Other (Income)/Charges, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Components of Other Earnings

($ in millions)	2025	2024	2023
Environmental charges(1)	$18	$30	$35
Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, non-service cost components	45	43	39
Resolution of tax matter(2)	41	—	—
Share of net earnings of equity affiliates (See Note 5)	(19)	(20)	(21)
(Gain)/loss on sale of businesses(3)	(18)	(129)	23
Insurance recoveries(4)	(6)	(4)	(16)
Income from legal settlement(5)	(12)	—	—
Argentina currency translation charge(6)	—	110	—
Royalty income	(12)	(10)	(10)
Other, net	(31)	(28)	30
Total Other charges/(income), net	$6	($8)	$80

(1)In 2025, PPG recognized charges of $16 million related to environmental remediation costs at certain non-operating PPG manufacturing sites. In both 2024 and 2023, PPG recognized charges of $24 million related to environmental remediation costs at certain non-operating PPG manufacturing sites.

(2)In the fourth quarter 2025, the Company recorded a net charge related to the anticipated resolution of an outstanding tax matter that includes both income taxes and non-income taxes. The portion of the charge related to non-income taxes is $41 million.

(3)In 2025, PPG recognized net gains on the sale of certain businesses and non-core assets. In 2024, PPG recognized a $129 million gain on the divestiture of the silicas products business. In 2023, PPG recognized a $22 million loss on the divestitures of the European and Australian traffic solutions businesses.

(4)In the first quarter 2025, the Company received reimbursement under its insurance policies for damages incurred at a southern U.S. factory from a winter storm in 2021. In 2024 and 2023, the Company received reimbursement for previously approved insurance claims under policies covering legacy asbestos-related matters. In 2023, the Company received reimbursement under its insurance policies for damages incurred at a southern U.S. factory from a winter storm in 2020.

(5)In the fourth quarter 2025, the Company settled a legal matter related to a legacy business that it no longer operates and recognized a gain of $12 million.

(6)In 2024, PPG recognized accumulated foreign currency translation losses of $110 million related to the Company's exit of its Argentina operations in connection with a restructuring program.