PPG Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Net sales of $4.1 billion, an increase of 1% versus prior year
Organic sales increased 2% year over year due to higher sales volumes and prices
Record third quarter reported earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $1.96 and adjusted EPS of $2.13, an increase of 5% year over year
Segment margin of 17% and segment EBITDA margin of 20%
Share repurchases in the quarter totaled about $150 million and $690 million year to date
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PPG (NYSE:PPG) today reported financial results for the third quarter 2025.
Third Quarter 2025 Consolidated Results
(a) From continuing operations
(b) Reconciliations of reported to adjusted figures are included below
(c) Includes an unfavorable year-over-year business divestitures impact of $0.05
Chairman and CEO Comments
Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer, commented on the quarter:
PPG delivered an organic sales increase of 2%, including our third consecutive quarter of sales volume growth in a challenging macro environment. This result reflects the benefits of PPG's global breadth and the team's strong commercial execution across our businesses, which is driving share gains. Solid sales improvement, combined with our aggressive cost management, drove an adjusted earnings per share increase of 5% year over year, establishing a third quarter record of $2.13.
Strength in the quarter was driven by demand for PPG's technology-advantaged products, resulting in double-digit organic growth in aerospace coatings, protective and marine coatings, and packaging coatings. Additionally, we delivered above-market growth in automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) coatings stemming from share gains. Overall demand for architectural coatings has improved sequentially as organic sales were flat in the quarter, with growth in Mexico offsetting a modest decline in Europe. These gains were partly offset by expected lower sales volumes in automotive refinish coatings in the third quarter, as volumes were heavily weighted to the first half of the year due to distributor order patterns.
As we execute our operational excellence strategy, we have made significant progress through our self-help actions and remain on pace to deliver about $75 million of restructuring savings for the year, which is incremental to other discretionary cost management savings. We remain committed to rewarding our shareholders as we have deployed $1.2 billion toward share repurchases and dividends year to date, including approximately $150 million in share repurchases and $160 million in dividends during the third quarter.
Looking ahead, we expect to deliver organic growth in the fourth quarter despite the current macro environment. We are benefiting from share gains, including in the Industrial Coatings segment, with above-market growth in automotive OEM coatings, packaging coatings and industrial coatings. In Performance Coatings, we anticipate solid organic growth in aerospace and protective and marine coatings, offset by a decrease in automotive refinish coatings sales due to lower industry demand and lighter sales volumes stemming from customer order patterns. In addition, we expect Mexico project-related demand to gradually improve, benefiting our architectural coatings business.
Overall, I have confidence in delivering above-market growth given PPG's technology-advantaged business portfolio and our strong commercial discipline. However, global demand has softened compared to earlier this year and we expect some customer inventory management in automotive refinish coatings as we end the year. As a result, our revised full-year earnings per share guidance is $7.60 to $7.70.
I am excited about the organic growth momentum we have demonstrated as we benefit from our sharpened portfolio of technology-differentiated products and services which is delivering positive selling prices and volumes in 2025. The focus we have put on operational excellence, investing in innovation, and driving share gains, along with our heritage of cash generation, supports our strategy to deliver sustainable top-line and bottom-line growth.
Thank you to our PPG team around the world who make it happen and deliver on our purpose every day: We protect and beautify the world®.
Additional Financial Information
Net sales in the quarter increased 1% year over year including benefits from sales volume growth of 1%, higher selling prices of 1%, and positive foreign currency translation of 2% offset by business divestitures which reduced sales by 3%.
At quarter end, the company had cash and short-term investments totaling $1.9 billion. Net debt was $5.4 billion, an increase of $228 million from the third quarter 2024.
The company has a €600 million debt maturity due in the fourth quarter 2025.
Corporate expenses were $73 million in the third quarter.
Third quarter net interest expense was $23 million.
In the third quarter, the reported effective tax rate was approximately 21% and the adjusted effective tax rate was approximately 22%.
