PPG Industries dividend history

PPG Industries's dividend was $2.78 a share in fiscal 2025, up 4.5% on the year before. That was 39.8% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2018.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q3 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $425M
Dividends (TTM): $642M
Returned to shareholders: 83%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $1.6B
Diluted share count: −2.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.8%; dividends 2.3% + buybacks 1.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 41%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 2.7%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 21.5%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 64 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

PPG Industries: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	$1.06	$1.09	$1.13	$1.17	$1.21	$1.31	$1.41	$1.56	—	$1.86	$1.98	$2.10	$2.26	$2.42	$2.54	$2.66	$2.78	—
Dividend per share growth	—	+2.3%	+3.7%	+3.5%	+3.4%	+8.3%	+7.6%	+10.6%	—	—	+6.5%	+6.1%	+7.6%	+7.1%	+5.0%	+4.7%	+4.5%	—
Dividends paid	353	360	355	358	345	361	383	414	434	453	468	496	536	570	598	622	628	642
Share buybacks	59	586	858	92	1,000	750	751	1,050	813	1,721	325	0	210	190	86	752	790	425
Dividends ÷ net income	105.1%	46.8%	32.4%	38.0%	10.7%	17.2%	27.2%	47.4%	27.2%	33.8%	37.7%	46.8%	37.2%	55.6%	47.1%	55.7%	39.8%	40.9%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

October 15, 2026 PPG Board of Directors announces quarterly dividend of 74 cents per share Source

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Figures from PPG Industries's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to PPG Industries.