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PPG Industries, Inc. develops and sells paints, coatings and specialty products for construction, consumer products, industrial, transportation and aftermarket customers. Company news commonly covers segment results in Global Architectural Coatings, Performance Coatings, Industrial Coatings, aerospace coatings, protective and marine coatings, Traffic Solutions, and packaging or automotive OEM coatings.
Recurring updates also include product and technology investments, such as radiation-curable coatings, protective systems for data center infrastructure, and R&D activity across regional laboratories. PPG news also addresses acquisitions that expand coatings lines, dividend declarations, shareholder meeting matters, leadership changes, digital transformation and operational efficiency initiatives.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $4.5 billion, up 7% year over year, with organic sales up 4% (2% volume, 2% price). Reported EPS was $1.96 and adjusted EPS was $2.23, roughly flat versus 2025. Net income from continuing operations was $439 million.
Cash from operating activities was about $600 million year to date, more than $220 million higher year over year. Net debt was $5.3 billion, down $415 million versus second quarter 2025. The company repurchased $75 million of shares in the quarter and $175 million year to date and reaffirmed full‑year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.70–$8.10.
Global Architectural Coatings net sales grew 8% with EBITDA margin up 100 bps. Performance Coatings net sales rose 7% but EBITDA margin fell 300 bps, pressured by double‑digit declines in automotive refinish organic sales despite double‑digit aerospace growth. Industrial Coatings net sales increased 7% with 5% organic growth and slightly lower margins.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals announced four senior executive appointments to its Executive Leadership Team, all based in Midland, Michigan and reporting to CEO Mike McGaugh. The company frames these hires as central to improving customer service, operational reliability, and driving growth and profitability.
Jane Zdrojewski became Commercial Vice President – Americas on April 20, overseeing sales and customer service in North and Latin America after a 35-year career at Dow. David Brandt joined on June 15 as Vice President of Global Manufacturing with oversight of seven production sites worldwide. On June 22, Raymond Hudack became Vice President – Performance Additives, responsible for the Performance Additives business strategy and P&L. On July 1, Layne Schroeder was appointed Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Procurement, leading global supply chain and purchasing.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that its Board of Directors approved a 3-cents-per-share increase in the regular quarterly dividend to 74 cents per share, payable Sept. 11 to shareholders of record on Aug. 10. This represents PPG’s 512th consecutive dividend payment and continues a history of uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899. PPG reported $15.9 billion in 2025 net sales and operates in more than 50 countries.
PPG (NYSE: PPG) launched the PPG AEROVIEW virtual aircraft painter, a web-based tool that lets business and general aviation users select aircraft models and apply colors from PPG’s aerospace coatings library to visualize custom paint schemes in real time. The tool, currently available for U.S. aerospace coatings products, offers 3D rendering and serves as a digital alternative to physical color brochures.
According to PPG, Aeroview aims to increase visibility and accessibility of its aerospace coatings and can help reduce design uncertainty, minimize repaint errors and speed project approvals. Features include hundreds of color and finish combinations, design saving and sharing, and integration with the PPG LIVERYLAB livery design service.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) received a 2026 ACS Green Chemistry Challenge Award in the Design of Safer Chemicals category for its PPG SIGMAGLIDE 2390 marine coating.
The biocide-free, silicone-based fouling release technology uses HydroReset to reduce drag, offer potential power savings up to 20% and potential CO2 reductions up to 35%.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) will release its second quarter 2026 results on Tuesday, July 28, after U.S. markets close, followed by a teleconference on Wednesday, July 29 at 8 a.m. ET.
A live listen-only webcast and replay will be available via the PPG Investor Center through July 27, 2027. PPG reported 2025 net sales of $15.9 billion and serves construction, consumer, industrial and transportation markets in more than 50 countries.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellent Supplier Awards, recognizing global and regional suppliers across direct, indirect, logistics, and energy categories. Criteria include commercial value, quality, innovation, sustainability, responsiveness, service, delivery, documentation, value add and compliance.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation received the global sustainability award for materials used in PPG’s next-generation marine antifouling coatings. PPG operates in more than 50 countries and reported 2025 net sales of $15.9 billion.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) hosted an analyst deep dive on its Aerospace business, highlighting innovation as a driver of long-term organic sales growth and customer productivity.
Key themes included differentiated customer value, technology-advantaged solutions, and strategic investment in innovation and capacity to meet multi-year aerospace demand.
PPG (NYSE:PPG) appointed John Smith as vice president, architectural coatings, EMEA, effective July 1, 2026, reporting to senior vice president Henrik Bergström. Smith succeeds Steve Pocock, who will retire on June 30, 2026.
PPG reported 2025 net sales of $15.9 billion and operates in more than 50 countries.
PPG (NYSE: PPG) announced that Alisha Bellezza, senior vice president, Automotive and Packaging Coatings, was named a finalist for the Women Automotive Network’s Leader of the Year award. The recognition highlights her leadership guiding PPG’s automotive business through rapid transformation while focusing on customers, innovation and people.
PPG, a global paints and coatings company with 2025 net sales of $15.9 billion, operates in more than 50 countries.