PPG Industries, Inc.
PPG Basic Materials Specialty Chemicals
PPG Industries, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $15.9 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.15%, EPS fell 1.01%, free cash flow grew 67.7% and total debt fell 6.08%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) Return on invested capital
PPG Industries, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.87%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.25% (fiscal 2022) to 16.5% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Specialty Chemicals industry median of 2.75% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.3% | (0.99) |
| FY2024 | 11.2% | 0.11 |
| FY2023 | 11.1% | 2.88 |
| FY2022 | 8.25% | (0.85) |
| FY2021 | 9.10% | (1.31) |
| FY2020 | 10.4% | (1.64) |
| FY2019 | 12.1% | (0.73) |
| FY2018 | 12.8% | (2.79) |
| FY2017 | 15.6% | (0.88) |
| FY2016 | 16.5% | 2.07 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| SOLS Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 12.7% |
| RPM RPM International Inc. compare | 11.2% |
| PPG PPG Industries, Inc. | 9.87% |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V. compare | 2.87% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc. compare | 2.84% |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. compare | 2.65% |
| ALB Albemarle Corporation compare | 1.46% |
| SSL Sasol Ltd. compare | 0.00% |
| APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. compare | −1.12% |
| Specialty Chemicals industry median | 2.75% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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