The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) underperformed SPY in 2025, gaining 7.2% versus SPY's 18.42%. Despite average underperformance, select Aristocrats like CAH (+74.18%), ALB (+66.90%), and CHRW (+61.22%) delivered strong double-digit returns. Dividend growth for the Aristocrats slowed to 5.52% in 2025, down from 5.78% in 2024, with 68 of 69 raising payouts.
Despite a flat EPS, underlying performance held up, and guidance for 2026 exceeded expectations, helped by cost discipline and a healthier earnings trajectory. Progress with Yara on both Louisiana and NEOM provides clearer offtake visibility, strengthens project economics, and helps address commercial risks that previously weighed on sentiment. With EPS growth poised to accelerate (+7–9% in FY2...
It's rare for a company recognized for its stability, consistent dividends, and understated operations to experience a nearly 25% decline within a single year, but that is precisely what occurred to Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE: APD). For a stock that seldom undergoes significant fluctuations, the drop from approximately $315–$330 a year ago to around $236 in late 2025 has taken many long-ter...
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) Discusses Partnership with Yara International on Low-emission Ammonia Projects in US and Saudi Arabia Transcript
Company to Discuss Today's Joint Announcement with Yara International ASA Regarding Advanced Negotiations to Partner on Low-emission Ammonia Projects LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. , Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) will host an investor teleconference today, Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
Plans connect Air Products' low-emission ammonia projects in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia with Yara's world-scale ammonia network. Final Investment Decisions by both companies for the U.S. project (Louisiana Clean Energy Complex) are targeted by mid-2026, subject to, among other things, air permit issuance and finalization of construction contracts; and Final marketing and distribution agreement ...
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