PPG Industries Inc (PPG) company profile

PPG Industries, Inc. produces and supplies paints, coatings, and specialty materials across three business segments: Global Architectural Coatings, Performance Coatings, and Industrial Coatings. Its offerings include decorative and protective coatings, wood stains, adhesives, sealants, finishes, pavement markings, and aircraft transparencies, alongside optical materials and organic light-emitting diode technologies. The company serves a diverse client base comprising commercial and residential painting contractors, do-it-yourself consumers, and governments. It also delivers tailored solutions directly to industrial and original equipment manufacturers across the automotive, aerospace, packaging, marine, commercial transport, and general industrial sectors.

The enterprise maintains an international presence, marketing and selling products in more than 50 countries. It operates manufacturing, research, and distribution sites across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Australia. As of late 2025, the company employed approximately 43,500 people worldwide, with roughly 11,000 workers located in the United States and 32,500 based in other global regions. The text does not disclose the specific city of its headquarters.

Summary of the business section of PPG Industries's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, PPG employed approximately 43,500 people, of which approximately 11,000 were in the United States and approximately 32,500 were elsewhere in the world.”