profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
PPG Industries
$124.42-0.71% today
+29.7% in 1 year
1-year low $94.341-year high $131.56
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $17.44 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What PPG Industries sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $15.6 billion in 2022 to $15.9 billion in 2025, with $1.58 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
PPG Industries handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $790M$628M
Free cash flow 2025$1.2B
Bought back its own shares$790M
Paid as dividends$628M
Cash vs. debt$2.2B vs. $7.9B
PPG Industries vs. similar companies
PPG Industries grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPG Industries | 17.4× · Fair price | ||
 International Flavors & Fragrances | No profit yet | ||
 DuPont de Nemours | No profit yet | ||
 LyondellBasell Industries | No profit yet | ||
 Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile | 26.4× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads PPG Industries's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,834 | 16,802 | 15,614 | 16,242 | 15,845 | 15,875 | |
| 6,057 | 6,516 | 5,639 | 6,564 | 6,593 | 6,559 | |
| – | – | 1,666 | 2,035 | 2,287 | 2,169 | |
| 2,009 | 2,497 | 2,024 | 2,451 | 2,585 | 2,814 | |
| 1,059 | 1,439 | 1,026 | 1,270 | 1,116 | 1,576 | |
| 4.45 | 6.01 | 4.32 | 5.35 | 4.75 | 6.94 | |
| 43.8% | 38.8% | 36.1% | 40.4% | 41.6% | 41.3% | |
| – | – | 10.7% | 12.5% | 14.4% | 13.7% | |
| 7.7% | 8.6% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 9.9% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 19,556 | 21,351 | 20,744 | 21,647 | 19,433 | 22,098 |
| Cash | 1,826 | 1,005 | 1,099 | 1,493 | 1,270 | 2,163 |
| Total debt | 6,594 | 7,456 | 7,635 | 6,599 | 6,395 | 7,896 |
| Total liabilities | 13,741 | 14,940 | 14,035 | 13,624 | 12,471 | 14,001 |
| 5,689 | 6,286 | 6,592 | 7,832 | 6,785 | 7,941 | |
| 238 | 239 | 237 | 237 | 235 | 227 | |
| 9.6% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 12.5% | 11.4% | |
| 18.6% | 22.9% | 15.6% | 16.2% | 16.4% | 19.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,130 | 1,562 | 963 | 2,411 | 1,420 | 1,941 | |
| 304 | 371 | 486 | 516 | 721 | 778 | |
| 1,826 | 1,191 | 477 | 1,895 | 699 | 1,163 | |
| Dividends paid | 496 | 536 | 570 | 598 | 622 | 628 |
| 0 | 210 | 190 | 86 | 752 | 790 | |
| 44 | 57 | 34 | 56 | 42 | 46 |
Valuation
- 17.4×
- 15.8×
- 1.88
- 3.0×
- 1.7×
- 23.6×
- 11.8×
- 4.2%
- 5.7%
- 2.6%
Profitability
- 41.3%
- 13.7%
- 9.9%
- 17.3%
- 8.8%
- 15.1%
- 31.8%
- 7.2%
- 12.0%
- 2.7%
Growth
- +2.8%
- +9.3%
- +66.4%
- +5.8%
- −1.2%
Financial health
- 2.2×
- 0.95
- 34.9%
- 8.4×
- 1.61
- 1.17
- 0.73
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 37%of 990
Top 40%of 948
Top 40%of 766
Bottom 43%of 926
Top 36%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $127.67
- Range
- $119.00 – $135.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | 1.83 | 1.78 | +2.8% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 1.51 | 1.58 | −4.4% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 2.13 | 2.10 | +1.4% |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 2.22 | 2.23 | −0.4% |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 1.72 | 1.62 | +6.2% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 1.61 | 1.64 | −1.8% |
| Oct 16, 2024 | 2.13 | 2.15 | −0.9% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 2.50 | 2.48 | +0.8% |
2.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$26a year at today's yield, before tax
+5.8%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.42 in 2015 → $2.78 in 2025
How safe it looks
39.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 54.0%
News
Lassonde Industries Inc (LSDAF) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Margin Pressure and ...Yahoo Finance · Nov 7, 2026James Hardie Industries Set to Join S&P MidCap 400Yahoo Finance · Nov 6, 2026EnPro Industries, Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call SummaryYahoo Finance · Nov 3, 2026Myers Industries, Inc. Q3 2026 Earnings Call SummaryYahoo Finance · Oct 29, 2026UFP Industries declares $0.36 dividendSeeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
53No pass
Benjamin Graham
54No pass
Philip Fisher
59No pass
Peter Lynch
41No pass
Joel Greenblatt
38No pass
Charlie Munger
42No pass
Terry Smith
36No pass
Questions about PPG Industries
Is PPG Industries a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the PPG Industries AI analysis
What does PPG Industries do?
PPG Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials worldwide. It is in Chemicals - Specialty, based in Pittsburgh, PA, United States, with 43,500 employees.
Does PPG Industries pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.6% a year, about 40% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $628 million in dividends.
Is PPG Industries stock halal?
Yes. PPG Industries passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 29% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has PPG Industries stock done over the past year?
Up 29.7% over the past twelve months, to $124.42. It traded between $94.34 and $131.56 and is 5.4% below its high.
Who are PPG Industries's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are International Flavors & Fragrances, DuPont de Nemours, LyondellBasell Industries and Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with PPG Industries's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 10, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.