Discontinued — last reported Q4 '23
PPG Industries Defined Benefit Plan Healthcare Cost Trend Rate increased by 20.0% to 6.6% in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.0%, from 5.5% to 6.6%. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Defined Benefit Plan Healthcare Cost Trend Rate shows an upward trend with a 6.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase signals higher future pension and benefit liabilities, potentially requiring increased cash contributions to the plan.
This is the assumed annual rate of increase in the per-capita cost of covered healthcare benefits for defined benefit pl...
Benchmarkable against industry-standard actuarial assumptions for healthcare inflation.
defined_benefit_plan_healthcare_trend_rate| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.9% | +7.4% | -5.2% | +20.0% |
| YoY Change | — | +5.9% | +7.4% | -5.2% | +20.0% |