PPG Industries Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed, Next Fiscal Year increased by 20.0% to $0.07 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.0%, from $0.06 to $0.07. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed, Next Fiscal Year shows an upward trend with a 6.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase in the trend rate leads to higher projected benefit obligations and potentially higher annual expenses.
This is an actuarial assumption representing the expected annual rate of change in the cost of health care benefits prov...
Standard actuarial disclosure; peers with similar benefit structures will report comparable trend rates based on market health care inflation.
other_defined_benefit_plan_health_care_cost_trend_rate_a_69570e| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.9% | +7.4% | -5.2% | +20.0% |
| YoY Change | — | +5.9% | +7.4% | -5.2% | +20.0% |