PPG Industries Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 0.5% to $2.26B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.3%, from $2.05B to $2.26B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.82B | $1.84B | $1.87B | $1.90B | $1.88B | $1.86B | $1.95B | $2.01B | $2.07B | $2.07B | $1.96B | $2.17B | $2.18B | $2.24B | $1.98B | $2.05B | $2.17B | $2.23B | $2.25B | $2.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | +1.9% | +1.7% | -1.1% | -1.3% | +5.2% | +3.0% | +2.7% | +0.2% | -5.6% | +10.7% | +0.4% | +2.9% | -11.7% | +3.7% | +6.0% | +2.5% | +0.9% | +0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.5% | +1.1% | +4.4% | +5.8% | +9.9% | +11.6% | +0.2% | +7.6% | +5.2% | +8.1% | +1.0% | -5.4% | -0.1% | -0.5% | +13.8% | +10.3% |