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                                    How has PPG's gross profit margin evolved over the past year?
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                                    </span></div></div></div> <div class="seo-text-answer" data-v-0eba195e="">PPG's gross profit margin has shown a slight increase from 41.39% in 2024Q1 to 41.61% in 2024Q4.


|code|Ticker|Name|Date|Gross Profit Margin|Gross Profit Margin YoY|market_code|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|PPG|PPG.N|PPG Industries|2024 Q1|43.2846|6.270469867863461|169|
|PPG|PPG.N|PPG Industries|2024 Q2|43.1192|5.260948000810459|169|
|PPG|PPG.N|PPG Industries|2024 Q3|42.6754|4.367624940388132|169|
|PPG|PPG.N|PPG Industries|2024 Q4|41.6093|1.2135615318751436|169|

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