PPG Industries Valuation

Is PPG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PPG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PPG (€117.05) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€173.65)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PPG is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PPG?

Key metric: As PPG is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PPG. This is calculated by dividing PPG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PPG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.2x
EarningsUS$1.49b
Market CapUS$28.39b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PPG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PPG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average47x
ASIANPAINT Asian Paints
52.1x8.6%₹2.4t
600309 Wanhua Chemical Group
15.8x19.5%CN¥239.8b
NSIS B Novonesis
85.9x1.1%DKK 181.2b
GIVN Givaudan
34.1x6.1%CHF 35.2b
PPG PPG Industries
19.2x7.8%€28.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PPG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the peer average (47x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PPG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PPG 19.2xIndustry Avg. 17.9xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PPG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PPG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PPG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.2x
Fair PE Ratio21.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PPG is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.7x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst PPG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€117.05
€134.97
+15.3%
7.4%€151.94€109.84n/a24
Nov ’25€114.45
€136.61
+19.4%
7.4%€153.78€111.17n/a24
Oct ’25€118.15
€134.61
+13.9%
6.6%€149.08€105.98n/a24
Sep ’25€116.40
€138.08
+18.6%
6.8%€152.89€108.68n/a23
Aug ’25€116.75
€138.08
+18.3%
6.8%€152.89€108.68n/a23
Jul ’25€115.60
€145.02
+25.4%
7.0%€162.98€109.89n/a23
Jun ’25€120.25
€145.10
+20.7%
6.9%€162.44€109.53n/a23
May ’25€121.50
€146.37
+20.5%
6.7%€163.68€110.37n/a24
Apr ’25€135.00
€146.61
+8.6%
7.5%€162.93€108.93n/a23
Mar ’25€130.00
€146.07
+12.4%
7.8%€161.35€107.87n/a23
Feb ’25€130.00
€146.28
+12.5%
7.6%€161.00€107.64n/a24
Jan ’25€137.00
€140.78
+2.8%
8.5%€158.15€106.34n/a22
Dec ’24€132.00
€139.63
+5.8%
7.8%€154.75€106.51n/a22
Nov ’24€116.00
€143.59
+23.8%
7.3%€155.67€109.72€114.4523
Oct ’24€124.00
€149.92
+20.9%
8.1%€168.46€107.63€118.1523
Sep ’24€132.00
€146.06
+10.6%
8.4%€164.99€105.41€116.4024
Aug ’24€132.00
€142.65
+8.1%
8.8%€162.25€103.66€116.7525
Jul ’24€135.00
€140.17
+3.8%
8.1%€156.09€105.29€115.6025
Jun ’24€125.00
€141.64
+13.3%
8.2%€158.13€106.67€120.2524
May ’24€125.00
€136.89
+9.5%
8.3%€154.04€103.91€121.5022
Apr ’24€122.00
€130.73
+7.2%
9.4%€150.33€105.90€135.0023
Mar ’24€126.00
€127.25
+1.0%
9.2%€146.26€103.03€130.0024
Feb ’24€120.00
€127.25
+6.0%
9.2%€146.26€103.03€130.0024
Jan ’24€118.00
€123.86
+5.0%
10.8%€146.26€98.13€137.0023
Dec ’23€129.00
€129.52
+0.4%
10.6%€155.88€105.27€132.0023
Nov ’23€116.00
€129.52
+11.7%
10.6%€155.88€105.27€116.0023

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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