Air Products and Chemicals (APD) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.20 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.04 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.98 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 5.26%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this seller of gases for industrial, medical and other uses would post earnings of $2.72 per share when it actually produced earnings of $2.85, delivering a surp ...