recognized as a cumulative adjustment for the inception-to-date effect of such change. Changes to project revenue and cost estimates unfavorably impacted operating results by approximately $33 and $28 for the first three months of fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively.
16. BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
We determine our reportable segments based on the manner in which our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") reviews financial results and allocates resources. The accounting policies applied to our reportable segments are consistent with those used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Our reportable segments are as follows:
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Americas;
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Asia;
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Europe;
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Middle East and India; and
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Corporate and other.
The Americas, Asia, Europe, and Middle East and India segments represent the operations of our regional industrial gases business. Each of these segments qualifies as an individual operating segment and does not reflect the aggregation of multiple operating segments. Corporate and other consists of two operating segments that meet the aggregation criteria under GAAP. All segments also include our share of results from several equity method joint ventures.
Our CODM, who is our Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of our reportable segments through segment operating income. This measure is reviewed regularly in internal management reports and serves as a key metric to monitor actual results against forecasts and prior periods. Segment operating income informs decisions related to resource allocation, including capital investments and employees, and supports strategic planning and long-term project development.
Summary by Business Segment
| Americas | Asia | Europe | Middle East and India | Corporate and other | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended 31 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales(A) | $1,341.7 | $831.5 | $782.0 | $30.3 | $117.0 | $3,102.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | (886.6) | (573.2) | (491.7) | (19.9) | (136.1) | (2,107.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expense | (55.2) | (28.0) | (67.0) | (5.0) | (73.5) | (228.7) | ||||||||||||||
| Other segment items(B) | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | (16.3) | (9.8) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss)(C) | 403.8 | 232.3 | 223.5 | 5.8 | (108.9) | 756.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Other segment information: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 171.9 | 112.7 | 69.8 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 370.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Equity affiliates' income (loss) | 51.7 | 13.8 | 23.4 | 84.5 | (1.2) | 172.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Expenditures for long-lived assets | 503.7 | 103.6 | 209.1 | 405.3 | 29.5 | 1,251.2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sales(A) | $1,287.6 | $817.1 | $697.2 | $32.8 | $96.8 | $2,931.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | (855.1) | (572.1) | (449.4) | (25.7) | (114.2) | (2,016.5) | ||||||||||||||
| Selling and administrative expense | (54.4) | (31.5) | (61.9) | (7.8) | (86.8) | (242.4) | ||||||||||||||
| Other segment items(B) | 10.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | (12.8) | 0.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss)(C) | 388.2 | 216.4 | 186.5 | (0.6) | (117.0) | 673.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Other segment information: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 173.4 | 122.9 | 54.5 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 366.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Equity affiliates' income | 35.1 | 10.3 | 18.2 | 85.0 | 2.0 | 150.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Expenditures for long-lived assets | 690.7 | 99.9 | 230.6 | 1,040.4 | 56.0 | 2,117.6 | ||||||||||||||
| As of 31 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates | $600.3 | $338.8 | $671.6 | $3,714.6 | $114.8 | $5,440.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 12,447.2 | 6,766.2 | 7,086.5 | 11,313.5 | 3,627.3 | 41,240.7 | ||||||||||||||
| As of 30 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Investment in net assets of and advances to equity affiliates | $555.2 | $331.3 | $649.9 | $3,713.2 | $116.5 | $5,366.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 12,058.7 | 6,712.2 | 6,916.8 | 10,919.4 | 4,452.4 | 41,059.5 |
(A)Sales relate to external customers only. All intersegment sales are eliminated in consolidation.
(B)For the regional segments, other segment items primarily include impacts from transactions not directly related to our principal earnings activities, such as technology and royalty income and gains and losses on asset sales. For the Corporate and other segment, other segment items primarily include research and development expense and the net impact of gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.
(C)Operating income (loss) for our reportable segments does not include gains or losses that management does not consider to be indicative of underlying business performance, such as charges related to business and asset actions. Refer below for a reconciliation of total segment operating income to consolidated results.
Reconciliation of Total Segment Operating Income to Consolidated Results
The table below reconciles total segment operating income to income before taxes as reflected on our consolidated income statements:
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 December | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Segment Operating Income | $756.5 | $673.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Business and asset actions | (22.0) | — | |||||||||||||||
| Shareholder activism-related costs | — | (29.9) | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Operating Income | $734.5 | $643.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Equity affiliates' income | 172.2 | 150.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 54.5 | 42.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Other non-operating income (expense), net | (1.4) | 38.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Income Before Taxes | $850.8 | $790.5 |
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