Third Quarter 2025 Reportable Segment Financial Results
Global Architectural Coatings Segment
(a) Reconciliations of reported to adjusted figures are included below
Global Architectural Coatings segment net sales increased compared to the third quarter 2024 driven by higher selling prices and a benefit from foreign currency translation. This was partially offset by the divestiture of our architectural coatings business in Russia and lower sales volumes.
Organic sales for architectural coatings Latin America and Asia Pacific increased by a low single-digit percentage compared to the third quarter 2024 driven by growth in Latin America. Organic sales for architectural coatings EMEA declined by a low single-digit percentage year over year, with higher selling prices more than offset by lower sales volumes in Western Europe. In Mexico, retail sales were solid in the quarter, but project-related sales remained subdued. The company expects incremental improvements in the Mexican business and governmental project investment in the fourth quarter 2025.
Segment EBITDA and segment EBITDA margin were slightly higher than to the prior year with implementation of higher selling prices, cost-control actions and favorable currency translation offset by the business divestiture and lower sales volumes.
Performance Coatings Segment
(a) Reconciliations of reported to adjusted figures are included below
Performance Coatings segment net sales increased 3% driven by higher selling prices and a foreign currency translation benefit partially offset by lower sales volumes.
Organic sales improved 2% year over year driven by aerospace coatings, protective and marine coatings, and traffic solutions, partially offset by sales volume declines in automotive refinish coatings. Aerospace coatings achieved record quarterly sales with double-digit percentage organic sales growth while our order backlog increased to approximately $310 million. Organic sales in automotive refinish coatings decreased by a double-digit percentage as sales volumes were lower, reflecting customer order patterns stemming from distributors weighting their purchases to the first half of 2025. On a year-to-date basis, PPG automotive refinish coatings organic sales are outperforming industry demand which has declined due to lower U.S. industry collision claims. Protective and marine coatings organic sales increased by a double-digit percentage compared to the prior year and achieved its 10th consecutive quarter of sales volume growth, including above-market marine sales volume growth in Asia Pacific. Traffic solutions benefited from its industry-best value proposition and strong demand across the U.S. and Canada.
Compared to the third quarter 2024, segment EBITDA decreased by 9%, and segment EBITDA margin declined by 280 basis points driven by lower automotive refinish coatings sales volumes and higher growth-related investment spending in aerospace coatings and protective and marine coatings partially offset by higher selling prices.
Industrial Coatings Segment
(b) Reconciliations of reported to adjusted figures are included below
Industrial Coatings segment net sales were flat compared to the third quarter 2024. Sales volumes improved 4%, reflecting the benefits from share gains and higher automotive industry production. The impact of lower selling prices from certain index-based customer contracts was offset by favorable foreign currency translation. The divestiture of the silicas products business in late 2024 impacted the year-over-year sales comparison by 4%.
Automotive OEM coatings net sales increased 8% due to above-market sales volume growth in all regions. PPG automotive OEM sales volumes outpaced the global automotive industry by about 300 basis points. Industrial coatings organic sales declined a low single-digit percentage due to lower indexed-based pricing and soft demand in Europe and the United States. Packaging coatings organic sales increased by a double-digit percentage year over year driven by share gains.
Segment EBITDA increased 12% and segment EBITDA margin improved 180 basis points compared to the third quarter 2024. This was driven by higher sales volumes and improved productivity, partially offset by lower selling prices due to index-based contracts and the divestiture of the silicas business.
Outlook
The company's adjusted earnings per share guidance is $7.60 to $7.70 for the full-year 2025. This reflects the momentum of share gains and self-help actions, along with an updated view of current global economic activity, foreign exchange rates as well as regional and business mix.
Additional information related to 2025 financial projections is posted within the slides and prepared commentary associated with the third quarter earnings documents on the Investors section of PPG.com.
The term organic sales as used in this press release is defined as net sales excluding the impact of currency, acquisitions and divestitures.
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