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PPG Industries PPG Current ratio

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.9B+6.7%
Gross profit$1.7B+7.3%
Operating income$636.0M+4.8%
Net income$382.0M+2.4%
EPS (diluted)$1.70+4.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.6B-14.0%
Total debt$7.0B+13.7%
Total equity$8.1B+17.0%
Total assets$22.2B+4.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$33.0M+283%
CapEx$196.0M-6.2%
Free cash flow-$163.0M+28.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.11B-3.6%
Enterprise value$31.58B+0.7%
P/E16.5×
P/S1.6×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.4%0.0pp
Operating margin16.6%
Net margin9.8%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity21.1%
Debt / equity0.9×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from PPG Industries’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: PPG Industries’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is PPG Industries's current ratio?
PPG Industries (PPG) reported current ratio of 1.6× in Q1 2026.
How has PPG Industries's current ratio changed year-over-year?
PPG Industries's current ratio increased by 18.9% year-over-year, from 1.4× to 1.6×.
What is the long-term trend for PPG Industries's current ratio?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPG Industries's current ratio has grown at a 1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.5× to 5.9×.
What does current ratio mean?
Whether the company has enough short-term assets to cover its short-term bills.
How do you interpret current ratio?
Above 1.0 means short-term assets cover short-term liabilities. Very high values can signal idle cash or bloated inventory/receivables rather than strength — there's a healthy middle, not 'more is better'.
How does current ratio compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry. Working-capital-light businesses can operate safely below 1.0 by collecting before they pay.