Growth Metrics

Ppg Industries (PPG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Ppg Industries (PPG) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.59% for Q1 2026, down 261.0% year-over-year from 8.44% in Q1 2025, and up 2.0% on a QoQ basis from 13.32% in Q4 2025.

Ppg Industries (PPG) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.59% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 261.0% year-over-year to 13.59% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.59% (down 261.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.42%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 13.59% in Q1 2026 per PPG's latest filing, from 13.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.19% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 9.98% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.63% (2023), against an average of 13.1%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed slumped 470 bps; it then surged 348 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing PPG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.91% in 2022, then soared by 31 bps to 14.27% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 15.48% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 13.32% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 13.59% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PPG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 13.59% (Q1 2026), 13.32% (Q4 2025), and 13.94% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 6.09%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
10 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.02 Bn 18.49 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 13.59%
Dec 31, 2025 13.32%
Sep 30, 2025 13.94%
Jun 30, 2025 14.46%
Mar 31, 2025 16.19%
Dec 31, 2024 15.48%
Sep 30, 2024 13.85%
Jun 30, 2024 14.17%
Mar 31, 2024 13.99%
Dec 31, 2023 14.27%
Sep 30, 2023 13.63%
Jun 30, 2023 12.69%
Mar 31, 2023 11.67%
Dec 31, 2022 10.91%
Sep 30, 2022 10.15%
Jun 30, 2022 9.98%
Mar 31, 2022 10.37%
Dec 31, 2021 11.00%
Sep 30, 2021 12.93%
Jun 30, 2021 14.68%
Mar 31, 2021 13.07%
Dec 31, 2020 12.11%
Sep 30, 2020 11.90%
Jun 30, 2020 11.92%
Mar 31, 2020 13.84%
Dec 31, 2019 13.93%
Sep 30, 2019 13.87%
Jun 30, 2019 14.07%
Mar 31, 2019 15.84%
Dec 31, 2018 16.17%
Sep 30, 2018 15.41%
Jun 30, 2018 15.58%
Mar 31, 2018 16.74%
Dec 31, 2017 16.71%
Sep 30, 2017 15.82%
Jun 30, 2017 16.65%
Mar 31, 2017 35.24%
Dec 31, 2016 33.79%
Sep 30, 2016 18.25%
Jun 30, 2016 17.59%
Mar 31, 2016 22.76%
Dec 31, 2015 22.05%
Sep 30, 2015 15.39%
Jun 30, 2015 15.27%
Mar 31, 2015 22.15%
Dec 31, 2014 22.72%
Sep 30, 2014 15.60%
Jun 30, 2014 14.40%
Mar 31, 2014 14.08%
Dec 31, 2013 12.87%
Sep 30, 2013 14.89%
Jun 30, 2013 15.40%
Mar 31, 2013 15.04%
Dec 31, 2012 14.55%
Sep 30, 2012 14.53%
Jun 30, 2012 16.05%
Mar 31, 2012 16.88%
Dec 31, 2011 18.11%
Sep 30, 2011 16.13%
Jun 30, 2011 15.33%
Mar 31, 2011 14.53%
Dec 31, 2010 13.64%
Sep 30, 2010 16.75%
Jun 30, 2010 15.73%
Mar 31, 2010 13.70%
Dec 31, 2009 10.71%
Sep 30, 2009 123.33%