During the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, PPG chairman and CEO Tim Knavish shared highlights of the company’s 2025 performance. PPG achieved $15.9 billion in net sales, including a 2% increase in organic sales due to higher sales volumes and selling prices in all four quarters.
“Our team of more than 40,000 employees live our purpose to protect and beautify the world through a deep understanding of customer needs, supporting communities and being excellent operators,” Knavish says. “As we look forward, we are focused on accelerating our organic growth momentum through our technology-advantaged product portfolio, operational excellence and disciplined investment in the business.”
Other 2025 achievements that Knavish emphasized included focusing on digital transformation as an enabler of operational efficiency and enhanced customer experience, increasing sustainably advantaged products to 43% of sales and investing $18.1 million in community engagement globally, supporting hundreds of organizations.
“Looking ahead, we are confident that our sharpened portfolio, ongoing financial discipline and innovation capabilities will continue to position us as our customers’ first choice partner,” Knavish says. “I am excited about the increased momentum we demonstrated last year that allowed us to start 2026 on strong footing and successfully execute our enterprise growth strategy, win with our customers and drive increased shareholder value.”
Shareholders re-elected 12 directors for a one-year term that expires at the 2027 annual meeting. Shareholders also approved the compensation of the named executive officers; the 2026 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. Shareholders voted against a shareholder proposal to adopt a policy requiring an independent board chair.
PPG also announced a 20% price increase across all product lines and services on a customer-by-customer basis or as existing contracts allow.
“Our top priority remains supporting our customers with consistent quality, dependable supply and technical expertise, even as market conditions remain highly dynamic,” says Tim Knavish, PPG chairman and chief executive officer. “This pricing action allows us to ensure availability of supply as we navigate unexpected and increased cost pressures.”
Certain product categories, technologies and regions may require higher price adjustments to offset current cost inflation. PPG also says that additional price increases may occur in the future.
