PPG Industries profit margin PPG
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 9.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 13.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +3.1 pts
- Peer median
- 8.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, PPG Industries kept 9.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.1% and a gross margin of 40.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 9.7%.
The median for 10 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 8.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.9% | 13.5% | 41.3% |
| FY2024 | 7.0% | 12.0% | 41.6% |
| FY2023 | 7.0% | 10.6% | 41.1% |
| FY2022 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 37.1% |
| FY2021 | 8.6% | 11.4% | 38.8% |
| FY2020 | 7.7% | 10.7% | 43.8% |
| FY2019 | 8.2% | 11.6% | 42.9% |
| FY2018 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 41.5% |
| FY2017 | 10.8% | 14.2% | 44.3% |
| FY2016 | 6.1% | 6.2% | 46.1% |
| FY2015 | 9.5% | 13.1% | 44.4% |
| FY2014 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 42.8% |
| FY2013 | 22.6% | 9.7% | 41.7% |
| FY2012 | 7.0% | 9.6% | 41.5% |
| FY2011 | 7.4% | 11.9% | 39.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 9.6% | +3.1 pts | 13.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 9.8% | +2.9 pts | 13.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 9.9% | +2.9 pts | 13.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 6.3% | −2.7 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 6.5% | −2.0 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 6.9% | −1.0 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 7.0% | +0.1 pts | 12.0% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.0% | +1.2 pts | 12.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.5% | +1.1 pts | 12.3% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 7.9% | +0.8 pts | 11.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 7.0% | +1.1 pts | 10.6% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 7.8% | +1.8 pts | 10.7% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest PPG Industries' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| PPGPPG Industries | 9.6% |
| IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances | 2.9% |
| LYBLyondellBasell Industries | −1.1% |
| RPMRPM International | 8.7% |
| CLXClorox | 8.7% |
| APDAir Products and Chemicals | −0.4% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| ECLEcolab | 12.6% |
| SHWSherwin-Williams | 11.0% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| Peer median | 8.7% |
Where PPG Industries ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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