Ppg Industries, Inc. PPG

Revenue Intelligence Report • 70 quarters of SEC filing data • Updated 2026-03-15

Revenue is driven by SG&A efficiency, with every $1 of SG&A spending generating about $4.02 in long-run revenue, indicating strong operating-leverage in the expense base. The latest quarterly revenue came in at $3.914 billion, while holdout testing produced a forecast of $4.3 billion versus actual $3.9 billion, a roughly 9.9% miss that suggests the model is reasonably accurate but not perfect in the near term. The FY revenue forecast stands around $19.0 billion, up about 16.9% year over year, signaling a solid growth outlook under the current spending framework. Note that R&D data are not available in the dataset, so the impact of R&D on growth cannot be assessed from these inputs.

Investment Thesis

The econometric model achieves strong accuracy (3.9% MAPE), suggesting Ppg Industries, Inc.'s revenue trajectory is well-characterized by its spending patterns. Each $1 of SG&A spending generates $4.02 in revenue, reflecting strong commercial efficiency.

Next FY Revenue
$18.6B
+16.9% YoY
SG&A Multiplier
$4.02 per $1
Model Accuracy
3.9% MAPE
Holdout validation: The model predicted $4.3B vs the actual $3.9B — an error of 9.9%.
Note: Ppg Industries, Inc. does not report R&D expenses separately. This analysis uses SG&A spending only.

Revenue Forecast

PPG Revenue Forecast

Quarterly Detail

QuarterModel ForecastActual95% RangeYoY GrowthStatus
Q4 2025 $4.3B $3.9B $3.9B – $4.7B +15.3% ✗ Outside range
Q2 2026 $4.4B $3.9B – $4.9B +20.0%
Q3 2026 $4.6B $3.9B – $5.2B +9.1%
Q4 2026 $4.7B $4.0B – $5.4B +15.4%
Q1 2027 $4.8B $4.0B – $5.7B +23.7%

Seasonal Factors

Multiplicative seasonal adjustment: These factors capture Ppg Industries, Inc.'s systematic quarterly revenue patterns relative to the trend model. A factor of 1.05 means that quarter typically runs 5% above the underlying trend; 0.95 means 5% below. Factors are computed as the median of (actual / fitted) across all available quarters.
Fiscal QuarterSeasonal Factorvs TrendInterpretationObs.
FQ1 (Sep–Nov) 0.9969 -0.3% In line with trend 17
FQ2 (Dec–Feb) 0.9773 -2.3% In line with trend 17
FQ3 (Mar–May) 0.9849 -1.5% In line with trend 16
FQ4 (Jun–Aug) 1.0362 +3.6% +3.6% above trend 16

How Spending Drives Revenue

PPG Spending Timing
Reading this chart: Each line shows the cumulative revenue generated per $1 spent over subsequent quarters. The effect builds over 4-5 quarters as investments mature.

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