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PPG Industries, Inc.

Sector: miningChemicals - SpecialtyNYSEMarket Cap: $28.39B

PPG Industries is a coatings and specialty materials company with a $28.4B market cap, showing a direct political signal from a $15K-$50K equity holding by former President Donald J. Trump.

Govt Dependence
0/100
Regulatory Density
25/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
BULLISH

BusinessWhat PPG does

PPG Industries manufactures and sells coatings, paints, and specialty materials globally. Its revenue is derived from performance coatings and industrial coatings for automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company is classified in the mining sector for its raw material inputs.

12 months past · 3 months futurePPG activity timeline

$136$114$92 JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug ↓ PAST — recorded activity ↑ FUTURE — scheduled markups · pending votes TODAY · May 18 $131.56 hi $94.34 lo $107.51 CONGRESS 30 INSIDERS 0 13F FUNDS 0 BILLS 29 Lloyd Doggett (D) · Purchase · 2026-03-12Ro Khanna (D) · Purchase · 2026-01-06Lloyd Doggett (D) · Purchase · 2025-12-12Ro Khanna (D) · Sale · 2025-11-03Shelley Moore Capito (R) · sale · 2025-07-31Shelley Moore Capito (R) · Sale (Partial) · 2025-07-30Shelley Moore Capito (R) · Sale (Full) · 2025-07-31Shelley Moore Capito (R) · sale · 2025-07-30Lloyd Doggett (D) · purchase · 2025-06-12Lloyd Doggett (D) · Purchase · 2025-06-12 HR.224 · enacted · 2026-01-20HR.42 · enacted · 2025-07-07HR.1501 · markup · 2026-04-21HR.1555 · committee · 2026-03-25S.451 · committee · 2025-12-02HR.931 · committee · 2025-05-20 MARKUP · Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Ai · 2026-05-20MARKUP · · 2026-05-20MARKUP · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands · 2026-05-21MARKUP · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular A · 2026-05-21
Congress
buy sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened + added − trimmed closed holds
Bills
past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) carveout (this ticker)
240 trading days · 10 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 6 past bill actions · 4 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsPPG held by Trump-administration officials

Lifetime Government AwardsPPG federal contracts

PPG doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading PPGMembers of Congress with recent PPG positions

6 politicians traded PPG across 50 disclosed transactions totaling $400K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just PPG). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading PPG

2026-03-12 Lloyd Doggett D-Texas · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-06 Ro Khanna D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-12 Lloyd Doggett D-Texas · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-03 Ro Khanna D-California · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31 Shelley Moore Capito R-West Virginia · senate sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-30 Shelley Moore Capito R-West Virginia · senate Sale (Partial) $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31 Shelley Moore Capito R-West Virginia · senate Sale (Full) $1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-30 Shelley Moore Capito R-West Virginia · senate sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-12 Lloyd Doggett D-Texas · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-06-12 Lloyd Doggett D-Texas · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-15 Robert P. Bresnahan R-Pennsylvania · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-15 Robert P. Bresnahan R-Pennsylvania · house sale $1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-06

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

10
stock awards · $6.8M market value
2026-02-18 KNAVISH TIMOTHY M Chairman and CEO AWARD 25,408 sh $3.3M
2026-02-18 Morales Vincent J Senior VP & CFO AWARD 10,054 sh $1.3M
2026-02-18 Foulkes Anne M. Sr. VP, Legal & Spl. Projects AWARD 4,865 sh $624K
2026-02-18 Ericson Amy R. Sr. VP, P&M Coatings AWARD 2,920 sh $374K
2026-02-18 Bergstrom Karl Henrik Sr.VP, Global Arch Coatings AWARD 1,986 sh $255K
2026-02-18 Bergstrom Karl Henrik Sr.VP, Global Arch Coatings AWARD 1,986 sh $255K
2026-02-18 Braun Kevin D. Sr VP, Operations AWARD 1,830 sh $235K
2026-02-18 Hagerty Chancey E. Sr. VP, Auto. Refinish Ctgs. AWARD 1,830 sh $235K
For PPG, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Bills Affecting PPGLive legislation impacting this stock

Political ProfileWhere PPG sits in Washington

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STRUCTURAL: No lobbying spend (`get_political_influence.lobbying.total_income`: $0), no federal contracts (`get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary`: null). EVIDENTIARY: Direct executive branch exposure via a $15,001-$50,000 common stock holding by Donald J. Trump (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[0]`). Net buying activity from two members of Congress (4 buys from Crenshaw, 1 from Khanna) against 7 total sales from other members. Net: Modest bullish signal from political figure holdings and net-positive congressional trading, offset by no structural political engagement.

Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics

Congressional champions

Congressional critics

  • No specific congressional critics identified.
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Frequently AskedAbout PPG & political exposure

Does PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for PPG Industries, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own PPG stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in PPG on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded PPG stock?
284 congressional trades by 19 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-12. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is PPG political risk profile?
Government dependence: 0/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track PPG political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. PPG data is updated daily from these official federal sources.