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ConsensusHold37 ratings
Bullish2054.1%
Neutral1540.5%
Bearish25.4%
PPG Industries, Inc. · PPG · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026
PPG: Aerospace growth offsets refinish and cost pressures
PPG’s aerospace momentum, share gains, and AI-enabled product work support the growth case, but the near-term earnings path depends on refinish normalization, cost control, and successful capacity expansion.
Reported After market closeNYSEBasic Materials
$23.27B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.51
Consensus $1.58
EPS surprise
-4.4%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$3.91B
Consensus $3.78B
Revenue surprise
+3.5%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+3.3%
Event window
SPY move
-0.0%
Same window
Abnormal move
+3.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+8.4%
Up to 20 sessions
PPGSPY benchmark
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Why did PPG rise 3.3% after missing EPS estimates in FY2025 Q4?What changed in PPG's guidance and outlook in FY2025 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for PPG after FY2025 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
The current analysis shifts the focus toward 2026 execution: aerospace capacity expansion and AI formulation are scaling, while refinish destocking and higher interest costs are creating near-term margin pressure. Guidance was maintained.
Guidance delta
Maintained; management targets flat to low-single-digit organic sales growth and low-single-digit EPS growth for 2026.
Key takeaways
- Aerospace demand is a central growth driver, but capacity constraints are prompting additional investment.
- AI-enabled formulation and digital tools are supporting product development, productivity, and share gains.
- Refinish destocking, higher interest costs, tariffs, and softer end markets temper the outlook.
Management priorities
- Expand aerospace capacity through debottlenecking and new facilities.
- Scale AI formulation across more products and continue digital body-shop tools.
- Pursue share gains while delivering operational-excellence savings and disciplined capital allocation.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$104.67Current
$115Low
$149.19Average
$194High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 2, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 17, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Feb 18, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 12, 2025 |
| Fermium Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 1, 2025 |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Vertical Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Redburn Partners | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Berenberg | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 20, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Societe Generale | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 19, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 22, 2019 |
| Argus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 23, 2016 |
| CLSA | Outperform | Buy | Maintain | May 6, 2016 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 24, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $104.67. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | James Hooper | $136 | $106.72 | +29.9% | Sep 24, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $133 | $105.05 | +27.1% | Sep 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $111.42 | +19.4% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $111.73 | +16.6% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $138 | $125.33 | +31.8% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $135 | $121.23 | +29.0% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $140 | $119.34 | +33.8% | Jun 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $107.72 | +13.7% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $129.66 | +22.3% | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $116.51 | +24.2% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $122 | $114.9 | +16.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $115 | $115.15 | +9.9% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $113.96 | +29.0% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $113.96 | +26.1% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $99.47 | +5.1% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $99.13 | +10.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $103.48 | +14.6% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $99.6 | +26.1% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $115 | $103.88 | +9.9% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $125 | $104.52 | +19.4% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $120 | $111.27 | +14.6% | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $140 | $111.99 | +33.8% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Arun Viswanathan | $136 | $128.82 | +29.9% | Oct 22, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $155 | $129.82 | +48.1% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $160 | $129.91 | +52.9% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Seaport Global | Michael Harrison | $165 | $130.36 | +57.6% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $150 | $130.36 | +43.3% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Patrick Cunningham | $144 | $131.32 | +37.6% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $161 | $129.05 | +53.8% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Aleksey Yefremov | $153 | $128.04 | +46.2% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Laurence Alexander | $140 | $128.04 | +33.8% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $140 | $126.32 | +33.8% | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $152 | $130.9 | +45.2% | Apr 22, 2024 |
| CFRA | Arun Sundaram | $157 | $130.9 | +50.0% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | John Roberts | $166 | $135.11 | +58.6% | Apr 19, 2024 |
| UBS | Joshua Spector | $150 | $135.11 | +43.3% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Michael Sison | $163 | $137.73 | +55.7% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | John McNulty | $165 | $144.88 | +57.6% | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Barclays | Duffy Fischer | $160 | $130.28 | +52.9% | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Mizuho Securities | Christopher Parkinson | $152 | $142.31 | +45.2% | Apr 24, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | John Roberts | $118 | $140.55 | +12.7% | Apr 20, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $130.21 | +43.3% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $128.87 | +23.2% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| KeyBanc | Aleksey Yefremov | $127 | $113.32 | +21.3% | Oct 17, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $113.3 | +29.0% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $116.94 | +24.2% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $163 | $128.52 | +55.7% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $126.97 | +29.0% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $127.73 | +43.3% | Jul 25, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $117.22 | +20.4% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $115.71 | +54.8% | Jul 14, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $161 | $113.01 | +53.8% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| Barclays | Michael Leithead | $150 | $127.99 | +43.3% | May 2, 2022 |
| Fermium Research | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $127.71 | +33.8% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $127.68 | +43.3% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $170 | $132.85 | +62.4% | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Stephen Richardson | $190 | $154.14 | +81.5% | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | PJ Juvekar | $172 | $168.15 | +64.3% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Vertical Research | Kevin McCarthy | $176 | $170.58 | +68.1% | Jan 4, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Jeffrey Zekauskas | $165 | $160.51 | +57.6% | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Berenberg Bank | Anthony Manning | $180 | $163.76 | +72.0% | Oct 21, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Robert Koort | $194 | $149.27 | +85.3% | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Susquehanna | Don Carson | $190 | $163.11 | +81.5% | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Societe Generale | Peter Clark | $192 | $168.11 | +83.4% | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Morgan Stanley | Vincent Andrews | $175 | $170.7 | +67.2% | Apr 26, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Bill Selesky | $193 | $166.41 | +84.4% | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationPPG Industries, Inc. operates globally as a manufacturer and distributor of paints, protective coatings, and various specialty materials. Its Performance Coatings division offers an extensive range of products, including paints, solvents, adhesives, sealants, and software, designed for the repair and refurbishment of automotive and commercial vehicles, light industrial applications, and signage. This segment also supplies advanced coatings, sealants, transparent components (such as transparent armor), engineered materials, and chemical management services to the commercial, military, and general aviation aerospace sectors. Furthermore, it develops protective coatings and finishes for metals and large-scale structures, serving metal fabricators, heavy-duty maintenance contractors, and manufacturers of ships, bridges, and rail cars.…
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- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-02T05:26:05.909220+00:00
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