2023 Shareholder's Guide

Advancing for long-term performance

Advancing for long-term performance

With its resilient business model and a clear and sustainable strategic plan, the Group is confidently committed, alongside its Shareholders, to comprehensive performance that combines financial and extra-financial performance.

In 2022, Air Liquide once again demonstrated the efficiency, sustainability and resilience of its business model. The Group, which is present in 73 countries, provides support to almost all sectors of the economy via its long-term contracts, from energy and space to healthcare and electronics. The result is balanced and diversified growth, in terms of geographic regions, markets of the future and customers.

Our new ambitions for 2025

Launched in March 2022, the ADVANCE strategic plan for 2025 consolidates these assets. The plan provides the Group with a road map for ambitious financial performance as well as contributions to sustainable and responsible growth. This is notably done by stepping up decarbonization efforts, driving progress through technological innovation and acting in the best interests of all.

A strong overall performance

Against a shifting economic and geopolitical backdrop, Air Liquide shares have demonstrated solid performance. For the past 20 years, the share price has risen steadily and paid dividends to its Shareholders. By regularly reinvesting your dividends in Air Liquide shares, you can, for example, build a portfolio capable of financing a personal project.

Owning Air Liquide shares means benefiting from numerous advantages such as the loyalty bonus of +10% on the amount of dividends received (for registered Shareholders who have owned their shares for more than two full calendar years) and on the number of free shares received when they are attributed, on average every two years.

Being an Air Liquide Shareholder means choosing long-term performance.

  • €2.95the dividend per share to be submitted for Shareholder approval during the 2023 Annual General Meeting.
  • Almost x2.5growth for Air Liquide shares (+52.50%) compared to the CAC 40 index (+21.86%) over the last five years.

Any investment in shares carries a risk of capital loss. Past performances of Air Liquide’s shares are not a guarantee of future results. This does not constitute financial investment advice. Please read the risk factors detailed in the Universal Registration Document, available at airliquide.com.