TTM
40.6%
YoY change
−3.62pp
Trough year (1991)
35.6%
Peak year (2016)
46.3%
Latest annual
38.0%
Gross Margin history chart for PPG Industries (PPG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 38.0%
Gross Margin change chart for PPG Industries (PPG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −3.62pp
Gross Margin history table for PPG Industries (PPG) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 38.0% | -3.62pp | ||
| 2024 | 41.6% | +1.20pp | ||
| 2023 | 40.4% | +4.30pp | ||
| 2022 | 36.1% | -2.67pp | ||
| 2021 | 38.8% | -5.00pp | ||
| 2020 | 43.8% | +0.91pp | ||
| 2019 | 42.9% | +1.42pp | ||
| 2018 | 41.5% | -2.89pp | ||
| 2017 | 44.3% | -1.95pp | ||
| 2016 | 46.3% | +0.96pp | ||
| 2015 | 45.3% | +1.77pp | ||
| 2014 | 43.6% | +1.84pp | ||
| 2013 | 41.7% | +1.62pp | ||
| 2012 | 40.1% | -0.10pp | ||
| 2011 | 40.2% | +1.40pp | ||
| 2010 | 38.8% | +0.40pp | ||
| 2009 | 38.4% | +2.48pp | ||
| 2008 | 35.9% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2007 | 35.9% | -1.66pp | ||
| 2006 | 37.6% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2005 | 38.0% | +1.07pp | ||
| 2004 | 36.9% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2003 | 36.9% | -0.25pp | ||
| 2002 | 37.2% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2001 | 37.1% | -1.07pp | ||
| 2000 | 38.2% | +0.19pp | ||
| 1999 | 38.0% | -1.14pp | ||
| 1998 | 39.1% | -1.27pp | ||
| 1997 | 40.4% | +0.54pp | ||
| 1996 | 39.9% | -0.45pp | ||
| 1995 | 40.3% | +1.38pp | ||
| 1994 | 38.9% | +1.76pp | ||
| 1993 | 37.2% | +0.36pp | ||
| 1992 | 36.8% | +1.25pp | ||
| 1991 | 35.6% | -2.62pp | ||
| 1990 | 38.2% | +0.82pp | ||
| 1989 | 37.4% | -3.50pp | ||
| 1988 | 40.9% | +0.45pp | ||
| 1987 | 40.4% | -0.02pp | ||
| 1986 | 40.4% | +1.17pp | ||
| 1985 | 39.3% | — |
- 202538.0%-3.62pp
- 202441.6%+1.20pp
- 202340.4%+4.30pp
- 202236.1%-2.67pp
- 202138.8%-5.00pp
- 202043.8%+0.91pp
- 201942.9%+1.42pp
- 201841.5%-2.89pp
- 201744.3%-1.95pp
- 201646.3%+0.96pp
- 201545.3%+1.77pp
- 201443.6%+1.84pp
- 201341.7%+1.62pp
- 201240.1%-0.10pp
- 201140.2%+1.40pp
- 201038.8%+0.40pp
- 200938.4%+2.48pp
- 200835.9%-0.01pp
- 200735.9%-1.66pp
- 200637.6%-0.40pp
- 200538.0%+1.07pp
- 200436.9%-0.01pp
- 200336.9%-0.25pp
- 200237.2%+0.09pp
- 200137.1%-1.07pp
- 200038.2%+0.19pp
- 199938.0%-1.14pp
- 199839.1%-1.27pp
- 199740.4%+0.54pp
- 199639.9%-0.45pp
- 199540.3%+1.38pp
- 199438.9%+1.76pp
- 199337.2%+0.36pp
- 199236.8%+1.25pp
- 199135.6%-2.62pp
- 199038.2%+0.82pp
- 198937.4%-3.50pp
- 198840.9%+0.45pp
- 198740.4%-0.02pp
- 198640.4%+1.17pp
- 198539.3%—
Gross Margin values are taken from PPG Industries's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at PPG Industries (PPG)
According to PPG Industries's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 40.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for PPG Industries (PPG) came in at 37.99% – contracted 3.6 percentage points year-over-year.
46.29% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2016, against a low of 35.58% during 1991.
PPG Industries Gross Margin by Year
PPG Industries Gross Margin 2025: 38.0%
In 2025, PPG Industries reported gross margin of 37.99%, contracted 3.6 percentage points from 2024.
PPG Industries Gross Margin 2024: 41.6%
PPG Industries gross margin in 2024 was 41.61%, expanded 1.2 percentage points from 2023.
PPG Industries Gross Margin 2023: 40.4%
2023's gross margin for PPG Industries came in at 40.41%, expanded 4.3 percentage points from 2022.
PPG Industries Gross Margin 2022: 36.1%
PPG Industries posted gross margin of 36.12% in 2022, contracted 2.7 percentage points from 2021.
PPG Industries Gross Margin 2021: 38.8%
PPG Industries gross margin in 2021 was 38.78%.
See more financial history for PPG Industries (PPG).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Basic Materials peers of PPG Industries (PPG), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 61.8% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 55.1% | |
| 49.1% | |
| 46.0% | |
| 44.3% | |
| 35.6% | |
| 27.8% |
- 55.1%
- 46.0%
- 44.3%
- 35.6%
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