Ppg Industries (PPG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Ppg Industries (PPG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$19.0 million for Q1 2026, up 91.63% year-over-year from -$9.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 101.56% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Ppg Industries (PPG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ppg Industries (PPG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$19.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$19.0 million, up 91.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.0 billion (up 56.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.8 billion, up 41.98% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$19.0 million in Q1 2026 per PPG's latest filing, from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.2 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$335.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $355.6 million and a median of $291.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow slumped 600.0% in 2024, then soared 318.9% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $592.0 million in 2022, then grew by 15.88% to $686.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 57.58% to $291.0 million in 2024, then soared by 318.9% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then sank by 101.56% to -$19.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PPG's Free Cash Flow at -$19.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $529.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 92.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -19.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 529.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 529.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 268.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -227.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -227.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 291.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 291.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 988.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 988.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 226.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -245.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 686.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 686.00 Mn