For the quarter ended September 2025, PPG Industries (PPG) reported revenue of $4.08 billion, down 10.8% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.13, compared to $2.13 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.04 billion, representing a surprise of +1.14%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.91%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.09.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how PPG Industries performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Performance Coatings: $1.41 billion compared to the $1.45 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -51.6% year over year.
- Net Sales- Global Architectural Coatings: $1.01 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $973.83 million.
- Net Sales- Industrial Coatings: $1.66 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.65 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.1%.
- Segment Income- Performance Coatings: $272 million compared to the $322.25 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Segment Income- Global Architectural Coatings: $184 million compared to the $161.68 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Segment Income- Industrial Coatings: $233 million versus $220.33 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of PPG Industries have returned +1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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