L'Air Liquide stock
AI.PAPARL'Air Liquide S.A., Basic MaterialsISIN FR0000120073
63Score 63 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
75 / 100
Price history
+23% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 15% above it.
Since April 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Overheated: the price has risen very quickly lately (RSI 87).
The price is at its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 41% (January 2008 to March 2009).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$192.93
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$186.05
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)87
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$157.48
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$214.57
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- L'Air Liquide S.A. belongs to the Chemicals (Specialty) industry (France) and, with a market value of $136.57B, is number 2 of 108 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $29.98B (down 0.4% year on year) and earnings of $3.91B (up 6.4%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $31.52B (up 5.2%) and adjusted earnings per share of $7.21 (down 0.3%).
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- MEQIRI Score 63 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 160 of 467 in Basic Materials, median 58.
- The P/E is 34.7 (Chemicals (Specialty) median 24.4, own median of recent years 23.8).
- Our model puts fair value at $173.21, with the price 23% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Reliable dividendNo dividend cut for over 26 years.
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 72
Weaknesses
- Richly valuedP/E 34.7, Chemicals (Specialty) median 24.4, own median 23.8.Valuation 33
Its standout strengths are momentum and stability, while growth and valuation hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 62 to 63.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among stocks ranked 101 to 1,000.
From 2016 to 2025, 13 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 15 in 100.
What drives the risk
- cyclical sector (energy or materials), as a group, crashed more often in the backtest
What lowers it
- calm price action
- price near its 52-week high
Valuation
Valuation signal
Modestly overvaluedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $144.34 and expensive above $216.52 (uncertainty low, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $195.79 (cash-flow model) and $150.64 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 7.8%. At 8.8% the fair value would be $156.02, at 6.8% it would be $199.08.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (24.4).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Jun 2026, revenue fell 1.3% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown solidly since 2006, at about 5% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 36%, operating 21%, net 13%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- No date announced.
- Last reported
- 28 Jul 2026EPS reported $3.18 (expected $3.40)below expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $7.21+0.4%
- Revenue
- $31.52B+0.5%
- Earnings per share
- $8.02+0.5%
- Revenue
- $32.97B+0.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: −3.2%Guidance for 2026 and 2027 confirmed, with second quarter comparable sales growth of 3.5% above expectations.
“Comparable sales growth increased to 3.5% in the second quarter, landing above expectations and representing a pickup compared to the 1.9% in the first quarter.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 28 Jul 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
What happened at L'Air Liquide
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
467 rated companies in Basic Materials
- This company
- 63
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Chemicals (Specialty)
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- LindeLIN $241.73B66
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- Sherwin-WilliamsSHW $85.95B68
- Air Products and ChemicalsAPD $70.19B47
- GivaudanGIVN.SW $45.43B73
- SikaSIKA.SW $37.55B68
- Wanhua Chemical Group600309.SS $32.8B60
- dsm-firmenichDSFIR.AS $28.85B57
ETFs that hold L'Air Liquide
Held by 149 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 Chemicals UCITS ETF (DE)EXV7 | 30.60% | 0.46% | €114.14M |
| State Street SPDR MSCI Europe Materials UCITS ETFSPYP | 17.37% | 0.18% | €109.81M |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Materials Screened UCITS ETF 1CDXSC | 17.33% | 0.17% | €66.76M |
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| Xtrackers CAC 40 UCITS ETF 1DDX2G | 6.64% | 0.20% | €128.63M |
| iShares MSCI France UCITS ETFIS3U | 6.41% | 0.25% | €176.35M |
| L&G Hydrogen Economy UCITS ETF USDHTMW | 5.26% | 0.49% | €394.28M |
| iShares Dow Jones Eurozone Leaders Screened UCITS ETF (DE)EXXV | 4.90% | 0.41% | €213.43M |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Materials UCITS ETF 1CXDWM | 4.54% | 0.25% | €715.95M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = €0.8987)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 Jul 2011)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.