L'Air Liquide (AI) Stock Overview
Provides gases, technologies, and services for the industrial and health sectors in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Risk Analysis
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L'Air Liquide S.A. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | €177.02 |
| 52 Week High | €189.80 |
| 52 Week Low | €154.86 |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| 1 Month Change | -5.02% |
| 3 Month Change | 5.67% |
| 1 Year Change | -4.62% |
| 3 Year Change | 23.37% |
| 5 Year Change | 52.67% |
| Change since IPO | 1,584.78% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
AI: Fair Value View Balances Large Industrial Gas Projects And Recent Rating Upgrades
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Investments In Low-Carbon Hydrogen Will Meet Future Market Demand
Operational restructuring and strategic initiatives are enhancing cost efficiency and net margins, with a focus on future revenue growth through a solid investment pipeline.Shareholder Returns
| AI | FR Chemicals | FR Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -0.2% | 1.5% |
| 1Y | -4.6% | -4.5% | -1.1% |
Return vs Industry: AI matched the French Chemicals industry which returned -4.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: AI underperformed the French Market which returned -1.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| AI volatility | |
|---|---|
| AI Average Weekly Movement | 2.6% |
| Chemicals Industry Average Movement | 5.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.4% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in FR Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in FR Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: AI has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the French market.
Volatility Over Time: AI's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 63,126 | Francois Jackow | www.airliquide.com |
L'Air Liquide S.A. provides gases, technologies, and services for the industrial and health sectors in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in Gas & Services, and Engineering & Construction segments. The Gas & Services segment comprises large industries business, which offers gas and energy solutions including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide, as well as operates cogeneration plants to supply steam and electricity to metals, chemicals, refining, and energy industries; and industrial merchant business line provides industrial gases, equipment, hardgoods, and associated services to materials and energy, materials and chemicals, food and pharmaceuticals, technology and research, and fabrication and construction sectors.
L'Air Liquide S.A. Fundamentals Summary
| AI fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | €102.16b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €3.52b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €26.94b |
Is AI overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| AI income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | €26.94b |
| Cost of Revenue | €9.65b |
| Gross Profit | €17.29b |
| Other Expenses | €13.77b |
| Earnings | €3.52b |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Jul 28, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 6.10 |
| Gross Margin | 64.18% |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.06% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 46.0% |
How did AI perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does AI pay a reliable dividends?
See AI dividend history and benchmarks| L'Air Liquide dividend dates | |
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| Ex Dividend Date | May 18 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | May 20 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 4 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 2 days |
Does AI pay a reliable dividends?
See AI dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/20 11:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
L'Air Liquide S.A. is covered by 42 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alfonso Mariátegui | Banco de Sabadell. S.A. |
| Alejandro Vigil | Banco Santander |
| James Stewart | Barclays |