Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. trades at $308.56 (market cap $68.88B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $117.5 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. is far larger — about 5.5× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.82%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| APD | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $68.88B | $12.54B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $314.19 | $126.35 |
52-Week Low | $230.42 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $86.06B | $19.57B |
Dividend Yield | 2.34% | 3.82% |
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Since its founding in 1940, Air Products has become one of the leading industrial gas suppliers globally, with operations in 50 countries and 19,000 employees. The company is the largest supplier of hydrogen and helium in the world. It has a unique portfolio serving customers in a number of industries, including chemicals, energy, healthcare, metals, and electronics. Air Products generated $10.3 billion in revenue in fiscal 2021.
Read more on APD →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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