Quarterly Stock Market Price |
|
2017 |
2016 |
Quarter Ended |
High |
Low |
Close |
High |
Low |
Close |
31-Mar |
$113.49 |
$94.57 |
$105.08 |
$112.10 |
$88.37 |
$111.49 |
30-Jun |
$113.00 |
$104.18 |
$109.96 |
$117.00 |
$98.08 |
$104.15 |
30-Sep |
$113.67 |
$100.45 |
$108.66 |
$110.14 |
$99.78 |
$103.36 |
31-Dec |
$119.85 |
$108.43 |
$116.82 |
$104.08 |
$89.64 |
$94.76 |
The number of holders of record of PPG common stock as of January 31, 2018 was 13,739 as shown on the records of the Company’s transfer agent.
Dividends |
|
2017 |
2016 |
Month of Payment |
Amount ($MM) |
Per Share |
Amount ($MM) |
Per Share |
March |
$103 |
$0.40 |
$96 |
$0.36 |
June |
$102 |
$0.40 |
$107 |
$0.40 |
September |
$116 |
$0.45 |
$106 |
$0.40 |
December |
$113 |
$0.45 |
$105 |
$0.40 |
TOTAL |
$434 |
$1.70 |
$414 |
$1.56 |
PPG has paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899. The latest quarterly dividend of 45 cents per share was approved by the board of directors on January 18, 2018, payable March 12, 2018 to shareholders of record February 16, 2018.
Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return |
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Comparison of Ten-Year Cumulative Total Return |
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These line graphs compare the yearly percentage changes in the cumulative total shareholder value return of the company’s common stock with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor’s Composite 500 Stock Index (“S&P 500 Index”) and a defined Peer Group, for the five-year and ten-year periods beginning Dec. 31, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2007, respectively, and ending Dec. 31, 2017. The information presented in these graphs assumes that the investment in the company’s common stock and each index was $100 on Dec. 31, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2007 and that all dividends were reinvested. The Peer Group includes AkzoNobel N.V., Axalta Coatings Systems Ltd., DowDupont Inc., Masco Corp., RPM International Inc., and The Sherwin-Williams Co.