Growth Metrics

Ppg Industries (PPG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Ppg Industries (PPG) reported Gross Margin of 42.11% for Q1 2026, up 26.0% year-over-year from 33.42% in Q1 2025, and up 3.15% on a QoQ basis from 40.83% in Q4 2025.

Ppg Industries (PPG) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 42.11% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 26.0% year-over-year to 42.11% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.39% (down 1.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 41.32%, down 29.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 42.11% in Q1 2026 per PPG's latest filing, from 40.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 42.71% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 30.04% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 40.74% (2023), against an average of 39.72%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin plunged 571 bps; it then surged 755 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing PPG's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 30.04% in 2022, then advanced by 25 bps to 37.6% in 2023, then increased by 8 bps to 40.57% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 40.83% in 2025, then advanced by 3 bps to 42.11% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PPG Gross Margin figures stand at 42.11% (Q1 2026), 40.83% (Q4 2025), and 40.57% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 42.11%
Dec 31, 2025 40.83%
Sep 30, 2025 40.57%
Jun 30, 2025 42.03%
Mar 31, 2025 41.86%
Dec 31, 2024 40.57%
Sep 30, 2024 40.95%
Jun 30, 2024 42.15%
Mar 31, 2024 42.71%
Dec 31, 2023 37.60%
Sep 30, 2023 40.74%
Jun 30, 2023 41.17%
Mar 31, 2023 40.73%
Dec 31, 2022 30.04%
Sep 30, 2022 36.86%
Jun 30, 2022 37.03%
Mar 31, 2022 37.37%
Dec 31, 2021 35.75%
Sep 30, 2021 37.49%
Jun 30, 2021 39.69%
Mar 31, 2021 42.49%
Dec 31, 2020 43.04%
Sep 30, 2020 45.02%
Jun 30, 2020 43.52%
Mar 31, 2020 43.50%
Dec 31, 2019 42.51%
Sep 30, 2019 43.00%
Jun 30, 2019 43.14%
Mar 31, 2019 42.80%
Dec 31, 2018 39.97%
Sep 30, 2018 40.97%
Jun 30, 2018 42.41%
Mar 31, 2018 42.32%
Dec 31, 2017 42.42%
Sep 30, 2017 44.28%
Jun 30, 2017 45.24%
Mar 31, 2017 45.44%
Dec 31, 2016 44.10%
Sep 30, 2016 45.96%
Jun 30, 2016 47.44%
Mar 31, 2016 46.73%
Dec 31, 2015 43.78%
Sep 30, 2015 44.99%
Jun 30, 2015 44.74%
Mar 31, 2015 44.12%
Dec 31, 2014 41.60%
Sep 30, 2014 43.35%
Jun 30, 2014 43.51%
Mar 31, 2014 42.49%
Dec 31, 2013 42.06%
Sep 30, 2013 42.74%
Jun 30, 2013 41.72%
Mar 31, 2013 40.09%
Dec 31, 2012 41.10%
Sep 30, 2012 41.81%
Jun 30, 2012 41.44%
Mar 31, 2012 41.61%
Dec 31, 2011 37.90%
Sep 30, 2011 38.87%
Jun 30, 2011 39.36%
Mar 31, 2011 39.80%
Dec 31, 2010 38.27%
Sep 30, 2010 39.08%
Jun 30, 2010 39.97%
Mar 31, 2010 37.81%
Dec 31, 2009 37.93%
Sep 30, 2009 38.33%
Jun 30, 2009 39.07%
Mar 31, 2009 38.27%