PPG Industries Stock News

My high-yield dividend watchlist aims for quality stocks at attractive valuations, with a long-term CAGR target of 12%. In December 2025, the watchlist gained 0.03%, outperforming VYM and SPY, though annual performance lagged benchmarks. The Quality portfolio variant has outperformed recently, with all three variants beating benchmarks over the past two months.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) underperformed SPY in 2025, gaining 7.2% versus SPY's 18.42%. Despite average underperformance, select Aristocrats like CAH (+74.18%), ALB (+66.90%), and CHRW (+61.22%) delivered strong double-digit returns. Dividend growth for the Aristocrats slowed to 5.52% in 2025, down from 5.78% in 2024, with 68 of 69 raising payouts.

Dividend Kings underperformed SPY in 2025, up 4.47% vs. SPY's 17.7%, but select Kings outperformed the index. Twenty-two Dividend Kings are identified as both potentially undervalued and offering long-term expected annualized returns of at least 10%. Dividend growth for the Kings remains subdued at 5.81% for 2025, trailing the 2024 rate of 6.32%.

PPG Industries (PPG) is now a compelling value investment, trading below 15x P/E and offering a 2.7%+ yield near $100/share. PPG's earnings recovery, M&A-driven growth, and strategic emerging market expansion underpin a bullish outlook. Recent portfolio streamlining and sector consolidation enhance PPG's resilience despite cyclical end-market volatility in automotive and construction.

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its Architectural Coatings manufacturing sites in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Søborg, Denmark have received REDCert² certification, which verifies the use of sustainable raw materials through a certified chain of custody. REDCert² uses the mass balance approach, a recognized method for attributing the sustainability value of ce...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced its inclusion in the Wall Street Journal's 250 Best-Managed Companies list for the second consecutive year. This annual list evaluates companies across five key dimensions: customer satisfaction, employee engagement and development, innovation, social responsibility, and financial strength. PPG earned a place among the top-scoring orga...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that Adriana Macouzet, vice president, PPG Latin America, and general manager, protective and marine coatings (PMC), Latin America, will retire, effective April 30, 2026. With Macouzet's retirement, PPG will make the following leadership changes: Jennifer Solcz, vice president, protective and marine coatings, United States and Canada (...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that Todd M. Schneider, president and chief executive officer of Cintas, has been elected to join PPG's board of directors, effective Jan. 14, 2026. Schneider will serve on the Nominating and Governance and Sustainability and Innovation committees of PPG's board. Schneider has been with Cintas for more than 35 years, serving in a varie...