APD vs VMC

A side-by-side look at APD and VMC, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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APD vs VMC: how they differ

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD) and Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) are both in the Basic Materials sector: APD is classified in Chemicals - Specialty, VMC in Construction Materials. Both trade on NYSE.

APD trades about 1.2 million shares a day on average, against 1.1 million for VMC. VMC has the higher beta (1.05 against 0.76 for APD), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, APD paid $7.22 per share in dividends and VMC paid $2.05 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.