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PPG · NYSE

PPG Industries, Inc.

Specialty Chemicals · United States

USD 105.660.4% daily changeQuote 2026-10-06 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$23.49B
Trailing P/E
15.18x
Forward P/E
12.23x
Quarterly revenue growth
7.2%
Trailing net margin
9.6%
Indicated dividend yield
2.8%

Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-10-27 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through three segments: Global Architectural Coatings, Performance Coatings, and Industrial Coatings. The Global Architectural Coatings segment supplies a variety of decorative coatings, adhesives, sealants, and finishes, as well as paint strippers, stains, and related chemicals. Its Performance Coatings segment offers aerospace coatings, automotive refinishing coatings, protective and marine coatings, and traffic solutions comprising paints, thermoplastics, raised pavement markers, and other technologies for pavement marking. The Industrial Coatings segment provides automotive OEM coatings, industrial coatings, and packaging coatings, as well as specialty products, such as optical monomers and coatings, low-friction coatings, and other specialty products. The company delivers its products to company-owned stores, home centers and other consumer retail outlets, paint dealers, concessionaires and independent distributors, company-owned distribution networks, and directly to manufacturing companies and retail customers. PPG Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1883 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Q1 2026

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PPG Stock: EPS Misses Estimates — Q1 2026 Earnings Analysis

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MetricPPGPPG Industries, Inc.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30SQMSociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.Snapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30Peer medianSimilar-size peers only
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$23.49BUS$18.86BUS$18.91BUS$18.88Bn=2
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate12.23x9.39x9.46x9.42xn=2
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA10.90x8.67x7.37x8.02xn=2
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter7.2%19.8%136.7%78.2%n=2
Operating marginLatest reported quarter14.0%17.9%48.8%33.4%n=2
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap4.7%6.5%13.8%10.2%n=2
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA2.17x3.27x0.32x1.80xn=2
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity0.87x1.33x0.61x0.97xn=2
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings15.18x—13.62x—
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share2.78x1.77x3.00x2.38xn=2
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue1.79x0.99x3.29x2.14xn=2
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-1.5%396.0%646.4%521.2%n=2
Gross marginTrailing twelve months41.2%12.9%42.2%27.5%n=2
Net marginTrailing twelve months9.6%-1.1%20.6%9.7%n=2
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only19.3%-2.3%21.8%9.8%n=2
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue6.7%3.9%38.9%21.4%n=2
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price2.8%4.7%3.7%4.2%n=2
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout40.8%748.6%21.2%384.9%n=2
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities1.58x1.64x2.60x2.12xn=2
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity1.050.351.070.71n=2

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