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L'Air Liquide S.A. AI.PA

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L'Air Liquide S.A. statistics & valuation

Market cap€107.7B
P / E30.6×
P / S4.0×
P / B4.1×
P / FCF40.2×
Net margin13.1%
FCF margin9.9%
Net debt€10.0B
Enterprise value USD$135.8B
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.5%
Return on capital12.2%
Graham number -55.6%€75.06

Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value (€75.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.20% 11.10% 12.20% 13.10% 2022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
53.90% 59.60% 63.00% 64.20% 2022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
16.20% 18.40% 19.10% 19.40% 2022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.60% 12.70% 12.30% 13.40% 2022202320242025
Shares outstanding
636.5M 636.5M 636.5M 636.5M 2022202320242025
Net debt (€)
€11.62B €10.41B €10.48B €9.96B 2022202320242025
Share buybacks (€)
€191.5M €81.9M €230.8M €4.0M 2022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.60% 6.40% 6.40% 6.80% 2022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.50% 10.40% 10.30% 9.90% 2022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.56× 0.49× 0.46× 0.52× 2022202320242025
EPS (€)
€4.36 €4.85 €5.20 €6.08 2022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

L'Air Liquide S.A. trades at about 27.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 26×–35.8×, median 33.5×).

26× 35.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (26×–35.8×); dot = today's 27.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Gross margin64.2%63.0%59.6%53.9%
Operating margin19.4%19.1%18.4%16.2%
Net margin13.1%12.2%11.1%9.2%
FCF margin9.9%10.3%10.4%8.5%
Return on assets6.8%6.4%6.4%5.6%
Return on equity13.4%12.3%12.7%11.6%
Debt / equity0.38×0.31×0.35×0.43×
Current ratio1.170.880.870.93

Computed from company filings · FR · as of 2025-12-31. Figures in EUR. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.