Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas

Net sales by segment and region for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

($ in millions)	2025	2024	2023
Global Architectural Coatings
EMEA	$2,320	$2,357	$2,408
Asia Pacific	204	232	237
Latin America	1,314	1,332	1,376
Total	$3,838	$3,921	$4,021
Performance Coatings
United States and Canada	$3,162	$2,981	$2,902
EMEA	1,318	1,262	1,220
Asia Pacific	927	883	866
Latin America	106	111	144
Total	$5,513	$5,237	$5,132
Industrial Coatings
United States and Canada	$2,210	$2,371	$2,583
EMEA	1,730	1,767	1,989
Asia Pacific	1,806	1,797	1,770
Latin America	778	752	747
Total	$6,524	$6,687	$7,089
Total Net Sales(1)
United States and Canada(2)	$5,372	$5,352	$5,485
EMEA	5,368	5,386	5,617
Asia Pacific(3)	2,937	2,912	2,873
Latin America(4)	2,198	2,195	2,267
Total PPG	$15,875	$15,845	$16,242

(1)Net sales to external customers are attributed to geographic regions based upon the location of the operating unit shipping the product.

(2)Net sales recognized in the United States represented 32% of the Company’s total Net sales for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(3)Net sales recognized in China represented 10% of the Company’s total Net sales for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(4)Net sales recognized in Mexico represented 11% of the Company’s total Net sales for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table summarizes allowance for doubtful accounts activity for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023:

	Trade Receivables Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
($ in millions)	2025	2024	2023
January 1	$23	$23	$29
Bad debt expense	15	17	15
Write-offs and recoveries of previously reserved trade receivables	(18)	(15)	(19)
Other	2	(2)	(2)
December 31	$22	$23	$23