Ppg Industries (PPG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Ppg Industries (PPG) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 12.72% for Q2 2026, down 0.79 percentage points from 13.51% a year earlier and down 0.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ppg Industries (PPG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ppg Industries posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.49%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +2.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 13.07% in FY2024 (-0.59 pp), 13.66% in FY2023 (+3.80 pp), 9.86% in FY2022 (-0.85 pp) and 10.72% in FY2021 (-0.76 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] spans a low of 8.92% in Q2 2022 and a high of 15.14% in Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 3.69 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 4.82 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 12.75% (Q1 2026), 12.46% (Q4 2025) and 13.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 12.62% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 10.83% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 23.55% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 9.92% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 12.90% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 11.12% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 18.14% |
| 10 | Dow | 22.79 Bn | 8.23 Bn | 1.38 Bn | -1.84% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 12.90% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.72% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.51% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.34% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.92% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.59% |
API Access
Ppg Industries Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "PPG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PPG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();