How PPG Industries (PPG) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
PPG Industries (PPG) generated $15.88B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $1.58B in net profit (9.9% margin). Its largest revenue source is Industrial Coatings Segment (40.8% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
PPG Industries (PPG) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does PPG Industries (PPG) make money?
- PPG Industries (PPG) primarily makes money through Industrial Coatings Segment, which accounts for 40.8% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, PPG Industries generated $15.88B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 9.9%.
What is PPG Industries (PPG) gross profit margin?
- PPG Industries (PPG) reported a gross profit margin of 40.5% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $6.42B in gross profit. This means PPG Industries retains 40.5% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is PPG Industries (PPG) operating profit margin?
- PPG Industries (PPG) reported an operating profit margin of 12.7% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $2.02B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is PPG Industries (PPG) net profit margin?
- PPG Industries (PPG) reported a net profit margin of 9.9% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $1.58B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does PPG Industries (PPG) invest in R&D?
- PPG Industries (PPG) invested $423.00M in research and development in TTM through Q4 2025 (2.7% of total revenue). R&D spending reflects investment in future products, services, and technologies.
How much does PPG Industries (PPG) spend on capital expenditures?
- PPG Industries (PPG) spent $778.00M on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (4.9% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is PPG Industries (PPG) free cash flow?
- PPG Industries (PPG) generated $1.16B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (7.3% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is PPG Industries (PPG) effective tax rate?
- PPG Industries (PPG) had an effective tax rate of 22.4% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.