Air Products (APD): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Air Products, a component of the S&P 500 in the Materials sector. Data as of 2026-09-13.
| Last close price | $291.43 |
| Sector (GICS) | Materials |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +1.29% |
| Total return over period | +3.89% |
| Annualized volatility | 27.34% |
| Period volatility | 47.19% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.10 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.13 |
| Max drawdown | -30.43% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -3.83% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.32 |
| Period range | $201.82 – $325.22 |
| Trading days analyzed | 751 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Air Products (APD) has posted an annualized return of +1.29% with annual volatility of 27.34%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -30.43%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.32, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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