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% quarter-over-quarter from 13.32% in Q4 2025.

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

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

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.59%, down 261.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.59% (down 261.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.42%, up 34.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed rose to 13.59% in Q1 2026 per PPG's latest filing, from 13.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.19% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 9.98% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 13.1% and a median of 13.63% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed plunged 470 bps in 2022, then jumped 348 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.91% in 2022, then surged by 31 bps to 14.27% in 2023, then climbed by 8 bps to 15.48% in 2024, then dropped by 14 bps to 13.32% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 13.59% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PPG's Return on Capital Employed at 13.59% in Q1 2026, 13.32% in Q4 2025, and 13.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 12.89%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 16.08%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 20.78%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 14.59%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 6.05%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 13.59%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 3.66%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 7.03%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -1.10%
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn 6.09%

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%