Air Products & Chemicals (NYSE: APD) is expected to report Q3 earnings on July 23. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

The 10-second takeaway
 Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict Air Products & Chemicals's revenues will increase 8.2% and EPS will wane -3.5%.

The average estimate for revenue is $2.53 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.36.

Revenue details
 Last quarter, Air Products & Chemicals notched revenue of $2.48 billion. GAAP reported sales were 6.0% higher than the prior-year quarter's $2.34 billion.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 Last quarter, non-GAAP EPS came in at $1.37. GAAP EPS of $1.38 were the same as the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Recent performance
 For the preceding quarter, gross margin was 27.0%, 20 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 16.0%, much about the same as the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 11.7%, 90 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead

The full year's average estimate for revenue is $10.26 billion. The average EPS estimate is $5.50.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a five-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 678 members out of 698 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 181 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 175 give Air Products & Chemicals a green thumbs-up, and six give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Air Products & Chemicals is outperform, with an average price target of $92.47.

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